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for California State University, Fresno.
COURSES
Mechanical Engineering (ME)
ME 1. Introduction to Mechanical Engineering (1)
Required of all freshmen and transfer students during their first or second
semester of study. Introduction to engineering design; case studies in mechanical
engineering; problem-solving using the engineering approach; introduction
to engineering code of ethics, mechanical engineering profession, and career
opportunities.
ME 2. Computer Applications in Mechanical Engineering Lab (1)
Students develop fundamental skills in basic analytical and design tools
used in mechanical engineering. Topics covered include spreadsheet applications,
graphing data, technical communication, programming concepts, and computer-aided
design (CAD). (One 3-hour lab)
ME 26. Engineering Graphics (3)
Basic computer literacy required. Principles of orthographic projection,
dimensioning, and descriptive geometry. Applications to the solution of
engineering problems including the use of interactive computer graphics.
(Two 3-hour lecture labs) (CAN ENGR 2)
ME 29. Engineering Mechanics (3)
(Same as CE 29.) Prerequisites: MATH 77 (or concurrently); PHYS 4A. Not
open to mechanical or civil engineering majors. Study of fundamental principles
of statics and dynamics by scalar and vector methods.
ME 31. Engineering Materials (3)
Prerequisites: CHEM 1A. Fundamental nature and properties of engineering
materials; structure of matter and its effect on mechanical, electrical,
magnetic, and thermal properties. (CAN ENGR 4)
ME 32. Engineering Materials Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: ME 31 (or concurrently). Application of experimental methods
to engineering materials. Study of stress and strain in metals; fatigue;
hardness; toughness. (3 lab hours)
ME 95. Product Development (2)
Prerequisites: ME 2 (or concurrently), 26, 31, and 32 (or concurrently).
Examines the overall process of product development including preliminary
design, drafting, material selection, fabrication, inspection, assembly,
and testing. Laboratory component introduces basic machining and fabrication
skills. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)
ME 112. Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics (3)
Prerequisites: CE 20; MATH 81 or ENGR 101. Development of principles of
kinematics and kinetics in engineering.
ME 115. Instrumentation and Measurement Lab (1)
Prerequisites: ECE 71, 91, 91L. Application of different measuring devices
and techniques used in engineering systems. Examines calibration and response
characteristics of instruments. Technical reports are required. (3 lab hours)
ME 116. Fluid Mechanics (3)
Prerequisites: ME 112 (or concurrently). Fundamentals of fluid mechanics
as applied to engineering problems.
ME 118. Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (1)
Prerequisites: ENGR 105W or successful completion of university writing
exam, ME 115 (or concurrently); ME 116 (or concurrently). Applications of
experimental methods used in engineering practice to ME fluid systems. (One
3-hour lab)
ME 125. Engineering Statistics and Experimentation (3)
Prerequisites: MATH 76 and 32 or permission of instructor. Provides fundamentals
of statistical and uncertainty analysis applied to engineering measurements,
experimental methods, product design, and manufacturing processes. Includes
probability distributions, data sampling, confidence intervals, quality
control, reliability, life testing, and analysis of uncertainty in experimental
measurements.
ME 134. Fundamentals of Machine Design (3)
Prerequisites: ME 26, 112; CE 121; MATH 81 or ENGR 101. Analytical, graphical,
and computer solutions applied to design problems in machinery and mechanisms.
Cam design, different types of followers, cam manufacturing considerations.
Gear design, different types of gears, gear trains. Students will be assigned
class projects related to the topics covered in class. (2 lecture, 3 lab
hours)
ME 135. Engineering Product Design (3)
Prerequisites: ME 95. Introduction to product engineering with consideration
given to economic, safety, quality, aesthetic, environmental, liability,
and patent law issues. Open-ended design project is required.
ME 136. Thermodynamics (3)
Prerequisites: CHEM 1A, PHYS 4A, MATH 77, and upper-division standing. Fundamentals
of thermodynamics and heat transfer as applied to engineering problems.
ME 137. Turbomachinery (3)
Prerequisites: ME 116 and 136. Applications of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics
and rotor -fluid energy interchange. Steady flow problems of pumps, compressors,
and turbines with incompressible and compressible fluids. Both closed- and
open-ended homework problems.
ME 140. Advanced Engineering Analysis (3)
Prerequisites: MATH 81 or ENGR 101; ECE 71, ME 112 (or concurrently), ME
116 (or concurrently), ME 136 (or concurrently). Development of the finite
element method of engineering analysis; specific applications to heat flow,
fluid flow, vibrations in mechanical systems, and stresses in mechanical
component design using appropriate numerical techniques, closed-form solutions
of partial differential equations and the digital computer.
ME 142. Mechanical Vibration (3)
Prerequisites: ME 112. Mathematical and physical basis of vibration theory
with applications to engineering analysis and design. Includes transient
and steady state phenomena, distributed and lumped parameter systems, coupled
systems, and computer solutions.
