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MC 4004 Case Studies in Public Relations (3)
Prereq.: MC 3010 . Majors only. Theoretical concepts of public relations practice applied to solution of strategic business, institutional, and organizational problems.
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MC 4005 Public Relations Campaigns (3)
Prereq.: MC 3001 , MC 4020 , and MC 4002 . Majors only. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Developing and implementing public relations communication campaigns; hands-on experience in designing and producing print and audio-visual materials for campaigns; emphasis on use of planning and evaluation techniques.
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MC 4020 Public Relations Research (3)
Prereq.: MC 2035 , MC 3010 , MC 3001 . Majors only. Introduction to the role of research in public relations; utilizing qualitative and quantitative methods and research tools necessary to conduct research that informs the public relations planning process and aides in the assessment/evaluation of PR activities.
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MC 7210 Public Communication Administration (3)
Principles of public affairs, issues management, and political communication; application of research techniques in communication campaigns, strategies of campaign settings; planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling communication campaigns in corporate and governmental settings.
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Mass Communication: Political Communication |
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MC 3504 Introduction to Political Communication (3)
Prereq.: majors and minors only. Introduction to theory and practice of political communication; role of media in political campaigns, press-government relations and policymaking; implications for media, politicians and the public.
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MC 3505 Media and Policy Processes (3)
Prereq.: MC 3504 . Majors and minors only. Impact of the media on American politics through their interactions with political actors and involvement in the policymaking process; use of strategic political communication in government, and the media’s role in spotlighting policy problems and suggesting policy solutions.
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MC 3510 Political Communication Research (3)
Prereq.: MC 2010 , MC 2015 , MC 3504 . Majors and minors only. Measurement of public opinion through polls, focus groups, and other forms of communication; use and interpretation of public opinion by policymakers.
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MC 3520 Political Communication Writing (3)
Prereq.: MC 2010 , MC 2015 , MC 3504 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Theory and practice of writing for political and public affairs campaigns; research to write strategic messages.
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MC 4515 Case Studies in Media and Political Campaigns (3)
Prereq.: majors and minors only. Examination of political campaigns involving American media; the media client and message; developing media messages for political campaigns.
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MC 4520 Advanced Seminar in Political Communication (3)
Prereq.: MC 3504 and MC 3505 or consent of instructor. Majors and minors only. Lectures, discussions and research on topics relevant to all aspects of political communication. Includes discussion of theoretical foundations, empirical effects and normative and ethical implications of political communication processes in democratic governance.
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MC 7004 The News Media and Governance (3)
News media influence on political actors, processes, and outcomes in American politics; public policy towards the news, strategic political communication, and influences of public officials and other political actors on the framing and structure of content.
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MC 7005 Public Opinion and Public Affairs (3)
Formation and development of public opinion; interaction of media organizations and public communication practitioners in building public support for ideas and policies.
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MC 7033 Race & Gender in Political Communication (3)
Exploration of the role of race and gender in political communication; the role of political communication in reinforcing or challenging prevailing stereotypes and attitudes about race and gender.
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MC 7034 Breaux Symposium Research (3)
Prereq.: MC 7001 and MC 7021 . Original research connected to topics raised at the annual Breaux Symposium.
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MC 7036 Seminar in Media and Public Affairs Theory (3)
Advanced studies in the application of mass communication theory to public affairs and public policy cases, problems and issues.
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MC 7041 Political Communications Writing (3)
Prereq.: permission of the instructor. The study of political and public affairs writing and message development. Students will learn how to research and develop various forms of messages for different audiences and situations.
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ME 2212 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design (2)
Prereq.: ENGL 1001 , CM 1020 or CM 1030 , PHYS 2110 .
1 hr. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Art and science of Mechanical Engineering design; reverse engineering; design methodologies; product realization; professional ethics; professional development.
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ME 2334 Thermodynamics (4)
Prereq.: grade of “C”or better in CHEM 1202 , MATH 1552 , PHYS 2110 . Thermodynamic systems and control volumes; thermodynamic properties of simple substances, work and heat; 1st and 2nd law; power and refrigeration cycles; ideal gas mixtures, water-vapor mixtures and psychrometric chart; combustion.
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ME 2533 Introduction to Engineering Computation (3)
2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. See CSC 2533 .
