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MEGR 7135 - Advanced Tire Mechanics
In-depth analysis of the tire and its influence on vehicle performance, including: design, materials, construction, structural response, rolling resistance, force and moment generation, NVH, wet and dry traction, wear, high speed limit, and standards. Tire models, their limitations, and their governing equations. Graduate students develop an experiment (in addition to a literature review), gather data, submit an abstract to the Fall Tire Society Conference, and write a rough draft of a paper.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 2144 and MEGR 3121 with grades of C or above
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8135
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021
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
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6141 and MATH 6172 .
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8142 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2019
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
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6141 or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8143 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7145 - Advanced Topics in Dynamics
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8145 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2019
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MEGR 7146 - Experimental Stress Analysis
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6141 or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8146 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7147 - Flight Dynamics
Introduction to key principles behind steady and unsteady flight regimes. Specifically, steady level, ascending, and crosswind flight, along with the corresponding flight envelopes. Full six degree-of-freedom equations of motion are derived for fixed-wing aircraft and aircraft with spinning rotors. Longitudinal and lateral flight modes are analyzed based on the linearized dynamic equations.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3122 with a grade of B or above
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8147
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7148 - Stability and Control of Nonlinear Systems
Introduction to key principles behind the stability and control of nonlinear systems, including internal and external stability, Lyapunov-based stability analysis, analysis of limit cycle behavior, orbital/set stability, linearization-based control, feedback linearization, and periodic control.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Graduate standing and knowledge of linear systems theory/linear control design.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8148
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7151 - Orthopedic Biomechanics
Introduces mechanical properties of the human body’s hard tissues (bone and cartilage) and soft tissues (ligament and tendon). Focus is placed on mechanical and biological considerations for treatment of orthopedic diseases and sports injuries, such as fracture, ACL injury, and osteoarthritis. Students learn how to solve medical problems using their engineering knowledge and skills, such as finite element analysis and inverse dynamics.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of instructor.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8151
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2019, Fall 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7152 - Mechanics of the Human Locomotor System
Introduces dynamic analysis of the human musculoskeletal system. Students learn to develop 3‐D rigid body models of human movement, calculate internal forces in muscles and joints during daily and sports activities, and how to use motion capture system and simulation software of human locomotion.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of instructor
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8152
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7161 - Atomic Processes in Solids
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 2144 or equivalent, or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8161 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7163 - Materials Characterization and Analysis
Designed for graduate students to gain an in-depth understanding of principal methods in materials characterization and analysis. Students learn different techniques of materials characterization and analysis, including: (1) structure identification using electron and X-ray diffractions, (2) morphology study using electron microscopy, (3) composition and chemical state determination using electron spectroscopy and other techniques. Focuses on fundamental concepts of different methods, as well as hands-on experience. Well-designed lab sessions are provided for students to practice selected techniques using different instruments (e.g., XRD, SEM, EDS, and sputtering coating).
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8163
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2019, Spring 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7164 - Diffraction/Spectroscopic Studies of Matter
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8164 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7165 - Diffraction and NDE Methods in Materials Science
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3161 or equivalent or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8165 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7166 - Deformation and Fracture of Materials
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8168 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7167 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials II
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6166 or equivalent.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8167 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7169 - Introduction to Transmission Electron Microscopy
Designed for graduate students with various academic backgrounds, including engineering, nanoscale science, physics, chemistry, and biology. Introduces the theoretical and practical concepts of transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Topics include: basic instrumentation of TEM, diffraction, imaging, and microanalysis. In addition to classroom lectures, students have opportunities to gain hands-on experience of operating a state-of-the-art TEM system and several sample preparation tools. The course consists of weekly lectures and weekly lab sections. The final grade is determined based on homework, lab reports, and examinations.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8169
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7172 - Computational Methods in Engineering
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8172 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7173 - Engineering Design Optimization
Concepts of optimization and associated terminology. Proper optimization formulation and application in engineering design. Methods for simulation-based optimization with approximation techniques. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 7173 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 8173 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of instructor and programming knowledge in C, C++, FORTRAN, or Matlab.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8173
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2019, Spring 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7174 - Engineering Analysis I
An overview of Ordinary Differential Equations, Partial Differential Equations, Fourier series, and Laplace Transforms.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8174
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7175 - Engineering Analysis II
An overview of Linear Algebra, including Matrix-Matrix operations, types of matrices, Gaussian Elimination, Rank of a Matrix, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, Singular Value Decomposition, Approximations of Functions with Fourier Series, Discrete Fourier Transform, Hankel Transform, Orthogonal Polynomials.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8175
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2021
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
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 2180 or equivalent, MEGR 3281, and MEGR 6181 .
