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Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science

  
  • MEGR 7114 - Advanced Fluid Mechanics


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Unified tensorial-theoretical treatment of the transport of mass, momentum, energy and voracity in fluids. General theorems for inviscid and irrational flows. Viscous effects, boundary layer theory, nonlinear phenomena hydrodynamic instability and turbulence with applications. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7114 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8114 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 4112 or equivalent.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8114 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • MEGR 7115 - Convective Heat Transfer


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Heat and momentum transfer prediction in channel flows and boundary layers. Differential equation methods for fully developed and entry length laminar tube flows. Similarity solution for laminar heat transfer. Superposition methods for non-uniform boundary conditions. Integral equations of the boundary layer, approximate and semiempirical methods of solution. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7115 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8115 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3116 and MEGR 4112, or equivalents.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8115 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2014
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • MEGR 7118 - Thermal Environmental Engineering


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Application of the thermodynamic and heat transfer principles to the analysis of thermal environmental systems. Topics include: thermodynamic properties of moist air, psychometric charts, transfer processes, heating and cooling of moist air coils, physiological effects of thermal environments, food processing and storage. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7118 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8118 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3116 or equivalent.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8118 .



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  • MEGR 7119 - Thermal Applications in Biomedical Engineering


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Application of thermodynamic and heat transfer principles to the analysis of biomedical systems. Topics include: thermodynamic and transport properties of biological tissue, thermoregulation, design and use of cryosurgical probes, and numerical modeling methods. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7119 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8119 .

    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8119 .



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  • MEGR 7120 - Bearing Design and Lubrication


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Hydrodynamic lubrication, fluid film and rolling element bearings, design and control of gas and fluid lubricated bearings. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7120 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8120 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3222 or equivalent.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8120 .



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  • MEGR 7121 - Mechanism Analysis


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Analysis of coplanar and spatial mechanisms, application of matrix methods in analysis of mechanisms, mobility analysis of mechanisms, rigid body guidance, computer-aided analysis of mechanisms. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7121 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8121 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3221 or equivalent, or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8121 .



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  • MEGR 7122 - Mechanism Synthesis


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Synthesis of coplanar and spatial mechanisms, number and type synthesis, function generator, path generator, optimal synthesis of mechanisms, case studies in optimal design of mechanisms. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7122 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8122 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 7121  or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8122 .



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  • MEGR 7123 - Mechanical Design


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Impact loading on critical sections, fatigue consideration, stress concentration, fluctuating stresses, failure analysis, contact stresses, industrial case studies. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7123 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8123 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6141  or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8123 .



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  • MEGR 7124 - Introduction to Automatic Controls


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Emphasis on mechanical systems. Mathematical models and characteristics of control systems. Performance and stability of linear feedback systems. Root locus and frequency response techniques. State space methods. Design and compensation of control systems. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7124 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8124 .

    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8124 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2013
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • MEGR 7126 - Dynamics of Machinery


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Application of dynamics of machinery, balancing of rigid and flexible rotors. Dynamics of spatial mechanisms. Computer-aided dynamic analysis of machinery. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7126 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8126 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3221 or equivalent, or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8126 .



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  • MEGR 7127 - Computer-Aided Manufacturing


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Topics include: flowline production, numerical control, computeraided process monitoring and control, group technology, flexible manufacturing, and material requirement planning. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7127 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8127 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3255 or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8127 .



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  • MEGR 7128 - Control of Robotic Manipulators


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Control of industrial robots including linear, nonlinear, and adaptive control of the motion of robots; plus control of forces and torques exerted by the end-effector. Additional topics include computer animation of the controlled behavior of industrial robots, actuators and sensors, robot vision and artificial intelligence, and control computer/robot interfacing. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7128 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8128 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 4127, ECGR 4151, or equivalent.
    Cross-listed as: ECGR 5161  and MEGR 8128 .



