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Undergraduate Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Courses

MAE 211 - Mechatronics Pre-req: ENGR 102 Hours: 3 Enrollment Restriction: College of Engineering and Mineral Resources CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Visit Course Web Site Selection of mechanical and electronic components and integration of these components into complex systems. Hands-on laboratory and design experiments with components and measurement equipment used in the design of mechatronic products. MAE 215 - Introduction to Aerospace Engineering Pre-req: MATH 155 and ENGR 102 Hours: 3 Syllabus Visit Course Web Site Fundamental physical quantities of a flowing gas, standard atmosphere, basic aerodynamic equations, airfoil nomenclature, lift, drag, and aircraft performance. Digital computer usage applied to aerodynamic and performance problems and aircraft design. MAE 241 - Statics Pre-req: A grade of C or better in Physics 111 Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall/Spring Enrollment Restriction: College of Engineering and Mineral Resources CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Engineering applications of equilibrium of forces. Vector operations, couple and moment of force, resultants (two and three dimensions), center of gravity and center of pressure, static friction, freebody diagrams, trusses, and frames. MAE 242 - Dynamics Pre-req: MATH 156 with a grade of C or better and MAE 241 Hours: 3 Enrollment Restriction: College of Engineering and Mineral Resources CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Newtonian dynamics of particles and rigid bodies. Engineering applications of equations of motion, work and energy, conservative forces, impulse and momentum, impulsive forces, acceleration in several coordinate systems, relative motion, instantaneous centers, and plane motion. MAE 243 - Mechanics of Materials Pre-req: MATH 156 with a grade of C or better and MAE 241 Hours: 3 CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Visit Course Web Site Stress, deformation, and failure of solid bodies under the action of forces. Internal force resultants, stress, strain, Mohr?s circle, mechanical properties of materials, generalized Hooke?s Law. Axial, bending, and buckling loads and combinations. MAE 244 - Dynamics and Strength Laboratory Co-req: MAE 242 and MAE 243 Pre-req: MAE 242 and MAE 243 Hours: 1 Semester Generally Offered: Spring Enrollment Restriction: College of Engineering and Mineral Resources CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Visit Course Web Site Experiments in dynamics and strength of materials. Mechanical properties and stress-strain curves of materials for tension, compression, shear, and torsion. Hardness, fatigue, and fracture of metals. Vibration. MAE 293 - Special Topics A-Z Pre-req: Consent Hours: 1-6 Semester Generally Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. MAE 312 - Intro. to Mechanical Design Hours: 3 Enrollment Restriction: College of Engineering and Mineral Resources CIP Code: 140201 Introduction to the process of designing mechanical objects and machines composed of multiple objects. Basics of engineering graphics and creation of computer based models of machine components and assemblies. MAE 312 - Introduction to Mechanical Design (ProE) Hours: 3 CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus This course is an introduction to the process of designing mechanical objects and machines composed of multiple objects. The student will learn the basics of engineering graphics and will become adept at the creation of computer-based models of machine components and assemblies. MAE 316 - Analysis of Engineering Systems Pre-req: MATH 261 with a grade of C or better, ENGR 102 and MAE 242 Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Visit Course Web Site Analytical, numerical, and computational techniques to analyze and solve engineering problems. Mathematical modeling, solution strategies, and analysis of results. Statistical techniques including probability distribution functions, regression analysis, and curve fitting. MAE 320 - Thermodynamics Pre-req: PHYS 111 and MATH 156 Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall/Spring CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Principles of thermodynamics; properties of ideal gases and vapors; first and second laws of thermodynamics; basic gas and vapor cycles; basic refrigeration. MAE 321 - Applied Thermodynamics Pre-req: MAE 320 Hours: 3 Syllabus Visit Course Web Site Applications to mechanical systems of fundamentals from thermodynamics; availability analysis; applied gas and vapor power cycles; applied refrigeration and