Undergraduate
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ME201: Dynamics and Statics:
Integrated Approach to Vector Mechanics of Rigid Bodies. Statics
as a special case of dynamics. Emphasis on bodies of finite
size with general motion, both translation and rotation, not
just particle dynamics.
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EM201: Engineering Mechanics, Statics:
Statics of Rigid Bodies and Rigid Assemblies. Force and Moment
Vector anaysis, couples, internal forces, shear and bending
moment distribution and diagrams, friction, belts.
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EM202: Enginering Mechanics, Dynamics:
Kinematics and Kinetics of Rigid Bodies in General 2-D Motion,
Rolling resistance, Work-Energy Methods in Dynamics, Impulse-Momentum Methods for
Dynamics, Kinematics and Kinetics using Local Coordinate Systems
that both Rotate and Translate with the Body.
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ME202: Foundations of Mechanical Systems:
Mechanisms, linkages, mobility, position, velocity, and
acceleration kinematics, limit positions, timing ratios,
mechanical advantage, transmission, complete cycle analysis,
mechanism design and synthesis, dynamic force analysis and
balancing, gear kinematics and selection, torque and power, cam-follower design
and analysis, belt and chain drives, screw drive mechanisms.
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ME205: Computer Analysis in Engineering:
Applied Numerical Methods with Matlab, Programming, Roots of
Equations, Linear Algebra, Curve Fitting, Interpolation,
Numerical Integration, Initial-Value Problems.
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EM304: Mechanics of Materials:
Stress, Strain, Mechanical Properties of Materials, Axial,
Torsion, Bending, Transverse Shear Loads, Combined Loadings,
Stress Transformation, Deflection of Beams.
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ME402: Senior Design:
Senior level design course with projects from industry. Idea
generation, concept and prototype development with analysis.
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ME418: Intro to Finite Element Analysis in Mechanical
Design:
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ME432: Advanced Mechanics of Materials
Stress, Principal Stresses, Strain Energy, Failure and Failure
Criteria, Applications of Energy Methods, Beams on Elastic
Foundation, Curved Beams, Elements of Theory of Elasticity,
Pressurized Cylinders and Spinning Disks, Torsion, Warping,
Unsymmetric Bending and Shear Center, Plasticity in Structural
Members
Graduate
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ME818: Intro to Finite Element Analysis:
Finite element methods, Part I.
Prereq: none
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EM852: Advanced Finite Element Analysis:
Finite element methods, Part II.
Prereq: me818 or equivalent
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EM829: Energy and Variational Methods:
A graduate course in variational methods in mechanics,
includes variational calculus, weighted residual methods,
Ritz-Galerkin global approximations,
Finite Element approximations,
meshfree approximations.
Prereq: none
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ME632: Advanced Mechanics of Materials
Stress, Principal Stresses, Strain Energy, Failure and Failure
Criteria, Applications of Energy Methods, Beams on Elastic
Foundation, Curved Beams, Elements of Theory of Elasticity,
Pressurized Cylinders and Spinning Disks, Torsion, Warping,
Unsymmetric Bending and Shear Center, Plasticity in Structural
Members
-L.L.Thompson
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