(3 crs.) Introduction to the principles of graphic representation in engineering design, with emphasis on computer-aided drafting, orthographic projection, isometric and auxiliary views, sections, dimensioning, and rapid prototyping. (Lec. 2, Lab. 3)

(3 crs.) Newton's laws of force systems in equilibrium and their effects on particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies. Both scalar and vector methods of analysis are developed. (Lec. 3/Online) Pre: MTH 141, or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Honors Section of MCE 262: Statics. Newton's laws of force systems in equilibrium and their effects on particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies. Both scalar and vector methods of analysis are developed. (Lec. 3) Pre: MTH 141 and 3.40 overall GPA or better, or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Kinematic and kinetic study of motion of particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies, acted upon by unbalanced force systems, using both scalar and vector methods; development of methods of analysis based on the direct application of Newton's laws, work-energy and impulse-momentum principles. (Lec. 3/Online) Pre: MCE 262 with a grade of C- or higher.

(3 crs.) Concepts of engineering design, material selection, failure theories, fracture and fatigue, and finite-element analysis. Application to the design of mechanical components such as shafts, bolts, welded joints, and springs. (Lec. 3/Online) Pre: CVE 220, credit or concurrent enrollment in ISE 240, and ((at least a 2.0 (C) average in PHY 203 (or 203H), MCE 262 (or 262H), CVE 220 and students must be admitted to the College of Engineering) or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Analysis and design of mechanisms and machine elements including linkages, gear trains, cam-follower systems, bearings, brakes and clutches, flexible mechanical elements, and intermittent and other devices. Graphical, analytical and computer-aided synthesis techniques. (Lec. 3) Pre: (MCE 201 or permission of instructor) and 263 and 301).

(3 crs.) Report writing, computer-assisted data acquisition and control, statistical and other measures of data uncertainty, propagation of uncertainty, curve fitting. Introduces basic instrumentation for measuring pressure, temperature, velocity and strain. (Lec. 2, Lab. 3) Pre: CVE 220 and concurrent registration in MCE 341 and MCE 354.

(3 crs.) Basic principles and laws of thermodynamics and their relation to pure substances, ideal gases, and real gases. Use of thermodynamic property tables. Development of concepts of reversibility and availability. First and Second Law application to engineering systems; power and refrigeration cycles. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 263 and MTH 243.

(3 crs.) Transfer of heat by conduction, convection, and radiation in steady and unsteady states. Theory and application of dimensional analysis; heat and mass transfer in equipment such as heat exchangers and steam condensers. (Lec. 3) Pre: 341 and 354 and 372, or permission of instructor. Not for graduate credit.

(3 crs.) Physical properties of fluids, development of continuity, energy, and momentum concepts using vector methods; application to problems involving viscous and nonviscous fluids including boundary layer flows, flows in closed conduits and around immersed bodies. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 263 and MTH 243 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Systems analysis emphasizing control and vibration. Time and frequency domain techniques. Modeling of typical mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and thermal systems. Transfer functions and block diagram methods. Elementary control laws. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 263 and (MTH 244 or 362) and (students must be admitted to the College of Engineering or permission of instructor).

(3 crs.) Application of advanced mathematical methods and computer software to solution of mechanical engineering problems with emphasis on the techniques of engineering analysis. (Lec. 3) Pre: (EGR 106, MTH 243, and (MTH 244 or 362)) or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Application of engineering skills using a team-based approach. Design process methodology and communication of solutions to real-world engineering problems. First of a two-course sequence. (Lec. 2, Lab. 3) Pre: MCE 301, completion of three of the following four courses: MCE 302, 348, 366 and ISE 240, and concurrent registration in CHE 333, or permission of instructor. Must be taken in the semester prior to MCE 402. Not for graduate credit.

(3 crs.) Honors Sections of MCE 401: Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design I. Application of engineering skills using a team-based approach. Design process methodology and communication of solutions to real-world engineering problems. First of a two-course sequence. (Lec. 2, Lab. 3) Pre: 3.40 overall GPA, MCE 301 and 302 and 366 and 348 and ISE 240 and credit for or concurrent registration in CHE 333, or permission of instructor. Must be taken in the semester prior to MCE 402. Not for graduate credit.