psychrometry; mixtures of real gases and vapors; combustion; choked flow nozzles. MAE 322 - Thermal and Fluids Laboratory Pre-req: MAE 320 Hours: 1 Semester Generally Offered: Fall CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Experiments demonstrating fundamental concepts of thermal-fluid systems; hydrostatics, dynamic pressure forces, dimensional analysis, pipe pressure losses, drag on external bodies, flow measurements devices, engine performance, fan and turbine performance, saturated vapor curve determination. MAE 331 - Fluid Mechanics Pre-req: MATH 251 with a grade of C or better and MAE 241 Hours: 3 CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Visit Course Web Site Fluid statics, laminar and turbulent flow of compressible and incompressible fluids, flow measurements, open channel flow, and kinetics of fluids. MAE 335 - Incompressible Aerodynamics Pre-req: MATH 251 and MAE 215 or MAE 331 Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Visit Course Web Site Dynamics of vector fluid flow fields. Ideal fluid flow. Introduction to viscous boundary layers. Airfoil theory. Finite-wing theory. MAE 336 - Compressible Aerodynamics Pre-req: MAE 320 and MAE 215 or MAE 331 Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Spring CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Analysis and design of compressible, inviscid flows; isentropic flow, shock waves, Prandtl-Meyer expansions, supersonic nozzles and diffusers. Airfoils in compressible flow and small perturbation theory. Introduction to hypersonic-flow theory. MAE 342 - Dynamics of Machines Co-req: Pre-req: CONC. MATH 261 AND MAE 242 Hours: 3 CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Analysis of motion and forces in linkages, cams, and gears. Fundamentals of free and forced, undamped and damped vibration of mechanical systems. MAE 343 - Intermediate Mechanics of Materials Pre-req: MATH 251 with a grade of C or better and MAE 243 Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Visit Course Web Site Introduction to material science. Introduction to elasticity. Strength under combined stresses. Energy methods. Column theory. Unsymmetric bending. Fundamentals of fatigue and fracture. MAE 345 - Aerospace Structures Pre-req: MAE 343 Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Spring CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Torsion of thin-walled beams. Flexural shear flow. Thermal analysis of aerospace structures. Introduction to composite materials. Buckling of plates. MAE 365 - Flight Dynamics Pre-req: MAE 242 and MAE 335 Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Spring Syllabus Aircraft equations of motion. Modeling of aerodynamic forces and moments. Aircraft static and dynamic stability. Solution of equations of motion via Laplace transformation. Transfer functions. Simulation of open-loop aircraft dynamics. Aircraft handling qualities. MAE 370 - Aviation Ground School Hours: 3 Enrollment Restriction: College of Engineering and Mineral Resources CIP Code: 140201 Visit Course Web Site Nomenclature of aircraft, aerodynamics, civil air regulations, navigation, meteorology, aircraft, and aircraft engines. May serve as preparation for private pilot written examinations. MAE 393 - Special Topics A-Z Pre-req: Consent Hours: 1-6 Semester Generally Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. MAE 411 - Advanced Mechatronics Pre-req: MATH 261 with a grade of C or better, MAE 211 and EE 221, 222 Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Spring Enrollment Restriction: College of Engineering and Mineral Resources CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Instrumentation and measurements emphasizing systems that combine electronic and mechanical components with modern controls and microprocessors. First and Second order behavior, transducers and intermediate devices, measurement of rapidly changing engineering parameters, microcontrollers, and actuators. MAE 415 - Balloon Satellite Project I Hours: 1 Semester Generally Offered: Spring Enrollment Restriction: Open CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Student teams propose, design, construct, and test experimental packages, launched as payloads via a weather balloon that is tracked and recovered. Data acquired by the experimental payloads is analyzed. MAE 417 - Balloon Satellite Project II Pre-req: MAE 415 Hours: 2 Semester Generally Offered: Spring Enrollment Restriction: Open Syllabus Student teams propose, design, construct, and test complex experimental packages, launched as payloads via a weather balloon that is tracked and recovered. Data acquired by the experimental payloads is analyzed. MAE 421 - Problems in Thermodynamics Pre-req: MAE 321 