Course Descriptions

Following are descriptions for courses in Engineering (ENG), Mechanical Engineering (EME), Aeronautical Science and Engineering (EAE), and graduate courses in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering (MAE).

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Undergraduate Programs

Courses in Engineering (ENG)

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The home departments for the courses offered in Engineering (ENG) are listed after the title of the courses using the following codes:

Lower Division Courses

ENG 4. Engineering Graphics in Design (3) - MAE
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Introduction to engineering design, descriptive geometry, pictorial sketching, computer-aided graphics, and their application in the solution of engineering problems.--I. (I, III.) Schaaf, Yamazaki

ENG 6. Engineering Problem Solving (4) - ECS
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Mathematics 16B or 21B (may be taken concurrently). Methodology for solving engineering problems. Engineering computing and visualization based on MATLAB. Engineering examples and applications.--I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

ENG 11. Issues in Engineering (1) - COE
Lecture--1 hour. Prerequisite: Participation in the MESA Engineering Program or consent of instructor. Designed to broaden student's understanding of the engineering profession, its methods, principles, design and development process, career opportunities, and professional resources.--I. (I.) Ford

ENG 17. Circuits I (4) - EEC
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Mathematics 22B (may be taken concurrently); Physics 9C. Basic electric circuit analysis techniques, including electrical quantities and elements, resistive circuits, transient and steady-state responses of RLC circuits, sinusoidal excitation and phasors, and complex frequency and network functions.--I, II, III.(I, II, III.)

ENG 35. Statics (3) — ECI
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 21D (may be taken concurrently); Physics 9A. Force systems and equilibrium conditions with emphasis on engineering problems.--I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

ENG 45. Properties of Materials (4) - EMS
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 16C or 21C and Chemistry 2A. Introductory course on the properties of engineering materials and their relation to the internal structure of materials. GE credit: Wrt.--I, II, III. (I, II, III.)


Upper Division Courses

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ENG 100. Electronic Circuits and Systems (3) - EEC
Laboratory--3 hours; lecture--1 hour; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 17. Introduction to analog and digital circuit and system design through hands-on laboratory design projects. Students who have completed Electrical and Computer Engineering 100 may receive only 1.5 units of credit.--II, III. (II, III.)

ENG 102. Dynamics (4) - MAE
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 35, Mathematics 22B; open to College of Engineering students only. Kinematics and kinetics of particles, of systems of particles, and of rigid bodies applied to engineering problems. Only 2 units of credit allowed to students who have previously taken Engineering 36.--I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Hess, Schaaf, Velinsky

ENG 103. Fluid Mechanics (4) - MAE
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 102 (may be taken concurrently). Fluid properties: fluid statics; continuity and linear momentum equations for control volumes; flow of incompressible fluids in pipes; dimensional analysis and boundary-layer flows.--I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Barakat, White

ENG 104. Mechanics of Materials (4) - ECI
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 35, Mathematics 22B. Open to Engineering majors only. Uniaxial loading and deformation. General concepts of stress-strain-temperature relations and yield criteria. Torsion of shafts. Bending of beams. Deflections due to bending. Introduction to stability and buckling.--I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

ENG 104L. Mechanics of Materials Laboratory (1) - ECI
Laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 104. Experiments which illustrate the basic principles and verify the analysis procedures used in the mechanics of materials are performed using the basic tools and techniques of experimental stress analysis.--II, III. (II, III.) Chai

ENG 105. Thermodynamics (4) — MAE
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 22B and Physics 9B. Open to Engineering majors only. Fundamentals of thermodynamics: heat energy and work, properties of pure substances, First and Second Law for closed and open systems, reversibility, entropy, thermodynamic temperature scales. Applications of thermodynamics to engineering systems.-I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

ENG 106. Engineering Economics (3) - EBS
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing in Engineering. The analysis of problems in engineering economy; the selection of alternatives; replacement decisions. Compounding, tax, origins and cost of capital, economic life, and risk and uncertainty are applied to methods of selecting most economic alternatives.--I, II. (I, II.) Hartsough, Slaughter

ENG 111. Electric Power Equipment (3) - EBS
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 17. Principles of AC and DC electric motors and generators, their control systems and power sources. Selection of electric power equipment components based on their construction features and performance characteristics.--I. (I.) Delwiche Hartsough

