MECE E1001x Mechanical Engineering: Micromachines To Jumbo Jets 3 pts. Corequisites: MATH V1101 Calculus 1A This introductory course explores the role of Mechanical Engineering in developing many of the fundamental technological advances on which today's society depends. Students will be exposed to several mature and emerging technologies through a series of case studies. Topics include: airplanes, automobiles, robots, modern manufacturing methods as well as the emerging fields of micro-electro-mechanical machines (MEMS) and nanotechnology. The physical concepts that govern the operation of these technologies will be developed from basic principles and then applied in simple design problems. Students will also be exposed to state-of-the art innovations in each case study.

MECE E3018x Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, I 3 pts. Experiments in instrumentation and measurement: optical, pressure, fluid flow, temperature, stress, and electricity; viscometry, cantilever beam, digital data acquisition. Probability theory: distribution, functions of random variables, tests of significance, correlation, ANOVA, linear regression. A lab fee of $50.00 is collected.

MECE E3028x Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, II 3 pts. Selected intermediate experiments in power and energy conversion, heat transfer, and solid and fluid mechanics. A lab fee of $50.00 is collected.

MECE E3038y Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, III 3 pts. Selected advanced experiments in fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and energy conversion. A lab fee of $50.00 is collected.

MECE E3100x Introduction To Mechanics of Fluids 3 pts. Prerequisites: ENME E3105. Basic continuum concepts. Liquids and gases in static equilibrium. Continuity equation. Two-dimensional kinematics. Equation of motion. Bernoulli's equation and applications. Equations of energy and angular momentum. Dimensional analysis. Two-dimensional laminar flow. Pipe flow, laminar,and turbulent. Elements of compressible flow.

MECE E3105x and y Mechanics 4 pts. Prerequisites: PHYS C1401 and MATH V1101 - MATH V1102 and MATH V1201. Elements of statics, dynamics of a particle, systems of particles, and rigid bodies.

MECE E3301x Thermodynamics 3 pts. Classical thermodynamics. Basic properties and concepts, thermodynamic properties of pure substances, equation of state, work, heat, the first and second laws for flow and nonflow processes, energy equations, entropy, and irreversibility. Introduction to power and refrigeration cycles.

MECE E3311y Heat Transfer 3 pts. Steady and unsteady heat conduction. Radiative heat transfer. Internal and external forced and free convective heat transfer. Change of phase. Heat exchangers.

MECE E3401x Mechanics of Machines 3 pts. Prerequisites: ENME E3105 and MECE E3408. Introduction to mechanisms and machines, analytical and graphical synthesis of mechanism, displacement analysis, velocity analysis, acceleration analysis of linkages,dynamics of mechanism, cam design, gear and gear trains, and computer-aided mechanism design.

MECE E3408y Computer Graphics and Design 3 pts. Introduction to drafting, engineering graphics, computer graphics, solid modeling, and mechanical engineering design. Interactive computer graphics and numerical methods applied to the solution of mechanical engineering design problems. A laboratory fee of $175 is collected.

MECE E3409x Machine Design 3 pts. Prerequisites: MECE E3408 Computer-aided analysis of general loading states and deformation of machine components using singularity functions and energy methods.Theoretical introduction to static failure theories, fractre mechanics, and fatigue failure theories. Introduction to conceptual design and design optimization problems. Design of machine components such as springs, shafts, fasteners, lead screws, rivets, welds. Modeling, analysis, and testing of machine assemblies for prescribed design problems. Problems will be drawn from statics, kinematics, dynamics, solid modeling, stress analysis, and design optimization.

MECE E3410y Engineering Design 4 pts. Prerequisites: Senior standing. Elements of the design process: concept formulation, systems synthesis, design analysis optimization. Selection and execution of a project involving the design of an actual engineering device or system. A laboratory fee of $125 is collected.