ME 144. Advanced Mechanics of Materials (3)
Prerequisites: CE 121, ME 125, MATH 81. Ad-vanced topics in mechanics of
materials. Statistical considerations in design, stress, and strain theories;
contact stresses, strain energy, Castigliano's theorem; failures resulting
from static and dynamic loading; static and fatigue theories of failure;
stress concentrations.
ME 145. Heat and Mass Transfer (3)
Prerequisites: ME 116, 136, 140. Analytical, numerical, and electrical analogy
methods are used to solve a variety of heat transfer and mass transfer problems.
Advanced topics in radiation, boundary layer flow, and heat exchanger design.
ME 146. Air Conditioning (3)
Prerequisites: ME 116, 136. Theory and practice in air conditioning including
psychrometrics, load estimating, heating and cooling systems, fluid design
and controls.
ME 154. Design of Machine Elements (3)
Prerequisites: ME 95, 134. Design of machine elements and components using
theory learned in prerequisite courses. Both individual and team-type open-ended
design projects are required. Use of computers for design is required. (2
lecture, 3 lab hours)
ME 155. Elements of Systems Design (3)
Prerequisites: ENGR 105W or successful completion of university writing
exam, ME 135, 145, 154, 156, senior standing. Design of a commercially feasible
mechanical engineering system. Students work in teams to design, build,
and test prototype engineering systems using industry-supported projects.
Basis of course is formed by meeting realistic constraints, including client-based
specification; optimizing designs, working in a team environment, and developing
project management skills.
ME 156. Advanced Thermodynamics -- Fluid Mechanics (3)
Prerequisites: ME 116, 136. Advanced topics in thermodynamics and fluid
mechanics including analysis of solar and nuclear systems as applied to
engineer ing problems.
ME 159. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (1)
Prerequisites: ME 118, 125, 145, 156 (or concurrently), and senior standing.
Analysis of mechanical engineering and measurement systems. Students conduct
experiments dealing with advanced thermal and mechanical systems. Using
knowledge and experience gained from experimentation, students design and
conduct their own group experiments. Both written and oral technical reports
are required.
ME 162. Computer-Aided Design (3)
Prerequisites: ME 2, 26, 140, 145 (or concurrently). Survey of computer
applications for design, analysis of mechanical systems, and manufacturing
of mechanical components. Typical programming language software packages
used in industry (CAD/CAM and FEA) will be introduced.
ME 164. Machine Design (3)
Prerequisites: ME 135 (or concurrently), 145, 154; ENGR 105W or successful
completion of university writing exam. Open-ended design problems of complete
machine systems. Integration of prerequisite course material into final
design project. Satisfies the senior major requirement for the B.S. in Mechanical
Engineering. (Two 3-hour lecture-labs)
ME 166. Energy Systems Design (3)
Prerequisites: ME 135, 145, 156; ENGR 105W or successful completion of university
writing exam. Design of conventional and alternative energy conversion systems,
i.e. solar; selection and integration of components of the system; use of
codes and standards. Group project report required. Satisfies the senior
major requirement for the B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
ME 180. Special Projects (1-3; max total 3)
Prerequisites: senior standing in mechanical engineering, department-approved
writing course or approved subject; successful completion of writing exam.
Study of a problem under supervision of a faculty member; final typewritten
report required. Individual project except by special permission.
ME 190. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent
Study. Approved for RP grading.
ME 191T. Topics in Mechanical Engineering (1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation of selected mechanical
engi neering subjects not in current courses.
ME 193. Mechanical Engineering Cooperative Internship (1-6; max 12)
Prerequisite: permission of adviser. Engineering practice in an industrial
or government installation. Each cooperative internship period usually spans
a summer-fall or spring-summer interval. This course cannot be used to meet
graduation requirements. CR/NC grading only.
Mechanical Engineering (ME)
ME 211. Advanced Dynamics (3)
Prerequisite: M E 134 or permission of coordinator. Dynamics of mechanical
systems with emphasis on equations of motion. Kinematics of particles, energy
and momentum methods, variational methods, LaGrange's method, kinematics
and plane motion of rigid bodies, kinetics of rigid bodies in three dimensions,
mechanical vibrations.
ME 220. Compressible Fluids (3)
Prerequisite: M E 156 or permission of coordinator. Review of the foundations
of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. The velocity of sound, mach number
and angle, differences between incompressible, subsonic, and supersonic
flow. Isentropic flow, working charts and tables, choking, operation of
nozzles. Normal shock waves, ducts, shock tube analysis. Fanno and Rayleigh
analysis, oblique shock waves, the Prandtl-Meyer equation. Lift and drag
on bodies in supersonic flow. Method of characteristics.