ENG 121. Fluid Power Actuators and Systems (4) - EBS
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 100, 102, 104 and either 103 or Biological Systems Engineering 103. Hydraulic and pneumatic systems with emphasis on analysis and control of actuators. Design of hydraulic and pneumatic systems, specification and sizing of components, and selection of electro-hydraulics/electro-pneumatics, servo valves, and closed loop systems to solve basic control problems.—(III.) Rosa

ENG 122. Introduction to Mechanical Vibrations (4) - MAE
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 102. Free and forced vibrations in lumped-parameter systems with and without damping; vibrations in coupled systems; electromechanical analogs; use of energy conservation principles.--I. (I.) Frank

ENG 130. Introduction to Biomedical Engineering (3) - BIM
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 45, 100, 102, or consent of instructor. Introduction to the primary fields of specialization in biomedical engineering. Fields include sensors, instrumentation, and signal processing; orthopaedic biomechanics; whole body biomechanics; imaging; biofluids and transport.--I. (I.) Hull

ENG 160. Environmental Physics and Society (3) - ECI
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Physics 9D, 5C, or 10 or 1B and Mathematics 16B or the equivalent. Impact of humankind on the environment will be discussed from the point of view of the physical sciences. Calculations based on physical principles will be made, and the resulting policy implications will be considered. (In the College of Engineering, students may receive only one unit of credit towards the Technical Electives requirement.) (Same course as Physics 160.) GE credit: SciEng or SocSci.--I. (I.) Jungerman, Craig

ENG 180. Engineering Analysis (4) - MAE
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Mathematics 21D, 22B, and course 5 or 6. Solutions of systems of linear and nonlinear algebraic equations; approximation methods; solutions of ordinary differential equations; initial and boundary value problems; solutions of partial differential equations of elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic types; Eigen value problems.--I. (I.) Hafez

ENG 190. Professional Responsibilities of Engineers (3) - MAE
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Organization of the engineering profession; introduction to contracts, specifications, business law, patents, and liability; discussion of professional and ethical issues; oral presentations on the interactions between engineering and society.--II, III.(II, III.) Gisla


Courses in Mechanical Engineering (EME)


Lower Division Courses

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EME 1. Mechanical Engineering (1)
Lecture-1 hour. Description of the field of mechanical engineering with examples taken from industrial applications, discussions of the practice with respect to engineering principles, ethics, and responsibilities. (P/NP grading only.)-I.

EME 5. Computer Programming for Engineering Applications (4)
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 16A or 21A (may be taken concurrently). Structured programming in C for solving problems in engineering. Introduction to MATLAB and comparison study of C/C++ with MATLAB. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 124.--I. (I.) Cheng

EME 50. Manufacturing Processes (4)
Discussion-3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 4. Restricted to Mechanical, Aeronautical and Materials Science Engineering majors, consent of instructor. Introduction to and experience with modern manufacturing methods, manufacturing instructions and computer-aided manufacturing and their role in the engineering design and development process.-I, II. (I, II.) Yamazaki, Schaaf

EME 92. Internship in Mechanical Engineering (1-5)
Internship. Prerequisite: lower division standing; approval of project prior to period of internship. Supervised work experience in engineering. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)

EME 99. Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor; lower division standing. (P/NP grading only.)


Upper Division Courses

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EME 106. Thermo-Fluid Dynamics (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 103 and 105. Restricted to Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering/Materials Science Engineering majors. Inviscid incompressible flow, compressible flow, thermodynamic relations, ideal gas mixtures, psychrometrics, reacting mixtures and combustion.-I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

EME 107A. Experimental Methods (3)
Lecture/discussion—2 hours; laboratory—1.5 hours. Prerequisite: course 106. Open to Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Science & Engineering and Mechanical/Materials Science Engineering Majors only. Experiments to illustrate principles of thermal-fluid systems. Statistical and uncertainty analysis of data; statistical design of experiments; measurement devices; Experiments involving thermodynamic cycles, combustion, compressible and incompressible flows.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

EME 107B. Experimental Methods (3)
Lecture/discussion—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 100, Engineering 104,(both may be taken concurrently). Open to Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Science & Engineering and Mechanical/Materials Science Engineering Majors only. Experiments to illustrate principles of mechanical systems. Theory of measurements; Signal analysis; Demonstration of basic sensors for mechanical systems; Experimental project design; Experiments involving voltage measurement; strain gauges, dynamic systems of 0th, 1st and 2nd order.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