MECE E3411y Fundamentals of Engineering 1 pt. This course meets the first 4.5 weeks only Prerequisites: Senior Standing. Review of core courses in mechanical engineering, including mechanics, strength of materials, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, materials and processing, control, and mechanical design and analysis. Review of additional topics, including engineering economics and ethics in engineering. The course culminates with a comprehensive examination, similar to the Fundamentals of Engineering examination.

EEME E3601x Classical Control Systems 3 pts. Prerequisites: MATH E1210. Analysis and design of feedback control systems. Transfer functions; block diagrams; proportional, rate, and integral controllers; hardware, implementation. Routh stability criterion, root locus, Bode and Nyquist plots, compensation techniques.

MECE E3900x-E3901y Honors Tutorial In Mechanical Engineering 3 pts. Individual study; may be selected after the first term of the junior year by students maintaining a 3.2 grade-point average. Normally not to be taken in a student's final semester. Course format may vary from individual tutorial to laboratory work to seminar instruction under faculty supervision. Written application must be made prior to registration outlining proposed study program. Projects requiring machine-shop use must be approved by the laboratory supervisor.

MECE E3998x and y Projects In Mechanical Engineering 1-3 pts. Prerequisites: Approval by faculty member who agrees to supervise the work. Normally not to be taken in a student's final semester. Independent project involving theoretical, computational, experimental or engineering design work. May be repeated, but no more than 3 points may be counted toward degree requirements. Projects requiring machine-shop use must be approved by the laboratory supervisor.

MECE E4058x and y Mechatronics and Embedded Microcomputer Control 3 pts. Prerequisites: ELEN E1201. Recommended: ELEN E3000. Enrollment limited to 12 students. Mechatronics is the application of electronics and microcomputers to control mechanical systems. Systems explored include on/off systems, solenoids, stepper motors, dc motors, thermal systems, magnetic levitation. Use of analog and digital electronics and various sensors for control. Programming microcomputers in Assembly and C. A lab fee of $75.00 is collected. Lab Required.

MECE E4100y Mechanics of Fluids 3 pts. Prerequisites: MECE E3100 or equivalent. Fluid dynamics and analyses for mechanical engineering and aerospace applications: boundary layers and lubrication, stability and turbulence, and compressible flow. Turbomachinery as well as additional selected topics.

MECE E4211x Energy: Sources and Conversion 3 pts. Prerequisites: MECE E3301. Energy sources such as oil, gas, coal, gas hydrates, hydrogen, solar, and wind. Energy conversion systems for electrical power generation, automobiles, propulsion and refrigeration. Engines, steam and gas turbines, wind turbines; devices such as fuel cells, thermoelectric converters, and photovoltaic cells. Specialized topics may include carbon-dioxide sequestration, cogeneration, hybrid vehicles and energy storage devices.

MECE E4212x or y Microelectromechanical Systems 3 pts. MEMS markets and applications; Scaling laws; Silicon as a mechanical material; Sensors and actuators; micromechanical analysis and design; substrate (bulk) and surface micromachining; computer aided design; packaging; testing and characterization; microfluidics.

MECE E4213y Bio-Microelectromechanical Systems (BioMEMS): Design, Fabrication and Analysis 3 pts. Prerequisites: MECE E3100 & MECE E3311, a course in transport phenomena, or by instructor's permission Silicon and polymer micro/nanofabrication techniques; hydrodynamic microfluidic control; electrokinetic microfluidic control; microfluidic separation and detection; sample preparation; micro bioreactors and temperature control; implantable MEMS including sensors, actuators and drug delivery devices.

MECE E4302y Advanced Thermodynamics 3 pts. Prerequisites: MECE E3301. Advanced classical thermodynamics. Availability, irreversibility, generalized behavior, equations of state for nonideal gases, mixtures and solutions, phase and chemical behavior, combustion. Thermodynamic properties of ideal gases. Applications to automotive and aircraft engines, refrigeration and air conditioning, and biological systems.