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ME 2543 Simulation Methods for Mechanical Engineers (3)
Prereq.: credit or registration in MATH 2070 or MATH 2090 . Computer-based problem solving techniques for mechanical engineering; numeric linear algebra and solution of ordinary differential equations; use of computers in simulations of mechanical engineering systems.
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ME 2723 Materials of Engineering for Mechanical Engineers (3)
Prereq.: CHEM 1202 and credit or registration in PHYS 2113 . Credit will not be given for both this course and ME 2733 . Classification and study of engineering materials, their structure, properties and behavior; typical metals and alloys, plastics and rubber and ceramic materials; phase equilibria and manipulation of properties and behavior by adjustment of composition and processing variables; responses of engineering materials to stress and environmental variables; emphasis on Mechanical Engineering applications such as fracture and heat treatment processes.
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ME 2733 Materials of Engineering (3)
Prereq.: CHEM 1201 and credit or registration in PHYS 2112 or PHYS 2113 . Not open to Mechanical Engineering majors. Credit will not be given for both ME 2723 and ME 2733. Classification and study of engineering materials, their structure, properties and behavior; typical metals and alloys, plastics and rubber and ceramic materials; phase equilibria and manipulation of properties and behavior by adjustment of composition and processing variables; responses of engineering materials to stress and environmental variables.
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ME 3133 Dynamics (3)
Prereq.: grade of “C”or better in CE 2450 and MATH 1552 , credit or registration in CHEM 1212 or PHYS 2108 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. recitation. Vectorial treatment of kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies; force, mass, acceleration; impulse and momentum; work and energy.
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ME 3143 System Dynamics and Modeling (3)
Prereq.: ME 3133 , grade of “C”or better in MATH 2070 or MATH 2090 and credit or registration in ME 3834 . Bond graph and lumped-parameter techniques for deriving dynamic equations of physical systems; time and frequency domain analyses, numerical simulation of mechanical systems.
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ME 3249 Engineering Practice (1-3)
Su Prereq.: ME 2334 and consent of instructor. Pass-fail grading. A minimum of 6 weeks of full-time employment by an industry participating in the summer program. Selected engineering problems in an industrial environment.
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ME 3333 Thermodynamics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 2110 and MATH 1552 or equivalent. Not open to mechanical engineering majors. Basic laws of thermodynamics, availability, perfect gases and pure substances, fluid flow and basic heat transfer.
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ME 3603 Instrumentation and Measurement (3)
Prereq.: grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1001 , EE 3950 , ME 3143 . An Honors course, ME 3613 , is also available. Credit will not be given for both this course and ME 3613 . 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Basic science and technology of instrumentation and measurement systems; fundamental measurement theory; statistical error estimation; error propagation; instrumentation specifications; analog and digital instrumentation fundamentals; data acquisition and analysis; extensive technical report writing.
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ME 3613 HONORS: Instrumentation and Measurements (3)
Prereq.: EE 3950 , ME 3143 and proficiency in English as required by the College of Engineering. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Honors equivalent of ME 3603 . Credit will not be given for both this course and ME 3603 .
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ME 3633 Manufacturing Processes & Methods (3)
Prereq.: CM 1020 or CM 1030 and ME 2723 or ME 2733 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Modern manufacturing processes integrated into total manufacturing systems; CAD/CAM flexible manufacturing operations; metal casting, forming, removal; welding processes and machinery; fine measurement, inspection and quality assurance.
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ME 3701 Materials of Engineering Laboratory (1)
Prereq.: grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1001 or equivalent; ME 2723 or ME 2733 ; and credit or registration in CE 3400 . Demonstrative and participative experiments to develop better understanding of characteristics of metals, ceramics and plastics.
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ME 3752 Material Selection for Mechanical Engineers (2)
Prereq.: ME 3701 or equivalent; credit or registration in CE 3400 . Analysis of mechanical and other properties of engineering materials required for material selection; advanced engineering materials in mechanical engineering; applications and problems in processing and shaping; materials in selected mechanical systems.
