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Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2000
Mechanical Engineering (MECH)

Rice Course Schedule as of 03/24/2000. This schedule is maintained by the Office of the Registrar (reg@rice.edu).

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MECH   200 CLASSICAL THERMODYNAMICS                 Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Explication of the fundamental laws of classical thermodynamics and
deductions from them.  Includes applications with particular attention
to pure substances.  Required for mechanical engineering majors.
Prereq- Phys 101 and 102.
001 MWF     10:00AM-10:50AM PL*212   Chapman, Alan                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   211 ENGINEERING MECHANICS                    Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Equilibrium of static systems, dynamics of a particle, dynamics of
particle systems, and rigid-body dynamics.  Elements of vibrational
analysis.
Prereq- Phys 101, Math 101, 102.
Also offered as Civi 211.
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM ML*251   Wang, C. C.                    *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   311 MECHANICS-DEFOR SOLIDS                   Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Analysis of stress and deformation of solids with applications to beams,
circular shafts, and columns.
Prereq- Engi 211.
001 MWF     11:00AM-11:50AM ME*123   Wang, C. C.                    *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   331 JUNIOR LABORATORY I                      Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Static and impact testing of engineering materials.  Beam deflection and
shear center experiments are included.  Strain gauges are applied and
tested.
001 TH      02:30PM-05:30PM          TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0
002 F       02:00PM-05:00PM TBA      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   332 JUNIOR LABORATORY II                     Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Instruction in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.
Required for mechanical engineering majors in B.S. program.
001 F       02:00PM-03:00PM          McStravick, David              *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   340 INDUSTRIAL PROCESS LAB                   Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Practical experience in and observation of selected industrial
processes.
Sign-up in Mech.Engr. Office.
Prereq- Mech major
001 MW      02:00PM-05:00PM          Gesenhues, Joseph              *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   372 FLUID MECHANICS II                       Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Continuation of Mech 371 devoted to viscous flow, turbulence, airfoil
theory, turbo machinery.
Prereq- Mech 371.
001 MWF     10:00AM-10:50AM ME*123   Collis, Scott                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   380 INTRO TO MECHANICAL EFFECTS IN TISSUES   Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Development of a general background in physiology and in advanced
mechanics for applications in medicine.  Includes bone mechanics in
remodeling, cartilage and ligament mechanics, and muscle mechanics, as
well as an "on paper" design project on a subject selected by students.
Prereq- Mech 211, and 311 or Civi 300.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM ML*254   Oden, Z.                       *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   404 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT                    Credits 4.00  Spring 2000
Project based course with group or independent design project relating
to mechanical engineering topics.  Required for mechanical engineering
majors in B.S.  program.  May substitute MECH 407-408.
001 TBA     TBA                      McStravick, David              *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   408 MECHANICAL DESIGN PROJECT II             Credits 4.00  Spring 2000
Team production, fabrication and demonstration of devices developed for
Mech 407.
Prereq- Mech 407.
001 TTH     02:30PM-03:50PM ME*123   Cunningham, Robert             *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   412 VIBRATIONS                               Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Analysis of discrete and continuous linear, vibrating systems
with particular emphasis upon multi-degree-of-freedom systems.
Approximate methods are included.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM ME*123   Spanos, Pol                    *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   420 FEEDBACK CONTROL/DYNAMIC SYST.           Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Linear systems and the fundamental principles of classical feedback
control, state variable analysis of linear dynamic systems, stability of
linear control systems, time-domain analysis and control of linear
systems, root-locus analysis and design and pole-zero synthesis,
frequency domain techniques for the analysis and
design of control systems.  Includes laboratory exercises.
001 MW      10:50AM-12:05PM RL*231   0411024                        *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   481 HEAT TRANSFER                            Credits 4.00  Spring 2000
General study of the principles of heat transfer by conduction,
convection, and radiation and their application to problems of
engineering practice.
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM ME*123   Bayazitoglu, Yildiz            *CURRENT ENR: 0
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM ME*123   Bayazitoglu, Yildiz            *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   482 INTERMEDIATE HEAT TRANSFER               Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Continuation of Mech 481.  Includes applications to various problems in
mechanical engineering.
Prereq- Mech 481.
001 TTH     02:30PM-03:50PM ML*254   Bayazitoglu, Yildiz            *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   483 INTRO OF BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMEN AND MEASUR Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Review of basic sensors and measurement principles.  Includes design
problems using operational amplifier circuits (e.g., instrumentation and
isolation amplifiers, comparators, timer circuits). Introduction to
development of virtual instruments (VIs) using LabView.  Discussion of
micro-and macro-biopotential electrodes, cell cytometry, the measurement
of blood pressure, blood flow, and heart sounds, temperature, and the
principles of electrical safety (e.g., micro- and macro-shock hazards in
the clinical environment). Includes discussion of pulmonary
instrumentation and medical applications of ultrasound.  Two lab
exercises and a term project required.
