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MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGContact InformationMechanical Engineeringhttps://mech.rice.edu/101 Mechanical Engineering Building713-348-4906

Laura SchaeferDepartment Chairlaura.schaefer@rice.edu

Undergraduate studies in mechanical engineering can lead to careersthat focus on a diverse set of areas, including aerospace engineering,biomedical systems, computational fluid dynamics, computationalmechanics, fluids-thermal science, mechanical design, mechanics,robotics, systems dynamics and controls.

The graduate program offers professional degrees in mechanicalengineering, which permits specialization in the areas previouslymentioned. Graduate students also may pursue research degrees. The graduate program, in its comprehensive educational and researchactivities, collaborates with other departments at Rice and otherinstitutions in Houston, including those in the Texas Medical Center.Collaborations also are extended to universities in the United States,Europe, Japan, and South America. International collaborations includejoint research activities and faculty and student visitor exchanges.

A coordinated MBA/MME degrees program is also offered in conjunctionwith the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business.

Bachelor's Programs• Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree with a Major in Mechanical Engineering 

(https://ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/engineering/mechanical-engineering/mechanical-engineering-ba/)

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) Degree(https://ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/engineering/mechanical-engineering/mechanical-engineering-bsme/)

Master's Programs• Master of Mechanical Engineering (MME) Degree (https://

ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/engineering/mechanical-engineering/mechanical-engineering-mme/)

• Master of Science (MS) Degree in the field of Mechanical Engineering (https://ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/engineering/mechanical-engineering/mechanical-engineering-ms/)

Doctoral Program• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree in the field of Mechanical

Engineering (https://ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/engineering/mechanical-engineering/mechanical-engineering-phd/)

Coordinated Programs• Master of Mechanical Engineering (MME) Degree / Master of

Business Administration (MBA) Degree (https://ga.rice.edu/programs-study/departments-programs/engineering/mechanical-

engineering/business-administration-mba-mechanical-engineering-mme/)

ChairLaura Schaefer

ProfessorsJohn Edward AkinYildiz BayazitogluBenjamin J. FreglyFathi GhorbelC. Fred Higgs, IIIAndrew J. MeadeMarcia K. O'MalleyPol D. SpanosTayfun E. Tezduyar

Assistant ProfessorsMatthew BrakePedram HassanzadehDaniel PrestonGeoffrey Wehmeyer

Professor EmeritusChao-Cheng Wang

Assistant Teaching ProfessorEleazar Marquez

Professor in the PracticePatrick Rodi

LecturersLeroy ChiaoMatthew Elliott

Professors, Joint AppointmentsReginald DesRochesLydia KavrakiSatish Nagarajaiah

Associate Professors, Joint AppointmentsIlinca Stanciulescu

Adjunct ProfessorsAladin BoriekJames DabneyThomas J. R. Hughes

Adjunct Associate ProfessorsKenji TakizawaDavid Woffinden

For Rice University degree-granting programs:To view the list of official course offerings, please see Rice’sCourse Catalog (https://courses.rice.edu/admweb/!SWKSCAT.cat?p_action=cata/)

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To view the most recent semester’s course schedule, please see Rice'sCourse Schedule (https://courses.rice.edu/admweb/!SWKSCAT.cat)

Mechanical Engineering (MECH)MECH 200 - CLASSICAL THERMODYNAMICSShort Title: CLASSICAL THERMODYNAMICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Explication of the fundamental laws of classicalthermodynamics and deductions from them. Includes applicationswith particular attention to pure substances. Required for mechanicalengineering majors. Department Permission Required. RecommendedPrerequisite(s): PHYS 101 and PHYS 102.

MECH 202 - MECHANICS/STATICSShort Title: MECHANICS/STATICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelPrerequisite(s): (MATH 101 or MATH 105 or MATH 102 or MATH 106)and PHYS 101Description: Mechanics is the branch of the physical sciences thatdeals with the response of bodies to the action of forces and is basedon the implementation of Newton’s laws. This class is divided intotwo sections: study of rigid bodies in equilibrium; and strength ofmaterials. Fundamental concepts such as equilibrium, stress and strain,deformations and displacements, elasticity and inelasticity, strain energy,and load-carrying capacity will be covered.

MECH 203 - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN TOOLSShort Title: MECH ENG DESIGN TOOLSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelPrerequisite(s): PHYS 101Description: Learning the use of computer aided design tools forpreparing complex solid parts, assemblies, and their dimensioneddrawings. Learn to apply black-box simulation tools for stress analysis,heat transfer, vibration, etc. of complex parts and assemblies.

MECH 210 - INTRODUCTION TO NUMERICAL METHODSShort Title: INTRO TO NUMERICAL METHODSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelPrerequisite(s): PHYS 101 and PHYS 102 and (MATH 101 or MATH 105)and (MATH 102 or MATH 106)Description: Numerical Methods covers computational methods forgenerating numerical solutions to mathematical problems, with anemphasis on engineering applications and computer implementation inMATLAB.

