Fall 2012
Undergraduate Courses of Mechanical Engineering
Updated September 5, 2012
Please note that class days, times, and locations are subject to change. For classroom locations, please visit the Registrar's Course Schedule for Mechanical Engineering, which is updated every semester and in real-time.
- 530.101 FRESHMAN EXPERIENCES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(E) (2) Dr. Steve Marra
Corequisite: 530.105
MW 1:30-2:20
- 530.103 INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICS I
(E, N) (2) Dr. John Thomas
WF 3:00-3:50
- 530.105 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FRESHMAN LABORATORY
(E) (1) Dr. Steve Marra
Corequisite: 530.101
Section 1 - Th 9:00-11:50 a.m.
Section 2 - Th 12:00-2:50 p.m.
Section 3 - Th 3:00-5:50 p.m.
Section 4 - F 12:00-2:50 p.m.
- 530.201 STATICS AND MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
(E) (3) Professor Tak Igusa
Prerequisite: 171.101 or both 530.103 and 530.104
Cross-listed with 560.201
Lecture: TTh 10:30-11:45
Lab #1 - M 4:00-5:50
Lab #2 - M 6:00-7:50 p.m.
Lab #3 - T 2:00-3:50
Lab #4 - T 4:00-5:50
Lab #5 - W 4:00-5:50
Lab #6 - Th 4:00-5:50 - 530.231 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
(E) (3) Professor Joe Katz
Prerequisite: 110.109
Corequistie: 171.102
MWF 1:30-2:20
UPDATED - Problem Session - Th 4:00-5:00 - 530.232 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS LABORATORY
(E) (1) Dr. Steven Marra
Corequisite: 530.231
T 3:00-3:50 plus four lab sessions - days and times TBA - 530.327 INTRODUCTION TO FLUID MECHANICS
(E) (3) Professor Rajat Mittal
Prerequisite: 560.202 and either 110.302 or 550.291
TTh 10:30-11:45 - 530.329 INTRODUCTION TO FLUID MECHANICS LABORATORY
(E) (1) Dr. Steven Marra
Corequisite: 530.327
W 10:00-10:50 plus four lab sessions - days and times TBA
- 530.352 MATERIALS SELECTION
(E) (4) Dr. Steve Marra
Prerequisites: 530.215 or permission required
MWF 11:00- 11:50
- 530.403 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT I
(E) (4) Dr. Nathan Scott
Prerequisites: ME majors - 530.215, 530.327
EM and BME Majors - 530.215 or 530.405, and 530.327
Students will meet once for an initial lecture and then meet by teams regularly - 530.405 MECHANICS of SOLIDS and STRUCTURES
(E) (3) Professor Jaafar El-Awady
MWF 11:00-11:50
- 530.414 COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
(E) (3) Professor Dan Stoianovici
Section 1 - Th 1:30-4:20
Section 2 - Th 4:30-7:20
Section 3 - F 9:30-12:20
Section 4 - F 1:00-3:50
- 530.420 ROBOT SENSORS AND ACTUATORS
(E) (4) Professor Noah Cowan
Prerequisites: Either 171.101 or 530.103 and .104; plus 171.102, 110.108, 110.109, (110.202 or 110.211); and either 550.291 or 110.302; plus either 530.241 or 520.345
Lecture - TTh 12:00-1:15
Lab #1 - W 3:00-5:50
Lab #2 - Th 6:00-8:50 p.m.
Lab #3 - F 3:00-5:50
Lab #4 - W 6:00-8:50 p.m. - 530.424 DYNAMICS of ROBOTS and SPACECRAFT
(E) (3) Professor Greg Chirikjian
(Counts toward the Aerospace Concentration)
TTh 4:30-5:45 - 530.446 EXPERIMENTAL METHODS in BIOMECHANICS
(E) (3) Professor Steve Belkoff
(Counts toward the Biomechanics Concentration)
TTh 4:30-5:45 - 530.451 CELL and TISSUE ENGINEERING LABORATORY
(E) (2) Professor Jeff Wang
(Counts toward the Biomechanics Concentration)
Section 1 - TF 12:00-1:50
Section 2 - TF 2:00-3:50
- 530.454 MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
(E) (3) Dr. Yury Ronzhes
MWF 10:00-10:50 - 530.467 THERMAL DESIGN for AEROSPACE SYSTEMS
(E) (3) Professor Cila Herman
(Counts toward the Aerospace Concentration)
TTh 12:00-1:30
- 660.461 ENGINEERING BUSINESS and MANAGEMENT
(E) (3) Ms. Alyssa Isenberg or Michael Agronin
Required course for Mechanical Engineering majors;
offered by the Center for Leadership Education
Section 1 - TTh 9:00-10:15 (Isenberg)
Section 2 - TTh 10:30-11:45 (Isenberg)
Section 3 - M 6:15-9:00 p.m. (Agronin)
- 530.495 MICROFABRICATION LABORATORY
(E, N) (4) Professors Jeff Wang and Andreas Andreou
Co-listed with 520.495 and 580.495
Prerequisite: For seniors only or permission of the instructor
(Counts toward the Biomechanics Concentration)
Lecture - W 1:30-2:20
Lab #1 - Th 1:00-4:50
Lab #2 - Th 5:00-8:50
Lab #3 - F 8:00-11:50
Lab #4 - F 1:00-4:50
Lab #5 - Th 8:00-11:50
- 530.525 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH Staff
- 530.527 INDEPENDENT STUDY Staff