MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

530.101 (E)

FRESHMAN EXPERIENCES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (4) Busch-Vishniac   Limit 9 per section     An overview of the field of mechanical engineering along with topics that will be useful throughout the mechanical engineering program. Examples of the latter are dissection of an IC engine, MatLab, the design process, report preparation, and teamwork.    

Sec. 01 Lab

Sec. 02 Lab

Sec. 03 Lab

Sec. 04 Lab

MTW 1
M 2-4

MTW 1
W 2-4

MTW 1
T 6-8pm

MTW 1
Th 3-5

530.201 (E,N)

STATICS AND MECHANICS OF MATERIALS (4) Graham-Brady Perm. Req'd. Co-listed with 560.201 Course added 08/25/05

Sec. 01

MTW 3

530.231 (E)

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS (4) Katz Prereq: 110.109, 171.102
Properties of pure substances, phase equilibrium, equations of state. First law, control volumes, conservation of energy. Second law, entropy, efficiency, reversibility. Carnot and Rankine cycles. Internal combustion engines, gas turbines. Ideal gas mixtures, air-vapor mixtures. Introduction to combustion. 

Sec. 01

 Lab

MTW 1

W 4

530.327 (E,N)

INTRODUCTION TO FLUID MECHANICS (4) Su  Prereq: 560.202 and either 110.302 or 550.291    Physical properties of fluids. Fluid statics. Control volumes and surfaces, kinematics of fluids, conservation of mass. Linear momentum in integral form. Bernoulli's equation and applications. Dimensional analysis. The Navier-Stokes equations. Laminar and turbulent viscous flows. External flows, lift and drag.

Sec. 01

Lab

  MTW 10

TBA

530.341 (E)

ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION (3) Cowan Limit 20 per section                      Prereq: 171.101-102, 110.201, 110.302 Perm. Req’d.   Department Majors only      Introduction to basic analog electronics and instrumentation with emphasis on basic electronic devices and techniques relevant to mechanical engineering. Topics include basic circuit analysis, laboratory instruments, discrete components, transistors, filters, op-amps, amplifiers, differential amplifiers, power amplification, power regulators, AC and DC power conversion, system design considerations (noise, precision, accuracy, power, efficiency), and applications to engineering instrumentation.

Sec. 01 Lab

Sec. 02  Lab

MTW 1
W 2-5

MTW 1
F 9-12

530.352 (E)

MATERIALS SELECTION (4) Hemker   Prereq: 530.215 or Perm.  Req'd.     An introduction to the properties and applications of a wide variety of materials: metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites. Considerations include availability and cost, formability, rigidity, strength, and toughness. This course is designed to facilitate sensible materials choices so as to avoid catastrophic failures leading to the loss of life and property.

Sec. 01

TBA
MTW 11

530.403 (E,Q,N)

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ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECT (4) Conn Prereq: ME Majors: 530.215, 530.327 EM & BME Majors: 530.215 or 530.405, and 530.327
This senior year capstone design course is intended to give some practice and experience in the art of engineering design. Students working in teams of two to four will select a small-scale, industry-suggested design problem in the area of small production equipment, light machinery products, or manufacturing systems and methods. A solution to the problem is devised and constructed by the student group within limited time and cost boundaries. Preliminary oral reports of the proposed solution are presented at the end of the first semester or sooner. A final device, product, system, or method is presented orally and in writing at the end of the second semester. Facilities of the Engineering Design Laboratory (including machine shop time) and a specified amount of money are allocated to each student design team for purchases of parts, supplies, and machine shop time where needed. 

Sec. 01

02

Th 9-11:30

F 9-11:30

530.414 (E)

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (3) Stoianovici   Limit 20 per section      Prereq: 530.215, 500.100    
This course attempts to integrate the concepts developed in 530.215 with the use of the computer as a design tool. The topics covered include the design of mechanical systems. Extensive use is made of computer-aided design software, including object modeling, system assembly, and mechanism solution procedures. Computer-aided drafting and dimensioning.

Sec. 01

02

Th  3-6pm

Th 12-3

530.418 (E,N)

AEROSPACE STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS (3) Hemker  
Prereq: 550.215 and 530.352 or Perm. Req’d
An introduction to the design of aircraft and spacecraft structures and components. This course will build on skills learned in 530.215, Mechanics-Based Design and 530.352, Materials Selection. 

Sec. 01

MTW 9

530.445 (E,N)

INTRODUCTORY BIOMECHANICS (3) Belkoff   Prereq: 530.215     An introduction to the mechanics of biological materials and systems. Both soft tissue such as muscle and hard tissue such as bone will be studied as will the way they interact in physiological functions. Special emphasis will be given to orthopedic biomechanics.

