AME 20212: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering

Catalog Data:
An introduction to the discipline of mechanical engineering. Application and integration of the varied mechanical engineering subdisciplines to practical case studies.

Prerequisities:
Sophomore standing

Textbooks:
Wickert, Jonathan, An Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, 2nd Edition, Thomson
Supplemented by class notes for topics b, c, l and m below.

Course Objectives :
This course is designed to : 1) introduce the discipline of Mechanical Engineering, its fundamentals, its subdisciplines and their interaction, and its culture to undergraduate students; 2) develop modeling skills and a familiarity with design approaches and analytical tools.

Topics Covered:

    1. Introduction to to the profession
    2. Technical work processing using LATEX
    3. Use of graphics package xfig
    4. Problem solving and communication
    5. Introduction to microprossors and programming
    6. Forces in structures and machines
    7. Materials and stresses
    8. Fluids engineering
    9. Thermal and energy systems
    10. Motion and power transmissioin
    11. Mechanical design
    12. Engineering ethics
    13. Reseraching and lifelong learning

Schedule:
This course meets 3 times a week for 50 minutes each meeting.

Contribution to Professional Component:
Engineering Science: 2 Credits
Engineering Design: 1 credit

Contribution to Program Learning Outcomes and Assesment:

Outcome criterion

Topic

Student’s previous knowledge

Direct measures of outcome

f. Professional Ethics

Be able to identify situations where unethical behavior may occur

None

Report analyzing a case where a question of ethics may arise

g. Eff. Comm.

Be able to produce a concise technical report with good graphics, well-presented equations and tables

EG 10111, EG 10112

Graded homeworks and technical reports

i. LL Learning Be able to identify a recent advance in technology and the basic underlying principles None Graded technical summary and report
j. Cont. Iss. Same as above same as above same as above

k. Use Engr. Tools

Be able to use graphics packages and write simple computer programs in either Matlab or FORTRAN implementing Newton's Method

Knowledge of Matlab from EG 10111 and EG 10112

Graded computer project which implements Newton's method to analyze a four bar mechanism and homeworks

Prepared by: M. M. Stanisic, May 25, 2006

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