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Evaluating the financial impact of engineering decisions. Comparing alternatives with cash flow analysis considering rate of return, inflation, and taxes, with emphasis on analyzing risk. Managing complex projects with activity scheduling and resource allocation considering cash flows. Methods include probabilistic analysis and simulation. Three lecture hours and two discussion hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Mathematics 408C, Mechanical Engineering 205, and 335 with a grade of at least C- in each, and admission to an appropriate major sequence in engineering.
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The application of mechanical engineering principles to problems in the life sciences; transport phenomena of physiological solids and fluids; biosignal analysis and instrumentation; biomaterials design and compatibility; principles of medical imaging, diagnostics, and therapeutics; rehabilitation engineering. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: For engineering majors, Mathematics 427K with a grade of at least C- and admission to an appropriate major sequence in engineering; for others, upper-division standing and written consent of instructor.
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Modeling and simulation of human movement; neuromuscular control; computer applications; introduction to experimental techniques. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: For engineering majors, admission to an appropriate major sequence in engineering; for nonengineering majors, upper-division standing and written consent of instructor.
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Time-domain and frequency-domain analysis of vibrating systems; matrix methods, instrumentation, and vibration control; numerical methods. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 324 with a grade of at least C-, Mathematics 427K with a grade of at least C-, and admission to an appropriate major sequence in engineering.
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Fundamentals of ground vehicle dynamics, tire-road mechanics, vehicle control systems, vehicle stability, and simulation of vehicle systems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Mechanical Engineering 360, 379M (Topic: Vehicle System Dynamics and Controls), 390, 397 (Topic: Vehicle System Dynamics and Controls). Prerequisite: For engineering majors, upper-division standing, admission to an appropriate major sequence in engineering, and Mechanical Engineering 344 with a grade of at least C-; for others, upper-division standing and written consent of instructor.
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Positive displacement and dynamic rotating machinery; pumps, compressors, and turbines; performance characteristics and scaling laws. One-dimensional compressible flow with area change, friction, or heat addition. Normal and oblique shock waves; Prandtl-Meyer expansion. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 330, 130L and 139L, and admission to an appropriate major sequence in engineering.
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Multidimensional and transient diffusion; laminar and turbulent convection; radiation exchange; special topics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 339 and admission to an appropriate major sequence in engineering.
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Fission and chain reactions; neutron diffusion and moderation; reactor equations; Fermi Age theory; and multigroup and multiregional analysis. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: For engineering majors, Mechanical Engineering 218 and Physics 303L and 103N with a grade of at least C- in each, and admission to an appropriate major sequence in engineering; for others, upperdivision standing and written consent of instructor.
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Introduction to the application of radiation and radiation protection instrumentation. Lecture and laboratory topics include personnel monitoring, radiation detection systems, gamma-ray spectroscopy, determination of environmental radiation, counting statistics, gamma and neutron shielding, and air sampling. Two lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: For engineering majors, Mechanical Engineering 218 with a grade of at least C-, Physics 303L and 103N with a grade of at least C- in each, and admission to an appropriate major sequence in engineering; for others, upper-division standing and written consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the interrelated problems of society, technology, and energy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Mechanical Engineering 325L, 362K, 371K, 377K. Prerequisite: Admission to an appropriate major sequence in engineering.
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