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  • MEGR 7129 - Structural Dynamics of Production Machinery


    Credit Hours: (3)

    The analytical study of dynamic characteristics of production machinery and the corresponding measurement, specification, and effects on machine performance. Machine tool vibration, machine tool stability, high speed machining. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7129 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8129 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8129 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • MEGR 7142 - Theory of Elasticity II


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Continuation of MEGR 6141  with additional topics in three-dimensional analyses. Topics include: complex variable techniques, variational methods and numerical techniques. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7142 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8142 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6141  and MATH 6172 .
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8142 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2014
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • MEGR 7143 - Inelastic Behavior of Materials


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Introduction to plasticity and linear viscoelasticity. Topics include: a study of yield criteria, plastic stress-strain relations, plastic hinge analysis, discrete viscoelastic models, the hereditary integral and selected boundary value problems. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7143 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8143 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6141  or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8143 .



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  • MEGR 7145 - Advanced Topics in Dynamics


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Selected advanced topics in dynamics such as Lagrangian dynamics, vibrations of continuous media, stress wave propagation, and motion measurement. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7145 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8145 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8145 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • MEGR 7146 - Experimental Stress Analysis


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Theoretical and experimental techniques of stress and strain analysis, with experimental emphasis on strain gages and instrumentation. Brittle coatings and photoelasticity are also considered. Two lectures and a two-hour lab per week. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7146 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8146 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6141  or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8146 .



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  • MEGR 7161 - Atomic Processes in Solids


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Processes dependent on large- and small-scale atomic motions leading to changes in material structures and properties. Theories of diffusion controlled and diffusionless transformations. Modern concepts in structure and property control. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7161 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8161 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 2144 or equivalent, or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8161 .



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  • MEGR 7164 - Diffraction/Spectroscopic Studies of Matter


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Atomic arrangements in crystalline and non-crystalline forms of matter. Symmetry properties of crystals. Treatment of diffraction theory and experimental methods. X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic analysis of matter. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7164 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8164 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8164 .



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  • MEGR 7165 - Diffraction and NDE Methods in Materials Science


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Principles of diffraction and nondestructive evaluation methods and their applications to material problems; characterization of atomic and microstructural features and process induced defects in materials; evaluation of residual stress and texture effects; phase and elemental analysis; experimental methodologies. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7165 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8165 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3161 or equivalent or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8165 .



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  • MEGR 7166 - Deformation and Fracture of Materials


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Macroscopic and microscopic aspects of elastic and plastic deformation and fracture; applications of dislocation theory to an interpretation and control of mechanical properties; temperature, strain rate and texture effects. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7166 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8166 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8168 .



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  • MEGR 7167 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials II


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Continuation of MEGR 6166 . Topics include: further treatments of dislocation theory and its applications; analysis of fatigue and creep phenomena; strength of polymers and composites; statistical treatment of strength; materials design and failure analysis. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7167 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8167 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6166  or equivalent.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8167 .



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  • MEGR 7172 - Computational Methods in Engineering


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Numerical linear algebra, solution of systems of equations, numerical integration, differentiation and interpolation, root finding, numerical solution of partial differential equations by finite difference and finite element methods. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7172 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8172 .

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 6171  or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8172 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • MEGR 7182 - Machine Tool Metrology


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Machine tool accuracy and performance testing. Modeling and measurement of volumetric accuracy using parametric error separation and quasi-static error models. Use of homogeneous transformations for error mapping. Linear and higher order thermal models. Error budgeting and management. Axis of rotation metrology, spindle accuracy, and cutting performance tests. Laboratory experience on CNC machine tools using heterodyne laser interferometers, capacitance gages, and other computer assisted sensor systems for machine checking. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7182 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8182 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 2180 or equivalent, MEGR 3281, and MEGR 6181 .
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8182 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • MEGR 7183 - Design of Precision Machines and Instruments I


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Basic patterns in the design of precision machines and instruments. Design process, error assessment and examples, materials, sensors, drives, and controls for precision machines. Machine frames, sliding and rolling element bearings, flexures, hydrostatic bearings. Design methodology, analysis of potential design, design case studies, and modeling of design alternatives. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7183 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8183 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3221 or equivalent, and MEGR 7182 .
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8183 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • MEGR 7184 - Design of Precision Machines and Instruments II


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Continuation of MEGR 7183 . Application of principles, methodology, and analysis to specific design problems. Management of design. Students design machine components, subsystems or whole instruments either individually or as members of design teams. Critical design reviews are conducted. Designs are quantitatively analyzed for conformance to design specifications and intent. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7184 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8184 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 7183 .
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8184 .