(3 crs.) Application of engineering skills using a team-based approach. Design process methodology and communication of solutions to real-world engineering problems. Second of a two course sequence. (Lec. 2, Lab. 3) Pre: MCE 401. Must be taken in the semester following MCE 401. Not for graduate credit. (D1)

(3 crs.) Honors Section of MCE 402: Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design II. Application of engineering skills using a team-based approach. Design process methodology and communication of solutions to real-world engineering problems. Second of a two course sequence. (Lec. 2, Lab. 3) Pre: 3.40 overall GPA and MCE 401 or 401H. Must be taken in the semester following MCE 401. Not for graduate credit. (D1)

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (ISE 311), MCE 411. Introduction to probability and statistics in engineering applications including data analysis, probability theory, probability distributions, sampling distributions, statistical inference, hypotheses testing, confidence intervals, analysis of variance, and receiver operating characteristics. (Lec. 3) Pre: MTH 142 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Course aims to build on foundation from MCE 313 and to apply experimental tools to topics from the two main emphasis areas in the undergraduate curriculum, mechanical systems and thermal systems. (Lec. 2, Lab. 3) Pre: MCE 313 and 348, or permission of instructor. Not for graduate credit.

(3 crs.) Introduction to continuum mechanics: stress, strain and deformation, constitutive equations. Theories of failure. Shear center and unsymmetrical bending of beam. Curved beams. Energy method. Torsion. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 301 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (MCE 431), ELE 457. An introduction to feedback control systems. PID control, time/frequency response, stability and performance specifications, root locus, Bode plot, lead/lag compensator, state-space design, and applications to typical electro-mechanical systems. (Lec. 3) Pre: ((ELE 205 or ELE 208 or BME 207) and ELE 314) or MCE 366, or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Design of microprocessor-controlled electromechanical systems. Topics covered include: real-time programming, motion control elements, interfacing of sensors and actuators, basic electronics, and microprocessor architecture. (Lec. 2, Lab. 2) Pre: MCE 366 and ELE 220 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Application of the principles of thermodynamics and heat transfer to environmental problems. Topics will include thermal control of living spaces, solar heating and cooling, heat pumps, minimum energy consumption. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 341 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Application of the principles of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics to the design of rotating machinery such as turbines, compressors, centrifugal and axial flow pumps. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 341 and 354 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Principles, design, and operation of internal combustion engines, including cycles, combustion, fuels, detonation, carburetion, cooling, supercharging, ignition, friction, and lubrication. Gasoline and diesel, two- and four-stroke cycles, and performance of various engines including the Wankel rotary. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 341 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Introduction to the basic concepts of the mechanical behavior of composite materials. Analysis and performance of fiber-reinforced composites. Special design considerations and experimental characterization of composites. (Lec. 3) Pre: CVE 220 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (ISE), MCE 449. Techniques for analyzing product structures for ease of assembly and manufacture. Manual, robot, and high-speed mechanized assembly systems considered for mechanical and electronic products. Covers choice of material and processes in early design. (Lec. 3) Pre: ISE 240 or permission of instructor. Not for graduate credit.

(3 crs.) Introductory course on the basic principles of tribology (friction, wear, lubrication); fundamentals of surface contact; friction theories; wear mechanisms; temperature considerations in sliding contacts; lubrication regimes; materials selection; design of bearings; advanced applications; experimental analysis. (Lec) Pre: CVE 220 and MCE 354 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Analysis and computation of steady flows involving practical geometries. Comparisons between the exact and numerical solutions. Laminar and turbulent flows including boundary layers, flow separation, and three-dimensionality. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 354 and MCE 372, or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (ELE), MCE, OCE 456. The course provides the theoretical background to formulate and address problems in robotics. Its objective is to give a basic understanding of robot kinematics, sensing, actuation, localization, control, and planning. (Lec. 3) Pre: PHY 204 and permission of instructor

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (ISE) MCE 460. Principles and practices of designing more environmentally beneficial products. Environmental effects. Life cycle analysis, recycling and remanufacturing. Design for disassembly and environment. Group projects on product and process design using LCA and DFE analysis tools. (Lec. 3) Pre: ISE 240, CHE 333 or 437.