MECE E4304x Turbomachinery 3 pts. This course will introduce you to the basics of theory, design, selection and applications of turbomachinery. Turbomachines are widely used in many engineering applications such as energy conversion, power plants, air-conditioning, pumping, refrigeration and vehicle engines, as there are pumps, blowers, compressors, gas turbines, jet engines, wind turbines etc. Applications are drawn from energy conversion technologies, HVAC and propulsion. The course will provide you with a basic understanding of the different kinds of turbomachines.

IEME E4310x The Manufacturing Enterprise 3 pts. The strategies and technologies of global manufacturing and service enterprises. Connections between the needs of a global enterprise, the technology and methodology needed for manufacturing and product development, and strategic planning as currently practiced in industry.

MECE E4312x Solar Thermal Engineering 3 pts. Prerequisites: MECE E3311 (Heat Transfer) Fundamentals of solar energy transport: radiation heat transfer, convention, conduction and phase change processes. Heat exchangers and solar collectors: basic methods of thermal design, flow arrangements, effects of variable conditions, rating procedures. Solar energy concentration. Piping Systems: series and parallel arrangements, fluid movers. Thermal response and management of photovoltaic energy conversion. Solar energy storage. Solar cooling, solar thermal power and cogeneration. Applications to the design of solar thermal engineering systems.

MECE E4314y Energy Dynamics of Green Buildings 3 pts. Prerequisites: MECE E3301 and MECE E3311. Introduction to analysis and design of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems. Heating and cooling loads. Humidity control. Solar gain and passive solar design. Global energy implications. Green buildings. Building-integrated photovoltaics. Roof-mounted gardens and greenhouses. Financial assessment tools and case studies.

Open to Mechanical Engineering graduate students only.

MECE E4400x and y Computer Laboratory Access Sign up for this class to obtain a computer account and access to the Department of Mechanical Engineering Computer Laboratory. A laboratory fee of $50 is collected.

MECE E4404x Lubrication Theory and Design 3 pts. Prerequisites: MECE E3100. Fluid friction. The hydrodynamic and hydrostatic theories of lubrication. Plane surfaces and thrust bearing design. Journal bearings; load-carrying capacity and temperature rise. Principles of bearing design for efficient lubrication. Oil flow in bearings.Bearings with semi-fluid lubrication. Fluid and nonfluid lubricants. Bearing materials.

MECE E4430y Automotive Dynamics 3 pts. Prerequisites: ENME 3105 or equivalent, recommended: ENME 3106 or equivalent Automobile dynamic behavior is divided into three subjects: vehicle subsystems, ride, and handling. Vehicle subsystems include: tire, steering, mechanisms, suspensions, gearbox, engine, clutch, etc. Regarding ride, vibrations and ride comfort are analyzed, and suspension optimization of a quarter car model is treated. Regarding handling, vehicle dynamic behavior on the road is analyzed, with emphasis on numerical simulations using planar as well as roll models.

MECE E4431 Space vehicle dynamics and control 3 pts.Not offered in 2009-2010. Prerequisites: ENME-MECE E3105, ENME E4202 recommended Space vehicle dynamics and control, rocket equations, satellite orbits, initial trajectory designs from earth to other planets, satellite attitude dynamics, gravity gradient stabilization of satellites, spin-stabilized satellites, dual-spin satellites, satellite attitude control, modeling, dynamics, and control of large flexible spacecraft.

MECE E4501y Geometrical Modeling 3 pts. Prerequisites: COMS W1005. Relationship between 3-D geometry and CAD/CAM; representations of solids; geometry as the basis of analysis, design, and manufacturing; constructive solid geometry and the CSG tree; octree representation and applications; surface representations and intersections; boundary representation and boundary evaluation; applied computational geometry; analysis of geometrical algorithms and associated data structures; applications of geometrical modeling in vision and robotics.

MECE E4502x Computational Geometry for Cad/Cam 3 pts. Prerequisites: COMS W1005 FORTRAN or PASCAL. Analysis of geometric problems and the design of efficientmethodologies to obtain solutions to these problems. Algorithms to be studied include geometric searching, convex hulls, triangulations, Voronoi diagrams, intersections, hidden surfaces. Emphasis will be on practical aspects of these algorithms, and on applications of the solutions in computer-aided product design and manufacturing.