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  • MEGR 7281 - Theory and Application of Computer-Aided Tolerancing


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Theory of geometric tolerance representation, analysis, and synthesis. Applications of geometric tolerances for design function and efficient metrology. Laboratory experience with mechanical design and tolerance analysis software. Implementation projects for tolerance analysis and synthesis. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7281 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8281 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8281 .



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  • MEGR 7282 - Computer-Aided Process Planning


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Theory and computing methods for the specification, manufacture, and verification of manufactured artifacts with a particular emphasis on precision engineering applications. Representation of engineering designs. Feature recognition. Generation of manufacturing and metrology instructions. Computer software implementation projects. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7282 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8282 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8282 .



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  • MEGR 7283 - Advanced Coordinate Metrology


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Error compensation of coordinate measuring machines, algorithms and sampling methods used in data analysis. Probing systems, compensation of probing errors. Scanning coordinate measuring machines and their dynamic behavior. Performance testing of coordinate measuring machines. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7283 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8283 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6181  or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8283 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2015, Fall 2013
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • MEGR 7284 - Advanced Surface Metrology


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Constituents of surface texture, stylus, optical, atomic force microscope and other advanced methods of measuring surface texture. Two and three dimensional measurement of surfaces. Separation of form, waviness and roughness. Random process analysis techniques, use of transforms for filtering. Numerical evaluation of surface texture. Use of surface texture as fingerprint of the process. Relationship between function and surface texture. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7284 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8284 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6181  or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8284 , OPTI 6384 , and OPTI 8384 



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2016, Fall 2014
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • MEGR 7380 - Tribology


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Surface properties and study of surfaces in contact. Friction and wear of materials. Tribological properties of solid materials. Fluid lubricated journal bearings, lubrication of highly loaded contacts, lubricating systems and bearing selection. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7380 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8380 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8380 .



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  • MEGR 7480 - Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Equipment


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Detailed analytical treatment of manufacturing materials and processes. Forming processes (forging, extrusion, rolling, drawing, bending, shearing), casting processes, metal cutting processes (turning, boring, drilling, shaping, milling), tool materials, joining processes, automation. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7480 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8480 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8480 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2016, Fall 2014
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • MEGR 7892 - Individual Study and Projects


    Credit Hours: (1-6)

    Individual investigation and exposition of results.

    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8892 .



    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • MEGR 7893 - Advanced Topics in Precision Engineering


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Topics include: precision control, materials for precision engineering, precision manufacturing, precision measurement, advanced analytical and numerical methods used in precision engineering.

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8893 .



    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with change of topic and permission of department.
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  • MEGR 7991 - Graduate Master Thesis Research


    Credit Hours: (1-6)

    Individual investigation culminating in the preparation and presentation of a thesis. Q

    Grading Method: Graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • MEGR 8000 - Research Seminar


    Credit Hours: (1)

    Presentations on the current research in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Science, and related fields. Required for all doctoral students in the MEES program.

    Grading Method: Graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • MEGR 8090 - Special Topics


    Credit Hours: (1-6)

    Directed study of current topics of special interest for Ph.D. degree.

    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2014


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  • MEGR 8101 - Transport Processes


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Unified field theory approach to the fluid transport of momentum, energy, mass and electrical charge. Statistical theories of turbulence and molecular transport. Multiphase systems, chemically reacting flows, ionized fluids, separation processes. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8101 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7101 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7101 .



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  • MEGR 8102 - Introduction to Continua


    Credit Hours: (3)

    A unified treatment of those topics which are common to all continua. Stress, deformation and velocity fields, constitutive equations and field equations. Representative applications in solid, fluid and electromagnetic continua, including interaction problems. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8102 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7102 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 2144, MEGR 3114, or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7102 .



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  • MEGR 8104 - Fabrication of Nanomaterials


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Lithographic methods (CVD, PVD, e-beam, ion beam, magnetron, evaporation, spin coating, mask fabrication, developing resists); microelectromechanical systems and nanoelectromechanical systems; limits of conventional mechanical processing, electroforming, growth mechanisms (organic, inorganic, thermal); powders. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8104 where credit has been awarded for ECGR 7104 or MEGR 7104 .