ME 221. Incompressible Fluids (3)
Prerequisite: M E 156 or permission of coordinator. The kinematics of liquids
and gases, the LaGrangian and Eulerian methods, streak lines, stream tubes.
Geometry of the vector field, stokes, and Gauss's theorems, acceleration
of a fluid particle, homogeneous fluids and the equation of continuity.
Integration of Eutor's equation, Bernoulli's equation. Potential motion
and potential functions, source and sink potentials, the stream function.
Vortex theory, surfaces of discontinuity.
ME 223. Jet Engine Propulsion (3)
First-year graduate course in mechanics and thermodynamics of jet engine
propulsion. Thermodynamics of fluid flow and engines, boundary layer theory,
subsonic and supersonic inlets, combustors, fans, compressors, turbines,
nozzles, inlet distortion, fuel controls, noise reduction, ramjets and scramjets.
ME 224. Rocket Propulsion (3)
First-year graduate course in mechanics and thermodynamics of rocket engine
propulsion. Nozzle theory and thermodynamics, heat transfer, flight performance,
chemical rocket propellant performance, liquid propellants, solid propellants,
rocket testing, advanced propulsion concepts.
ME 225. Heat Transfer (3)
Conduction, convection, and radiation. One and two dimensional steady-state
conduction, LaPlace's equation, numerical techniques. Transient heat transfer.
Heisler charts, multiple-dimensional systems, boundary layers, Reynold's
analogy. Forced and natural convection radiation heat transfer, Kirchoff's
and Wien's laws, radiation shields.
ME 227. Advanced Thermodynamics (3)
Prerequisite: M E 156 or permission of coordinator. Review of classical
thermodynamics, Maxwell relations, equations of state, nonideal gases, experimental
methods. The molecular theory of gases, Clausius and Van der Waals equations
of state, velocity distribution. LaGrange's method, the principle of equipartition.
Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics, micro- and macro-states. Quantum statistics
based on the Bose-Einstein, Maxwell -Boltzmann, and Fermi-Dirac statistics.
ME 229. Advanced Gas Dynamics (3)
Review of supersonic flow. Vibrational and chemical rate processes, nonequilibrium
chemical rate equations, rate equations for dissociation and recombination.
Flow with vibrational or chemical nonequilibrium. Nonequilibrium kinetic
theory; evaluation of collision cross-sections. Flow with translational
non-equilibrium. Radiative transfer in gases, and approximate solutions
of the equation of radiative transfer.
ME 230. Aircraft Stability and Control (3)
First-year graduate course covering analytical tools, system theory, reference
frames, and transformations, equations of unsteady motion, longitudinal
aerodynamics, lateral aerodynamics, stability of steady flight, and response
to control actuation. All stability derivatives will be discussed in detail,
and examples and problems based on actual airplanes will be used.
ME 232. Advanced Aircraft Stability and Control (3)
Prerequisite: ME 230. Continuation of M E 230. Validity of small disturbance
theory, nonlinear equations of motion, steady state and dynamic stability
and control of elastic airplanes. Frequency response methods, response to
turbulence. Automatic flight control analysis and design, the human pilot
in the control loop, stability augmentation, digital flight control systems,
state vector methods.
ME 241. Structural Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: ME 134 or permission of coordinator. Graduate-level course
in the principles of structural mechanics. Stress, strain and displacements,
static and dynamic loads, energy methods, virtual work, discrete and continuous
system analysis, finite element analysis, elastic beams, plates, and frames;
single and multi degree-of-freedom modal analysis.
ME 243. Structural Dynamics (3)
Prerequisite: ME 241 or permission of instructor. Continuation of M E 241.
Von Karman theory, shear deformation, geometry and equilibrium of shells,
theory of vibrations, vibrations of aircraft structures, coupling with the
aerodynamic equations, flutter, ground and flight structural test techniques.
ME 250. Astrodynamics (3)
Introductory course in astrodynamics. Two-body orbital mechanics, orbit
determination, basic orbital maneuvers, rendezvous, ballistic missile trajectories,
lunar and interplanetary trajectories, orbital perturbations, launch trajectories,
reentry, spacecraft dynamics and attitude control.
ME 290. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: graduate status in engineering. See Academic
Placement -- Independent Study. Approved for RP grading.
ME 291T. Topics in Mechanical Engineering (1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: graduate status in engineering or permission of instructor.
Selected mechanical engineering subjects not in current courses.
ME 298. Project (3; max total 3)
Prerequisite: graduate status in engineering. See Criteria for Thesis and
Project. Independent investigation of advanced character such as analysis
and/or design of special engineering systems or projects; critical review
of state-of-the-art special topics, as the culminating requirement for the
master's degree. Abstract required. Approved for RP grading.
ME 299. Thesis (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: see Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion,
and submission of an acceptable thesis for master's degree. Approved for
RP grading.
Mechanical Engineering Degrees