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The following is a list of all of the
courses offered in Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering.
The terms indicated are expected but are not guaranteed.
For the courses offered during any given term, consult the
Schedule
of Classes.
Classes: 100
level | 200 level
| 300 level | 400
level | 500 level
| 600 level | 700
level
101L Introduction to Mechanical
Engineering and Graphics (3, Fa) Gateway to the bachelor
of science degree in mechanical engineering. Introduction
to mechanical engineering disciplines and practice; graphical
communication and layout of machine parts; introduction to
computer-aided drafting and drawing.
105 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering (4, Fa) Gateway
to the Aerospace Engineering major. Introduction to flight
vehicle performance and propulsion. Elements of the physics
of gases. Laboratory: computers and graphics; model rocket
and glider test flights.
150L Introduction to Computational Methods (4, Sp) Computer
programming; organization of problems for computational solution;
introduction to software for computation and graphics; applications
to engineering problems. Corequisite: MATH 125.
201 Statics (3, Fa) Analysis
of forces acting on particles and rigid bodies in static equilibrium;
equivalent systems of forces, friction, centroids and moments
of inertia; introduction to energy methods. Prerequisite:
PHYS 151L, MATH 125.
203 Mechanics I (5, Fa) An integrated introduction
to statics, strength of materials and design. (Duplicates
credit in former ME 203.) Recommended preparation: PHYS
151, MATH 126.
204 Strength of Materials (3, Sp) Stress, strain and
deflection of torsion members, beams in shear and bending,
column and combined loads; energy methods, statically indeterminate
structures; design of mechanical elements. Prerequisite:
AME 201.
205 Mechanics II (5, Sp) An integrated introduction
to kinematics, dynamics and design. (Duplicates credit in
former ME 205.) Recommended preparation: AME 203.
261 Basic Flight Mechanics (4, Sp) Performance of
flight vehicles; maximum speed, rate-of-climb, range, and
endurance; basic stability and control, weight, and balance;
computer exercises. Recommended preparation: AME 150L,
AME 203.
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301 Dynamics (3, Fa) Particle
and rigid body dynamics in two and three dimensions; concept
of dynamic equilibrium and techniques of solution, including
energy methods; introduction to vibrations. Prerequisite:
AME 201.
302 Design of Dynamic Systems (3, Sp) Modeling of
lumped parameter elements and systems; free and forced response
of first and second order systems; design oriented approach
to dynamic systems; microelectromechanical systems. Recommended
preparation: MATH 245, AME 205, AME 309.
303 Dynamics of Machinery (3, Sp) Kinematics, inertia
effects, and balancing of rotating and reciprocating machine
parts; gyroscopic effects; critical speeds; energy variation
in machinery; design of mechanisms. Prerequisite: AME
205.
305 Mechanical Design (3, Fa) Design and analysis
of mechanical elements including rotating shafts, bearings,
welds, springs, screws and power transmission devices. Design
of small machines considering fatigue and deflection. Prerequisite:
AME 204.
308 Computer-Aided Analysis for Aero-Mechanical Design
(3, Sp) Introduction to the finite element method; practical
application of computer analysis tools for structural Analysis
and design. Recommended preparation: AME 205, MATH
245.
309 Dynamics of Fluids (4) Fluid statics; conservation
of mass, momentum, and energy in integral and differential
form; applications. Laminar and turbulent pipe flow; compressible
flow; potential flow over bodies. Recommended preparation:
AME 205 and AME 310.
310 Engineering Thermodynamics I (3, FaSpSm) Fundamental
laws of thermodynamics applied to actual and perfect gases
and vapors; energy concepts, processes, and applications.
Prerequisite: MATH 226, PHYS 151L; recommended preparation:
FORTRAN or C programming.
312 Engineering Thermodynamics II (3, Sp) Application
of thermodynamic principles to fluid flow, power cycles, and
refrigeration. Prerequisite: AME 310; recommended
preparation: FORTRAN or C programming.
331 Heat Transfer (3, Sp) General principles underlying
heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation; steady
flow and transient flow. Prerequisite: AME 310; corequisite:
AME 309 or CE 309.
