530.106 (E,Q)

COMPUTING IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (3) Su   Prereq: 110.109 Not open to C.S. or ECE majors or students that have credit for courses 600.107 or 600.109 Basic elements of computer operation, programming in FORTRAN; elementary numerical analysis including differentiation and integration; introduction to use of software in data transfer, analysis, and visualization.

Sec. 01

MTW 9

530.215 (E)

MECHANICS-BASED DESIGN (4) Ramesh   Prereq: 530.201 Limit 18 per lab section (all Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering majors may enroll over stated limit)    Stresses and strains in three dimensions, transformations. Combined loading of components, failure theories. Buckling of columns. Stress concentrations. Introduction to the finite element method. Design of fasteners, springs, gears, bearings, and other components.

Lec.

Lab 01

02

03

MTW 11

M 4-6pm

Th 10-12

Th 12-2 1-3

530.328 (E,N)

FLUID MECHANICS II (3) Meneveau Linear and angular momentum in integral form, applications to turbomachines. The Navier-Stokes equations. Inviscid flow. Laminar viscous flow. Boundary layers. Turbulence. Compressible flows. Projects using computational tools, design of pipe network.

Sec. 01

MTW 1

530.334 (E,N)

HEAT TRANSFER (4) Herman Prereq: 530.231, 530.327 Conduction in one, two, and three dimensions. External and internal forced convection, convection with change in phase. Performance and design of heat exchangers. Black-body radiation, Stefan-Boltzmann law. Computational modeling and experimental study of selected topics in conduction, convection, and radiation.

Sec. 01

Lab

MTW 2

TBA

530.343 (E)

(W)

DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS (4) Okamura Prereq: 110.108, 110.109, 110.202 and 550.291   Modeling and analysis of damped and undamped, forced and free vibrations in single and multiple degree-of-freedom linear dynamical systems. Introduction to stability and control of linear dynamical systems.

Sec. 01

Lab

MTW 10

TBA

530.404 (E)

SENIOR ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECT II (4) Conn   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.

Sec. 01

02

F 9-11:30

Th 9-11:30

530.405 (E,N)

MECHANICS OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES (3) Molinari  Prereq: 110.201, 550.291 or 110.212, 530.215 or 560.206 or Perm. Req’d.  Continuum mechanics provides a rigorous basis to the study of deformable solids and fluids. Review of vector calculus and tensor analysis. Kinematics of a body. Stress. Conservation lawas. Constituitive equations for solids and fluids. Linear elasticity. Energy methods and foundations of the finite element.

Sec. 01

TW 11,
Th 12

530.410 (E,N)

BIOMECHANICS OF THE CELL AND ORGANISMS (3) Sun/Spector   Prereq: Introductory physics, a year of calculus. Preferably linear algebra also  Mechanical aspects of the cell are introduced using the concepts in  continuum mechanics. We will discuss the role of proteins, membranes and cytoskeleton in cellular function and how to describe them using simple mathematical models. Co-listed as 580.448

Sec. 01

MW 2-3:30

530.418 (E,N)

AEROSPACE STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS (3) Hemker  Prereq: 530.215 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. Course canceled 11/10/04

Sec. 01

MTW 9

530.425 (E,N)

MECHANICS OF FLIGHT (3) Prosperetti   Prereq: 530.231, 530.327, 530.328 (may be taken concurrently or Perm. Req’d)     Elements of flight dynamics: aerodynamics forces, gliding, cruising, turning, ascending, descending, stability, etc. Review of the pertinent fluid mechanic principles. Application to two-dimensional airfoils and theory of lift. Three-dimensional airfoils. Boundary layers. Effects of compressibility. Subsonic and supersonic flight.

Sec. 01

MTW 12 11 MW 10:30-12

530.432 (E)

JET AND ROCKET PROPULSION (3) Katz  Prereq: 530.231 and 530.327 The course covers several topics associated with power generation and conversion. Gas turbines, such as turbojet, turbo-fan, and turbo-prop engines, as well as their components, are discussed. Included are the characteristics of compressors, turbines, combustion chambers, diffusers, and nozzles. A brief introduction to rocket propulsion with liquid and solid fuels is also given. The second part of the course deals with internal combustion engines, including two- and four-stroke engines as well as diesel engines. Course canceled 11/10/04

Sec. 01

MTW 11

530.457 (E,N)

INTRODUCTION TO ACOUSTICS (3) Busch-Vishniac    This course is an introduction to the science of sound and its applications to music, speech communication, science, and engineering. Topics include hearing, speech, wave propagation, microphones and loudspeakers, noise control, underwater sound, and room acoustics.  Assignments will include laboratory and field measurements of acoustic phenomena.

Sec. 01

MW 3-4:30

530.487 (E,N)

INTRODUCTION TO MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) (3) Sharpe Limit 70 Prereq: Junior or Senior standing or Perm. Req’d.   For engineering and science majors. An introduction to materials and devices with examples of applications for sensing and actuation. Lectures complemented with laboratory experiments.

Sec.01

MTW 9

530.525

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH  Students pursue research problems individually or in pairs. Although the research is under the direct supervision of a faculty member, students are encouraged to pursue the research as independently as possible.

