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EGME-2430
3 hours
Contemporary Manufacturing Processes
–Fa
Contemporary processing techniques of materials including
machining, casting, forming, hot and cold working; conventional,
NC, and CNC machining as well as 3D printing; inspection
techniques, quality control, and production methods.
Prerequisites:
EGME-2410 Properties of Engineering Materials.
(Fee: $55)
EGME-2510 Statics
–Fa
3 hours
Introduction to analyzing forces in isolated and connected rigid-
body systems; vector analysis, forces, moments, resultants, two-
and three-dimensional equilibrium, centroids, moment of inertia,
friction, trusses, frames, and machines. Design project required.
Prerequisites: EGME-1810 Engineering Graphics; PHYS-2110
General Physics I; MATH-1720 Analytical Geometry and Calculus
II.
(Fee: $10)
EGME-2530 Statics and Mechanics of Materials
–Fa
5 hours
Introduction to analyzing forces in isolated and connected rigid-
body systems; vector analysis, forces, moments, resultants, two-
and three-dimensional equilibrium, centroids, distributed loading,
moment of inertia, friction, trusses, frames, and machines.
Introduction to the theoretical and experimental analysis of
deformable bodies subject to applied loads; normal and shear
stress and strain, strain energy, torsion, stresses in beams,
deflection of beams, combined stress, stress transformation,
failure theories, and buckling of columns. Design project required.
Prerequisites: EGME-1810 Engineering Graphics; PHYS-2110
General Physics I; MATH-1720 Calculus II.
(Fee: $25)
EGME-2570 Statics and Dynamics
–Fa
3 hours
Free-body diagrams, vectors, resultant forces, two- and three-
force members, friction, simple machines, center of gravity, and
moments of inertia. Kinematics and equations of motion of a
particle for rectilinear and cervilinear motion. Planar kinematics of
rigid bodies. Kinetics for planar motion of rigid bodies, including
equations of motion and principles of energy and momentum.
Prerequisites: EGME-1810 Engineering Graphics; MATH-1720
Calculus II; PHYS-2110 General Physics I.
(Fee: $10)
EGME-2630 Dynamics
–Sp
3 hours
Introduction to kinematic and kinetic analysis of particles,
systems of particles, and rigid bodies; position, velocity,
acceleration, non-rotating and rotating frames of reference,
Newton’s laws, work, energy, impulse, momentum, conservative
and non-conservative systems, and vibration of single-degree-of-
freedom systems. Design project required.
Prerequisite: EGME-
2510 Statics or EGME-2530 Statics and Mechanics of Materials.
Pre- or Corequisite: MATH-2740 Differential Equations.
(Fee: $10)
EGME-3010
2 hours
Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I
–Fa
Experiments using the wind tunnel, engine test cell, testing
machines in the mechanics laboratory, vibrations laboratory, fluids
laboratory, refrigeration laboratory, and heat transfer laboratory
are conducted. Students measure mechanical phenomena such
as acceleration, force, pressure, temperature, strain, fluid flow,
viscosity, and heat transfer using transducers, instrumentation,
and PC-based data acquisition. Students design some of the
experiments. Two 2-hour laboratories per week.
Prerequisites:
EGME-2630 Dynamics; EGEE-2050 Circuits and Instrumentation.
Corequisites: EGME-3110 Thermodynamics; EGME-3210 Fluid
Mechanics.
(Fee: $100)
EGME-3020
2 hours
Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II
–Sp
Continuation of EGME-3010. Two two-hour laboratories
per week.
Prerequisite: EGME-3010 Mechanical Engineering
Laboratory I. Corequisite: EGME-3150 Heat Transfer.
(Fee: $100)
EGME-3050
3 hours
Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
–Sp
Introduction to basic components of the finite element method
including element selection, shape functions, strain-displacement
and stress-strain relations, formulation of the stiffness matrix
for 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D elements, linear strain and isoparametric
formulations, application of boundary conditions, and
interpretation of results; application to 2-D and 3-D problems and
experience using a commercial code.
Prerequisites: EGME-2050
Computational Methods; EGME-2530 Statics and Mechanics of
Materials.
(Fee: $25)
EGME-3110 Thermodynamics
–Fa
5 hours
Introduction to engineering thermodynamics, properties of pure
substances, work, heat, first and second laws of thermodynamics,
energy, enthalpy, and entropy. Specific application to power,
refrigeration cycles, and combustion processes.
Prerequisites:
CHEM-1050 Chemistry for Engineers; MATH-2710 Calculus III.
EGME-3130 Internal Combustion Engines
–Sp
3 hours
Introduction to internal combustion engines, fuel-air cycles,
engine simulation, emissions, engine performance and alternative
fuels.
Prerequisites: EGME-2630 Dynamics; EGME-3110
Thermodynamics.
EGME-3150 Heat Transfer
–Sp
3 hours
Introduction to conduction, convection, and radiation heat
transfer in one and two dimensions; free and forced convection,
analytical and computational techniques applied to Fourier’s Law
of conduction, Newton’s Law of cooling, and Stefan-Boltzman’s
Law of thermal radiation. A heat exchanger design project is
required.
Prerequisites: EGME-3110 Thermodynamics; EGME-
3210 Fluid Mechanics. Corequisite: EGME-2050 Computational
Methods.
EGME-3170 Thermal Systems
–Sp
2 hours
Introduction to engineering thermodynamics, properties of pure
substances, work, heat, enthalpy, and first law of thermodynamics.
Introduction to conduction and convection modes of heat transfer.
Prerequisites: CHEM-1050 Chemistry for Engineers; MATH-2740
Differential Equations.
EGME-3210 Fluid Mechanics
–Fa
3 hours
Introduction to fluid properties, fluid statics, and the concepts,
definitions, and basic equations for subsonic fluid dynamics;
Navier-Stokes equation, viscous and invisid fluid flows, potential
flow analysis, boundary layers, laminar and turbulent flows,
analytical and computational solutions, vector fields, and finite-
integral-control-volume method.
Prerequisites: MATH-2710
Calculus III; MATH-2740 Differential Equations.
EGME-3430 Principles of Physical Metallurgy
–Sp
3 hours
Introduction to the physical and mechanical properties of
metals and alloys; crystal structure, phase equilibria, defects,
strengthening mechanisms, and kinetics of reactions.
Prerequisite:
EGME-2410 Properties of Engineering Materials.
EGME-3450 Plastic and Composite Materials
–Sp
2 hours
Introduction to the properties and processing of plastics, resins,
and adhesives; rheology, creep-deformation history, and injection
molding. Fiber-reinforced, carbon-carbon, and metal-matrix
composites are analyzed for strength, anisotropy, and applicability.
Prerequisite: EGME-2410 Properties of Engineering Materials.
EGME-3610
3 hours
Kinematics and Design of Machines
–Sp
Introduction to the analysis and synthesis of motion in planar
mechanisms and linkages; velocity and acceleration analysis,
cam design, gears, simple and compound gear trains, computer
solution and simulation. Design project required.
Prerequisite:
EGME-2630 Dynamics.
(Fee: $40)
2017–18 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
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Course Descriptions
EGME-2430 – EGME-3610
ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE