Special Problems

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
MP
Course number:
8903
Section:
QDE
CRN
91858
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
Shaheen
Instructor last name:
Dewji
Class Details
Course description:
Individual studies and/or experimental investigations of problems of current interest in medical physics.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Georgia Tech aims to cultivate a community based on trust, academic integrity, and honor. Students are

expected to act according to the highest ethical standards. All students enrolled at Georgia Tech, and all

its campuses, are to perform their academic work according to standards set by faculty members,

departments, schools and colleges of the university; and cheating and plagiarism constitute fraudulent

misrepresentation for which no credit can be given and for which appropriate sanctions are warranted

and will be applied. For information on Georgia Tech's Academic Honor Code, please visit

http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/policies/honor-code/ or Academic Honor Code.

Any student suspected of cheating or plagiarizing on a quiz, exam, or assignment will be reported to the

Office of Student Integrity, who will investigate the incident and identify the appropriate penalty for

violations.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Institution area.

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge

in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content, and

support students’ broad academic and career goals.

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

 How does my institution help me to navigate the world?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:

 Students will demonstrate the ability to think critically and solve problems

related to academic priorities at their institution.

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the

following Career-Ready Competencies:

 Critical Thinking

 Teamwork

 Time Management


 

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Undergraduate Research

Last Updated: Tue, 03/31/2026
Syllabus
Fall-2026-93716-Barrales Mora-ME-4699-BL2.pdf (227.14 KB)
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
4699
Section:
BL2
CRN
93716
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
Luis
Instructor last name:
Barrales Mora
Class Details
Course description:

Independent research conducted under the guidance of a faculty member.

Academic honesty/integrity statement:

One serious kind of academic misconduct is plagiarism, which occurs when a writer, speaker, or designer deliberately uses someone else’s language, ideas, images, or other original material or code without fully acknowledging its source by quotation marks as appropriate, in footnotes or endnotes, in works cited, and in other ways as appropriate (modified from WPA Statement on “Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism”). If you engage in plagiarism or any other form of academic misconduct, you will fail the assignment in which you have engaged in academic misconduct and be referred to the Office of Student Integrity, as required by Georgia Tech policy. We strongly urge you to be familiar with these Georgia Tech sites: · Honor Challenge —https://osi.gatech.edu/students/honor-code · Office of Student Integrity — http://www.osi.gatech.edu/index.php/

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.

 

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

· How do I write effectively in different contexts?

 

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcomes:

· Students will communicate effectively in writing, demonstrating clear organization and structure, using appropriate grammar and writing conventions.

· Students will appropriately acknowledge the use of materials from original sources.

· Students will adapt their written communications to purpose and audience.

· Students will analyze and draw informed inferences from written texts.

 

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

· Critical Thinking

· Information Literacy

· Persuasion

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

ME Systems Laboratory

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
3058
Section:
L01
CRN
94441
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
David
Instructor last name:
MacNair
Class Details
Course description:
Measurement and analysis of mechanical, acoustic, manufacturing, thermodynamic, fluid, and heat transfer phenomena. Emphasis on data acquisition, reduction, analysis, and report preparation.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Social Sciences area 

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals. 

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: 

  • How do I understand human experiences and connections? 

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome: 

  • Students will effectively analyze the complexity of human behavior, and how historical, economic, political, social, or geographic relationships develop, persist, or change. 