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8182 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021
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
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3221 or equivalent, and MEGR 7182 .
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8183 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2019
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
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 7183 .
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8184 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7185 - Gear Manufacturing and Metrology
Fundamentals of manufacturing techniques (e.g., turning, milling, grinding, honing), including the corresponding tools and machine tools. Fundamental knowledge about design, machine components, and tolerances. Introduces the basic knowledge about metrology and standards, statistics, measurement uncertainty, calibration; measurement of geometric quantities (size, form, surface texture). Mathematics, namely elementary vector analysis, approximation algorithms are studied.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6181
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8185
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MEGR 7186 - Data Analysis and Uncertainty
Intended for graduate students from science and engineering disciplines, with a focus on optical engineering and mechanical engineering. Introduces the principles of measurement uncertainty assessment, uncertainty analysis methodologies, and data analysis/reduction techniques. Topics include: terminology and basic theory of measurement uncertainty, techniques for assessing uncertainty sources, and basic data analysis and data reduction strategies to include fit parameter uncertainty assessment. A major component of the course is a class project where each student applies the methods learned to a measurement relevant to their thesis or dissertation research project where possible.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8186
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7187 - Flexures
Compliance terms and stresses in leaf and notch type flexures. Rotationally symmetric flexures. Application of Rayleigh’s method to estimate resonant frequencies of simple structural elements. Dynamics, design, and manufacture of flexure mechanisms.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8187
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2019
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7191 - Introduction to Optical Fabrication and Testing
Optical elements and their application; optical materials and materials specifications (homogeneity, striae, birefringence), specifications for optical elements(figure, mid-spatial frequencies, finish), optical darwings (ISO 10110), coatings, fabrication methods for flats and spheres, aspheric fabrication, small tool and computer controlled polishing, interferometric measurement of form and finish, other test methods.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 4271, PHYS 5271 , OPTI 6102 , OPTI 8102 with grade of C or above, or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8191
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2019
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MEGR 7213 - Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics
Introductory topics in Computational Fluid Dynamics, including mathematical properties of governing equations, fundamentals of discretization, finite difference and finite volume methods, turbulence modeling, and grid generation.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Knowledge of a scientific programming language.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 6171
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8213
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2020, Spring 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7214 - Turbulent Shear Flows
Most of the flows of engineering importance are turbulent flows. This course provides students with the insight required to analyze, investigate, and explain turbulent fluid flows. Topics include: dimensional analysis, the Reynolds equations, elements of the kinetic theory of gases, estimates of the Reynolds Stress, dynamics of turbulence, boundary free shear flows, and wall-bounded shear flows.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 7114
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8214
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7215 - Turbulence Modeling and Simulations
Comprehensive overview of turbulence modeling and simulations. Introduction to the mathematical framework needed to understand turbulence model formulations. Basic principles of turbulence modeling and the limitations of the commonly used modeling approaches, and analysis of turbulent flows using single-point closure modeling.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 7214
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8215
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2019
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MEGR 7221 - Vibration of Discrete and Continuous Systems
Topics include: single degree of freedom free and forced vibrations; two degree of freedom free and forced vibration; modal analysis; measurement methods; continuous beam modeling; and receptance coupling.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8221
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2020, Fall 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7222 - Mechatronics
An approach aiming at the synergistic integration of mechanics, electronics, control theory, and computer science within product design and manufacturing, in order to improve and/or optimize its functionality.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of department, workshop badge, ability to solder and debug electrical circuits, introductory level controls.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8222
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7223 - Mathematical Concepts for Dynamics and Control
Surveys aspects of abstract linear algebra and functional analysis that commonly arise in the formulation and study of problems in dynamics and control. Students are expected to be familiar with basic calculus and ordinary differential equations.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8223
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MEGR 7224 - Analytical Mechanics
Surveys foundations of classical mechanics with an emphasis on Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalism, including an introduction to underlying concepts from differential geometry. Students are expected to be familiar with linear vector spaces and multivariable calculus.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8224
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7281 - Theory and Application of Computer-Aided Tolerancing
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8281 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7282 - Computer-Aided Process Planning
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8282 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7283 - Advanced Coordinate Metrology
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6181 or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8283 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2019
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2021
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MEGR 7284 - Advanced Surface Metrology
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6181 or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8284 , OPTI 6384 , and OPTI 8384 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2020
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2018
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MEGR 7380 - Tribology
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8380 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2020
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 7480 - Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Equipment
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8480 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2018
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2021
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MEGR 7892 - Individual Study and Projects
Individual investigation and exposition of results.
