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E 442 Finite Element Methods
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
E 326
MTH 402
E 326, MTH 402 or equivalent.
Matrix techniques: solution of large systems of algebraic equations. Basic equations from solid mechanics. Finite element methods, 1-dimensional and 2-dimensional formulation. Computer applications in structural mechanics. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 444 Vibrations
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
E 313
MTH 372
Free and forced vibrations of systems with one degree of freedom. Rotating and reciprocating unbalance, critical speeds, vibration isolation and transmissibility, vibration measuring instruments, frequency response. Free and forced vibration of two degrees of freedom systems. Introduction to matrix methods. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 448 Advanced Fluid Mechanics
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
E 314
Ideal fluids. Basic principles and equations of motion and continuity. Potential flow, velocity potential and stream function. Standard flow types and superposition. Complex variables, conformal mapping. Schwarz Christoffel transformations and free stream lines. Viscous fluids and derivation of Navier-Strokes equations. Boundary layer theory. Flow in porous media. Introduction to turbulence. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 478 Mechatronics
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
E 320
EE 352
Principles, components, and design of mechatronic systems, including modeling and simulation, sensors, actuators, control strategies, and instrumentation. These topics are explored in the context of a group project. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 502 Design of Experiments
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
MTH 527
Study of techniques for designing and analyzing experiments such that the results will yield the maximum useful information. Coverage includes: experimental design and analysis, testing of hypothesis, analysis of variance and covariance, graphical techniques, factorials, incomplete blocks, latin squares, response surfaces, and case studies. A team project is required. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 504 Conduction Heat Transfer
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
E 340
An in-depth analysis of conduction heat transfer. Topics include: derivation of the heat conduction equation, application of boundary conditions, and analytical and approximate solutions to the governing partial differential equations. A dual emphasis is placed on understanding the fundamentals and modeling real-world problems. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 506 Convection Heat Transfer
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
E 314
E 340
An in-depth analysis of convection heat transfer. Topics include: derivation of the continuity, momentum, and energy equations, application of boundary conditions, and analytical and approximate solutions to the governing partial differential equations. Special attention is paid to the boundary layer equations, internal flows, and natural convection. Both laminar and turbulent flows are analyzed. A dual emphasis is placed on understanding the fundamentals and modeling real-world problems. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 508 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
E 314
E 340
An introduction to numerical solution of the continuity, momentum, and energy equations. Topics include: numerical solutions of the heat conduction equation, boundary-layer equations, lubrication equations, Stokes equations, Navier-Stokes equations, and energy equation. Emphasis is placed on finite difference solutions, but other solution techniques are touched upon. Students are also exposed to modeling with a commercial CFD package. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 510 Computer Applications in Experimentation
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Application of microcomputers to data acquisition, communication and control. Programming languages and techniques, microcomputer I/O, A/D and D/A converters, transducers, filters, grounding and shielding. Communication and implementation of control strategies. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 520 Optimization for Engineering Problems
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Foundation of the theory of optimization, difficulties with classical calculus approaches, non-linear programming, linear programming with model formulation, sensitivity analysis, integer programming, primal and dual theorems and their applications, dynamic modeling, mixed models, search procedures, network problems, transportation model, etc. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 530 Advanced Engineering Mathematics
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Applications of mathematical methods to engineering problems: ordinary and partial differential equations, Laplace transforms, analytic functions, and vector operations. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 538 Advanced Modeling and Simulation
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
MTH 372
or equivalent.
Introduction to quantitative treatment of models of physical phenomena in chemical engineering. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 544 Vibrations
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
A study of the oscillation of mechanical systems. The course considers free and forced vibrations of one and two degree of freedom systems. The concepts of rotating and reciprocating unbalance, critical speeds, vibration isolation and transmissibility and frequency response are introduced. Matrix methods are applied. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 549 Concurrent Engineering
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Graduate Engineering Student
Ever increasing competition in the global marketplace has forced companies to investigate new methods of improving quality, lowering costs, and reducing the time taken to introduce new products. This competitiveness makes constant improvement and modernization crucial to survival. Concurrent Engineering (CE) has been identified by many as an approach which can provide appropriate tools and direction to any organization to excel in this competitive environment. The objective of this course is to make students familiar with Concurrent Engineering philosophy, integrated product development process, and various tools and techniques often used to implement and practice CE. The course has been specifically designed to acquaint students with new developments in product design, concurrent engineering and related tools, such as Design Structure Matrix, Quality Function Deployment, optimization models, robust design, etc. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 550 Case Studies in Design
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Cases from actual industrial settings are discussed to illustrate the application of techniques for attaining quality products. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 579 Mechatronic System Modeling and Simulation
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Analysis, Synthesis and Design of Mechatronic Systems through the use of modeling and simulation tools. Use will be made of a unified energy flow approach to model mechatronic systems that comprise of multi-disciplinary components. Computer simulation exercises to enhance student learning will be a key component of this course. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 580 Engineering Materials I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
In-depth survey of metals, polymers, and ceramics. Emphasis on properties as responses to the demands of the immediate environment. Properties explained in terms of atoms, bonding between them, geometrical arrangement of large numbers of atoms, microstructure, and macrostructure. Practical design applications and failure analysis. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 582 Engineering Materials II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
In-depth survey of metals, polymers, and ceramics. Emphasis on properties as responses to the demands of the immediate environment. Properties explained in terms of atoms, bonding between them, geometrical arrangement of large numbers of atoms, microstructure, and macrostructure. Practical design applications and failure analysis. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 590 Advanced Systems Engineering
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Predicting the behavior of systems from mathematical models. Natural dynamic characteristics and stability. Analysis of linear and non-linear systems. Noise and stochastic processes. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 596 Advanced Topics in Engineering
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
(Prerequisite: Permission of the dean.)
Directed study. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 599 Master's Thesis
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 798 Research/Teaching
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Research study, special seminars, directed activity pertinent to student's graduate program. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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E 799 Doctoral Dissertation
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Research, study and other activity appropriate to the doctoral dissertation. Students should consult the graduate program advisor for format requirements. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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