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: 

  • Intercultural Competence
  • Perspective-Taking
  • Persuasion 

 

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Special Topics

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
4853
Section:
GAI
CRN
94384
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
Jonathan
Instructor last name:
Gaines
Class Details
Course description:
ME Special Topics with lab component
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

One serious kind of academic misconduct is plagiarism, which occurs when a writer, speaker, or designer deliberately uses someone else’s language, ideas, images, or other original material or code without fully acknowledging its source by quotation marks as appropriate, in footnotes or endnotes, in works cited, and in other ways as appropriate (modified from WPA Statement on “Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism”). If you engage in plagiarism or any other form of academic misconduct, you will fail the assignment in which you have engaged in academic misconduct and be referred to the Office of Student Integrity, as required by Georgia Tech policy. We strongly urge you to be familiar with these Georgia Tech sites:

Honor Challenge — https://osi.gatech.edu/students/honor-code

Office of Student Integrity — http://www.osi.gatech.edu/index.php/

Georgia Tech aims to cultivate a community based on trust, academic integrity, and honor. Students are expected to act according to the highest ethical standards.  All Georgia Tech students should familiarize themselves with and abide by the Georgia Tech Honor Code: http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/rules/18/. Faculty shall report instances of academic dishonesty to the Office of the Dean of Students.

For expectations of student and instructor conduct more generally, consult section 19 of the catalog listed above, entitled “Code of Conduct,” http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/rules/19/, and section 22, entitled “Student-Faculty Expectations,” at http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/rules/22/. 

All persons in the classroom are expected to behave with courtesy towards others and in a way that does not interfere with the regular conduct of the class. Cell phones are to be turned off when students enter the classroom and should remain off for the duration of the class; laptop computers are to be used only for taking notes; and students should not engage in private conversations while the instructor or other students are speaking. Anyone not adhering to these basic courtesies will be asked to leave.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Arts, Humanities & Ethics area.

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

  • How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and philosophical works?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:

  • Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts in English or other languages, or of works in the visual/performing arts.

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

  • Ethical Reasoning
  • Information Literacy
  • Intercultural Competence
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Spec Prob-CAE & Design

Last Updated: Tue, 03/31/2026
Syllabus
Fall-2026-Choi-ME-8913-CHO.pdf (218.41 KB)
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
8913
Section:
CHO
CRN
91918
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
Seung-Kyum
Instructor last name:
Choi
Class Details
Course description:

Individual studies and/or experimental investigations of problems of current interest in computer-aided engineering and design.

Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Arts, Humanities & Ethics area.

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

  • How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and philosophical works?

 

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:

  • Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts in English or other languages, or of works in the visual/performing arts.

 

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

  • Ethical Reasoning
  • Information Literacy
  • Intercultural Competence
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Undergraduate Research

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
2699
Section:
SJ2
CRN
83165
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
Jeffrey
Instructor last name:
Streator
Class Details
Course description:
Independent research conducted under the guidance of a faculty member.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Writing area. 

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.  

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: 

  • How do I write effectively in different contexts?  

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcomes: 

  • Students will communicate effectively in writing, demonstrating clear organization and structure, using appropriate grammar and writing conventions.
  • Students will appropriately acknowledge the use of materials from original sources.
  • Students will adapt their written communications to purpose and audience.
  • Students will analyze and draw informed inferences from written texts.  

  Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: 

  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy
  • Persuasion  

 

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Capstone Design

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
4182
Section:
0
CRN
93734
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
Placeholder
Instructor last name:
Placeholder
Class Details
Course description:
Teams apply a systematic design process to real multidisciplinary problems. Problems selected from a broad spectrum of interest areas, including biomedical, ecological, environmental, mechanical, and thermal.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Humanities area. 

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals. 

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: 

  • How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and philosophical works? 

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:

  • Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance, and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts or of works in the visual/performing arts. 

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: 

  • Ethical Reasoning
  • Information Literacy
  • Intercultural Competence
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Machine Design

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
3180
Section:
D
CRN
81895
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
David
Instructor last name:
Smith
Class Details
Course description:
The selection, analysis, and synthesis of springs, joining and fastening methods, bearings, shafts, gears, and other elements. Design of assemblies. Computer-based methods.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

The policy on academic honesty as stated in the Honor Code will be fully enforced during this course for both the instructors and student. All Honor code violations will be referred to the Dean of Students office.