Credit Hours: (1 to 6)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8892 .
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.
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MEGR 7893 - Advanced Topics in Precision Engineering
Topics include: precision control, materials for precision engineering, precision manufacturing, precision measurement, advanced analytical and numerical methods used in precision engineering.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8893 .
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with change of topic and permission of department.
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MEGR 7955 - Graduate Design I
First of a two-semester sequence leading to a major integrative experience in applying the principles of design and project management to the design of a major mechanical engineering system. Teamwork and communication skills are emphasized.
Credit Hours: (3)
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021
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MEGR 7956 - Graduate Design II
Second of a two-semester sequence leading to a major integrative experience in applying the principles of design and project management to the design of a major mechanical engineering system. Teamwork and communication skills are emphasized.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 7955 with grade of C or above
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021
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MEGR 7991 - Graduate Master Thesis Research
Individual investigation culminating in the preparation and presentation of a thesis. Q
Credit Hours: (1 to 6)
Grading Method: Graded on a Satisfactory Progress/Unsatisfactory Progress or Standard Letter Grade basis each term.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.
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MEGR 8000 - Research Seminar
Presentations on the current research in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Science, and related fields. Required for all doctoral students in the MEES program.
Credit Hours: (1)
Grading Method: Graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021
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
Directed study of current topics of special interest for Ph.D. degree.
Credit Hours: (1 to 6)
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021
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MEGR 8101 - Transport Processes
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7101 .
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MEGR 8102 - Introduction to Continua
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 2144, MEGR 3114, or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7102 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 8104 - Fabrication of Nanomaterials
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): NANO 8101 or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed Course(s): ECGR 7104 and MEGR 7104 .
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MEGR 8108 - Finite Element Analysis and Applications
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6141 and MATH 6171 or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7108 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2020, Spring 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2019
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MEGR 8109 - Biotechnology and Bioengineering
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Admission to a graduate program or permission of instructor(s).
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8109.
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MEGR 8110 - Advanced Conductive Heat Transfer
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3116.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 8110.
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MEGR 8111 - Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3112 and MATH 3142.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7111 .
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MEGR 8112 - Radiative Heat Transfer
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3116.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7112 .
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MEGR 8113 - Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Compressible Flow
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3111 and MEGR 3114.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7113 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2020
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 8114 - Advanced Fluid Mechanics
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 4112 or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7114 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 8115 - Convective Heat Transfer
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3116 and MEGR 4112.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7115 .
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MEGR 8116 - Fundamentals of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3114 or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 6116 .
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MEGR 8117 - Statistical Thermodynamics
Quantum mechanics-based statistical mechanics. Equilibrium macroscopic and microscopic thermodynamic states. Ensemble theory, including classical phase spaces, Liouville theorem, quantum modifications, and Gibbs microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical ensembles. Introduction to quantum mechanics, including Hamiltonian systems, the density matrix, and quantum statistics. Theory of ideal quantum gases and non-interacting Boson and Fermi-Dirac systems.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7117
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MEGR 8118 - Thermal Environmental Engineering
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3116.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7118 .