Prereq- Elec 481 or permission of instructors.
Also offered as Bioe 483/Elec 483.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM AL*B209  Clark Jr, John                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   485 BIOMECHANICS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT           Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
This course will apply basic mechanics principles to the study of human
movement.  Both joint mechanics and locomotion anaysis will be
considered.  La grange's and Newton-Euler methods will be studied as
well as basic feedback control, signal analysis, and data acquisition
techniques.
Prereq- Mech 211.
001 TTH     12:00PM-01:20PM ME*123   Ambrose, Catherine             *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   502 VIBRATIONS                               Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Graduate level version of Mech 412.  Term project is required. Offered
concurrently with Mech 412.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM ME*123   Spanos, Pol                    *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   508 NONLINEAR SYSTEMS ANALYSIS II            Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Review of fundamental properties of nonlinear systems.  Nonlinear
ordinary differential equations:  Existence and uniqueness of solution.
Lyapunov Stability:  Stability definitions, lyapunov's direct method,
invariance theory, stability of linear systems, Lyapunov's linearization
method, converse theorems.  Input-Output stability:  Small gain theorem,
passivity theorem.  Case studies:  Application to control problems
including nonlinear and adaptive control and robotics.
Also offered ad Elec 508.
001 TTH     02:30PM-03:50PM DH*1070  Ghorbel, Fathi                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   517 FINITE ELEMENT METHODS                   Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Introduction to the finite element analysis with applications to
problems in fluid and solid mechanics.
001 TTH     01:00PM-02:20PM ML*254   Akin, John                     *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   564 ENGI APPROACH TO OPTIMAL CONTROL         Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Optimal control theory and calculus of variations.  Minimization of
functionals depending on variables subject to differential constraints,
nondifferential constraints, initial constraints, and final
constraints.  Analytical and computational methods.  Engineering
applications.
Also offered as Caam 564.
001 TTH     04:00PM-05:20PM RL*231   Miele, Angelo                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   580 MECH MODELLING & ANALYSIS OF PHYSIOLOGIC Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
A survey of existing Mathematical models for physiological systems will
be presented.  Bone Remodelling around Orthopedic devices, Circulatory
Mechanics.  Models for Immune Response, Reaction-Diffusion Systems, and
others will be discussed.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM ML*254   Oden, Z.                       *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   585 BIOMECHANICS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT           Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
See Mech 485.
001 TTH     12:00PM-01:20PM ME*123   Ambrose, Catherine             *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   591 GAS DYNAMICS                             Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Fundamentals of compressible, one-dimensional gas flows with area
change, normal shocks, friction, and heat addition; oblique shocks and
Prandtl-Meyer flows.
Prereq- Mech 371.
001 TTH     01:00PM-02:20PM PL*118   Meade, Andrew                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   593 MECHANICAL ENG'G PROBLEMS                Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
With approval, mechanical engineering students may elect an
investigation or design project under the direction of a faculty member.
001 TBA     TBA             TBA      Akin, Ed                       *CURRENT ENR: 0
002 TBA     TBA             TBA      Bayazitoglu, Yildiz            *CURRENT ENR: 0
003 TBA     TBA             TBA      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   595 BIOMECHANICS:MODELING  TISSUE MECHANICS  Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Independent study and seminar course which focuses on modeling the
mechanical properties of biological tissues. Data from experiments will
be used to refine the predictions of nonlinear mathematical computer
models. Aimed at juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Laboratory
work performed at Baylor College of Medicine, computer work at Rice
University.
Prereq- Reasonable background in mathematics and/or physics would be
helpful but not necessary.
001 T       02:00PM-05:00PM TBA      Boriek, Aladin                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   601 SPECIAL TOPICS                           Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
001 TBA     TBA                      Miele, Angelo                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   602 SPECIAL TOPICS                           Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
001                                  TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   603 SPECIAL TOPICS                           Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
001 TBA     TBA                      Behr, Marek                    *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   604 SPECIAL TOPICS                           Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
001 TTH     02:30PM-03:50PM PL*119   TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   605 SPECIAL TOPICS                           Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   606 GRADUATE SEMINAR                         Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
001 WF      02:00PM-04:00PM          Bayazitoglu, Yildiz            *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   608 SPECIAL TOPICS: JUNIOR OBSERVERS         Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
001 TBA     TBA                      Cunningham, Robert             *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   674 ADV FLUID MECHANICS II                   Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Advanced topics in fluid mechanics; possible topics include:  Vortex
dynamics, aeroacoustics, fluid stability theory, receptivity theory.
001 TTH     02:30PM-03:50PM PL*120   Collis, Scott                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   800 RESEARCH AND THESIS                      Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0



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