    Prerequisite(s): NANO 8101  or permission of instructor.
    Cross-listed as: ECGR 7104 and MEGR 7104 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • MEGR 8108 - Finite Element Analysis and Applications


    Credit Hours: (3)

    An introduction to the finite element method and its application to engineering problems. Application of the displacement methods to plane stress, plane strain, plate bending and axisymmetrical bodies. Topics may include but are not limited to: dynamics, heat conduction, and structural mechanics. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8108 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7108 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6141  and MATH 6171  or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7108 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • MEGR 8109 - Biotechnology and Bioengineering


    Credit Hours: (3)

    This interdisciplinary course discusses key issues in device design, and heat and mass transport with cell biology, molecular biology, and physiology to introduce students to technological innovations in biotechnology and bioengineering. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8109 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 6109 .

    Restriction(s): Admission to a graduate program or permission of instructor(s).
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8109.



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  • MEGR 8110 - Advanced Conductive Heat Transfer


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Theory of steady and unsteady heat conduction in isotropic and anisotropic media. Treatment of concentrated and distributed heat sources. Application of the finite difference and finite element methods. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8110 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7110 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3116.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 8110.



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2013
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years


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  • MEGR 8111 - Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Postulational treatment of the laws of thermodynamics. Equilibrium and maximum entropy postulates. Development of formal relationships and principles for general systems. Applications to chemical, magnetic, electric, and elastic systems. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8111 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7111 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3112 and MATH 3142.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7111 .



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  • MEGR 8112 - Radiative Heat Transfer


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Fundamentals of radiation heat transfer, analysis of gray body and wavelength dependent systems; radiation from gases at high temperature, and particulate-laden gases; combined radiation and conduction. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8112 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7112 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3116.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7112 .



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  • MEGR 8113 - Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Compressible Flow


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Compressible flow equations, isentropic flow, normal shock waves, Fanno and Rayleigh line flows. Nonsteady one dimensional flow. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8113 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7113 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3111 and MEGR 3114.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7113 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2014
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  • MEGR 8114 - Advanced Fluid Mechanics


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Unified tensorialtheoretical treatment of the transport of mass, momentum, energy and voracity in fluids. General theorems for inviscid and irrational flows. Viscous effects, boundary layer theory, nonlinear phenomena hydrodynamic instability and turbulence with applications. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8114 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7114 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 4112 or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7114 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014
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  • MEGR 8115 - Convective Heat Transfer


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Heat and momentum transfer prediction in channel flows and boundary layers. Differential equation methods for fully developed and entry length laminar tube flows. Similarity solution for laminar heat transfer. Superposition methods for non-uniform boundary conditions. Integral equations of the boundary layer, approximate and semiempirical methods of solution. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8115 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7115 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3116 and MEGR 4112.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7115 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2014
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  • MEGR 8116 - Fundamentals of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow


    Credit Hours: (3)

    A unified treatment of transfer operations developed in terms of physical rate processes; formulation and solution of typical boundary value problems associated with heat, mass and momentum transfer. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8116 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 6116 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3114 or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 6116 .



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  • MEGR 8118 - Thermal Environmental Engineering


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Application of the thermodynamic and heat transfer principles to the analysis of thermal environmental systems. Topics include: thermodynamic properties of moist air, psychometric charts, transfer processes, heating and cooling of moist air coils, physiological effects of thermal environments, food processing and storage. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8118 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7118 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3116.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7118 .



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  • MEGR 8119 - Thermal Applications in Biomedical Engineering


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Application of thermodynamic and heat transfer principles to the analysis of biomedical systems. Topics include: thermodynamic and transport properties of biological tissue, thermoregulation, design and use of cryosurgical probes, and numerical modeling methods. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8119 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7119 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7119 .



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  • MEGR 8120 - Bearing Design and Lubrication


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Hydrodynamic lubrication, fluid film and rolling element bearings, design and control of gas and fluid lubricated bearings. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8120 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7120 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3222 or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7120 .