Sec. 01

TW 3-4:15

530.451 452 (E,N)

CELL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING LAB (2) Haase/Wang Limit 8 per section      Co-listed with: 580.451 2    This laboratory course will consist of three experiments that will provide students with valuable hands-on experience in cell and tissue engineering. Experiments include the basics of cell culture techniques, gene transfection and metabolic engineering, basics of cell-substrate interactions I, cell-substrate interactions II, and cell encapsulation and gel contraction.

Sec. 01

02

T, F 1-4

F 1-4

530.454 (E)

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING (3) Sharpe      
An introduction to the various manufacturing processes used to produce metal and nonmetal components. Topics include casting, forming and shaping, and the various processes for material removal including computer-controlled machining. Simple joining processes and surface preparation are discussed. Economic and production aspects are considered throughout.

Sec. 01

     Lab

MW 11

TBA

530.461 (E)

ENGINEERING BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (3) Conn Prereq: 530.215, 530.352  An introduction to the various manufacturing processes used to produce metal and nonmetal components. Topics include casting, forming and shaping, and the various processes for material removal including computer-controlled machining. Simple joining processes and surface preparation are discussed. Economic and production aspects are considered throughout. An introduction to the business and management aspects of the engineering profession, project management, prioritization of resource allocation, intellectual property protection, management of technical projects, and product/production management.

Sec. 01

TTh 4:30-5:45 ThF 1-2:30

530.467 (E,N)

THERMAL DESIGN ISSUES FOR AEROSPACE SYSTEMS (3) Herman Prereq: Knowledge of thermodynamics and calculus This course deals with processes, systems, instruments and equipment for aerospace systems. Issues of energy conversion and thermal design are emphasized. Topics include thermodynamic concepts and heat transfer processes for aerospace systems (with emphasis on radiation), the space environment, influence of gravity on heat transfer, power generation for space systems (energy sources, solar cell arrays, energy storage), thermal control (analysis techniques, design procedures, active versus passive design, heating and refrigeration) and environmental effects. Course added 3/24/05 Course canceled 04/28/05

Sec. 01

MTW 4

530.491  

SPECIAL TOPICS (1) Staff   Selected topics for third- and fourth-year students in mechanical engineering and other engineering departments. Offered by arrangement with faculty adviser and instructor in charge. 

Sec. 01

TBA

530.495 (E)

MICROFABRICATION LABORATORY (4) Wang, Andreou Limit 9 per section   Perm. Req’d, Seniors only     This laboratory course is an introduction to the principles of microfabrication for microelectronics, sensors, MEMS, and other synthetic microsystems that have applications in medicine and biology.  Course comprised of laboratory work and accompanying lectures that cover silicon oxidation, aluminum evaporation, photoresist deposition, photolithography, plating, etching, packaging, design and analysis CAD tools, and foundry services. 
Co-listed with 520.495 & 580.495

 Lec.

Sec. 01

02

03

Th 11

Th 1-4

F 9-12

F 1-4

530.525

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

530.527

INDEPENDENT STUDY

530.601

CONTINUUM MECHANICS   Molinari/Sun     An introduction to the foundations of continuum mechanics. Vectors and tensors; properties and basic operations. Kinematics of deformation; Eulerian and Lagrangian descriptions of motion. Stress in a continuum. Conservation laws; mass and momentum balance. Thermodynamics; energy balance and entropy. Introduction to statistical mechanics. Constitutive equations; linear elasticity, finite elasticity, and mechanics of soft matter.

Sec. 01

TTh 11-12:30

530.615

EXPERIMENTAL SOLID MECHANICS Sharpe  Experimental techniques for measuring force, strain, and acceleration at the macro and micro scale.  Traditional techniques as well as current research will be presented.

Sec. 01

MW 1

530.621

FLUID DYNAMICS I Knio  Kinematics. Stress. Conservation of mass, momentum, and energy. Newtonian fluids. The Navier- Stokes equations. Inviscid flows. Laminar viscous flows. Vorticity. Instability. Turbulence. Boundary layers. External flows. Compressible flows. Introduction to non-Newtonian fluids.

Sec. 01

MW 1-2:30
11-12:30

530.631

CONDUCTION AND RADIATION OF HEAT Herman    In the first part of the course, the focus is on steady and transient two- and three-dimensional heat conduction. Energy balances and the energy equation are reviewed, and mathematical methods for solving partial differential equations are discussed. Heat transfer with a phase change, and contemporary conduction problems are discussed. In the second part of the course radiative properties and thermal radiation exchange are reviewed. The equation of transfer for participating media is developed, and simplification is discussed.

Sec. 01

T 2:30-4, Th 1-2:30

530.640

STATISTICAL MECHANICS FOR ENGINEERS Chen     This course introduces basic concepts of equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and molecular dynamics for engineers.  Topics include: Master Equation, equilibrium theory, Brownian motion, the Boltzmann equation, the hydrodynamic theory from statistical mechanics, the fluctuation and dissipation theorem, path integral, effective action, Monte Carlo method and molecular dynamics simulation.