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MEGR 8119 - Thermal Applications in Biomedical Engineering
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7119 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2020, Spring 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 8120 - Bearing Design and Lubrication
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3222 or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7120 .
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MEGR 8121 - Mechanism Analysis
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3221 or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7121 .
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MEGR 8122 - Mechanism Synthesis
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 7121 , MEGR 8121 , or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7122 .
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MEGR 8123 - Mechanical Design
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6141 or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7123 .
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MEGR 8124 - Introduction to Automatic Controls
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7124 .
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MEGR 8125 - Vibrations of Continuous Systems
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 4143.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 6125 .
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MEGR 8126 - Dynamics of Machinery
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3222 or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7126 .
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MEGR 8127 - Computer-Aided Manufacturing
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3255 or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7127 .
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MEGR 8128 - Control of Robotic Manipulators
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 4127 or ECGR 4151.
Cross-listed Course(s): ECGR 5161 and MEGR 7128 .
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MEGR 8129 - Structural Dynamics of Production Machinery
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7129 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2019
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 8130 - Introduction to Control Systems
Introduction to key principles behind feedback control, including closed-loop time domain and frequency domain analysis, root locus design, state feedback, robustness margins, and loop shaping.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7130
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2019, Spring 2021
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MEGR 8131 - Automotive Power Plants
Energy analysis of internal and external combustion engines for vehicular propulsion. Thermodynamic principles for combustion efficient use of fuel combustion, different types of fuel use, and pollutant control.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7131
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2020, Fall 2021
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MEGR 8132 - Advanced Automotive Power Plants
Follow-up course to Automotive Power Plants. Topics include: combustion, thermodynamic efficiency, fuel efficiency, torque and power, emissions, etc.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 7131 or MEGR 8131
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7132
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MEGR 8133 - Applied Vehicle Aerodynamics
Flow of air around streamlined and bluff bodies, aerodynamic forces, understanding flow separation and reattachments, aerodynamic tools, introduction to computational fluid dynamics, use of commercial CFD packages to solve fluid flow problems, computer simulation and analysis of flow around bluff bodies and road vehicles including racecars.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Foundational knowledge of fluid mechanics and numerical methods in engineering applications
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7133
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Spring 2020
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MEGR 8134 - Advanced Road Vehicle Dynamics
Advanced topics related to vehicle dynamics and modeling. Acceleration and braking performance, road loads, steady-state cornering, suspension, steering system, and tire behavior are explored.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3121, MEGR 3122, and MATH 2171
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7134
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2021
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MEGR 8134 - Advanced Road Vehicle Dynamics
Advanced topics related to vehicle dynamics and modeling. Acceleration and braking performance, road loads, steady-state cornering, suspension, steering system, and tire behavior.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3121, MEGR 3122, and MATH 2171
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7134
Most Recently Offered (Day): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2021
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MEGR 8135 - Advanced Tire Mechanics
In-depth analysis of the tire and its influence on vehicle performance, including: design, materials, construction, structural response, rolling resistance, force and moment generation, NVH, wet and dry traction, wear, high speed limit, and standards. Tire models, their limitations, and their governing equations. Graduate students develop an experiment (in addition to a literature review), gather data, submit an abstract to the Fall Tire Society Conference, and write a rough draft of a paper.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 2144 and MEGR 3121 with grades of C or above.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7135
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 8141 - Theory of Elasticity I
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3221 or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 6141 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 8142 - Theory of Elasticity II
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6141 and MATH 6172 . Continuation of MEGR 8141 with additional topics in three-dimensional analyses.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7142 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2019
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 8143 - Inelastic Behavior of Materials
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 8141 or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7143 .
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MEGR 8145 - Advanced Topics in Dynamics
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7145 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Fall 2019
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MEGR 8146 - Experimental Stress Analysis
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 8141 or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7146 .