EEME E4601y Digital Control Systems 3 pts. Prerequisites: EEME E3601 or ELEN E3201. Real-time control using digital computers. Solving scalar and state-space difference equations. Discrete equivalents of continuous systems fed by holds. Z-transer functions. Creating closed-loop difference equation models by Z-transform and state variable approaches. The Nyquist frequency and sample rate selection. Classical and modern based digital control laws. Digital system identification.

MECE E4602y Introduction To Robotics 3 pts. Overview of robot applications and capabilities. Linear algebra, kinematics, statics, and dynamics of robot manipulators. Survey of sensor technology: force, proximity, vision, compliant manipulators. Motion planning and artificial intelligence; manipulator programming requirements and languages.

MECE E4604x Product Design for Manufacturability 3 pts. Prerequisites: Manufacturing process, computer graphics, engineering design, mechanical design. General review of product development process; market analysis and product system design; principles of design for manufacturing; strategy for material selection and manufacturing process choice; component design for machining; casting; molding; sheet metal working and inspection; general assembly processes; product design for manual assembly; design for robotic and automatic assembly; case studies of product design and improvement.

MECE E4608y Manufacturing Processes 3 pts. Prerequisites: ENME E3113 or the equivalent. Processes and materials of manufacture: metal cutting, forming, stamping, forging, welding, powder metallurgy; classification and fabricating characteristics of metals and composites; plastics, adhesives.

MECE E4609y Computer Aided Manufacturing 3 pts. Prerequisites: An introductory course on Manufacturing Processes, and knowledge of Computer Aided Design, and Mechanical Design or the Instructor's permission. Computer aided design, free-form surface modeling, tooling and fixturing, computer numeric control, rapid prototyping, process engineering, fixed and programmable automation, industrial robotics.

MECE E4610x Advanced Manufacturing Processes 3 pts. Prerequisites: An introductory course on Manufacturing Processes, and Heat Transfer, knowledge of Engineering materials, or the Instructor's permission. Principles of nontraditional manufacturing, nontraditional transport and media. Emphasis on laser assisted materials processing, laser material interactions with applications to laser material removal, forming, and surface modification. Introduction to electrochemical machining, electrical discharge machining and abrasive water jet machining.

MEBM E4702x Advanced Musculoskeletal Biomechanics 3 pts.Not offered in 2009-2010. Advanced analysis and modeling of the musculoskeletal system. Topics include advanced concepts of 3-D segmental kinematics, musculoskeletal dynamics, experimental measurements of joints kinematics and anatomy, modeling of muscles and locomotion, multibody joint modeling, introduction to musculoskeletal surgical simulations.

MEBM E4703y Molecular Mechanics in Biology 3 pts. Prerequisites: ENME E3105,APMA E2101, or the instructor's permission. Mechanical understanding of bilogical sturctures including proteins, DNA and RNA in cells and tissues. Force response of protenis and DNA, mechanics of membranes, biophysics of molecular motors, mechanics of protein-protein interactions. Introduction to modeling and simulation techniques, and modern biopohysical techniques such as single molecule FRET, optical traps, AFM, and super-resolution imaging, for understanding molecular mehanics and dynamics.

MECE E4990x or y Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering 3 pts. Prerequisites: Permission of the Instructor Topics and Instructors change from year to year. For advanced undergraduate students and graduate students in engineering, physical sciences, and other fields.

Topic for Spring 2009: Integrated Product Development , V. Srinivasan Prerequisite: MECE E3409, MECE E3410, MECE E4608, or their equivalent, or instructor�s permission. This is a course for graduate engineering students in the theory and practice of integrated product development. Students will be introduced to modern concepts and case studies from product lifecycle management and product development. Emphasis is on the market research, design, and prototyping a product by teams of graduate engineering students. This class is open to SEAS graduate students. The students should also register for a (zero credit) laboratory course MECE E4400 Computer Laboratory Access to use the computer laboratory, for which a lab fee of $50 will be collected.

MECE E4999xy (Section 001) Curricular Practical Training 1 pt. Prerequisites: Instructor's written approval. Only for ME graduate students who need relevant intern or field-work experience as part of their program of study as determined by the instructor. Written application must be made prior to registration outlining proposed study program. Final reports required. This course may not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited. International students must also consult with the International Students and Scholars Office.

MECE E6100x Advanced Mechanics of Fluids 3 pts. Prerequisites: MATH E1210 and MECE E3100. Eulerian and Lagrangian descriptions of motion. Stress and strain rate tensors, vorticity, integral and differentialequations of mass, momentum, and energy conservation. Potential flow.

MECE E6102y Computational Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow 3 pts.Not offered in 2009-2010. Prerequisites: MECE E3100 and MECE E3311; COMS W1005 FORTRAN. Mathematical description of pertinent physical phenomena. Basics of finite-difference methods of discretization, explicit and implicit schemes, grid sizes, stability, and convergence. Solution of algebraic equations, relaxation. Heat conduction. Incompressible fluid flow, stream function-vorticity formulation. Forced and natural convection. Use of primitive variables, turbulence modeling, and coordinate transformations.

MECE E6104y Case Studies in Computational Fluid Dynamics 3 pts. Prerequisites: APAM E4200 and MECE E6100 Corequisites: APAM E4300 and MECE E4400 Hands-on case studies in computational fluid dynamics, including steady and transient flows, heat and mass transfer, turbulence, compressible flow and multiphase flow. Identifying assumptions, computational domain selection, model creation and setup, boundary conditions, choice of convergence criteria, visualization and interpretation of computed results. Taught in the Mechanical Engineering Computer Laboratory with Computational Fluid Dynamics software.

MECE E6105y Transport phenomena in the presence of interfaces 3 pts.Not offered in 2009-2010. Prerequisites: MECE E3301, Thermodynamics and MECE E3311, Heat Transfer;
MECE E4100 Mechanics of Fluids, or the equivalent or the instructor's permission; CHEE E4252, Introduction to Surface and Colloid Chemistry, or the equivalent, or the instructor's permission. Surface energy and capillary phenomena. Wetting and spreading of liquids, wetting line pinning and hysteresis, dynamics of wetting. Surfactants. Bubbles: nucleation, stability, dynamics, microstreaming. Jets and Drops: generation, dynamics, stabiligy and impact with surfaces. Measurement of transport phenomena involving interfaces. Interfacial transport phenomena involvng thermal, chemical or electrical gradients. Applications in microfluidic systems.

MECE E6200y Turbulence 3 pts.Not offered in 2009-2010. Prerequisites: MECE E6100. Introductory concepts and statistical description. Kinematics of random velocity fields, dynamics of vorticity, and scalar quantities. Transport processes in a turbulent medium. Turbulent shear flows: deterministic and random structures. Experimental techniques, prediction methods, and simulation.

MEBM E6310x-E6311y Mixture Theories for Biological Tissues, I & II 3 pts. Prerequisites: MECE E6422 and APMA E4200, or equivalent. Development of governing equations for mixtures with solid matrix, interstitial fluid, and ion constituents. Formulation of constitutive models for biological tissues. Linear and nonlinear models of fibrillar and viscoelastic porous matrices. Solutions to special problems, such as confined and unconfined compression, permeation, indentation and contact, and swelling experiments.

MECE E6313x Advanced Heat Transfer 3 pts. Prerequisites: MECE E3311. Corequisites: MECE E6100. Application of analytical techniques to the solution of multi-dimensional steady and transient problems in heat conduction and convection. Lumped, integral, and differential formulations. Topics include use of sources and sinks, laminar/turbulent forced convection, and natural convection in internal and external geometries.

MECE E6400y Advanced Machine Dynamics 3 pts.Not offered in 2009-2010. Prerequisites: MECE E3401. Review of classical dynamics, including Lagrange's equations. Analysis of dynamic response of high-speed machine elements and systems, including mass-spring systems, cam-follower systems, and gearing; shock isolation; introduction to gyrodynamics.

MECE E6422x-E6423y Introduction To the Theory of Elasticity, I and II 3 pts. Corequisites: APMA E4200. Analysis of stress and strain. Formulation of the problem of elastic equilibrium. Torsion and flexure of prismatic bars. Problems in stress concentration, rotating disks, shrink fits, and curved beams; pressure vessels, contact and impact of elastic bodies, thermal stresses, propagation of elastic waves.

MECE E6424x Vibrations in Machines, I 3 pts. Prerequisites: MECE E3401 Review of vibration analysis of systems and mechanisms with one degree of freedom. Natural frequencies. Forced vibrations. Effects of dry and viscous friction. Energy methods of Rayleigh and Ritz. Suppression and elimination of vibration. Vibration isolation. Measuring instruments. Critical speeds in machinery. Synchronous whirl. Half-frequency whirl. Influence of bearing characteristics on critical speeds. Effect of gyroscopic moments. Systems with multiple degrees of freedom. Dynamic vibration absorbers. Self tuning absorbers of pendulum and roller types. Lagrangian equations of motion as applied to vibrating systems. General equations for transverse critical speeds of shafts. Surging of helical springs.

EEME E6601x Introduction To Control Theory 3 pts. Prerequisites: MATH E1210. A graduate-level introduction to classical and modern feedback control that does not presume an undergraduate background in control. Scalar and matrix differential equation models and solutions in terms of state transition matrices. Transfer functions and transfer function matrices, block diagram manipulations, closed loop response. Proportional, rate, and integral controllers, and compensators. Design by root locus and frequency response. Controllability and observability. Luenberger observers, pole placement, and linear-quadratic cost controllers.

EEME E6602y Modern Control Theory 3 pts.Not offered in 2009-2010. Prerequisites: EEME E6601 or EEME E4601 or ELEN E6201, or the instructor's permission. Singular value decomposition. ARX model and state space model system identification. Recursive least squares filters and Kalman filters. LQR, H

EEME E6610y Optimal Control Theory 3 pts.Not offered in 2009-2010. Prerequisites: EEME E6601 or EEME E4601 or instructor's permission. Covers topics in calculus of variations, Pontryagin maximum principle, quadratic cost optimal control, predictive control, dynamic programming for optimal control, Kalman filtering, numerical methods for solution. Some applications discussed include: minimum energy subway operation (our solution saved 11% in tests on the Flushing Line, and the method was adopted by the transit authority, saving many millions of dollars per year), minimum time robot optimal control allowing one to run assembly lines faster for increased productivity.

MECE E6614y Advanced Topics in Robotics and Mechanism Synthesis 3 pts. Prerequisites: Prerequisite: APMA E2101, APMA E3101, MECE E4602, or instructor permission
Recommended: MECE E3401 Kinematic modeling methods for serial, parallel, redundant, wire-actuated robots and multifingered hands with discussion of open research problems. Introduction to screw theory and line geometry tools for kinematics. Applications of homotropy continuation methods and symbolic-numerical methods for direct kinematics of parallel robots and synthesis of mechanisms. Course uses textbook materials as well as a collection of recent research papers.

MECE E6620x or y Applied Signal Recognition and Classification 3 pts.Not offered in 2009-2010. Prerequisites: MATH E1210, APMA E3101, knowledge of a programming language, or permission of instructor. Applied recognition and classification of signals using a selection of tools borrowed from different disciplines. Applications include human biometrics, imaging, geophysics, machinery, electronics, networking, languages, communications, and finance. Practical algorithms are covered in signal generation, modeling, feature extraction, metrics for comparison and classification, parameter estimation, supervised, unsupervised and hierarchical clustering and learning, optimization, scaling and alignment, signals as codes emitted from natural sources, information, and extremely large-scale search techniques.

