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3.00 Credits
General approach to the meaning of engineering design. Conceptual blocks, creativity, design process, design considerations and elements. 3 lectures.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to principles of experimental measurement, including practical instrument reading, data collection, and uncertainty analysis. Techniques for measuring temperature, pressure, and other parameters. Introduction to theory and practice of writing lab reports and communication of experimental data. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: CHEM 125, ENGL 134, PHYS 132.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Special assignments undertaken by students who need or wish to acquire abilities supplementary to their standard pattern of courses. Assignments must be primarily of shop or laboratory nature. Work is done by the student with a minimum of faculty supervision. Credit/No Credit grading only. Total credit limited to 12 units. 1 laboratory.
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3.00 Credits
Properties of working fluids and fundamental relations for processes involving the transfer of energy. First and second laws of thermodynamics, irreversibility and availability. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: PHYS 132, ME 212.
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3.00 Credits
Vapor and gas power cycles, refrigeration cycles, thermodynamic relations, psychrometrics, and chemical reactions. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: ME 236, ME 302.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to microcontrollers and assembly language programming. Emphasis on components and techniques for interfacing that are typical of embedded microcontroller applications (A/D conversion, D/A conversion, interrupts, timers, and pulse-width modulation). Laboratory exercises involve real-time interfacing of microcontrollers to external mechanical and/or electromechanical devices. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: EE 321 and EE 361, or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Free and forced vibration response of single and multiple degree of free-dom systems. Experimental studies of the dynamic behavior of structures and machines. Instrumentation methods utilized in field and laboratory. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: MATH 344, ME 326, EE 201.
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4.00 Credits
Interdisciplinary connection of everyday consumer decisions with energy costs, security, and global warming. Energy consumption by home appliances and automobiles. Methods to reduce the individual "energy footprint" with renewable energy, purchasing carbon offsets, and behavioral modifications. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A and B, and junior standing.
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4.00 Credits
Methods of utilizing solar energy. Energy concepts, collection and storage systems; greenhouse effect. Commercial and residential building applications. Solar power generation and recent technical developments. International achievements in solar energy with emphasis on solar energy application in developing countries for water purification and other life support functions. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: PHYS 131 or PHYS 123, completion of GE Area B and junior standing.
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4.00 Credits
Continuation of ME 212. Additional analysis of planar motion of rigid bodies with particular attention to the kinematics of mechanisms. Rotating reference frames. Introduction to three dimensional dynamics. Dynamic simulation of mechanisms. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: MATH 242 (or concurrent), ME 212, CSC 231 or CSC 234.
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