EME 134. Vehicle Stability (4)
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite: course 171. Introduction to the static and dynamic stability characteristics of transportation vehicles with examples drawn from aircraft, high-performance automobiles, rail cars and boats. Laboratory experiments illustrate the dynamic behavior of automobiles, race cars, bicycles, etc.-III. (III.) Hubbard, Karnopp, Margolis

EME 150A. Mechanical Design (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 45 and 104, course 50 (may be taken concurrently). Restricted to Aeronautical, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering and Biological Systems majors only. The principles of engineering mechanics applied to mechanical design. Theories of static and fatigue failure of metals. Design projects emphasizing the progression from conceptualization to hardware. Experimental stress analysis
and mechanical measurements using strain gages.-I, III. Ravani

EME 150B. Mechanical Design (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: course 150A. Principles of engineering mechanics applied to the design and selection of mechanical components. Design projects concentrate on conceptual design, engineering analysis, methods of manufacture, material selection, and cost. Introduction to Computer-Aided Design.-II. (II.)

EME 151. Statistical Methods in Design and Manufacturing (3)
Lecture-3 hours. Prerequisite: course 150A. Methods of statistical analysis with emphasis on applications in mechanical design and manufacturing quality control. Applications include product evaluation and decision making, probabilistic design, methods of sampling inspections and control charts.-II. (II.) Hull

EME 152. Computer-Aided Mechanism Design (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: course 5 or 6, 102. Principles of computer-aided mechanism design. Computer-aided kinematic, static, and dynamic analysis and design of planar mechanisms such as multiple-loop linkages and geared linkages. Introduction to kinematic synthesis of mechanisms.-I. (I.) Cheng

EME 154. Mechatronics (4)
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 100, 102, course 50. Mechatronics system concept and overview, control system design overview, control software architecture, control hardware architecture, microcontroller and interface technology for mechatronics control, sensor for mechatronics systems, actuator drives.-III. (III.) Yamazaki

EME 161. Combustion and the Environment (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 106. Introduction to combustion kinetics; the theory of premixed flames and diffusion flames; turbulent combustion; formation of air pollutants in combustion systems; examples of combustion devices which include internal combustion engines, gas turbines, furnaces and waste incinerators; alternative fuel sources.-III. (III.) Kennedy, Shaw

EME 162. Modern Power Plants (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 103 and 105. Modern powerplants for electric power generation and cogeneration. Thermodynamic analysis of different concepts of powerplants using fossil fuels and nuclear fuels. Design studies of specific powerplants.-II. (II.)

EME 163. Internal Combustion Engines and Future Alternatives (4)
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 103 and 105. Fundamentals of internal combustion engine design and performance. Future needs to adapt to environmental concerns, and the feasibility of better alternatives in the future.-I. (III.) Erickson

EME 165. Heat Transfer (4)
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 5 or 6, 103 and 105. Conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer, applications to engineering equipment with the use of digital computers.-I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

EME 171. Analysis, Simulation and Design of Mechatronic Systems (4)
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 100, 102, upper division standing. Restricted to Aeronautical, Materials Science, Mechanical and Biological Systems Engineering majors. Modeling of dynamic engineering systems in various energy domains. Analysis and design of dynamic systems. Response of linear systems. Digital computer simulation and physical experiments.-I, II. (I, II.) Karnopp, Margolis

EME 172. Automatic Control of Engineering Systems (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: course 171. Classical feedback control; block diagrams; control systems performance specifications; steady state errors; rise and settling times; root locus; PID controllers; control design with Bode and Nyquist plots; stability; phase and gain margin; lead and lag compensators; state variable feedback controllers. Only 2 units of credit allowed to students who have taken course 176.-II, III. (II, III.) Hubbard, Eke

EME 185A-185B. Mechanical Engineering Systems Design Project (2-2)
Lecture-1 hour; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite: course 150A, 165, senior standing in Mechanical Engineering or Aeronautical Science and Engineering. Capstone mechanical engineering design course; the mechanical engineering design process and its use in the design of engineering systems. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)-I-II, II-III. (I-II, II-III.)

EME 192. Internship in Engineering (1-5)
Internship. Prerequisite: upper division standing; approval of project prior to period of internship. Supervised work experience in mechanical engineering. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)

EME 198. Directed Group Study (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)

EME 199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)


Courses in Aeronautical Science and Engineering (EAE)


Lower Division Courses

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EAE 1. Introduction to Aerospace Science Engineering (1)
Lecture-1 hour. Description of the field of aerospace engineering with examples from industry, government, and research. Aerospace engineering principles, ethics, and responsibilities. (P/NP grading only.)-I. (I.)

