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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ME 120, ME 130. Introduces hardware, software, sensors, actuators, physical systems models, and control theory in the context of control system implementation. Covers data acquisition (Labview), sensors, actuators, electric circuits and components, semiconductor electronics, logic circuits, signal processing using analog operational amplifiers, programmable logic controllers, and microcontroller programming and interfacing. Uses MATLAB and simulink.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): ME 100A, ME 113, ME 116A. Introduces new concepts of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer: sychrometry, combustion, one-dimensional compressible flow, and turbomachinery. Integrates the most important concepts of transport of momentum, heat, and mass.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): ME 100A, ME 113, ME 116A. Covers thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics as applied to the examination of the environmental impacts of energy production and conversion. Topics include pollution associated with fossil fuel combustion, environmental impacts of energy use, turbulent transport of pollutants, and principles used in the design of pollution control equipment.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): ME 100A, ME 113. Covers the application of fluid mechanics to flows in the atmosphere and oceans. Topics include hydrostatic balance, Coriolis effects, geostrophic balance, boundary layers, turbulence, tracer and heat transport.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): MATH 046, PHYS 040B. An introduction to the application of the basic conservation laws of mechanics (mass, linear momentum, and energy) to the modeling of complex biological systems. Emphasizes how these concepts can explain and predict life processes.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): ME 118. Covers weak form formulation, the Galerkin method and its computational implementation, mesh generation, data visualization, as well as programming finite element codes for practical engineering applications.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): senior standing; ME 110; ME 114. Introduces the theory and experimental techniques for testing the mechanical behavior of materials and structures. Covers the fundamental mechanisms of deformation and failure of metals, ceramics, polymers, composite materials, and electronic materials as well as structural design and materials selection.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): EE 001A, EE 01LA, ME 118. Covers the principles and practice of measurement and control, and the design implementation of experiments. Topics include dimensional analysis, error analysis, signal-to-noise problems, filtering, data acquisition and data reduction, and statistical analysis. Includes experiments on the use of electronic devices and sensors, and practice in technical report writing.
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4.00 Credits
Laboratory, 6 hours; discussion, 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): ME 103, ME 110, ME 113, ME 116A, ME 170A. Analysis and verification of engineering theory using laboratory measurements in advanced, project-oriented experiments involving fluid flow, heat transfer, structural dynamics, thermodynamic systems, and electromechanical systems.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): ME 009, ME 103, ME 110, ME 114. Introduction to the fundamentals of strength-based design. Topics include deflection and stiffness, static failure, and fatigue failure. Applies these topics to the design of standard machine components such as shafts, fasteners, and gears. Includes a design project. Sawyer
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