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  • MEGR 8121 - Mechanism Analysis


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Analysis of coplanar and spatial mechanisms, application of matrix methods in analysis of mechanisms, mobility analysis of mechanisms, rigid body guidance, computer-aided analysis of mechanisms. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8121 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7121 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3221 or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7121 .



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  • MEGR 8122 - Mechanism Synthesis


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Synthesis of coplanar and spatial mechanisms, number and type synthesis, function generator, path generator, optimal synthesis of mechanisms, case studies in optimal design of mechanisms. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8122 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7122 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 7121 , MEGR 8121 , or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7122 .



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  • MEGR 8123 - Mechanical Design


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Impact loading on critical sections, fatigue consideration, stress concentration, fluctuating stresses, failure analysis, contact stresses, industrial case studies. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8123 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7123 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6141  or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7123 .



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  • MEGR 8124 - Introduction to Automatic Controls


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Emphasis on mechanical systems. Mathematical models and characteristics of control systems. Performance and stability of linear feedback systems. Root locus and frequency response techniques. State space methods. Design and compensation of control systems. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8124 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7124 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7124 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2013
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  • MEGR 8125 - Vibrations of Continuous Systems


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Analysis of vibration of continuous linear elastic structures such as strings, rods, beams and plates with varying boundary conditions. Approximate solution techniques such as Rayleigh, Rayleigh-Ritz, and Galerkin are presented. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8125 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 6125 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 4143.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 6125 .



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  • MEGR 8126 - Dynamics of Machinery


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Application of dynamics of machinery, balancing of rigid and flexible rotors. Dynamics of spatial mechanisms. Computer-aided dynamic analysis of machinery. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8126 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7126 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3222 or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7126 .



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  • MEGR 8127 - Computer-Aided Manufacturing


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Topics include: flowline production, numerical control, computeraided process monitoring and control, group technology, flexible manufacturing, and material requirement planning. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8127 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7127 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3255 or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7127 .



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  • MEGR 8128 - Control of Robotic Manipulators


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Control of industrial robots including linear, nonlinear, and adaptive control of the motion of robots; plus control of forces and torques exerted by the end-effector. Additional topics include computer animation of the controlled behavior of industrial robots, actuators and sensors, robot vision and artificial intelligence, and control computer/robot interfacing. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8128 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7128 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 4127 or ECGR 4151.
    Cross-listed as: ECGR 5161  and MEGR 7128 .



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  • MEGR 8129 - Structural Dynamics of Production Machinery


    Credit Hours: (3)

    The analytical study of dynamic characteristics of production machinery and the corresponding measurement, specification, and effects on machine performance. Machine tool vibration, machine tool stability, high speed machining. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8129 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7129 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7129 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2015
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  • MEGR 8141 - Theory of Elasticity I


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Introduction to the theory of elastic media; the fundamentals of stress, strain, stress-strain relationships, compatibility and equilibrium. Applications to two- and three-dimensional problems. Structural mechanics and energy methods. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8141 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 6141 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3221 or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 6141 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014
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  • MEGR 8142 - Theory of Elasticity II


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Topics include: complex variable techniques, variational methods and numerical techniques. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8142 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7142 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6141  and MATH 6172 . Continuation of MEGR 8141  with additional topics in three-dimensional analyses.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7142 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2014
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  • MEGR 8143 - Inelastic Behavior of Materials


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Introduction to plasticity and linear viscoelasticity. Topics include: a study of yield criteria, plastic stress-strain relations, plastic hinge analysis, discrete viscoelastic models, the hereditary integral and selected boundary value problems. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8143 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7143 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 8141  or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7143 .



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  • MEGR 8145 - Advanced Topics in Dynamics


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Selected advanced topics in dynamics such as Lagrangian dynamics, vibrations of continuous media, stress wave propagation, and motion measurement. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8145 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7145 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7145 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
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  • MEGR 8146 - Experimental Stress Analysis


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Theoretical and experimental techniques of stress and strain analysis, with experimental emphasis on strain gages and instrumentation. Brittle coatings and photoelasticity are also considered. Two lectures and a two-hour lab per week. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8146 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7146 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 8141  or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7146 .



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  • MEGR 8161 - Atomic Processes in Solids


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Processes dependent on large- and small-scale atomic motions leading to changes in material structures and properties. Theories of diffusion controlled and diffusionless transformations. Modern concepts in structure and property control. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8161 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7161 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 2144 or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7161 .