(3 crs.) Elementary theory of mechanical vibrations, including the one-degree-of-freedom system, multimass systems, vibration isolation, torsional vibration, beam vibration, critical speeds, and vibration instruments. (Lec. 3) Pre: 366 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Application of the finite element method to problems in mechanical engineering including plane elasticity, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics. Basic concepts, matrix formulation, interpolation functions, basic element types, and implementation to problem solution. (Lec. 3/Online) Pre: MCE 301 and 372, or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (MCE), CHE, NUE 471. Energy production from nuclear reactions, cross sections, number density, and binding energy. Fission process, neutron life cycle, criticality, neutron diffusion, reactor design, reactor kinetics and control, reactivity feedback, nuclear system design. (Lec. 3) Pre: MTH 244 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (MCE), CHE, NUE 472. Energy production, power systems, energy conversion system design, safety engineering and design, phenomenological modeling and analysis, probabilistic risk assessment, risk-informed design, advanced power plant systems design. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 341 or CHE 313 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (MCE), CHE472, NUE472. Energy production, power systems, energy conversion system design, safety engineering and design, phenomenological modeling and analysis, probabilistic risk assessment, risk-informed design, advanced power plant systems design. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 341 or CHE 213 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (CHE), MCE, NUE 473. Analysis and design of stages of the nuclear fuel cycle including mining, milling, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, fuel burn-up, spent fuel interim storage, reprocessing, safety and aspects of high level waste. (Lec. 3/Online) Pre: MTH 244 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (CHE), MCE, NUE 474. Design and analysis of nuclear propulsion systems for space and terrestrial nuclear engines and power reactors for Moon and Mars missions. (Lec. 3) Pre: MTH 244 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (MCE), CHE 476. Nuclear power systems, material microstructure, reactor core neutron-material interactions, radiation damage events, radiation damage effects, reactor materials selection. (Lec. 3) Pre: CHE 232 or 333, or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Course covers principles of solar radiation, natural and forced convection, radiation characteristics of materials, and applications to flat-plate and concentrating collectors, and tools designed for passive and active solar heating/cooling systems. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 348 or permission of instructor. Not for graduate credit.

(1-6 crs.) Advanced work under the supervision of a faculty member arranged to suit the individual requirements of the student. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits. Not for graduate credit.

(1-6 crs.) Advanced work under the supervision of a faculty member arranged to suit the individual requirements of the student. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits. Not for graduate credit.

(1 cr.) Seminars and discussions presented by faculty members of academia and industry. Attendance is required of all students in graduate residence. (Seminar) S/U credit.

(1 cr.) Seminars and discussions presented by faculty members of academia and industry. Attendance is required of all students in graduate residence. (Seminar) S/U credit.

(4 crs.) Cross-listed as (ELE), MCE 503. State-variable description of continuous-time and discrete-time systems, matrices and linear spaces, controllability and observability, pole-placement methods, observer theory and state reconstruction, MATLAB exercises for simulation and design. (Lec. 4) Pre: ELE 314 or MCE 366 or equivalent and MTH 215 or equivalent.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (ELE), MCE 504.Quadratic performance indices and optimal linear control, frequency response properties of optimal feedback regulators, state estimation, separation theorem, optimal control of nonlinear systems, Pontryagin's minimum principle. (Lec. 3) Pre: ELE 503.

(3 crs.) Analytical kinematic and dynamic analysis of planar mechanisms, graph theory, topological synthesis, topological analysis, Burmester theory, mechanism design software. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 302 or equivalent.

(3 crs.) Fundamentals of the development of real-time software for monitoring and control. Mechanical systems computer interfacing, timing, cooperative and preemptive scheduling, distributed control, RTOS, and embedded control. Laboratory exercises. (Lec. 3) Pre: graduate standing or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Linear and nonlinear vibration signal analysis for the health monitoring of machines and structures; linear/nonlinear signal processing; damage sensitive features extraction; pattern recognition; damage detection, diagnosis and prognosis. (Lec. 3) Pre: graduate standing, or MCE 366 and 372, or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Modeling and simulation of typical mechanical, thermal, fluid and electromechanical elements found in mechanical engineering systems. Feedback control concepts. Control software structures, and software implementation of control systems. (Lec. 3) Pre: graduate standing or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Advanced study of classical thermodynamics with emphasis on basic concepts, laws, and thermodynamic relationships. Selected topics of current interest including areas of irreversible thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and the thermodynamics of solids. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 341 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Conduction in two and three dimensions and conducting systems with radiation and fluid motion. Solutions obtained by mathematics, computer-numerical methods, and analog devices. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 348.