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MEGR 8147 - Flight Dynamics
Introduction to key principles behind steady and unsteady flight regimes. Specifically, steady level, ascending, and crosswind flight, along with the corresponding flight envelopes. Full six degree-of-freedom equations of motion are derived for fixed-wing aircraft and aircraft with spinning rotors. Longitudinal and lateral flight modes are analyzed based on the linearized dynamic equations.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3122 with a grade of B or above
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7147
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MEGR 8148 - Stability and Control of Nonlinear Systems
Introduction to key principles behind the stability and control of nonlinear systems, including internal and external stability, Lyapunov-based stability analysis, analysis of limit cycle behavior, orbital/set stability, linearization-based control, feedback linearization, and periodic control.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Graduate status and knowledge of linear systems theory/linear control design.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7148
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MEGR 8151 - Orthopedic Biomechanics
Introduces mechanical properties of the human body’s hard tissues (bone and cartilage) and soft tissues (ligament and tendon). Focus is placed on mechanical and biological considerations for treatment of orthopedic diseases and sports injuries, such as fracture, ACL injury, and osteoarthritis. Students learn how to solve medical problems using their engineering knowledge and skills, such as finite element analysis and inverse dynamics.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of instructor.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7151
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 8152 - Mechanics of the Human Locomotor System
Introduces dynamic analysis of the human musculoskeletal system. Students learn to develop 3‐D rigid body models of human movement, calculate internal forces in muscles and joints during daily and sports activities, and how to use motion capture system and simulation software of human locomotion.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of instructor
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7152
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MEGR 8161 - Atomic Processes in Solids
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 2144 or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7161 .
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MEGR 8163 - Materials Characterization and Analysis
Designed for graduate students to gain an in-depth understanding of principal methods in materials characterization and analysis. Students learn different techniques of materials characterization and analysis, including: (1) structure identification using electron and X-ray diffractions, (2) morphology study using electron microscopy, (3) composition and chemical state determination using electron spectroscopy and other techniques. Focuses on fundamental concepts of different methods, as well as hands-on experience. Well-designed lab sessions are provided for students to practice selected techniques using different instruments (e.g., XRD, SEM, EDS, and sputtering coating).
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7163
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2019, Spring 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 8164 - Diffraction/Spectroscopic Studies of Matter
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7164 .
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MEGR 8165 - Diffraction and NDE Methods in Materials Science
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3161 or equivalent or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7165 .
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MEGR 8166 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials I
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 3161 or equivalent or permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 6166 .
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2020, Spring 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 8167 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials II
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.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): MEGR 6166 or equivalent.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7167 .
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MEGR 8168 - Deformation and Fracture of Materials
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): Permission of department.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7166 .
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MEGR 8169 - Introduction to Transmission Electron Microscopy
Designed for graduate students with various academic backgrounds, including engineering, nanoscale science, physics, chemistry, and biology. Introduces the theoretical and practical concepts of transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Topics include: basic instrumentation of TEM, diffraction, imaging, and microanalysis. In addition to classroom lectures, students have opportunities to gain hands-on experience of operating a state-of-the-art TEM system and several sample preparation tools. The course consists of weekly lectures and weekly lab sections. The final grade is determined based on homework, lab reports, and examinations.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7169
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MEGR 8172 - Computational Methods in Engineering
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 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7172
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021
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MEGR 8173 - Engineering Design Optimization
Concepts of optimization and associated terminology. Proper optimization formulation and application in engineering design. Methods for simulation-based optimization with approximation techniques. Credit will not be awarded for MEGR 8173 where credit has been awarded for MEGR 7173 .
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of instructor and programming knowledge in C, C++, FORTRAN, or Matlab.
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7173
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2019, Spring 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 8174 - Engineering Analysis I
An overview of Ordinary Differential Equations, Partial Differential Equations, Fourier series, and Laplace Transforms.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7174
Most Recently Offered (Day): Fall 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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MEGR 8175 - Engineering Analysis II
An overview of Linear Algebra, including Matrix-Matrix operations, types of matrices, Gaussian Elimination, Rank of a Matrix, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, Singular Value Decomposition, Approximations of Functions with Fourier Series, Discrete Fourier Transform, Hankel Transform, Orthogonal Polynomials.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MEGR 7175
Most Recently Offered (Day): Spring 2021
Most Recently Offered (Evening): Course has not been offered at this time in the past 3 years
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