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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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