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ME 3834 Fluid Mechanics (4)
Prereq.: ME 2334 , ME 2543 , ME 3133 ; MATH 2057 and a grade of “C” or better in MATH 2070 or MATH 2090 . Statics, kinematics and dynamics of continuum liquids and gases; conservation laws (mass, momentum, energy); integral analysis; differential analysis and similarity; internal and external viscous flows; compressible flows.
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ME 4133 Machine Design I: Kinematics of Machinery (3)
Prereq.: ME 2543 , ME 3133 or equivalent. Kinematic and dynamic analysis and synthesis of mechanisms.
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ME 4143 Mechanical Vibrations (3)
Prereq.: CE 3400 , ME 3143 , ME 4133 and a grade of “C”or better in MATH 2090 or equivalent. Basic principles of oscillating mechanical systems; single and multiple degrees of freedom; dynamic balancing; applications to mechanical systems; continuous systems vibrations.
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ME 4183 Theory and Design of Mechanical Control Systems (3)
Prereq.: grade of “C”or better in MATH 2070 or MATH 2090 ; ME 3143 and credit or registration in ME 3603 . Basic principles, concepts, characteristics and performance of linear feedback control systems; stability of linear systems; frequency response methods; compensator design in the frequency domain.
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ME 4193 Vehicle Dynamics (3)
Prereq.: ME 3143 . Analysis and performance of wheeled vehicles, including tire mechanics, handling and ride.
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ME 4201 Mechanical Engineering Design Laboratory (1)
Prereq.: credit or registration in ME 4183 or equivalent. 3 hrs. lab. Experiments involving basic concepts in machine design.
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ME 4202 Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design II (2)
Prereq.: ME 3633 , ME 3752 , ME 4243 , ME 4433 , ME 4183 . 6 hrs. lab. Principles from heat transfer, thermodynamics, design, fluids and materials courses utilized to complete the project set forth in the preliminary design outline submitted in ME 4243 .
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ME 4213 Welding Engineering I (3)
Prereq.: ME 2723 or ME 2733 ; ME 3633 ; grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1001 . Fundamentals of welding and joining; introduction to nondestructive evaluation; basics of welding technology and welded structures; GMAW and GTAW; shielded metal arc welding processes.
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ME 4223 Welding Engineering II (3)
Prereq.: ME 2723 or ME 2733 ; ME 3633 ; ME 4213 or consent of instructor; grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1001 . Fundamentals and intermediate level welding and joining; intermediate nondestructive evaluation emphasizing phased-array-ultrasonics; design calculations of welded structures; advanced welding processes.
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ME 4243 Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design I (3)
Prereq.: ECON 2030 , ME 2212 , ME 4244 , senior standing in the College of Engineering, 2.0 LSU and Mechanical Engineering GPA, and credit or registration in ME 3633 , ME 3752 , ME 4183 and ME 4433 or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Design project will be selected and approved (to be completed in ME 4202 ); project feasibility study and outline of the design project will be completed; design methodology, optimization, product reliability and liability, economics, use of ASME codes and professional ethics.
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ME 4244 Machine Design II: Strength Considerations and Component Design (4)
Prereq.: CE 3400 and credit or registration in ME 4133 . Design, three-dimensional stress analysis; deflection and stiffness; static and dynamic loading; failure theories and fatigue; fasteners; welded joints; mechanical springs; bearing; gears; shafts; clutches; brakes and couplings; belts and pulleys.
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ME 4273 Stress Analysis in Mechanical Engineering (3)
Prereq.: CE 3400 . Finite element solutions of 1D and 2D elasticity problems with emphasis on computing accurate stresses using commercial finite element software for a variety of physical configurations and load states.
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ME 4293 Introduction to Microsystem Fabrication and Design (3)
Prereq.: ME 3752 . Microfabrication techniques; design issues for fabrication systems containing microelectric and micromechanical elements.
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ME 4353 Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics (3)
Prereq.: ME 2334 or equivalent. Postulational treatment of laws of thermodynamics; equilibrium and maximum entropy postulates; development of formal relationships; principles and application to general systems.
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ME 4383 Thermal System Design (3)
Prereq.: ECON 2030 , ME 2334 and ME 4433 . Principles and practices concerning the design and optimization of thermal systems.
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ME 4433 Heat Transfer (3)
Prereq.: ME 2334 or ME 3333 , ME 3834 ; a grade of “C”or better in MATH 2070 or MATH 2090 or equivalent. Principles of heat transfer by conduction, radiation and convection.