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  • MEGR 8164 - Diffraction/Spectroscopic Studies of Matter


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Atomic arrangements in crystalline and non-crystalline forms of matter. Symmetry properties of crystals. Treatment of diffraction theory and experimental methods. X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic analysis of matter. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8164 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7164 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7164 .



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  • MEGR 8165 - Diffraction and NDE Methods in Materials Science


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Principles of diffraction and nondestructive evaluation methods and their applications to material problems; characterization of atomic and microstructural features and process induced defects in materials; evaluation of residual stress and texture effects; phase and elemental analysis; experimental methodologies. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8165 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7165 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3161 or equivalent or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7165 .



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  • MEGR 8166 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials I


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Macroscopic and microscopic aspects of elastic and plastic deformation and fracture of engineering materials; applications of dislocation theory to an interpretation and control of mechanical properties; temperature, strain rate and texture effects. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8166 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 6166 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3161 or equivalent or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 6166 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2015, Spring 2013
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  • MEGR 8167 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials II


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Continuation of MEGR 8166 . Topics include: further treatments of dislocation theory and its applications; analysis of fatigue and creep phenomena; strength of polymers and composites; statistical treatment of strength; materials design and failure analysis. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8167 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 6167.

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6166  or equivalent.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7167 .



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  • MEGR 8168 - Deformation and Fracture of Materials


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Macroscopic and microscopic aspects of elastic and plastic deformation and fracture; applications of dislocation theory to an interpretation and control of mechanical properties; temperature, strain rate and texture effects. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8168 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7166 .

    Prerequisite(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7166 .



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  • MEGR 8172 - Computational Methods in Engineering


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Numerical linear algebra, solution of systems of equations, numerical integration, differentiation and interpolation, root finding, numerical solution of partial differential equations by finite difference and finite element methods. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8172 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7172 .

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 6171  or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7172 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2013
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  • MEGR 8181 - Engineering Metrology


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Introduction to metrology and standards. Uncertainty, precision and accuracy in metrology. Measurement of size and form, computational methods in measurement of form. Measurement of surface texture and out of roundness. Machine tool and robot accuracy and calibration. Evaluation of screw threads and gears. Introduction to design of precision instruments. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8181 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 6181 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3282 or equivalent.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 6181 , OPTI 6381 , and OPTI 8381 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2013
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  • MEGR 8182 - Machine Tool Metrology


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Machine tool accuracy and performance testing. Modeling and measurement of volumetric accuracy using parametric error separation and quasi-static error models. Use of homogeneous transformations for error mapping. Linear and higher order thermal models. Error budgeting and management. Axis of rotation metrology, spindle accuracy, and cutting performance tests. Laboratory experience on CNC machine tools using heterodyne laser interferometers, capacitance gages, and other computer assisted sensor systems for machine checking. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8182 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7182 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 2180, MEGR 3281, and MEGR 6181 .
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7182 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
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  • MEGR 8183 - Design of Precision Machines and Instrument I


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Basic patterns in the design of precision machines and instruments. Design process, error assessment and examples, materials, sensors, drives, and controls for precision machines. Machine frames, sliding and rolling element bearings, flexures, hydrostatic bearings. Design methodology, analysis of potential design, design case studies, and modeling of design alternatives. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8183 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7183 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3221 and MEGR 8182 .
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7183 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
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  • MEGR 8184 - Design of Precision Machines and Instrument II


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Continuation of MEGR 8183 . Application of principles, methodology, and analysis to specific design problems. Management of design. Students design machine components, subsystems or whole instruments either individually or as members of design teams. Critical design reviews are conducted. Designs are quantitatively analyzed for conformance to design specifications and intent. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8184 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7184 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 8183 .
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7184 .



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  • MEGR 8281 - Theory and Application of Computer- Aided Tolerancing


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Theory of geometric tolerance representation, analysis, and synthesis. Applications of geometric tolerances for design function and efficient metrology. Laboratory experience with mechanical design and tolerance analysis software. Implementation projects for tolerance analysis and synthesis. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8281 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7281 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7281 .