341abL Mechoptronics Laboratory I and II (3-3, FaSp) A
coordinated laboratory and lecture sequence on aeromechanical
instrumentation and device control stressing the symbiotic
integration of mechanical, optical and electronic components.
Prerequisite: PHYS 152L, MATH 126.
353 Aerospace Structures I (3, Fa) Shear and bending
in symmetrical and unsymmetrical sections; torsion, column,
and thin sheet analysis and design, including plastic failures
and open section crippling. Prerequisite: AME 203.
380 Elements of Astronautics and Space Science (3, Sp)
Sun and solar system. Spacecraft mission design; orbital
maneuvers. Plasma; electromagnetic radiation. Solar wind;
magnetospheres; ionospheres; magnetic storms; auroras. Elements
of geophysics. Planets. Space instrumentation. Prerequisite:
junior standing; recommended preparation: MATH 125,
MATH 126, MATH 226; PHYS 151L, PHYS 152L, PHYS
153L.
390 Special Problems (1-4) Supervised, individual
studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment
by petition only.
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400 Senior Seminar (1, Fa)
Discussion of topics related to technology innovation and
professional and industrial practice in aerospace and mechanical
engineering. Technical communication experiences are required.
Senior standing.
403 Stress Analysis (3, Sp) Theories of failure, shear
center, unsymmetrical bending, curved beams, torsion of non-circular
sections; cylinders, rotating discs, thermal stresses, inelastic
strains, energy methods. Prerequisite: AME 203.
404 Mechanical Engineering Problems (3, Fa) Mathematical
aspects of the solutions to typical advanced mechanical engineering
problems. Modeling, simulation, computational aspects, computer
solutions, and computational tools. Prerequisite: FORTRAN
or MATLAB.
406 Automotive Engines (3, Irregular) Analysis of
performance and operating characteristics of automotive engines;
discussion of carburetion, ignition, fuels, lubrication, and
emissions. Prerequisite: AME 312.
407 Computer Graphics for Mechanical Engineers (3) Point
plotting techniques and line drawing displays; two-dimensional
transformations; clipping and windowing; graphics and interactive
graphics; two- and three-dimensional geometric modeling. Recommended
preparation: AME 205 and FORTRAN or C programming.
408 Computer-Aided Design of Mechanical Systems (3, Fa)
Design of mechanical systems using advanced graphics techniques;
computer-aided drafting, design optimization, elements of
computer graphics, solids modeling; introduction to computer-aided
manufacturing. Recommended preparation: AME 205.
409 Senior Design Project (4, Sp) Modeling, analysis,
integration, layout and performance analysis of a mechanical
system to meet specified design requirements. Prerequisite:
senior standing.
410 Engineering Design Theory and Methodology (3, Fa)
Product planning and task clarification, voice of customers,
quality function deployment, conceptual and embodiment design,
axiomatic theory of design, product quality and manufacturability,
design decision-making. Junior standing. Recommended preparation:
AME 305.
412 Molecular Theory of Gases (3, Irregular) Molecular
structure; intermolecular potentials; molecular processes
in gases; molecular interpretation of concepts of classical
thermodynamics; radiative transport phenomena in gases. Prerequisite:
AME 310.
413 Fuels and Combustion Fundamentals (3, Irregular) Fuel
properties related to combustion processes; fundamentals of
combustion processes, standard combustion tests, and calculation
of flame properties. Applications. Prerequisite: AME
312.
420 Engineering Vibrations I (3, Fa) Theory of free
and forced vibrations with and without damping; systems of
single and multiple degrees of freedom; iteration; methods;
vibration isolation; instrumentation. Prerequisite: AME
205 and MATH 245.
428 Mechanics of Materials (3) (Enroll in CE 428)
429 Structural Concept Design Project (3) (Enroll
in CE 429)
430 Thermal Systems Design (3, Fa) Design methodology
for thermal systems; boilers, condensers, air conditioning
systems, power plants and other systems with thermal energy
interaction. Prerequisite: AME 312 and AME 331.
431 Thermal Design and Analysis of Electronic Equipment
(3, Irregular) Cooling problems in electronic equipment;
convective cooling; extended surfaces; cold plates; phase-change
methods; thermoelectric cooling; Peltier refrigeration. Application
to space avionics and modern computers. Prerequisite: AME
331.