EAE 99. Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor and lower division standing. (P/NP grading only.)


Upper Division Courses

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EAE 126. Theoretical and Computational Aerodynamics (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 106, Engineering 180, Applied Science Engineering-Davis 115, or Mathematics 128C. Development of general equations of fluid motion. Study of flow field kinematics and dynamics. Flow about a body. Thin airfoil theory. Viscous effects. Applications of numerical methods to wing analysis and design.-III. (III.) Hafez

EAE 127. Applied Aircraft Aerodynamics (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: course 126. Experimental characteristics of wing sections. High-lift devices. Lift and drag at high Mach numbers. Drag aerodynamics. Total aircraft drag estimation. Aerodynamic design procedures.-I. (I.) Chattot

EAE 129. Stability and Control of Aerospace Vehicles (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 102. Aircraft and spacecraft stability and control. Derivation of fundamental equations of motion for aircraft/spacecraft. Specialization of equations for aircraft. Fundamentals of feedback. Aircraft flight control systems. Specialization of equations of motion for orbiting spacecraft. Spacecraft attitude control systems.-II. (II.) Hess

EAE 130A. Aircraft Performance and Design (4)
Lecture-2 hours; discussion-1 hour; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite: course 127. Aircraft design including aerodynamics, performance analysis, weight estimation, and stability and control.-II. (II.) van Dam

EAE 130B. Aircraft Performance and Design (4)
Lecture-2 hours; discussion-1 hour; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite: course 130A. Aircraft design including refinement and iteration of initial design; cost analysis, detailed design, and analysis of aircraft structure; propulsion system; aerodynamics, stability, and control/handling qualities; or manufacturing.-III. van Dam

EAE 133. Finite Element Methods in Structures (4)
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisites: Engineering 104. Open to Engineering students only. An introduction to the aerospace structural design process. History of aircraft materials. Effects of loading beyond elastic limit. Deflections and stresses due to combined loading. Virtual work principles, and finite element methods. Applications to aerospace structures.-III. (III.) Sarigul-Klign

EAE 135. Aerospace Structures (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: course 133. Analysis and design methods used in aerospace structures. Shear flow in open, closed and multicell beam cross-sections, buckling of flat and curved sheets, tension field beams, local buckling.-I. (I.) Sarigul-Klign

EAE 137. Structural Composites (4)
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 104. Overview of materials and technology for creating structures from fiber reinforced resin matrix composite material systems. Elementary design analysis and case studies emphasizing aeronautical applications.-II. (II.) La Saponara

EAE 138. Aircraft Propulsion (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 45, 103 and 105. Analysis and design of modern aircraft gas turbine engines. Development and application of cycle performance prediction techniques for important engine configurations. Introduction to the operation and design of inlets, compressors, burners, turbines, and nozzles. Cycle design studies for specific applications.-II. (II.) R. Davis

EAE 139. Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity (4)
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 103 and 102. Structural dynamics of flexible structures. Introduction to fluid-structure interaction. Design of subsystems or systems under aeroelastic constraints. Dynamics instabilities. Control effectiveness. Unsteady aerodynamics. Flutter. Aeroelastic tailoring in design, Applications to aerospace, mechanical and biomedical systems.-III. (III.) Sarigul-Klign

EAE 141. Space Systems Design (4)
Lecture-2 hours; Discussion 1 hour; Lab 3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 102, and Mechanical Engineering 106. Introduction to space systems design including space project organization, requirements definition and specification, concepts formulation, system tradeoffs, subsystem design. Prototype space mission concepts are presented and a multidisciplinary mission design is developed that considers all relevant architecture elements. Offered in alternate years.-I. Joshi

EAE 189A. Rocket Propulsion (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 103 and 105, upper division standing. Fluid and thermodynamics of rocket engines, liquid and solid rocket propulsion. Space propulsion concepts and space mission requirements.-White

EAE 189B. Orbital Mechanics (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: course 102, upper division standing. Satellite orbits, multistage rockets, current global boosters, and new technologies. Design application problems include satellites, trajectory optimizations, and interplanetary trajectories.-Sarigul-Klijn

EAE 198. Directed Group Study (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)

EAE 199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)


Graduate Program

Courses in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering (MAE)

Graduate Courses

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MAE 207. Engineering Experimentation and Uncertainty Analysis (4)
Lecture-3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: EME 107A and EME 107B. Design and analysis of engineering experiments with an emphasis on measurement standards, data analysis, regressions and general and detailed uncertainty analysis, including statistical intervals, propagation of bias and precision errors, correlated bias approximations, and using jitter programs.- (I.) Baughn

MAE 208. Measurement Methods in Fluid Mechanics and Combustion (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: course 165 and Engineering 103. Application of shadow, schlieren and other flow visualization methods. Introduction to optics and lasers. Measurement of velocity and concentrations in reacting and non-reacting flows with laser diagnostic techniques including LDV, Rayleigh, Raman and fluorescence scattering and CARS. Offered in alternate years.-III. Kennedy

MAE 210A. Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 103, 105 and Mechanical Engineering 165. Development of differential equations governing continuity, momentum and energy transfer. Solutions in laminar flow for exact cases, low and high Reynolds numbers and lubrication theory. Dynamics of inviscid flow.-I. (I.) White

MAE 210B. Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: course 210A. Study of stability and transition to turbulence. Introduction to the physics of turbulence. Modeling of turbulence for numerical determination of momentum and heat transfer.-II. (II.) Kollmann

MAE 211. Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 103, 105 and Mechanical Engineering 165 or the equivalent. Design aspects of selected topics; heat conduction, fins; heat transport in ducts, boundary layers and separated flows; heat exchangers.-I. (I.) Hoffman, Baughn

MAE 212. Biomedical Heat and Mass Transport Processes (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 165, Biological Systems Engineering 125, Chemical Engineering 153 or the equivalent. Application of principles of heat and mass transfer to biomedical systems related to heat exchange between the biomedical system and its environment, mass transfer across cell membranes and the design and analysis of artificial human organs. (Same course as Biomedical Engineering 212.) Offered in alternate years.-(II.)

MAE 213. Advanced Turbulence Modeling (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: course 210B. Methods of analyzing turbulence; kinematics and dynamics of homogeneous turbulence; Reynolds stress and heat-flux equations; second order closures and their simplification; numerical methods; application to boundary layer-type flows; two-dimensional and three-dimensional hydraulic and environmental flows. Offered in alternate years.-(III.) Aldredge, Kollman

MAE 215. Biomedical Fluid Mechanics and Transport Phenomena (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 103 or Chemical Engineering 150B or Civil and Environmental Engineering 141. Application of fluid mechanics and transport to biomedical systems. Flow in normal physiological function and pathological conditions. Topics include circulatory and respiratory flows, effect of flow on cellular processes, transport in the arterial wall and in tumors, and tissue engineering. (Same course as Biomedical Engineering 215.)-(III.) Barakat

MAE 216. Advanced Thermodynamics (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 105. Study of topics important to energy conversion systems, propulsion and other systems using high temperature gases. Classical thermodynamics and quantum statistical mechanics of nonreacting and chemically reacting gases, gas mixtures, and other substances.-I.

MAE 217. Combustion (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 103 and 105. Review of chemical thermodynamics and chemical kinetics. Discussions of reacting flows, their governing equations and transport phenomena; detonations; laminar flame structure and turbulent combustion. Offered in alternate years.-II. Shaw

MAE 218. Advanced Energy Systems (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 103 and 105, or the equivalent. Review of options available for advanced power generation. Detailed study of basic power balances, component efficiencies, and overall powerplant performance for one advanced concept such as a fusion, magnetohydrodynamic, or solar electric powerplant. Offered in alternate years.-(I.) Hoffman

MAE 219. Introduction to Scientific Computing in Solid and Fluid Dynamics (4)
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 103 and 104. Scientific calculations with finite element and finite difference methods for multi-dimensional problems in solid and fluid dynamics are performed with examples in C, C++, FORTRAN, and MATLAB script files. Derivation of the basic equations of motion in finite volume form with applications to elasticity, waves. Offered in alternate years.-(III.)

MAE 220. Mechanical Vibrations (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 122. Multiple degrees of freedom; damping measures; Rayleigh's method; vibration absorbers; eigenvalues and modeshapes; modal coordinates; forced vibrations; random processes and vibrations; autocorrelation; spectral density; first passage and fatigue failure; nonlinear systems; phase plane.-III. (III.) Margolis

MAE 222. Advanced Dynamics (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 102. Dynamics of particles, rigid bodies and distributed systems with engineering applications; generalized coordinates; Hamilton's principle; Lagrange's equations; Hamilton-Jacobi theory; modal dynamics orthogonality; wave dynamics; dispersion.-I. (I.) Eke

MAE 223. Multibody Dynamics (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 102. Coupled rigid-body kinematics/dynamics; reference frames; vector differentiation; configuration and motion constraints; holonomicity; generalized speeds; partial velocities; mass; inertia tensor/theorems; angular momentum; generalized forces; comparing Newton/Euler, Lagrange's, Kane's methods; computer-aided equation derivation; orientation; Euler; Rodrigues parameters. (Same course as Biomedical
Engineering 223.)-II. (II.) Eke, Hubbard

MAE 225. Spatial Kinematics and Robotics (4)
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite: C Language and course 222. Spatial kinematics, screw theory, spatial mechanisms analysis and synthesis, robot kinematics and dynamics, robot workspace, path planning, robot programming, real-time architecture and software implementation. (Same course as Biomedical Engineering 225.) Offered in alternate years.-(II.) Ravani

MAE 226. Acoustics and Noise Control (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 122. Description of sound using normal modes and waves; interaction between vibrating solids and sound fields; sound absorption in enclosed spaces; sound transmission through barriers; applications in design, acoustic enclosures and sound walls, room acoustics, design of quiet machinery. Offered in alternate years.-III. Karnopp, Sarigul-Klijn

MAE 227. Research Techniques in Biomechanics (4)
Lecture-2 hours; laboratory-4 hours; term paper or discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Mathematics 22B and consent of instructor; Exercise Science 115 recommended. Experimental techniques for biomechanical analysis of human movement. Techniques evaluated include data acquisition and analysis by computer, force platform analysis, strength assessment, planar and three-dimensional videography, data reduction and smoothing, body segment parameter
determination, electromyography, and biomechanical modeling. (Same course as Biomedical Engineering 227/Exercise Science 227.)-II. (II.) William, Hawkins

MAE 229. Design & Analysis of Micro-Electromechanical Systems (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisites: ENG 45, ENG 100, ENG 104; ENG 122 recommended. Mechanical design of micro-electronmechanical systems(MEMS). Device modeling: lumped parameter models; energy methods; nonlinearities; electrical and mechanical noise sources. Actuation and measurement methods: capacitive, piezoresistive, thermal, piezoelectric, and optical techniques. Review of basic electronics: bridge circuits, amplitude modulation; lock-in detection. Offered in alternate years- (III.) Horsley

MAE 231. Musculo-Skeletal System Biomechanics (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 102. Mechanics of skeletal muscle and mechanical models of muscle, solution of the inverse dynamics problem, theoretical and experimental methods of kinematic and kinetic analysis, computation of intersegmental load and muscle forces, applications to gait analysis and sports biomechanics. (Same course as Biomedical Engineering 231.)-III. (III.) Hull

MAE 232. Skeletal Tissue Mechanics (3)
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 104B. Overview of the mechanical properties of the various tissues in the musculoskeletal system, the relationship of these properties to anatomic and histologic structure, and the changes in these properties caused by aging and disease. The tissues covered include bone, cartilage and synovial fluid, ligament and tendon. (Same course as Biomedical Engineering 232.)-III. (III.) Martin

MAE 234. Design and Dynamics of Road Vehicles (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 134. Analysis and numerical simulation of road vehicles with on design applications. Offered in alternate years.-(III.) Velinsky

MAE 236. Aerodynamics in Nature and Technology (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 103. Introduction to aerodynamics in nature, fundamentals of turbulence in atmospheric flows, planetary boundary layers, pedestrian-level winds in urban areas. Criteria for laboratory modeling of atmospheric flows, wind-tunnel testing. Offered in alternate years.-(III.) White

MAE 237. Analysis and Design of Composite Structures (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Aeronautical Science and Engineering 137. Modeling and analysis methodology for composite structures including response and failure. Laminated plate bending theory. Introduction to failure processes. Offered in alternate years.-(III.) Rehfield

MAE 238. Advanced Aerodynamic Design and Optimization (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Application of aerodynamic theory to obtain optimum aerodynamic shapes. Both analytic solutions and solutions obtained with numerical optimization techniques will be examined. Includes introduction to the calculus of variations and numerical optimization techniques. Offered in alternate years.-I. van Dam

MAE 239. Advances in Finite Elements and Optimization (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 180 or Applied Science 115 or Mathematics 128C. Introduction to advanced finite elements and design optimization methods, with application to modeling of complex mechanical, aerospace and biomedical systems. Application of states of the art in finite elements in optimum design of components under realistic loading conditions and constraints. Offered in alternate years.  (Same course as Biomedical Engineering 239.)-I. Sarigul-Klijn

