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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 001B, PHYS 040C; upper-division standing. Covers materials classification, atomic structure and interatomic bonding, crystal structure of metals, imperfections in solids, diffusion, mechanical properties of engineering materials, strengthening mechanisms, basic concepts of fracture and fatigue, phase diagrams, ceramics, polymers, and composites.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): MATH 046, ME 100A, ME 113 (ME 113 may be taken concurrently). Introduces the analysis of steady and transient heat conduction, fin and heat generating systems, twodimensional conduction, internal and external forced convection, natural convection, radiation heat transfer, heat exchangers, and mass transfer. Credit is awarded for only one of CHE 116 or ME 116A.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): ME 116A. Covers analytical and numerical methods in heat transfer and fluid mechanics. Topics include heat conduction and convection, gaseous radiation, boiling and condensation, general aspects of phase change, mass transfer principles, multimode heat transfer and the simulation of thermal fields, and the heat transfer process.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): ME 100A, ME 113, ME 118. Discusses premixed and diffusion flames, fuel-air thermochemistry, combustion-driven engine design and operation, engine cycle analysis, fluid mechanics in engine components, pollutant formation, and gas turbines.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): MATH 046, ME 018. Introduces data analysis and modeling used in engineering through the software package MATLAB. Numerical methods include descriptive and inferential statistics, sampling and bootstrapping, fitting linear and nonlinear models to observed data, interpolation, numerical differentiation and integration, and solution of systems of ordinary differential equations. Final project involves the development and evaluation of a model for an engineering system. Credit is awarded for only one of ENGR 118 or ME 118.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): EE 001A, EE 01LA, ME 103. Introduces the modeling and analysis of dynamic systems, emphasizing the common features of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, thermal, electrical, and electromechanical systems. Controls are introduced through state equations, equilibrium, linearization, stability, and time and frequency domain analysis.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): ME 118, ME 120. Introduces students to the analysis and design of feedback control systems using classical control methods. Topics include control system terminology, block diagrams, analysis and design of control systems in the time and frequency domains, closed-loop stability, root locus, Bode plots, and an introduction to analysis in state-space.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): ME 103. Covers free and forced vibration of discrete systems with and without damping resonance; matrix methods for multiple degree-offreedom systems; normal modes, coupling, and normal coordinates; and use of energy methods.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): ME 009, ME 103. Explores the kinematic analysis of planar mechanisms including linkages, cams, and gear trains. Introduces concepts of multibody dynamics.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ME 130. Involves design of planar, spherical, and spatial mechanisms using both exact and approximate graphical and analytical techniques. Requires a computer-aided design project.
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