or Consent Hours: 3 Thermodynamic systems with special emphasis on actual processes; problems designed to strengthen the background of the student in the application of the fundamental thermodynamic concepts. MAE 423 - Heat Transfer Pre-req: MATH 261 with a grade of C or better and MAE 320 and (MAE 331 or MAE 335) Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Spring CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Steady state and transient conduction. Thermal radiation. Boundary layer equations for forced and free convection. MAE 424 - Applications in Heat Transfer Pre-req: MAE 423 Hours: 3 Application of basic heat transfer theory and digital computation techniques to problems involving heat exchangers, power plants, electronic cooling, manufacturing processes, and environmental problems. MAE 425 - Internal Combustion Engines Pre-req: MAE 320 Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall/Spring Syllabus Thermodynamics of the internal combustion engine; Otto cycle; Diesel cycle, gas turbine cycle, two- and four-cycle engines, fuels, carburetion and fuel injection; combustion; engine performance, supercharging. MAE 426 - Flight Vehicle Propulsion Pre-req: MAE 336 Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall Syllabus Visit Course Web Site Equilibrium combustion thermodynamics. Quasi onedimensional flow with friction and total temperature change. Thermodynamics of aircraft engines. Aerodynamics of inlets, combustors, nozzles, compressors, and turbines. Performance of rockets. Ideal rocket analysis. MAE 427 - Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Pre-req: MAE 320 or Consent Hours: 3 Syllabus Methods and systems of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning of various types of buildings, types of controls and their application. MAE 430 - Microgravity Research I Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall Enrollment Restriction: College of Engineering and Mineral Resources CIP Code: 140201 Student team conceives and proposes a unique research experiment, to be flown on NASA microgravity research aircraft. Team also begins design, construction, and testing of apparatus. MAE 431 - Microgravity Research II Pre-req: MAE 430 Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Spring Enrollment Restriction: College of Engineering and Mineral Resources CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus PR: . Student team completes design, construction, and testing of research experiment; that is then flown on NASA microgravity research aircraft. Data required from experiment is analyzed and reported. MAE 432 - Engineering Acoustics Pre-req: MATH 261 or Consent Hours: 3 Theory of sound propagation and transmission. Important industrial noise sources and sound measurement equipment. Selection of appropriate noise criteria and control methods. Noise abatement technology. Laboratory studies and case histories. MAE 433 - Computational Fluid Dynamics Pre-req: MAE 316 and (MAE 331 or MAE 335) with grade of "C" or better in each, or consent. Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall/Spring Enrollment Restriction: College of Engineering and Mineral Resources CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Introduction to modern computational fluid dynamics. Development and implementation of finite-difference schemes for numerical flow solution. Grid Generation. Explicit, implicit, and iterative techniques. Emphasis on applications. Validation and verification of solution. MAE 434 - Experimental Aerodynamics Pre-req: MAE 336 Hours: 2 Semester Generally Offered: Fall Syllabus Visit Course Web Site Aerodynamic testing and instrumentation. Supersonic and low-speed wind tunnel testing including shock waves, aerodynamic forces, pressure distribution on an airfoil and boundary layers. Application of schlieren optics, thermal anemometry and laser doppler velocimetry. MAE 435 - Experimental Fluid Dynamics 2 Pre-req: MAE 434 Hours: 3 Continuation of MAE 434 with increased emphasis on dynamic measurements. Shock tube/tunnel and subsonic and supersonic measurements. Experiments include optical techniques, heat transfer to models, and viscous flow measurements. Error analysis of test data. MAE 436 - Applied Aerodynamics Pre-req: MAE 335 Hours: 3 Chordwise and spanwise airload distribution for plain wings, wings with aerodynamic and geometric twist, wings with deflected flaps, and wings with ailerons deflected. Section induced drag characteristics. MAE 437 - V/STOL Aerodynamics Pre-req: MAE 336 Hours: 3 Fundamental aerodynamics of V/STOL aircraft. Topics include propeller and rotor theory, helicopter performance, jet flaps, ducted fans, and propeller-wing combinations. MAE 438 - Introduction