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ME 4443 Introduction to Combustion (3)
Prereq.: ME 4433 . Basic principles of combustion and their application in solving engineering problems.
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ME 4563 Mathematical Methods in Engineering (3)
See MATH 4038 .
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ME 4573 Interactive Computer Graphics (3)
Also offered as CSC 4356 . Prereq.: experience in mathematics and computer programming. Analytical treatment of graphics using the digital computer; graphical display and input devices; computer graphics systems and standards; two- and three-dimensional transformations; geometric modeling; interactive techniques; basic data structures; realism in 3-D graphics; future trends.
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ME 4583 Applied Computer Graphics (3)
Also offered as CSC 4357 . Prereq.: CSC 4356 or ME 4573 or equivalent. Application of computer graphics techniques to solve specific problems in engineering design, scientific visualization, and digital media.
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ME 4611 Thermal System Laboratory (1)
Prereq.: ME 2334 or equivalent and credit or registration in ME 4433 and ME 3603 . 3 hrs. lab. Oral presentations required. Thermal system analysis and independent experimentation.
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ME 4621 Thermal Science Laboratory (1)
Prereq.: ME 3603 , ME 3834 , ME 4433 , or equivalent. Laboratory demonstrations and experimentation in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and heat transfer concepts.
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ME 4633 Internal Combustion Engines (3)
Prereq.: ME 2334 or ME 3333 or equivalent. Classification of internal combustion engines, gas turbines, cycles with different components, spark-ignition gasoline engines, detonation, carburetion, compression-ignition engines, combustion and diesel knock, fuel atomization and atomizers, combustion chambers, two- and four-stroke cycle engines and supercharging.
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ME 4643 Thermal Environmental Engineering (3)
Prereq.: ME 2334 and credit or registration in ME 4433 or equivalent. Design of thermal environment for humans, animals, processes, and inanimate objects; the means of control.
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ME 4663 Renewable and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering (3)
Prereq.: ME 2334 and ME 4433 or equivalent. Power plants for industrial and central-station use; emphasis on cycles, design, capabilities and economics of the plant as a whole; components used in various types of plants.
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ME 4673 Introduction to Modern Control Theory (3)
Prereq.: ME 4183 or equivalent. State space modeling, controllability, observability and stability, pole placement, optimal control laws via minimum principle and dynamic programming.
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ME 4683 Sensors and Actuators (3)
Prereq.: EE 3950 , ME 3143 . Basic knowledge and operational principles of various transduction (sensing and actuating) methods, especially electro mechanical sensors and actuators; actual designing, building and testing transducers.
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ME 4723 Advanced Materials Analysis (3)
Prereq.: ME 2723 or ME 2733 , ME 3701 or equivalent. 1 hr. lecture; 6 hrs. lab. Concepts and operation of modern analytical instruments using photon or electron beams and X-rays; macroscopic and microscopic examination of materials coupled with separate and combined testing of mechanical, tribological and corrosion properties.
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ME 4733 Deformation and Fracture of Engineering Materials (3)
Prereq.: CE 3400 and either ME 2723 or ME 2733 or equivalent. Effect of temperature, strain rate, corrosion, and microstructure on stress-strain behavior and fracture of engineering materials, including metals, ceramics and plastics.
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ME 4743 Kinetics in Materials Processes (3)
Prereq.: ME 2334 , ME 2723 or ME 2733 or equivalent. Applications of the principles of diffusion, phase transformation and thermodynamics to describe the kinetics of microstructural evolution in engineering materials.
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ME 4763 Fundamentals of Corrosion Science and Engineering (3)
Prereq.: ME 2723 or ME 2733 or equivalent and any first course in thermodynamics. Corrosion principles; polarization, passivation, inhibition and other phenomena; principal methods used in corrosion prevention.
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ME 4783 Composite Materials: Manufacturing, Properties and Design (3)
Prereq.: ME 2723 or ME 2733 and CE 3400 or equivalent. Constituent materials, micro- and macromechanics, mechanical behavior, fracture, manufacturing and design of components made of composite materials, including polymer, ceramic and metal matrix materials.