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  • MEGR 8282 - Computer-Aided Process Planning


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Theory and computing methods for the specification, manufacture, and verification of manufactured artifacts with a particular emphasis on precision engineering applications. Representation of engineering designs. Feature recognition. Generation of manufacturing and metrology instructions. Computer software implementation projects. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8282 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7282 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7282 .



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  • MEGR 8283 - Advanced Coordinate Metrology


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Error compensation of coordinate measuring machines, algorithms and sampling methods used in data analysis. Probing systems, compensation of probing errors. Scanning coordinate measuring machines and their dynamic behavior. Performance testing of coordinate measuring machines. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8283 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7283 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6181  or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7283 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2015, Fall 2013
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  • MEGR 8284 - Advanced Surface Metrology


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Constituents of surface texture, stylus, optical, atomic force microscope and other advanced methods of measuring surface texture. Two and three dimensional measurement of surfaces. Separation of form, waviness and roughness. Random process analysis techniques, use of transforms for filtering. Numerical evaluation of surface texture. Use of surface texture as fingerprint of the process. Relationship between function and surface texture. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8284 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7284 .

    Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6181  or permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7284 , OPTI 6384 , and OPTI 8384 



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2016, Fall 2014
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  • MEGR 8380 - Tribology


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Surface properties and study of surfaces in contact. Friction and wear of materials. Tribological properties of solid materials. Fluid lubricated journal bearings, lubrication of highly loaded contacts, lubricating systems and bearing selection. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8380 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7380 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7380 .



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  • MEGR 8480 - Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Equipment


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Detailed analytical treatment of manufacturing materials and processes. Forming processes (forging, extrusion, rolling, drawing, bending, shearing), casting processes, metal cutting processes (turning, boring, drilling, shaping, milling), tool materials, joining processes, automation. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8480 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7480 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7480 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2016, Fall 2014
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  • MEGR 8892 - Individual Study and Projects


    Credit Hours: (1-6)

    Individual investigation and exposition of results.

    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7892 .



    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016
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  • MEGR 8893 - Advanced Topics in Precision Engineering


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Topics include: precision control, materials for precision engineering, precision manufacturing, precision measurement, advanced analytical and numerical methods used in precision engineering. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8893 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7893 .

    Restriction(s): Permission of department.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 7893 .



    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with change of topic and permission of department.
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  • MEGR 8990 - Industrial Internship


    Credit Hours: (1-3)

    Full- or part-time academic year internship in engineering complementary to the major course of studies and designed to allow theoretical and course-based practical learning to be applied in a supervised industrial experience. Each student’s program must be approved by their graduate program director. Requires a mid-term report and final report to be graded by the supervising faculty.

    Restriction(s): Completion of nine hours of graduate coursework.
    Cross-listed as: MEGR 6990 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016
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  • MEGR 8999 - Doctoral Dissertation Research


    Credit Hours: (1-9)

    Individual investigation culminating in the preparation and presentation of a doctoral dissertation.

    Grading Method: Graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016
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  • MSRE 5110 - Foundations of Economics


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Focuses on topics related to the scope and methodology of economics as a social science, the analysis of markets, the development of market structure, the characteristics of market failure, problems of economic concentration, the theory of income distribution, the measurement of national income, the theory of national income determination, money and banking, monetary and fiscal policy, and international economics.

    Cross-listed as: MBAD 5110 .



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  • MSRE 5131 - Fundamentals of Financial Accounting and Financial Management


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Accelerated and in-depth study of conceptual foundations and applications of financial accounting and financial management with emphasis placed on building accounting and finance information bases for external decision making.

    Cross-listed as: MBAD 5131 .



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  • MSRE 6101 - Real Estate Seminar


    Credit Hours: (1)

    Designed to provide students with exposure to emerging trends in the real estate industry. Students are required to participate in real estate trade organization meetings, engage in leadership and negotiation training, attend guest lecturers covering real estate trends and ethical business practices, and complete professional development seminars.

    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016
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  • MSRE 6102 - International Real Estate Study Tour


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Students travel to an international city to study real estate development. Opportunities and challenges in the regional real estate market will be explored through the completion of a series of study tours, presentations, reading assignments and short essays. Emphasis will be placed on issues such as urban planning, sustainable growth, economic development and global market integration.