  • Collaboration with other students in this course on homework assignments, lab assignments, and in-class activities is permitted and encouraged.
    • For lab experiments, students are allowed to collaborate in performing the experiment and collecting data, but all data analysis, coding, and video lab reports must be individual.
  • Collaboration is NOT PERMITTED during tests or the final exam.
    • These activities are closed internet, closed books, closed notes, with the following exceptions:
      • Students are allowed a copy of the formula sheet found on Canvas (which will be included in the exam papers).
      • Students are allowed blank sheets of paper (which will be included in the exam papers).
      • Students are allowed a calculator (as long as it cannot communicate with other calculators, which means no smartphone calculator apps are allowed).
    • Students must work on the tests individually and receive no assistance from any other person or resource.
    • Work submitted outside of the testing period will not be graded.
  • Students who post course content to online resources external to Georgia Tech (e.g, Chegg) will be referred to the Dean of Students office for Academic Misconduct.



 

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Technology, Mathematics & Sciences area.

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students' broad academic and career goals.

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

  • How do I ask scientific questions or use data, mathematics or technology to understand the universe?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:

  • Students will use the scientific method and laboratory procedures or mathematical and computational methods to analyze data, solve problems and explain natural phenomena.

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

  • Inquiry and Analysis
  • Problem-Solving
  • Teamwork
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

ME 3340 Recitation

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
3340R
Section:
B01
CRN
89981
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
Ari
Instructor last name:
Glezer
Class Details
Course description:
Recitation for ME 3340
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Georgia Tech aims to cultivate a community based on trust, academic integrity, and honor. Students are

expected to act according to the highest ethical standards. All students enrolled at Georgia Tech, and all

its campuses, are to perform their academic work according to standards set by faculty members,

departments, schools and colleges of the university; and cheating and plagiarism constitute fraudulent

misrepresentation for which no credit can be given and for which appropriate sanctions are warranted

and will be applied. For information on Georgia Tech's Academic Honor Code, please visit

http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/policies/honor-code/ or Academic Honor Code.

Any student suspected of cheating or plagiarizing on a quiz, exam, or assignment will be reported to the

Office of Student Integrity, who will investigate the incident and identify the appropriate penalty for

violations.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Institution area.

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge

in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content, and

support students’ broad academic and career goals.

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

 How does my institution help me to navigate the world?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:

 Students will demonstrate the ability to think critically and solve problems

related to academic priorities at their institution.

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the

following Career-Ready Competencies:

 Critical Thinking

 Teamwork

 Time Management

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Acoustics& Noise Control

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
4760
Section:
A
CRN
88492
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Mechanical Engineering
Instructor first name:
Costas
Instructor last name:
Arvanitis
Class Details
Course description:
Study of acoustics related to noise and its control; acoustic terminology, wave propagation, wave equation solutions, instrumentation, data processing, room acoustics, noise control, hearing, noise legislation. Crosslisted with AE 4760.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Georgia Tech aims to cultivate a community based on trust, academic integrity, and honor. Students are

expected to act according to the highest ethical standards. All students enrolled at Georgia Tech, and all

its campuses, are to perform their academic work according to standards set by faculty members,

departments, schools and colleges of the university; and cheating and plagiarism constitute fraudulent

misrepresentation for which no credit can be given and for which appropriate sanctions are warranted

and will be applied. For information on Georgia Tech's Academic Honor Code, please visit

http://www.catalog.gatech.edu/policies/honor-code/ or Academic Honor Code.

Any student suspected of cheating or plagiarizing on a quiz, exam, or assignment will be reported to the

Office of Student Integrity, who will investigate the incident and identify the appropriate penalty for

violations.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Institution area.

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge

in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content, and

support students’ broad academic and career goals.

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

 How does my institution help me to navigate the world?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:

 Students will demonstrate the ability to think critically and solve problems

related to academic priorities at their institution.

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the

following Career-Ready Competencies:

 Critical Thinking

 Teamwork

 Time Management

Administrative Data
Course status
Active
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