436 Energy and Propulsion (3, FaSm) Performance and
analysis of reciprocating, jet, rocket engines, and hybrid
systems. Characteristics of inlets, compressors, combustors,
turbines, nozzles and engine systems. Energy and environmental
problems. Prerequisite: AME 310; AME 309 or CE 309.
441abL Senior Projects Laboratory (3-3) Individual
engineering projects designed and constructed to model and
test a physical principle or system. Recommended preparation:
AME 341abL.
442abL Experimental Engineering (3-3, a: Fa; b: Sp) Experiments
in: a: fluid flow, heat transfer, buckling, torsion,
vibration; b: control of dynamic systems, feedback
controller design and implementation using analog/digital
computers. Technical reports: projects. Senior standing. Prerequisite:
for a: AME 341bL; for b: AME 451.
451 Linear Control Systems I (3, FaSpSm) Transform
methods, block diagrams; transfer functions; stability; root-locus
and frequency domain analysis and design; state space and
multiloop systems. Prerequisite: MATH 245.
452 Intermediate Kinematics (3, Irregular) Analytical
solutions to problems in rigid body kinematics. Complex number
and matrix formulations; degrees of freedom and constraint;
applications to mechanism synthesis. Prerequisite: senior
or graduate standing.
453 Engineering Dynamics (3, Sp) Principles of dynamics
applied to mechanical and aerospace problems. Introduction
to gyroscopic motion and rigid body dynamics. Prerequisite:
AME 205 and MATH 245.
454 Aerospace Structural Design Project (3) Synthesis
of aerospace structural systems with prescribed strength and
stiffness constraints; project proposals; concept generation
and preliminary analysis; evaluation of alternate design approaches;
project management; technical presentations. Prerequisite:
AME 353.
457 Engineering Fluid Dynamics (3, Fa) Laminar and
turbulent boundary layer flow with and without heat transfer;
boundary layer separation, stability, transition and control;
introduction to compressible fluid flow. Prerequisite:
AME 310; AME 309 or CE 309.
458 Theory of Structures II (3) (Enroll in CE 458)
459 Flight Mechanics (3, Fa) Applications of basic
aerodynamics to aircraft and missile performance, power and
thrust, stability and control, compressibility effects. Recommended
preparation: AME 309.
460 Aerodynamic Theory (3) Basic relations describing
the inviscid flow field about bodies and wings moving at subsonic
and supersonic speeds. Prerequisite: AME 309.
461 Formation Evaluation (3) (Enroll in PTE 461)
462 Economic, Risk and Formation Productivity Analysis
(4) (Enroll in PTE 462)
463L Introduction to Transport Processing in Porous Media
(3) (Enroll in PTE 463L)
464L Petroleum Reservoir Engineering (3) (Enroll in
PTE 464L)
465L Drilling Technology and Subsurface Methods (3) (Enroll
in PTE 465L)
466 High-Speed Aerodynamics (3) Transonic and supersonic
aerodynamics; application to high-speed airplanes. Prerequisite:
AME 460.
477 Solar System Exploration (3, Fa) Overview of current
knowledge of solar system heliosphere, with emphasis on atmospheric
and magnetospheric structure, including experimental methods
of observation. Prerequisite: MATH 245.
480 Environmental Design and Control (3) Detailed
analysis of psychometric, heat-transfer, and thermodynamic
parameters affecting domestic, commercial and space environmental
control; selection of equipment and instrumentation. Case
studies. Prerequisite: AME 312, AME 331, and either
AME 309 or CE 309.
481 Aircraft Design (3, Sp) Aircraft design and analysis,
design requirements and specifications; integration of structure,
propulsion, control system, and aerodynamic configuration;
performance analysis and prediction. Recommended preparation:
AME 205, AME 309, AME 353.
486 Fundamental Processes in High Temperature Gases (3)
Fundamental collisional and radiative processes (ionic, atomic,
and molecular); basic concepts and principles of microscopic
approach to description of physical properties of energetic
gas flow. Prerequisite: senior standing.