    Most Recently Offered (Day): Summer 2013
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  • MSRE 6120 - Real Estate Law and Land Use Policy


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Provides an overview of common legal issues involved in the acquisition, development, financing, ownership and operation of real estate assets. Emphasis is placed on legal forms of ownership, real estate sale and lease transactions, and government regulation and taxation of land.

    Prerequisite(s): MSRE 5110  and MSRE 5131 .
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015


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  • MSRE 6130 - Site Planning, Building Design, and Construction Fundamentals


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Introduces essential principles of site planning, design and construction. Special emphasis is placed on programming and sustainability issues for different project types. The nature and characteristics of construction materials, equipment, and systems used in modern buildings will be presented and how they affect function and feasibility.

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    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014


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  • MSRE 6152 - Financial Management


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Theory and practice of corporate finance including asset management, cost of capital and capital budgeting, optimization programs and socio-economic aspects of financial management.  Computer technology may be employed when applicable.

    Prerequisite(s): MSRE 5110  and MSRE 5131 .
    Cross-listed as: MBAD 6152  and FINN 6152 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014


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  • MSRE 6158 - Real Estate Finance and Investment


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Focuses on the techniques used to analyze, finance and structure real estate transactions.  Topics include: an overview of the real estate space and capital markets; the techniques of financial analysis and valuation; project ownership structures, taxation and financial structure; real estate in an investment portfolio; and determining the financial feasibility of real estate development.

    Prerequisite(s): MSRE 5110  and MSRE 5131 
    Cross-listed as: MBAD 6158 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014


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  • MSRE 6159 - Real Estate Development


    Credit Hours: (3)

    An introduction to the real estate development process.  Identification and evaluation of the critical assumptions and issues related to market and site feasibility, financial feasibility, planning, acquisition, and operation of economically viable commercial real estate projects.  Students work in groups on a semester project to select a site and prepare an appropriate development plan that emphasizes the market and financial feasibility of the real estate development.

    Prerequisite(s): MSRE 5110  and MSRE 5131 .
    Cross-listed as: GEOG 6103  and MBAD 6159 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2016, Fall 2015, Fall 2014


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  • MSRE 6160 - Real Estate Capital Markets


    Credit Hours: (3)

    The techniques used to analyze, finance and structure real estate transactions, and emphasizes the role of the capital markets in facilitating development and investment in commercial real estate.  Topics include: real estate in an investment portfolio; valuation and investment analysis for direct (private) real estate equity investment including coverage of valuation using real option methodology; primary and secondary commercial mortgage markets (CMBS); and, analysis of publicly traded equity real estate investment trusts (REITs).

    Prerequisite(s): MSRE 6152 .
    Cross-listed as: MBAD 6160 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015


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  • MSRE 6220 - Financial Analysis of Real Estate Investments


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Provides students with the analytical and computer skills necessary to evaluate the financial feasibility of real estate investment opportunities, including acquisition and development opportunities for land, commercial, industrial, or multi-family deals.  Accounting and taxation issues influencing the financial viability of real estate investment opportunities are also considered.

    Prerequisite(s): MSRE 6158 , MSRE 6159 , or permission of instructor. 
    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015


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  • MSRE 6230 - Construction Management


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Addresses the various roles and responsibilities of the contractor and construction manager in the development process including discussion of the owner/designer/constructor relationship. Emphasis is placed on sustainable design and other public policy objectives advanced by specific types of development, as well as the role the public sector may play in the success of real estate projects.

    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2014, Spring 2013


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  • MSRE 6238 - Real Estate and Urban Economics


    Credit Hours: (3)

    Focuses on the fundamental economic forces that create urban areas, with a special emphasis on land markets.  Integrates economic theory to better understand the market forces that impact applied real estate development projects.  Topics include: urban growth and development; land valuation; the modelling and estimation of agglomeration economies; the costs of cities and their internal structure with emphasis on land use regulations and transportation; amenities and the local supply of labor; the sizes and functions of cities; affordable housing; and local public finance.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 2102.
    Cross-listed as: ECON 6238  and MBAD 6238 .



    Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
    Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2017, Spring 2016


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