MAE 240. Computational Methods in Nonlinear Mechanics (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: Applied Science Engineering 115 or Mathematics 128B or Engineering 180. Deformation of solids and the motion of fluids treated with state-of-the-art computational methods. Numerical treatment of nonlinear dynamics; classification of coupled problems; applications of finite element methods to mechanical, aeronautical, and biological systems. Offered in alternate years. (Same course as Biomedical Engineering 240.)-(II.) Sarigul-Klign

MAE 242. Stability of Thin-Walled Structures (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Static stability of thin-walled aerospace structures treated from both theoretical and practical design perspectives. Both monolithic and composite construction considered. Buckling of stiffened panels, shells, and thin-walled beams, experimental methods and failure/crippling processes. Offered in alternate years.-(III.) Rehfield

MAE 248. Advanced Turbomachinery (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 103 and 105. Preliminary aerodynamic design of axial and radial flow compressors and turbines. Design of diffusers. Selection of turbomachine and configurations and approximations to optimum dimensions and flow angles. Introduction to through flow analysis. Rotating stall and surge, and aeromechanical considerations. Offered in alternate years.-I.

MAE 250A. Advanced Methods in Mechanical Design (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 150A and 150B or the equivalents, or consent of instructor. Applications of advanced techniques of solid mechanics to mechanical design problems. Coverage of advanced topics in stress analysis and static failure theories with emphasis in design of machine elements. Design projects emphasizing advanced analysis tools for life cycle evaluation.-I. (I.) Farouki

MAE 250B. Advanced Methods in Mechanical Design (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: course 250A. Applications of advanced techniques of solid mechanics to mechanical design problems. Coverage of advanced topics in variational methods of mechanics with emphasis in design of machine elements. Design projects emphasizing advanced analysis tools.-II. (II.) Hill

MAE 250C. Mechanical Performance of Materials (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: undergraduate course in stress analysis and mechanical behavior of materials. Occurrence, mechanisms, and prediction of fatigue and fracture phenomenon. Use of stress and strain to predict crack initiation. Use of fracture mechanics to predict failure and crack propagation. Effects of stress concentration, manufacturing, load sequence, irregular loading, and multi-axial loading. Offered in alternate years.-III. (III.) Hill

MAE 251. Mechatronics System Design (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 154 and 172 or Electrical and Computer Engineering 157A, 157B. Motion mechanism design, electric actuator, power electronics motion contol, sensor technologies, personal computer-based control systems design, motion control general operating system and real time operating systems, motion control software design, discrete event control software design. Offered in alternate years.-I. Yamazaki

MAE 252. Information Processing for Autonomous Robots (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: ENG 6, EME 5, or equivalent programming experience; EME 154, 171, or consent of instructor.  Computational principles for sensing, reasoning, and navigation for autonomous robots. Offered in alternate years.-(II.) Joshi

MAE 254. Engineering Software Design (4)
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite: EME 5, Engineering 180. Principle and design of engineering software. Advanced topics in engineering software design, including object oriented programming, programming in very high-level languages, real-time multi-thread computing and sensor fusion, web-based network computing, graphic user interface and multimedia with applications in engineering. Offered in alternate years.-(III.) Cheng

MAE 255. Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing (4)
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite: Proficiency in a high level programming language such as Fortran, Pascal or C. Representation and processing of geometrical information in design and manufacturing. Numeric and symbolic computations. Coordinate systems and transformations. Bezier and B-spline curves and surfaces. Interpolation and approximation methods. Intersections, offets, and blends. Path planning for machining, inspection, and robotics applications. Offered in alternate years.-III. Farouki, Ravani

MAE 258. Hybrid Electric Vehicle System Theory and Design (4)
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 150B, graduate standing in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering. Advanced vehicle design for fuel economy, performance, and low emissions, considering regulations, societal demands and manufacturability. Analysis and verification of computer design and control of vehicle systems in real vehicle tests. Advanced engine concepts. Offered in alternate years.-(III.) Frank

MAE 261. Gas Dynamics (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 103 or the equivalent. Flow of compressible fluids. Isentropic flow. Flow with friction, heat transfer, chemically reacting gas and particle mixtures. Normal and oblique shock waves, combustion, blast and expansion waves. Method of characteristics. Offered in alternate years.-(II.)

MAE 262. Advanced Aerodynamics (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Aeronautical Engineering 126. Study of invicid and viscous flows about aerodynamic shapes at subsonic, transonic and supersonic conditions. Application of aerodynamic theory to design for reduced drag and increased lift. Offered in alternate years.-(II.) van Dam, Hafez, Chattot, White

MAE 263. Introduction to Computational Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 103 or consent of instructor. Introduction to numerical methods for solution of fluid flow problems. Discretization techniques and solution algorithms. Finite difference solutions to classical model equations pertinent to wave phenomena, diffusion phenomena, or equilibrium. Application to the incompressible Navier-Stokes equation. Offered in alternate years.-(II.) Chattot

MAE 264. Computational Aerodynamics (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: Aeronautical Science and Engineering 126, Engineering 180, or consent of instructor. Numerical methods for aerodynamics flow simulation in the transonic regime. Solutions of steady and unsteady potential and compressible boundary layer equations. Numerical schemes for mixed type equations and shock waves/numerical grid generation. Viscous/inviscid interaction and coupling procedures. Offered in alternate years.-(III.)

MAE 266. Advanced Wind-Tunnel Testing (4)
Lecture-2 hours; discussion-1 hour; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite: undergraduate course in fluid dynamics. Aspects of low-speed wind-tunnel testing for solving aeronautical and non-aeronautical problems including tunnel corrections, scale effects, force and moment measurements, and flow visualization. Offered in alternate years.-(III.) van Dam

MAE 267. Parallel Computations in Fluid/Thermal Sciences (4)
Lecture-2 hours; discussion-2 hours. Prerequisite: EME-106, EME-165, ENG-180 or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Programming languages and constructs for engineering analysis on parallel computers including MPI (distributed), OpenMP (shared), and Fortran95. Computer architecture overview, domain decomposition, and data structures for parallel solutions to engineering differential equation sets in fluid dynamics and heat transfer. Offered in alternate years.-(I,III.) Davis, R.

MAE 268. Wind Power Engineering (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 102 and Engineering 103, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Fundamentals for understanding the conversion of wind power to mechanical power and electricity. Related engineering, economic and societal issues. Offered in alternate years.-(I.) van Dam

MAE 269. Full Cell Systems (4)
Lecture-2 hours; discussion-2 hours. Prerequisite: EME 106, EME 107, EME 165, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Basics of electrochemistry and fuel cell engines in mobile and stationary applications. Aspects of fuel cell energy converters and their subsystems including practice with existing fuel cell and hydrogen systems on campus. Offered in Alternate years.-(II.)

MAE 271. Advanced Modeling and Simulation of Mechatronic Systems (4)
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 172 or the equivalent. Multiport models of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and thermal devices; bond graphs, block diagrams and state space equations; modeling of multiple energy domain systems; 3-dimensional mechanics; digital simulation laboratory.-I. (I.) Karnopp, Margolis

MAE 272. Theory and Design of Control Systems (4)
Lecture-4 hours. Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 172 or the equivalent. Mathematical representations of linear dynamical systems. Feedback principles; benefits and cost of feedback. Analysis and design of control systems based on classical and modern approaches, with emphasis on applications to mechanical and aeronautical systems.-II. (II.) Eke, Margolis

MAE 274. Analysis and Design of Digital Control Systems (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 172. Discrete systems analysis; digital filtering; sample data systems; state space and transform design techniques; quantization effects; multi-input, multi-output systems.-III. (III.) Hess

MAE 275. Advance Aircraft Stability and Control (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Development and analysis of aircraft equations of motion. Flexible modes. Response to control actuation. Random inputs and disturbances. Stability and control augmentation system design. Handling qualities. Offered in alternate years.-(III.) Hess

MAE 276. Data Acquisition and Analysis (4)
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Application of computers for data acquisition and control. Topics include computer architecture, characteristics of transducers, hardware for laboratory applications of computers, fundamentals of interfaces between computers and experimental equipment, programming techniques for data acquisition and control, basic data analysis. Offered in alternate years.-I.

MAE 290C. Graduate Research Conference (1)
Discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Individual and/or group conference on problems, progress, and techniques in mechanical and aeronautical engineering research. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)-I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

MAE 297. Seminar (1)
Discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Current topics in engineering including developments in mechanical and aeronautical engineering with presentations by students, faculty, and visitors. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)-I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

MAE 298. Group Study (1-5)

MAE 299. Research (1-12)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)


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MAE 396. Teaching Assistant Training Practicum (1-4)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)-I, II, III. (I, II, III.)


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