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ME 4813 Interdisciplinary Fluid Dynamics: Physical Concepts (3)
Also offered as HNRS 4813 . Prereq.: Diff. Equations and Introductory Physics. An introduction to fluid dynamics from a multi-disciplinary perspective, emphasizing theoretical, mathematical and physical concepts of fluid flows and their application to a range of physical scales and disciplines.
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ME 4823 Interdisciplinary Fluid Dynamics: Computational Methods (3)
Also offered as HNRS 4823 . Prereq.: Diff. Equations, Linear Algebra and Computer Programming. Numerical solution strategies for differential equations relevant to fluid flow and transport processes. Finite-difference, finite-volume and finite-element methods. Parallel computations.
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ME 4843 Gas Dynamics (3)
Prereq.: ME 2334 ; a grade of “C”or better in MATH 2070 or MATH 2090 or equivalent. Derivation and review of basic equations of compressible fluid flow; reduction of the general problem to 1-D flow; 1-D flow in nozzles with and without friction; 1-D flow with heat addition; normal shock wave, Prandtl-Myer turn and oblique shock waves.
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ME 4853 Turbomachinery (3)
Prereq.: ME 2334 , ME 3834 and ME 4433 . Preliminary design of axial- and radial-flow pumps, compressors and turbines; determination of optimum flow angles and dimensions, blade design, blade selection and performance prediction.
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ME 4863 Fluid Power Systems (3)
Prereq.: ME 3834 or equivalent and CE 2450 . Theory of hydraulic power components and systems. Analysis and design of fluid power components and systems.
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ME 4903 Special Projects for Undergraduates (3)
Prereq.: 3.00 cumulative GPA or consent of instructor, ME 3143 , ME 3834 , and ME 4133 . May be taken for a max. 9 hours of credit, but no more than three hours can count as a Tech A elective. Comprehensive design problems and research investigations.
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ME 4913 Aerodynamics (3)
Prereq.: ME 2334 , ME 3834 , or graduate standing. Fundamental principles and concepts of aerodynamics; inviscid incompressible and compressible flow; and viscous flow phenomena.
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ME 4923 Jet and Rocket Propulsion (3)
Prereq.: ME 2334 and ME 3834 . Propulsive systems; aerothermochemistry; air-breathing propulsion; rocket propulsion.
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ME 4933 Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Two sections may be taken concurrently.
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ME 4943 Special Problems in Aerospace Engineering (3)
Prereq.: senior standing in mechanical engineering or related discipline. May be taken for a max. of 12 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Aerodynamic problems of special interest in the analysis and design of water, land, air and space transportation systems.
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ME 4953 Nuclear Reactor Engineering Design (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 2110 and PHYS 2113 or equivalent and credit or registration in ME 4433 .
Characteristics of radioactive materials, neutron interactions, the fission process; static criticality, time-dependent behavior of cores and design of nuclear power reactors.
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ME 4963 Nuclear Reactor Systems Engineering (3)
Prereq.: ME 4953 or equivalent. Engineering aspects of reactor systems; nuclear fuel cycles, isotope separation, mechanical and thermal design, selection of materials and environmental impact of nuclear facilities.
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ME 4973 Space Systems (3)
Prereq.: ME 3133 and credit or registration in ME 4143 . Design of spacecraft for orbital operations, space exploration, and human spaceflight; includes mission requirements; astrodynamics; atmospheric entry; top-level design of power; propulsion; altitude determination and control; communications; thermal management; life support; reliability; cost and scheduling; political, commercial, and national security aspects of spaceflight.
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ME 7153 Advanced Vibrations (3)
Prereq.: ME 4143 or equivalent. Modeling and response of continuous vibratory systems; inverse problems in vibration; active vibration control; dynamic absorption; wave propagation and reflection; numerical methods for continuous systems.
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ME 7163 Advanced Dynamics (3)
Prereq.: a first course in engineering dynamics, and a course in differential equations. Rotating reference frames, rigid body kinetics in three dimensions, central force motion, orbital mechanics, variable mass problems, and Lagrange’s equations.
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ME 7273 Advanced Stress Analysis in Mechanical Engineering (3)
Prereq.: ME 4273 . The nature and limitations of the underlying theory in stress analysis. Computation of verified stresses for properly posed problems using finite element analysis.