489 Numerical Methods in Engineering (3, Sp) Numerical
techniques suitable for computer solution of roots of equations,
integration, simultaneous algebraic equations, ordinary and
partial differential equations, polynomial approximations,
eigenvalue problems. Prerequisite: MATH 245; recommended
preparation: FORTRAN or C programming.
490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8) Individual research
and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Prerequisite:
departmental approval.
499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) Course content to
be selected each semester from recent developments in mechanical
engineering and related fields.
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503 Advanced Mechanical Design (3, Fa) Specific problems
and methods of analysis in mechanical systems design.
504 Metallurgical Design (3, Sp) Relationship between
metallurgical and environmental factors and the behavior of
materials. Prerequisite: AME 303.
505 Engineering Information Modeling (3, Sp) Symbolic
and object-oriented modeling, product and process modeling
for design and manufacturing, information models for computer
integrated and collaborative engineering, information modeling
for life-cycle engineering.
507 Mechanics of Solids I (3) (Enroll in CE 507)
509 Applied Elasticity (3, Irregular) Condensed treatment
dealing with engineering applications of the principles of
elasticity, using the theories of elasticity, elastic stability,
and plates and shells. Prerequisite: AME 403.
510 Introduction to Continuum Mechanics (3, Fa) Theories
of continuous media such as linear and nonlinear theories
of elasticities, theories of ideal, compressible and viscous
fluids. Prerequisite: AME 525, AME 526.
511 Compressible Gas Dynamics (3, Sp) Thermodynamics,
kinetic theory, compressible flow equations, shock and expansion
waves, similarity, shock-expansion techniques and linearized
flow applied to bodies, characteristics, theory of boundary
layers.
512 Advanced Thermodynamics (3, Sp) Thermodynamics
of irreversible processes; Onsager relations; kinetic theory;
transport processes; statistical thermodynamics; ideal gas
properties at high temperatures. Corequisite: AME 525
or AME 526.
513 Principles of Combustion (3, Sp) Thermochemistry,
equilibrium, chemical kinetics, flame temperature, flame velocity,
flame stability, diffusion flames spray combustion, detonation.
Equations of motion including reaction, heat transfer, and
diffusion.
514 Applications of Combustion (3, Fa) Discussion
of combustion problems including pollution, fires, explosion
hazards, furnace combustion chambers, combustors for reciprocating
engines, jets and rockets. Both theoretical and empirical
approaches. Prerequisite: AME 515 and AME 525 or AME
526.
515 Advanced Problems in Heat Conduction (3, Sp) Review
of analytical methods in heat conduction; moving boundaries
melting and freezing; sources and sinks, anisotropic and composite
media; numerical methods for steady and unsteady problems.
Prerequisite: AME 526, AME 331.
516 Convection Processes (3, Fa) Analysis of isothermal
and nonisothermal boundary layers. Exact and approximate solutions
of laminar and turbulent flows. Variable-property and high-speed
effects; dimensional analysis. Prerequisite: AME 457;
recommended preparation: AME 526, AME 331.
517 Radiation Heat Transfer (3, Fa) Radiation properties;
black body radiation; shape factors of radiation network analogy
and solar radiation. Prerequisite: AME 331; corequisite:
AME 525 or AME 526.
518 Engineering Gas Dynamics (3, Sp) Analysis of compressible
flows; subsonic, supersonic flows; shock waves as flow discontinuities;
shock structure; supersonic inlets. Effects of friction, heat
transfer; chemical reaction. Shock-expansion. Prerequisite:
AME 457.
519 Advanced Fluid Dynamics (3, Fa) Kinematics and
dynamics of flow of continuous media; Navier-Stokes equations;
simplifications, exact, and approximate solutions; irrotational
flows; hydrodynamic stability; turbulence; free shear flows.
Prerequisite: AME 457.
521 Engineering Vibrations II (3, Sp) Multi-degree
of freedom systems; modal analysis. Rayleigh’s quotient. Continuous
systems; modal analysis. Beams, rods, membranes. Colocations,
Galerkin, Rayleigh Ritz methods; finite elements. Prerequisite:
AME 420.