(3 crs.) Relationship between heat transfer and fluid flow with emphasis on the solution of governing equations by exact methods, integral methods, and similarity techniques. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 348.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (ISE), MCE 549. Techniques for analyzing product structures for ease of assembly and manufacture. Considers mechanical and electronic products and choice of materials and processes. A design project and term paper are required. (Lec. 3) Pre: ISE 240 or permission of instructor. Not for graduate credit for students with credit in ISE 449.

(3 crs.) Foundations for advanced studies in mechanical and thermal behavior of solids and fluids. Cartesian and general tensors, small and large deformation theory, Cauchy and Piola-Kirchhoff stress, conservation principles, constitutive laws with applications to materials of engineering interest. (Lec. 3) Pre: CVE 220, MCE 354, 372 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Basic treatment of real fluid flows using the continuum mechanics approach. Exact solutions of the governing equations. Laminar shear flows and boundary layer theory, turbulent transition. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 354 or equivalent.

(3 crs.) Theory and application of various experimental techniques used in fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, and tribology. Emphasis on mechanical and chemical methods of wear detection, and strain and optical techniques of stress evaluation. (Lec. 2, Lab. 3) Pre: MCE 354 and CVE 220 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Fundamentals and applications of microfluidic systems, including basic concepts, microflow fundamentals, microfabrication techniques, related topics such as acoustofluidics, optofluidics and organ-on-chips with their applications in chemical and biochemical analysis. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 354 or CHE 347 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (CVE) MCE 560. Direct stiffness method. Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods. Isoparametric elements. Frames, trusses, plane stress and strain. Bending of thin plates. Solve real-world engineering problems using Abaqus and LS-Dyna. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 372 or CVE 453, or graduate standing, or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Computational techniques and applications for practical problems concerning multidimensional fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, and chemical reactions. (Lec. 3) Pre: undergraduate work in fluid mechanics and heat transfer or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Newtownian mechanics, motion in rotating coordinate systems, Lagrange's Mechanics, Hamilton's principle. Variational methods, nonconservative and nonholonomic systems; matrix-tensor specifications of rigid body motions, normal coordinates. Hamilton's equation of motion, canonical transformation, Hamilton-Jacobi theory. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 366 and 372 or equivalent.

(3 crs.) Theory of vibration of lumped-parameter multi-degree-of-freedom systems; distributed-parameter systems: exact and approximate solutions; nonlinear and random vibrations. Experimental methods and design procedures. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 366 or MCE 464 or equivalent.

(3 crs.) Wave motion and vibrations of strings, rods, beams, plates, and membranes; dynamic elasticity theory; Rayleigh surface waves; solutions using separation of variables and integral transforms. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 372, 464, or equivalent.

(3 crs.) Detailed analysis of the kinematics, dynamics, and control of industrial-type robot manipulator systems. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 302, 366, or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Fundamentals of the experimental analysis of nonlinear dynamical systems; mathematical concepts and algorithmic tools to characterize, analyze, model, and predict dynamics of nonlinear systems. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 366 or 464 or equivalent.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (MCE), CVE 568. Development of basic plate equations. Classical solution examples of rectangular and circular plates. Additional topics selected from orthotropic plates, large deflections, finite element, and numerical solutions. (Lec. 3) Pre: CVE 220 and MTH 244.

(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (MCE), CVE 568. Development of basic plate equations. Classical solution examples of rectangular and circular plates. Additional topics selected from orthotropic plates, large deflections, finite element, and numerical solutions. (Lec. 3) Pre: CVE 220 and MTH 244 or 362, or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Explores the shockwave mechanics from high-energy sources such as explosives in air and underwater, as well as the fluid-structure interaction during shock events. Topics covered include shockwave propagation in air, water, and elastic solids, as well as structural deformation and modeling. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 354 and CVE 220 or equivalents. Graduate standing or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Conceptualization and mechanics of extreme loading conditions such as explosions and ballistics as well as its effects on structures. Air and underwater blast conditions are explored. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 263 and CVE 220 or equivalents. Graduate standing or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Development of the basic field equations; general concepts of stress and strain; generalized Hooke's law; plane problems; stress functions; Saint Venant torsion and flexure; introduction to three-dimensional problems. (Lec. 3) Pre: CVE 220 or equivalent.

