Course Description
ENGN 110. Explore Engineering and Technology I. Laboratory 4 hours; 2 credits.An introduction to fundamentals of the practice of engineering including innovation, creativity, design and manufacturing, commercialization, teaming skills, communication and presentation skills, environmental impact, and ethics.
ENGN 111. Explore Engineering and Technology II. Laboratory 4 hours; 2 credits.An exploration of engineering and engineering technology disciplines with an emphasis on project management.Projects are required.
MET 100.Engineering Graphics. Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 2 hours; 3 credits.A modern treatment of the basic principles of descriptive geometry and engineering drawing, including geometrical construction, orthographic projection, sectional views, and multiview production drawings and an introduction to tolerancing, utilizing both manual and computer based drafting methods.
195, 196. Topics in Mechanical Engineering. Lectures variable; 1--3 credits each semester. Permission of the chair required.
201. Materials Science. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Principles of materials science and emphasis on the relationship between structure and properties and their control through composition and processing. Metals, polymers, ceramics, and composite materials are considered.
203. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I-Materials Science. Laboratory 2 hours; 1 credit. Co-requisites: ME 201 and CS 150. This laboratory involves experiments demonstrating lecture material covered in the ME 201 course.
204. Engineering Mechanics I-Statics. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Co-requisite: PHYS 231N. Prerequisite: MATH 211. Introduction to mechanical engineering problems and their solutions through the study of statics of particles and rigid bodies. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship of the static loads with the mechanical properties of the materials being considered. Introduction to the concepts of stress and strain and internal forces as applied to static bodies.
205. Dynamics. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite:ME 204 or CEE 100. Co-requisite: MATH 212. Introduction to engineering problems and their solutions through a study of the dynamics of particles and rigid bodies. General force systems are studied including friction.
220. Engineering Mechanics II-Solid Mechanics. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: ME 204 or CEE 100. Introduction to the concepts of stress, strain and their relation to each other.Stress and strain in axially loaded mebers and circular rods and tubes subjected to torsion.Normal and shear stress in beams under bending loads.Additional topics include bending deflection, transformation of stress and strain.Mohrs circles, statically indeterminate problems, combined stress and thin walled pressure vessels.
225. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II-Solid Mechanics. Laboratory 2 hours; 1 credit. Prerequisite: CS 150. Co-requisite: ME 220. Experimental study of the mechanical behavior of materials under axial, bending and torsional loads.Measurements of elastic properties and strengths.Statistical treatment of data.Use of strain gauges.Experiments with composite materials and piezo-electric transducers.Use of data acquisition system.Experiments parallel lectures in ME 220.
295, 296. Topics of Mechanical Engineering. Lectures variable, 1 to 3 credits each semester. Permission of the chair required.