to Gas Dynamics Pre-req: MAE 331 or Consent Hours: 3 Fundamentals of gas dynamics, onedimensional gas dynamics and wave motion, measurement, effect of viscosity and conductivity, and concepts of gas kinetics. MAE 439 - Hypersonic Gas Dynamics Pre-req: MAE 336 or Consent Hours: 3 Hypersonic shock and expansion wave relations; hypersonic inviscid flowfields: approximate and numerical methods, blast wave theory; hypersonic boundary layers and aerodynamic heating. MAE 443 - Materials' Mechanical Behavior Pre-req: MAE 343 or Consent Hours: 3 Reveal the mechanical behavior of materials, including elastic behavior, plastic deformation, high tempreature deformation and deformation of non-crystalline materials like polymer and composites. It also covers the materials microstructures and their effects on mechanical properties. MAE 446 - Mechanics of Composite Materials Pre-req: MATH 251 and MAE 243 Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall Syllabus Visit Course Web Site Fundamental methods for structural analysis of fiber reinforced composites. Particularities of composite applications in design and manufacturing of structural components: performance tailoring, failure criteria, environmental effects, joining, and processing. MAE 447 - Aeroelasticity Pre-req: MAE 345 Hours: 3 Vibrating systems of single degree and multiple degrees of freedom, flutter theory and modes of vibration, torsional divergence and control reversal. MAE 452 - Kinematics Pre-req: MAE 342 and MATH 261 or Consent Hours: 3 Geometry of constrained motion, kinematics synthesis and design, special linkage. Coupler curves, inflection circle, Euler-Savary equation, cubic of stationary curvature and finite displacement techniques. MAE 454 - Machine Design and Manufacturing Pre-req: MATH 261 with a grade of C or better, MAE 342, and MAE 343 Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Visit Course Web Site Mechanical design of mechanical elements such as shaft systems, bearings, gears, springs, screws and fasteners, clutches and brakes, and flexible drive elements. Design for manufacturability considerations. MAE 456 - CAD and Finite Element Analysis Pre-req: MATH 261 with a grade of C or better, (MAE 342 or 345)and MAE 343 Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall/Spring CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Visit Course Web Site Computer-aided design fundamentals. Finite element concepts and solution techniques. Exposure to CAD and finite element packages. Design case studies. MAE 460 - Automatic Controls Pre-req: MATH 261 with C or better Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall CIP Code: 140201 Syllabus Mathematical modeling of physical systems. Block diagrams. Open loop and closed loop transfer functions. Time response, stability and steady-state errors of control systems. Root-locus techniques. Compensator design. MAE 461 - Applied Feedback Control Pre-req: MAE 460 or Consent Hours: 3 Application of automatic control theory. Transfer functions and block diagrams for linear physical systems. Proportional, integral, and derivative controllers. Transient and frequency response using Laplace transformation. MAE 462 - Design of Robotic Systems Pre-req: Consent Hours: 3 Mechanical automation design associated with robotic systems, including economic justification and ethics. Geometric choices and controller specifications for programmable manipulators. Workstation strategies such as CNC and CIM for computer-based flexible manufacturing. MAE 465 - Flight Mechanics 2 Pre-req: MAE 365 Hours: 3 Syllabus Visit Course Web Site Fundamental concepts of feedback control system analysis and design. Automatic flight controls and human pilot plus airframe considered as a closed loop system. Stability augmentation. MAE 467 - Flight Simulation Pre-req: MAE 365 Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall Enrollment Restriction: College of Engineering and Mineral Resources CIP Code: 140201 Fundamental concepts of flight simulation are introduced through interaction with tools of different complexity from simplified linear and non-linear models to a six degrees-of-freedom motion based flight simulator. MAE 469 - Microprocessor Applications in Mechanical Engineering Pre-req: MAE 363 Hours: 3 Enrollment Restriction: College of Engineering and Mineral Resources CIP Code: 140201 Fundamentals of programming and interfacing a microprocessor. Hands-on, hardware oriented. Assembly language and BASIC programming. RAM, EPROM, analog to digital and digital to analog converters, stepper motors, encoders, AC devices. Interfacing project required. MAE 471 - Principles of Engineering Design Pre-req: Penultimate Semester Hours: 3 Syllabus Topics