(3 crs.) Fundamentals of linear and nonlinear materials behavior, linear elastic fracture mechanics, stress analysis and energy viewpoints, two- and three-dimensional problems, elastic-plastic considerations, dynamic and time-dependent fracture, fatigue crack growth, micro-mechanics of fracture processes, experimental techniques, application to design. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 426 or permission of instructor.

(1 cr.) Students, faculty, and invited outside speakers present and discuss selected topics related to research interests of the Sensors and Surface Technology Partnership. (Seminar) Pre: permission of instructor. May be repeated. S/U credit.

(3 crs.) Fundamentals and applications of energy transport at micro/nanoscale, including equilibrium statistics, Boltzmann transport equation, and nano/microscale heat conduction and radiation, with applications in contemporary technologies. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 348 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Course covers principles of solar radiation, radiation characteristics of materials, and applications to flat-plate and concentrating collectors, and tools designed for passive and active solar heating/cooling systems. A research paper and presentation are required. (Lec. 3) Pre: Graduate standing or permission of instructor. This course is not open for the students who have prior credit in the 400-level version (MCE 485).

(3 crs.) Classical adaptive control theory, including Lyapunov stability, parameter identification, model reference adaptive control, adaptive pole placement, robust adaptive control, and their applications in robotic manipulators and autonomous mobile robots. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 566 or ELE 502, or permission of instructor.

(1-6 crs.) Advanced work under the supervision of a faculty member arranged to suit individual requirements of the student. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. Pre: permission of instructor.

(1-6 crs.) Advanced work under the supervision of a faculty member arranged to suit individual requirements of the student. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. Pre: permission of instructor.

(1-9 crs.) Number of credits is determined each semester in consultation with the major professor or program committee. (Independent Study) S/U credit.

(3 crs.) Continuation of 551, including turbulent modeling, turbulent shear flows and boundary layers, incompressible irrotational flows, and selected topics such as an introduction to non-Newtonian fluid behavior, geophysical flows, or numerical methods. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 551.

(3 crs.) Nonlinear dynamics theory and its applications to mechanical, chemical, electromagnetic or biological oscillators; stability, phase analysis, limit cycles, bifurcations, perturbation methods, chaos, fractals, strange attractors and other advanced topics. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 563 or 564 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Continuation of 571; advanced topics selected from complex variable methods; anisotropic solutions; thermoelasticity; displacement potentials and stress functions for three-dimensional problems; micromechanics modeling; variational, approximate, and numerical methods. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 571 or equivalent.

(3 crs.) Mechanics of material behavior from the micro structural viewpoint; physical mechanisms of deformation and fracture; continuum mechanics and thermodynamics; rheological classification of solids; thermodynamics and viscoelasticity; plasticity and viscoplasticity; damage mechanisms; applications to metals, ceramics and composites. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 571, CHE 333 or equivalent.

(3 crs.) Uniaxial behavior of plasticity; perfect plasticity, plastic potential; work-hardening materials, loading surface and loading rules, flow rules; tress-strain relationships; nonlinear kinematic hardening models; foundation of state-variable approaches, viscoplasticity; applications to engineering materials. (Lec. 3) Pre: MCE 571 or permission of instructor.

(3 crs.) Advanced studies in the mechanics of solids with specific topics determined by current department interests. Designed for students with at least one year of previous graduate studies. (Lec. 3) Pre: permission of instructor. May not be repeated.

(1-6 crs.) Advanced work under the supervision of a faculty member arranged to suit the individual requirements of the student. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of chairperson. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.

(1-6 crs.) Advanced work under the supervision of a faculty member arranged to suit the individual requirements of the student. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of chairperson. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.

(1-12 crs.) Number of credits is determined each semester in consultation with the major professor or program committee. (Independent Study) S/U credit.