522 Nonlinear Vibration (3, Fa) Response of nonlinear
systems; qualitative and quantitative Analysis: state-space
concepts, graphical, iterative, perturbation, asymptotic and
approximate methods; periodic solutions, limit cycles; stability;
point mapping. Prerequisite: AME 420, AME 525.
523 Random Vibrations (3, Irregular) Random processes,
ergodic theory. Ito calculus. Linear systems under stationary
and nonstationary excitations. Fokker-Planck equations. Failure
analysis and first passage problems. Prerequisite: AME
420, basic probability (or MATH 407), AME 451 recommended.
524 Advanced Engineering Dynamics (3, Fa) Principle
of virtual work, constraints, Lagrange’s equations, Gibbs-Appell
equations, Gauss’s Principle, Theory of Rotations, dynamics
of rigid bodies, Hamiltonian mechanics, Hamilton-Jacobi equation.
Recommended preparation: AME 521, AME 525.
525 Engineering Analysis (3, Sp) Typical engineering
problems discussed on a physical basis. Vector analysis; functions
of complex variables, infinite series, residues.
526 Engineering Analytical Methods (3, Fa) Typical
engineering problems discussed on a physical basis. Fourier
series; Fourier integrals; Laplace transform; partial differential
equations; Bessel function.
527 Elements of Vehicle and Energy Systems Design (3,
Irregular) Design synthesis of aero/hydro/mechanical systems;
techniques of design; conceptual thinking; problem definition,
configurational development, analytic engineering approximation,
oral briefings and group problem solving. Graduate standing.
528 Elements of Composite Structure Design (3, Sp)
Compliance, strength, endurance properties of advanced composites
are developed, including semi-monocoque structure, beams,
plates, panels. Applications of theory to optimal design of
components and systems. Graduate standing or departmental
approval required.
529 Aircraft Structures Analysis (3, Sp) The direct
stiffness (finite element) method for analysis of semimonocoque
structures; energy methods; elasticity, plates and shells,
vibration, and stability; system identification.
530ab Dynamics of Incompressible Fluids (3-3, FaSp)
A unified discussion of low-speed fluid mechanics including
exact solutions; approximation techniques for low and high
Reynolds numbers; inviscid flows; surface waves; dynamic stability;
turbulence.
531 Aerodynamics of Wings and Bodies (3, Fa) Formulation
of linearized theories for evaluating forces and moments on
flight geometrics in subsonic and supersonic flow.
532ab Flight Vehicle Stability and Control (3-3) Response
of flight to linear, nonlinear, and randomly defined disturbances.
Generation and measurement of error signals in navigational
systems. Stability and control techniques. Recommended
preparation: AME 459.
533 Multi-Phase Flows (3, Sp) Physics of the interaction
between phases, empirical and analytical methods of solution
to relevant technological problems. Prerequisite: AME
457.
534 Lubrication, Friction, and Wear (3, Irregular) Theories
of lubrication, friction, and wear; their application to the
design of mechanical systems and components, including gears,
bearings, clutches, and brakes.
535ab Introduction to Computational Fluid Mechanics (3-3,
FaSp) a: Convergence, consistency, stability: finite
difference, finite element, and spectral methods; direct and
iterative procedures for steady problems; linear diffusion
and advection problems; nonlinear advection problems. Prerequisite:
AME 525. b: Generalized curvilinear coordinates;
grid generation; numerical techniques for transonic and supersonic
inviscid flows; boundary layer flows; reduced Navier-Stokes
equations; compressible and incompressible viscous flows.
Prerequisite: AME 535a; AME 511 or AME 530a.
536 Rotating Fluid Machinery (3, Irregular) Aerodynamics
of compressors and turbines; subsonic, transonic, and supersonic
flow characteristics; secondary flow and stall; stability;
component matching of total engine; nondimensional representation
of performance. Prerequisite: AME 312, AME 457.
540 Engineering Statistics (3, Fa) Definitions and
concepts of statistics applied to mechanical testing and production:
sampling, distributions, probability, variance, reliability,
and quality control.
541 Linear Control Systems II (3, Fa) State space
representation, linearization, solution of state equations;
controllability and observability; state feedback, state observers;
optimal control; output feedback. Prerequisite: AME
451.