Sec. 01

MW 4:30-6pm

530.647

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS Whitcomb
Graduate-level introduction to adaptive identification and control. Emphasis on applications to mechanical systems possessing unknown parameters (e.g., mass, inertia, friction). Topics include stability of linear and nonlinear dynamical systems, Lyapunov stability, input-output stability, adaptive identification, and direct and indirect adaptive control. 

Sec. 01

ThF 10:30-12
10-11:30

530.648

GROUP THEORY IN ENGINEERING DESIGN Chirikjian This course is a survey of group theory with an emphasis on applications in mechanical design research. In particular, the representation theory of finite groups, compact Lie groups, and certain noncompact unimodular groups is reviewed, and Fourier analysis on these groups is applied as a tool in design problems. The concentration is on applications in CAD, discrete and computational geometry, and robotics. Specific applications include motion interpolation, deformation of solid models, and pattern matching.

Sec. 01

TTh 1-2:30, F 3-4:30

540.667

ENGINEERING MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS Paulaitis

Cross-listed with Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, and Civil Engineering
Course added 09/02/05

Sec. 01

T 4-6pm, W 3-6pm

530.671

STATISTICAL MECHANICS IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS Sun     Principles of statistical physics are discussed in the context of biological problems. After an introduction, topics covered will include equilibrium theory of liquids and polymers, theory of chemical reactions in complex environments, stochastic models, dynamics of membrane and channels, theory of biological motors, computer simulation of liquids and proteins.

Cross-listed with Biomedical Engineering 580.671

Sec. 01

MW 11-12:30

530.730

FINITE ELEMENT METHODS Anandarajah    Limit 15 Perm Req'd. Prereq: basic knowledge in Mechanics. The basic concepts of the FEM are presented for one-, two-, and three-dimensional boundary value problems (BVPs). Problems from heat conduction and solid mechanics are addressed. The key topics include relationships between strong, weak, and variational statements of BVPs, weighted residual methods with an emphasis on the Galerkin method, specialization of Galerkin approximations of weak statements and Ritz approximations of variational statements to obtain finite element formulations, specific element formulations, convergence properties, solutions of linear systems of equations, and time-dependent problems. Co-listed with Civil Engineering Course added 03/31/05

Sec. 01

MW 2:30-4

530.741

NUMERICAL METHODS FOR MULTISCALE PHENOMENA  Chen   This course will briefly introduce the following topics: multiscale phenomena,  molecular dynamics simulation, particle-particle particle-mesh method and multipole method , ab initio quantum mechanics calculation,  Monte Carlo method and direct simulation Monte Carelo Method, lattice Boltzmaann methods and multiscale hybrid methods.

Sec. 01

T 4-6pm

600.745

SEMINAR IN CISST Fichtinger   Current research topics in computer integrated surgery, presented primarily by pre-eminent invited speakers in the field. Co-listed with 520.744 Cross-listed with Computer Science Course added 09/07/05

Sec. 01

W 12-1:30

530.759

RESEARCH SEMINAR IN PLASTICITY AND FAILURE  Ramesh   Course added 10/10/05

Sec. 01

M 3

530.763

CHAOS AND FRACTALS  Meneveau    Chaos in low-dimensional dynamical systems: maps and ordinary differential equations. Lagrangian chaos and mixing in two-dimensional laminar flows. Fractal geometry, Julia sets, collage theorem, multifractals. Applications to growth processes, turbulence, and Brownian motion. Self-organized criticality.

Sec. 01

M 10, T 1-3 MW 2-4

530.766

NUMERICAL METHODS Knio Elementary introduction to numerical methods for the solution of fundamental problems in engineering. Computer assignments requiring programming.

Sec. 01

MW 3-4:30

360.605

SEMINAR: ENVIRONMENT & APPLIED FLUID MECHANICS Meneveau
Cross-listed with Geography & Environmental Engineering, Earth & Planetary Sciences, & Interdepartmental

Sec. 01

F 11

530.800

INDEPENDENT STUDY (Refer to 530.801 for registering with faculty)

Sec. 01

530.801

GRADUATE RESEARCH   Use the following section when registering with a faculty member:

Sec. 01  Staff                     Sec. 12 Chirikjian

Sec. 02 Meneveau             Sec.13 Whitcomb

Sec. 03 Stoianovici           Sec.14  Okamura

Sec. 04 Chen                     Sec. 15 Oguz

Sec. 05 Herman                 Sec. 16 Molinari

Sec. 06 Ramesh                 Sec. 17 Staff

Sec. 07 Taylor                   Sec. 18 Chao

Sec. 08 Prosperetti            Sec. 19 Su

Sec. 09 Sharpe                   Sec. 20 Wang

Sec. 10 Knio                      Sec. 21 Sun

Sec. 11 Hemker                  Sec. 22 Cowan

Sec. 23 Bush-Vishniac         Sec. 24 Vidal

530.803

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR Prosperetti

Sec. 01

Th 3