Research Assistantship

Last Updated: Tue, 04/14/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
4698
Section:
SW3
CRN
82012
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
William
Instructor last name:
Singhose
Catalog Description

Independent research conducted under the guidance of a faculty member.

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Active

Thermodynamics

Last Updated: Wed, 04/22/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
3322
Section:
R
CRN
81626
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Louis
Instructor last name:
Satyanarayan
Catalog Description

Introduction to thermodynamics. Thermodynamic properties, energy and mass conservation, entropy and the second law. Second-law analysis of thermodynamic systems, gas cycles, vapor cycles.

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Active

Experimental Methodology

Last Updated: Mon, 04/13/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
3057
Section:
A07
CRN
81617
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Jacob
Instructor last name:
Blevins
Catalog Description
Introduction to basic instrumentation and experimental methodology used in mechanical engineering, including calibration, use, precision and accuracy. Consideration errors, precision and accuracy in experimental measurements and technical reports.
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Course status
Active

Experimental Methodology

Last Updated: Mon, 04/13/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
3057
Section:
A01
CRN
82833
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Jacob
Instructor last name:
Blevins
Catalog Description

Introduction to basic instrumentation and experimental methodology used in mechanical engineering, including calibration, use, precision and accuracy. Consideration errors, precision and accuracy in experimental measurements and technical reports.

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Course status
Active

Dynamics of Rigid Bodies

Last Updated: Mon, 04/13/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
2202
Section:
D
CRN
84180
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Denis
Instructor last name:
Dorozhkin
Catalog Description

Kinematics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies in one, two, and three dimensions. Work-energy and impulse-momentum concepts.

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Active

Computing Techniques

Last Updated: Wed, 04/15/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ME
Course number:
2016
Section:
C
CRN
84080
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Emily
Instructor last name:
Sanders
Catalog Description

This course is an introduction to the use of computers and MATLAB programming for the solution of mechanical engineering problems. Topics include: basic numerical methods, sources of error in computing, numerical error analysis, modular software design, MATLAB computing environment, root finding, curve fitting using regression methods, polynomial interpolation, numerical integration, numerical solutions of ordinary differential equations, numerical solutions of optimization problems.

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Active