MECE E6700y Carbon Nanotube Science and Technology 3 pts.Not offered in 2009-2010. Prerequisites: Knowledge of introductory solid state physics (e.g. PHYS G4018, APPH E6081, or MSAE E3103) or intructor's permission. Basic science of solid state systems. Crystal structure, electronic and phonon bandstructures of nanotubes. Synthesis of nanotubes and other nanomaterials. Experimental determination of nanotube structures and techniques for nanoscale imaging. Theory and measurement of mechanical, thermal, and electronic properties of nanotubes and nanomaterials. Nanofabrication and nanoelectronic devices. Applications of nanotubes.

MECE E6710x or y Nanofabrication Laboratory 3 pts. Prerequisites: ELEN E6945 or Instructor's permission. Laboratory in techniques for fabrication at the nanometer scale. Electron-beam lithography. Plasma etching and 3D nanofabrication. Thin film deposition. Self-assembly and 'bottom up' nanofabrication. Fabrication of and testing of complete nanodevices. A lab fee of $300 is required.

MECE E6720x Nano/Microscale Thermal Transport Process 3 pts. Nano and microscale origins of thermal transport phenomena by molecules, electrons, phonons, and photons. Quantum mechanics and statistical physics. Density of states. Kinetic theory of gases. Boltzmann transport equation (BTE), classical and quantum size effects. Landauer formalism for transport via nanostructures. Macroscopic constitutive equations from BTE. Application to electronics cooling, thermoelectric and thermophotovoltaic decices, and energy conversion.

MECE E8020x-E8021y Master's Thesis 1-3 pts. Interpretive research in graduate areas in mechanical engineering and engineering science.

MECE E8100y Advanced Topics In Fluid Mechanics 3 pts.Not offered in 2009-2010. Prerequisites: MECE E6100. This course may be taken more than once, since its content has minimal overlap between consecutive years. Selected topics from viscous flow, turbulence, compressible flow, rarefied gas dynamics, computational methods, and dynamical systems theory, non-Newtonian fluids, etc.

EEME E8601y Advanced Topics In Control Theory 3 pts.Not offered in 2009-2010. Prerequisites: EEME E6601 and EEME E4601 or Instructor's permission This course may be taken more than once, since the content changes from year to year, electing different topics from control theory such as learning and repetitive control, adaptive control, system identification, Kalman filtering, etc.

MECE E8990x and y Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering 3-3 pts. Prerequisites: Instructor's permission. This course may be taken for credit more than once. The instructor from the Mechanical Engineering Department and the topics covered in the course will vary from year to year. This course is intended for students with graduate standing in Mechanical Engineering and other engineering and applied sciences.

Topic for Spring 2009: Small-scale Mechanical Behavior 3 pts. Prerequisites: ENME E3105 or equivalent; APMA E4200 or equivalent. Introduction to the mechanical behavior of small scale components, structures and devices. Review of variational calculus as used to derive governing equations of beam and plate theory. Deformation and vibration of beams and plates. Stress, deformation, and substrate curvature in thin films. Fracture, delamination, bulging, buckling and of thin films. Equilibrium and stability of surfaces. Small scale mechanical characterization including: nanoindentation, thin film bulge test, and electron microscopy methods.

MECE E9000x-E9001y Graduate Research and Study 1-3 pts. Theoretical or experimental study or research in graduate areas in mechanical engineering and engineering science.

MECE E9500x and y Graduate Seminar Pass/fail only. All doctoral students are required to successfully complete four semesters of the mechanical engineering seminar MECE E9500.

MECE E9800x and y Doctoral Research Instruction 3, 6, 9, or 12 pts. A candidate for the Eng.Sc.D. degree in mechanical engineering must register for 12 points of doctoral research instruction. Registration in MECE E9800 may not be used to satisfy the minimum residence requirement for the degree.

MECE E9900x and y Doctoral Dissertation A candidate for the doctorate may be required to register for this course every term after his/her course work has been completed and until the dissertation has been accepted.