542 Theory of Plates (3) (Enroll in CE 542)
543 Stability of Structures (3) (Enroll in CE 543)
544 Computer Control of Mechanical Systems (3, Sp) Computer
control as applied to machine tools, mechanical manipulators,
and other mechanical machinery; discrete time controller design;
microprocessor implementation of motion and force control
servos. Prerequisite: AME 451.
545 Modeling and Control of Distributed Dynamic Systems
(3, Sp) Modeling and analysis of complex flexible mechanical
systems; distributed transfer function synthesis; frequency-domain
control methods; smart structure design; applications in vibration
and noise control. Prerequisite: AME 521 and AME 541.
546 Basic Aeroelasticity (3, Irregular) Interaction
of aerodynamic and structural forces. Static aeroelasticity:
life effectiveness, divergence, reversal. Vibration and flutter:
eigenvalues, introduction to unsteady aerodynamics. Computers:
influence coefficient, modal solutions.
547 Advanced Aeroelasticity (3, Irregular) Transien
,
frequency, and random response: dynamic loads, atmospheric
turbulence, numerical analysis, power spectral analysis; servo
system interaction; unsteady compressible potential theory.
Prerequisite: AME 546.
548 Analytical Methods in Robotics (3, SpSm) Homogeneous
transformations; formal description of robot manipulators;
kinematic equations and their solution; differential relationships;
dynamics; control; static forces; compliance. Prerequisite:
EE 545; EE 482 or AME 451; knowledge of linear algebra.
549ab Systems Architecting (3-3) a: Introduction
to systems architecture in aerospace, electrical, computer,
and manufacturing systems emphasizing the conceptual and acceptance
phases and using heuristics; b: major research project.
Prerequisite: B.S. degree in a related field of engineering;
a before b.
550ab Seminar in Aerospace Engineering (1-1, FaSp)
Recent developments and research in aerospace engineering
and related fields. Oral and written reports. Graded CR/NC.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
552 Nonlinear Control Systems (3, Sp) Phase plane,
describing functions, applications to mechanical and aerospace
systems. Lyapunov direct and indirect methods, applications;
Popov circle criteria applications. Prerequisite: AME
541.
553abL Digital Control Systems (3-1) (Enroll in EE
543abL)
556 Systems Architecture Design Experience (3, Sp)
This course gives the student a design experience which mirrors
the activities of a systems architect during the architecturing
process. Interdisciplinary skills are emphasized. Prerequisite:
AME 549a.
559 Creep (3, Sp) Behavior of engineering materials
at elevated temperatures; thermal stresses; creep mechanisms;
interpretation of creep data; methods of predicting long-term
strains.
560 Fatigue and Fracture (3, Irregular) Behavior of
materials under cyclic and static fatigue; plastic instability;
life-time predictions; brittle and ductile fracture; crack
propagation and plastic blunting.
561 Dislocation Theory and Applications (3) (Enroll
in MASC 561)
563 Dislocation Mechanics (3) (Enroll in MASC 563)
565 Theoretical and Computational Hypersonic Aerodynamics
(3, Irregular) Introduction to concepts and features unique
to high-speed flow for sustained atmospheric flight, and to
current developments in asymptotic theory and numerical simulation.
Recommended preparation: AME 511 or AME 531.
570ab Current Topics in Aerodynamics (3-3) Selected
material of current engineering interest in aerospace engineering
and related fields.
572L Experimental Engineering Projects (3) Experimental
methods appropriate to engineering research, emphasizing interdisciplinary
investigations. Individual projects.
575 Advanced Engineering Analysis (3, Fa) Solution
of engineering problems by methods of calculus variations,
integral equations, asymptotic expansions. Prerequisite:
CE 525ab or AME 525 and AME 526.
576 Advanced Engineering Analytical Methods (3, Sp) Solution
of engineering problems by methods of linear and nonlinear
partial differential equations of first and second order;
perturbations. Prerequisite: CE 525ab or AME
525 and AME 526.
577 Survey of Energy and Power for a
Sustainable Future (3, Fa)
Power production includes conventional fossil
fuels, synthetic fuels, hydroelectric, solar,
wind, geothermal, biomass, and nuclear. The
environmental consequences of various energy
sources are discussed. Open only to graduate
students and AME seniors. Recommended preparation:
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering or Physics.