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ME 7313 Advanced Fluid Dynamics I (3)
Prereq.: credit or registration in MATH 4038 or equivalent. Cartesian tensors; kinematics of fluid motion; mass and momentum conservation equations for Newtonian fluids; vorticity dynamics; irrotational incompressible flow; dynamic similarity and scaling analysis; laminar flow; compressible flow.
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ME 7323 Advanced Fluid Dynamics II (3)
Prereq.: ME 7313 or equivalent. General conservation laws and Navier-Stokes equations; incompressible laminar boundary theory; regular and singular perturbation methods; gravity waves; stability of laminar flows; transition and turbulent boundary layers; dynamics and statistical description of turbulence; compressible boundary layer flow.
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ME 7333 Hydrodynamic Stability (3)
Prereq.: ME 7323 or equivalent. Linear stability analysis; weakly nonlinear stability analysis; chaos.
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ME 7343 Computation of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer (3)
Prereq.: ME 3834 , ME 4433 or equivalent. Finite-difference methods for solving equations of fluid motions and energy; computer program use to solve complex problems involving fluid flow; heat transfer and chemical reaction; mathematical models for turbulence; radiation and combustion; their computing implications; application of prediction procedures for practical situations.
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ME 7433 Advanced Heat Transfer I (3)
Steady and transient heat conduction; fundamentals of radiation heat transfer.
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ME 7443 Advanced Heat Transfer II (3)
Prereq.: ME 7323 or equivalent. Convection heat transfer.
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ME 7533 Numerical Methods in Applied Mechanics (3)
Computer methods used to solve engineering problems; advanced numerical methods.
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ME 7633 Advanced Engineering System Dynamics (3)
Prereq.: ME 4183 or equivalent. Dynamic system modeling; bond graphs; state-determined systems; simulation; controllability/observability.
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ME 7643 Advanced System Modeling (3)
Prereq.: ME 7633 or equivalent. Mathematical models and dynamic behaviors of engineering systems in multi-energy domains; bond-graph modeling methods, simulations using contemporary software.
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ME 7673 Advanced Mechanical Systems Control (3)
Prereq.: ME 4183 or equivalent. Design and analysis of nonlinear control systems; adaptive and robust control techniques; state estimation; stability theory; control and stability of distributed parameter systems.
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ME 7723 Materials Characterization Using Electron Beam Methods (3)
Prereq.: ME 2723 or ME 2733 . 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Theory and principles of electron optics, electron microscopy, and spectroscopy; preparation, observation, and characterization of materials by electron beams.
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ME 7743 Defects, Diffusion and Transformations in Solids (3)
Prereq.: ME 2723 or ME 2733 or equivalent. Defects and atomistic mechanisms, dislocation theory, quantitative description of diffusion processes and phase transformations in materials.
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ME 7753 Thermodynamics of Solid Materials (3)
Prereq.: ME 2723 or ME 2733 and any first level course in thermodynamics. Review of first and second laws of thermodynamics; material property relationships; chemical equilibrium in reactions; solid solutions and phase diagram enunciations; reaction kinetics and nonequilibrium thermodynamics.
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ME 7901 Seminar (1)
Pass-fail grading. All graduate students are expected to attend this course every semester; only 1 sem. hr. of credit in this course allowed toward degree.
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ME 7903 Independent Study in Mechanical Engineering (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit. Directed independent study for graduate students.
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ME 7933 Mechanical Engineering Problems (3)
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ME 7953 Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary, with consent of department. Mechanical engineering treatment of various areas of interest.
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ME 8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.)
“S”/”U”grading.
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ME 9000 Dissertation Research (1-12 per sem.)
“S”/”U”grading.
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MEDP 2051 Radiation Science with Applications (3)
This is a General Education course. Prereq.: MATH 1021 or MATH 1023 . Matter and energy; structure of the atom and nucleus; radioactivity; types of radiation; radiation interactions and detection; dose and biological effects; radiation safety; background radiation; applications of nuclear science in industry and medicine.
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MEDP 4111 Introduction to Medical Imaging (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 2002 or equivalent; MATH 1550 or equivalent. Physics and engineering aspects of medical imaging systems: X-ray imaging, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound and nuclear medicine; clinical applications and limitations of the modalities.
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