530.526

INDEPENDENT STUDY

530.602

MECHANICS OF SOLIDS Ramesh   An introduction to elasticity, plasticity, viscoelasticity, and fracture, using the mathematical tools developed in 530.601 Continuum Mechanics. Stress and equilibrium. Kinematics. Principle of virtual work. Constitutive relations: linear elasticity, plasticity, and viscoelasticity. Illustrative boundary value problems. Linear elastic fracture mechanics. Micromechanics of inelastic deformations.

Sec. 01

MTW 1

530.612

COMPUTATIONAL SOLID MECHANICS Molinari  Graduate students only  More than an introduction to the use of numerical methods in solid mechanics problems, this is a hands-on course where students will develop their own portfolio of finite element techniques. Topics covered include meshing techniques, error estimation and convergence, adaptive strategies, contact and friction, time integration, elastic and inelastic solids.

Course canceled 1/10/05

Sec. 01

MW 11-12:30

530.622

FLUID DYNAMICS II Katz
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

MTW 2

530.631 736

CONDUCTION AND RADIATION 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

W 5-7pm
Th 2

530.635

MIXING AND COMBUSTION Su Mixing of fluids, covering ideas from dynamical systems and mixing in turbulent flows. Combustion of gaseous and liquid fuels; chemistry, kinetics, deflagrations and detonations, premixed and non-premixed flames, effect of turbulence, spray and droplet combustion, combustion systems.

Sec. 01

MTW 1

530.646

INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS Cowan      Graduate-level introduction to robotics with emphasis on the mathematical tools for kinematics and dynamics. Topics include forward and inverse kinematics, trajectory generation, position sensing and actuation, and manipulator control.

Sec. 01

MW 5-6:30pm 4:30-6pm

530.672

BIOSENSING AND BIOMEMS Wang  The course discusses the principles of biosensing and introduces micro- and nano-scale devices for fluidic control and molecular/cellular manipulation, measurements of biological phenomena, and clinical applications.Co-listed as 580.672

Sec. 01

MW 11-12:30

530.676

SENSOR-BASED LOCOMOTION AND MANIPULATION Cowan   Prereq: grad course in robotics, controls, or dynamical systems theory; or Perm. Req’d.   Introduction to the mechanics of locomotion and manipulation. In this context students will learn topics such as Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, impacts, Poincare analysis, nonholonomic mechanics, and friction.

Course canceled 11/02/04

Sec. 01

530.759

RESEARCH SEMINAR IN PLASTICITY AND FAILURE Ramesh Permission of instructor and advisor required. A weekly research seminar featuring ongoing research as well as reviews of new papers of interest in the general areas of plasticity and failure. The course will have an emphasis on dynamic phenomena, but will consider both engineering materials and biological systems. Students will be expected to make two presentations during the semester. 

Sec. 01

F 8-10 W 2-4

530.762

ADVANCED MATH METHODS FOR ENGINEERS Prosperetti
A unified view of the classical methods of applied mathematics based on the theory of finite-dimensional and Hilbert spaces. Matrix theory, systems of ordinary differential equations, Fourier series, eigenfunction expansions. Green’s functions. Designed to follow either 530.661 or 530.761.

Sec. 01

TW 9-11 11-1

W 9-11

530.767

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS Chen      Advanced introduction to major approaches in the simulation of the incompressible flow: finite-difference, finite-element, finite-volume, boundary-element, spectral, and Lagrangian discretizations. Computer project requiring programming.

Sec. 01

MW 3-4:30 MTW 3

360.605

SEMINAR: ENVIRONMENT AND APPLIED FLUID MECHANICS Meneveau     Cross-listed with DOGEE, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Interdepartmental

Sec. 01

F 10:30-11:45

530.800

INDEPENDENT STUDY

Sec. 01 Staff              Sec. 12 Chirikjian

Sec. 02 Meneveau     Sec.13 Whitcomb

Sec. 03 Katz              Sec.14  Okamura

Sec. 04 Prosperetti    Sec. 15 Oguz

Sec. 05 Herman        Sec. 16 Molinari

Sec. 06 Ramesh        Sec. 17 Stoianovici

Sec. 07 Taylor           Sec. 18 Chao

Sec. 08 Chen             Sec. 19 Su

Sec. 09 Sharpe          Sec. 20 Wang

Sec. 10 Knio              Sec. 21 Sun

Sec. 11 Hemker         Sec. 22 Cowan

530.802

GRADUATE RESEARCH

Sec. 01 Staff              Sec. 12 Chirikjian

Sec. 02 Meneveau     Sec.13 Whitcomb

Sec. 03 Katz              Sec.14  Okamura

Sec. 04 Prosperetti    Sec. 15 Oguz

Sec. 05 Herman        Sec. 16 Molinari

Sec. 06 Ramesh        Sec. 17 Stoianovici

Sec. 07 Taylor           Sec. 18 Chao

Sec. 08 Chen             Sec. 19 Su

Sec. 09 Sharpe          Sec. 20 Wang

Sec. 10 Knio              Sec. 21 Sun

Sec. 11 Hemker         Sec. 22 Cowan

530.804

ME SEMINAR Prosperetti Cowan

Sec. 01

Th 3