578 Modern Alternative Energy Conversion
Devices (3, Sp)
Alternative energy/power conversion including fuel
cells, photovoltaic, batteries, and biologically
inspired energy processes; biomass conversion and
utilization; Environmental implications of
alternative energy processes. Open only to
graduate students and AME seniors. Recommended
preparation: B.S. in Aerospace Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering or Physics.
579 Combustion Chemistry and Physics (3, Fa)
Thermodynamics of combustion processes. Reaction
mechanisms of hydrocarbon combustion. Pollutant
formation. Theories and application of
thermochemical kinetics and reaction rate
theories. Transport in reacting flows.
584 Fracture Mechanics and Mechanisms (3, Fa) Failure
modes, stress concentrations, complex stress analysis, linear
elastic fracture mechanics, yielding fracture mechanics, experimental
methods, environmental assisted fracture and fatigue. Prerequisite:
AME 403.
587 Gas-Surface Processes (3, Sp) Examination of the
basic physical chemistry of the interaction of photons and
low density gas phase particles with solid state materials.
Recommended preparation: AME 585, AME 486.
588 Materials Selection (3, Sp) Materials selection
in relationship to design and fabrication, economic considerations,
methodology of selection, performance parameter; case studies.
589x Management for Engineers (4, Irregular) Fundamentals
of Project Management, interpersonal management, technology
and market assessment; multiple perspective analysis; decision
making based on qualitative and quantitative data. Not open
for credit to majors in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
590 Directed Research (1-12) Research leading to the
master’s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the
degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
594abz Master’s Thesis (2-2-0) Credit on acceptance
of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
599 Special Topics (2-4, max 9) Course content will
be selected each semester to reflect current trends and developments
in the field of mechanical engineering.
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620 Aero and Hydrodynamic Wave
Theory (3) Linear and nonlinear wave motion in fluids:
group velocity, dispersion, wave action, wave patterns, evolution
equations, solitons and solitary waves, resonance phenomena.
Recommended preparation: AME 526 and CE 309.
621 Stability of Fluids (3) Linear and nonlinear stability
analysis applied to free shear layers, boundary layers and
jets; Rayleigh-Benard convective instabilities and centrifugal
instability of rotating flows. Recommended preparation:
AME 530b.
623 Dynamics of Stratified and Rotating Flows (3) Fluid
motions in which density gradients and/or rotation are important,
including internal wave motions with rotation, flow past obstacles,
viscous effects, singular perturbations. Recommended preparation:
AME 530b.
624 The Fluid Dynamics of Natural Phenomena (3) Application
of the basic concepts of rotating, stratified fluid motion
to problems in meteorology, oceanography, geophysics and astrophysics.
626 Singular Perturbation Methods (3) Asymptotic series,
W.K.B. approximation, method of steepest descent, stationary
phase; matched asymptotic expansions and method of multiple
scales applied to ordinary and partial differential equations.
Recommended preparation: AME 526.
630 Transition to Chaos in Dynamical Systems (3) Bifurcation
theory and universal routes to chaos in deterministic systems;
application to maps and differential flows; characterization
of strange attractors. Recommended preparation: AME
526.
640 Advanced Theory of Elasticity (3) (Enroll in CE
640)
651 Statistical Theories of Turbulence (3) Stationary
stochastic processes. Isotropic turbulence; governing equations
for the velocity correlation and spectrum functions. Turbulent
diffusion. Scalar fluctuations in a turbulent field. Recommended
preparation: AME 530b.
652 Turbulent Shear Flows (3) Free shear layers. Turbulent
flows in pipes and channels. Turbulent boundary layers. Effects
of compressibility. Sound radiation by turbulence. Recommended
preparation: AME 530b.
690 Directed Research (1-4, max 8) Laboratory study
of specific problems by candidates for the degree Engineer
in Mechanical Engineering. Graded CR/NC.
694abz Thesis (2-2-0) Required for the degree Engineer
in Aerospace Engineering. Credit on acceptance of thesis.
Graded IP/CR/NC.
790 Research (1-12) Research
leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied
to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation (2-2-2-2-0) Credit
on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
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