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Required Mechanical Engineering Courses

1315. Introduction to Mechanical Engineering (3:3:0). Corequisite: MATH 1351. Introduction to the mechanical engineering discipline including familiarization with the thermal and mechanical sciences, engineering problem solving, discussion of professionalism and ethics, and experiences in team design projects.  [ENGR 1315].

2311. Materials Science (3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 1307. Corequisite: MATH 2350. Fundamental thermodynamic and chemical nature of the structure and properties of materials.

2315. Computer-Aided Analysis (3:3:0). Prerequisite: ME 1315, and PHYS 1408. Introduces numerical methods used in solution of typical engineering problems. Includes design activity.

2322. Engineering Thermodynamics I (3:3:0). Prerequisite: MATH 2350 and PHYS 1408. Properties of pure substances, ideal gas behavior, first and second law analysis, and applications to energy conversion and power cycles.

2301. Engineering Mechanics I (3:3:0). Prerequisite: MATH 1352 and PHYS 1408. Statics of particles and rigid bodies; equilibrium, friction centroids and virtual work.

3164. Finite Element Analysis (FEA)  Laboratory (1:0:2). Corequisite: ME 3464. Introduces students to the use of finite elements software to perform load and stress analysis on mechanical components.

3165. Computational Fluid Dynamics Lab (1:0:2). Corequisite: ME 3370. Computer-based design and analysis exercises in mechanical engineering.

3228. Materials and Mechanics Laboratory (2:1:1). Prerequisite: ME 2364 and 2311. Evaluating and reporting the characteristics of materials and mechanical systems. (Writing Intensive).

3251. Thermal-Fluid Laboratory (2:1:1). Prerequisite: ME 3322; corequisite: ME 3371. Measurements, testing, performance evaluation, and documentation of thermal-fluid systems. (Writing Intensive).

3322. Engineering Thermodynamics II (3:3:0). Prerequisite: ME 2322. Principles of thermodynamics for general systems, cycle analysis, availability and irreversibility, thermodynamics of state, thermodynamics of nonreacting and reacting mixtures. Includes design activity.

3302. Dynamics (3:3:0). Prerequisite: MATH 2350 and ME 2364 . Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies. [ENGR 2302]

3333. Dynamic Systems and Vibrations (3:3:0). Prerequisite: MATH 3350, ME 2315 and  ME 3331. Modeling and analysis of dynamic systems, equilibrium, stability and linear systems theory, introduction to mechanical vibrations. Companion laboratory.

3365. Introduction to Design (3:3:0). Prerequisite: ME 3464. Analysis, design, and evaluation of mechanical elements.

3370. Fluid Mechanics (3:3:0). Prerequisite: ME 2322 and 2364 . Basic principles of fluid statics, fluid dynamics, ideal and viscous flows, and turbo-machinery. Includes design activity.

3371. Heat Transfer (3:3:0). Prerequisite: ME 3370 and ME 2315. Introduction to heat transfer by the mechanisms of conduction, convection, and radiation. Includes design activity.

3403. Engineering Mechanics II (4:4:0). Prerequisite: ME 2364. Analysis of structures to determine stresses, strains, and deformations using classical and finite element methods.

4000. Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering (V1-6). Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Individual studies of special topics in mechanical engineering. May be repeated for credit.

4234. Systems and Controls Lab (2:1:1). Prerequisite: ME 3333; corequisite:  ME 4234. Introduction to analysis and design of control systems, including applications to electromechanical systems.

4330. Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering (3:3:0). Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Advanced topics in mechanical engineering. May be repeated for credit. 

4334. Control of Dynamic Systems (3:3:0). Prerequisite: ME 3333; corequisite:  ME 4234. Hands-on experience in the modeling and control of dynamic systems.

4370. Engineering Design I (3:2:3). Prerequisite: ME 2311, 3331, 3365, 3165, corequisite: ME 3371. Design problems characteristic of mechanical engineering, including consideration of cost, design optimization, codes and standards, and ethics.

4371. Engineering Design II (3:0:9). Prerequisite: ME 4370. Design projects characteristic of mechanical engineering, including consideration of cost, design optimization, codes and standards, and ethics.