Required Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Courses
This page gives a list of those courses that are offerred by the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering AND are required to get the B.S.M.E. degree. Note that there are other degree requirements and other non-required courses offerred by the Department described in other pages.
AME 20212 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
(3-1-3)
An introduction to the discipline of mechanical engineering. Application and integration of the varied mechanical engineering subdisciplines to practical case studies.Fall.AME 20213 Measurements and Data Analysis
(1-2-2)
Prerequisities: AME 20212
Introduction to experimental methods used in aeropsace and mechanical engineering, including basic instrumentation, data acquisition and data analysis techniques. Fall and spring.AME 20214 Introduction to Engineering Computing
(1-0-1)
Prerequisiste: EG 10122
Introduction to the Unix operating system and the Fortran programming language with applications to enginering computing. Fall.AME 20221 Mechanics I
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites: MATH 10260, PHYS 10310, EG 10111
Introduction to systems of forces and couples. Equilibrium of particles, rigid bodies, systems. Internal forces and moments, distributed forces, friction, virtual work. Fall.AME 20222 Mechanics II
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites: AME 20221, MATH 20550
Introduction to Newtonian dynamics. Kinematics and kinetics (energy, linear and angular momenta) of particles, systems of particles and rigid bodies. Spring.AME 20231 Thermodynamics
(3-0-3)
Prerequisite: MATH 20550
Basic concepts of thermodynamics. The First Law of Thermodynamics. Work, heat, properties of substances and state equations. The Second Law of Thermodynamics. Applications to engineering systems. Spring.AME 20241 Solid Mechanics
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites: AME 20221, MATH 20550
An introduction to the mechanics of deformable solids. Concepts in stress, strain, stability and deformation of simple structures are introduced. Spring.AME 30314 Differential Equations, Vibrations and Controls I
(3-1-3)
Prerequisites: MATH 20580
First of a two-course sequence that introduces methods of differential-equation solution together with common engineering applications in vibration analysis and controls. Includes second-order, linear differential equations, feedback control and numberical solutions to systems of ordinary differential equations. Fall.AME 30315 Differential Equations, Vibrations and Controls II
(3-1-3)
Prerequisites: AME 30314
Systems of nth-order differencial equations, mechanical vibrations, linear feedback s-plane controls analysis, frequency response analysis, partial differential equations.Spring.AME 30331: Fluid Mechanics
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites: AME 20222, AME 20231 and MATH 20580
A basic course in fluid mechanics. Topics include mathematics of fluids, Euler N.S, Bernoulli's equation, control volumes, differential analysis, dimensional analysis and dynamic similarity, aerodynamics, boundary layers and turbulence. Fall.AME 30334 Heat Transfer
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:AME 30331
An introductory course covering three modes of heat transfer: steady and unsteady conduction, elementary boundary layer analysis for laminar and turbulent convection and the basic theory of radiation.Spring.AME 30361 Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
(1-4-3)
Principles of engineering-graphic communication: visualization, sketching, orthographic projection, principal and auxiliary projections, 3D surfaces, and feature-based design. Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, computer-integrated manufacturing, and rapid prototyping.Fall and springAME 30362 : Design Methodology
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:AME 20212,AME 30361, AME 30363
Modeling and analysis of mechanical systems. Automated design decision process, introduction to statisical methods, meterial engineering, requirements definition and product specifications. Fall.AME 30363 Design Machine Elements
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites:AME 20241
Static and fatigue failure theories. Theory, design and selection of gearing, power transmitting shafts, rolling element bearings, journal bearings, fasteners, springs, brakes, and clutches. Spring.AME 40423: Mechanisms and Machines
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites: AME 20222, MATH 20580
A course teaching the analysis and synthesis of planar, spherical and spatial mechanisms. Topics include: vectors, complex numbers and the analysis of planar mechanisms, design of cams, gear tooth geometry and the analysis of transmissions, synthesis of planar mechanisms, direction cosine matrices and the analysis of spherical mechanisms, homogeneous transformations and the analysis of spatial mechanisms. Fall.AME 40463 Senior Design Project
(V-V-3)
Prerequisites:AME 30362, AME 30363, AME 40423.
A course which provides a comprehensive design experience which must be satisfied by selecting and completing a suitable project. The open-ended projects will be carried out on an individual or group basis in consultation with the instructor. Spring.
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