include design problems in mechanical engineering dealing with analytical and experimental methodologies in fluid, thermal and structural areas, decision-making techniques, optimization, computer-aided design, and economic consideration. MAE 472 - Engineering Systems Design Pre-req: MAE 471 Hours: 3 Syllabus Visit Course Web Site Identification and solution of challenging engineering problems through rational analysis and creative synthesis. Planning, designing, and reporting on complex systems on individual and group basis. MAE 473 - Bioengineering Pre-req: MAE 243 or Consent Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall Enrollment Restriction: College of Engineering and Mineral Resources CIP Code: 140201 Visit Course Web Site Introduction to human anatomy and physiology using an engineering systems approach. Gives the engineering student a basic understanding of the human system so that the student may include it as an integral part of the design. MAE 474 - UAV Design/Fuild/Fly Comp Pre-req: Consent Hours: 1-3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall Enrollment Restriction: College of Engineering and Mineral Resources CIP Code: 140201 Hands-on applications of concepts learned in other courses to meet specified flight performance and competition criteria. Advanced aerodynamic and materials concepts are utilized by an integrated sophomore-junior-senior team. MAE 475 - Flight Vehicle Design Pre-req: ENGL 102 and MAE 215 and MAE 365 or Consent Hours: 3 Syllabus Visit Course Web Site Preliminary design of flight vehicles; with regard for performance and stability requirements, considering aerodynamics, weight and balance, structural arrangement, configuration, cost safety, guidance, and propulsion effects. MAE 476 - Space Flight and Systems Pre-req: MAE 316 Hours: 3 Syllabus Introduction to fundamental concepts of space flight and vehicles, emphasizing performance aspects and basic analytical expressions. Common analysis methods and design criteria for launch vehicles, orbital mechanics, atmospheric re-entry, stabilization, thermal, power, and attitude control. MAE 477 - Space Systems Design II Pre-req: MAE 475 or MAE 471 Hours: 3 Conceptual and/or preliminary design of space vehicles and/or systems including structures, CAD, orbital mechanics, propulsion, thermal control, life support, power systems, communications, system integration, and cost analysis. MAE 478 - Guided Missile Systems Co-req: MAE 426 Pre-req: MAE 336 Hours: 3 Syllabus Design philosophy according to mission requirements. Preliminary configuration and design concepts. Aerodynamic effects on missiles during launch and flight. Ballistic missile trajectories. Stability determination by analog simulation. Performance determination by digital and analog simulation. Control, guidance, and propulsion systems. Operational reliability considerations. MAE 479 - Space Mechanics Pre-req: MATH 261 and MAE 242 Hours: 3 Flight in and beyond earth’s atmosphere by space vehicles. Laws of Kepler and Orbital theory. Energy requirements for satellite and interplanetary travel. Exit from entry into an atmosphere. MAE 490 - Teaching Practicum Pre-req: Consent Hours: 1-3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant. MAE 491 - Professional Field Experience Pre-req: Consent Hours: 1-18 Semester Generally Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer Prearranged experiential learning program to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development. MAE 493 - Special Topics A-Z Pre-req: Consent Hours: 1-6 Semester Generally Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer Syllabus Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. MAE 493H - I.C. Engine Combustion and Emissions Hours: 3 Semester Generally Offered: Spring Syllabus The objectives of this course are to present the reacting mixtures, combustion concepts, fuel properties, pollutant formation mechanism, exhaust emissions of I.C. engines and their reductions. MAE 494 - Seminar Pre-req: Consent Hours: 1-3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty. MAE 495 - Independent Study Hours: 1-6 Semester Generally Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings. MAE 496 - Senior Thesis Pre-req: Consent Hours: 1-3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer MAE 497 - Research Hours: 1-6 Semester Generally Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer Independent research projects. MAE 498 - Honors Pre-req: Enrollment in Honors Program Consent from Honors Director Hours: 1-3 Semester Generally Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer Independent reading, study, or research. MAE 499 - Special Problems Pre-req: Consent Hours: 1-6 Printer Friendly Version