MECH 211 - ENGINEERING MECHANICSShort Title: ENGINEERING MECHANICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelPrerequisite(s): (PHYS 101 or PHYS 111 or PHYS 125 or PHYS 141) and(MATH 101 or MATH 105) and (MATH 102 or MATH 106)Description: The study equilibrium of static systems, the dynamics ofa particle and particle systems, and rigid-body dynamics. Required formechanical engineering and materials science and engineering majors.Cross-list: CEVE 211.

MECH 231 - SOPHOMORE LABShort Title: SOPHOMORE LABDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LaboratoryCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Instruction in application of engineering thermodynamics.Includes uncertainty analysis, measurement of thermodynamicproperties, and design of experiments. Required for mechanicalengineering majors in B.S. program. Recommended Prerequisite(s):MECH 200

MECH 238 - SPECIAL TOPICSShort Title: SPECIAL TOPICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Seminar, Lecture, Laboratory, Internship/PracticumCredit Hours: 1-4Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-LevelDescription: Topics and credit hours may vary each semester. Contactdepartment for current semester’s topic(s). Repeatable for Credit.

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MECH 308 - SENIOR DESIGN JUNIOR OBSERVERSShort Title: SENIOR DESIGN JUNIOR OBSERVERSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Independent StudyCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Repeatable for Credit.

MECH 310 - RIGID BODY DYNAMICSShort Title: RIGID BODY DYNAMICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): PHYS 101 and PHYS 102 and (MATH 101 or MATH 105)and (MATH 102 or MATH 106)Description: Mechanics is the branch of the physical sciences that dealswith the response of bodies to the action of forces and is based onthe implementation of Newton’s laws. Statics is the study of bodies inequilibrium and is based on Newton’s first and third laws, while Dynamicsfocuses on bodies in motion and is based on Newton’s second and thirdlaws. This class focuses on Rigid Body Dynamics.

MECH 311 - MECHANICS OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURESShort Title: MECHANICS OF SOLIDSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to students with a major inBioengineering, Civil & Environmental Engineer, Civil Engineering orMechanical Engineering. Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate,Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): CEVE 211 or MECH 211 or MECH 202Description: Analysis of stress and the deformation of solids withapplications to beams, circular shafts, and columns. Required forfollowing undergraduate majors: civil and environmental and mechanicalengineering. Cross-list: CEVE 311.

MECH 315 - STRESS ANALYSISShort Title: STRESS ANALYSISDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): MECH 202 or MECH 211Description: Stress analysis is integral to much of mechanicalengineering, whether in industrial design or academic research. Thiscourse is divided into two parts. First, the concepts of stress analysisare introduced for two-dimensional, then three-dimensional bodies. Thesecond part of this course builds upon stress analysis by going intofailure – both dynamic and static theories. A series of month long designprojects will apply the tools learned in this course to specific engineeringproblems.

MECH 331 - JUNIOR LABORATORY IShort Title: JUNIOR LABORATORY IDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LaboratoryCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Instruction in static and impact testing of engineeringmaterials. Includes beam deflection and shear center experiments,as well as the application and testing of strain gauges. Required formechanical engineering majors in B.S. program.

MECH 332 - JUNIOR LABORATORY IIShort Title: JUNIOR LABORATORY IIDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LaboratoryCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelCorequisite: MECH 371Description: Instruction in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.Students work in groups and perform classic experiments in fluid flow.This laboratory course provides experimental support to MECH 371.Required course for mechanical engineering majors in B.S. program. Seeon-line registration for sections.

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MECH 340 - INDUSTRIAL PROCESS LABShort Title: INDUSTRIAL PROCESS LABDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LaboratoryCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to students with a major in MechanicalEngineering. Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Practical experience in, and observation of, selectedindustrial processes. Must sign up in department office at the beginningof registration for sections; each section is limited to 8 students.Open only to mechanical engineering majors. Required for mechanicalengineering majors in B.S. program. Final registration confirmed after thefirst week's organizational meeting. Meeting announcements posted inthe MEMS department.

MECH 343 - MODELING OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMSShort Title: MODELING OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 4Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): (MECH 211 or CEVE 211) and MECH 200 and MATH 211Description: Energy-based modeling of dynamic systems. The focus ofthe course will be mechanical systems and electrical circuits, but willalso involve fluid, thermal and other domains. The course will introducemodeling and simulation of systems via MATLAB, Simulink, and Labview,and an introduction to systems theory. Modeling and simulation ofsystems via MATLAB, and an introduction to systems theory. Includeslaboratory assignments. Required for mechanical engineering majors inB.S. program. Recommended Prerequisite(s): CAAM 335.

MECH 350 - MECHANICAL ELEMENTSShort Title: MECHANICAL ELEMENTSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): MECH 315 or MECH 311 or CEVE 311Description: The principles of mechanics are applied to the design ofmachine elements, including load path and stress analysis, selection ofmechanical components, and materials selection. A semester designproject requires using the analysis tools learned in the course. Requiredfor mechanical engineering majors in B.S. program.

MECH 371 - FLUID MECHANICS IShort Title: FLUID MECHANICS IDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): MECH 200 and MATH 212Description: Introduction to fluid statics and dynamics. Includes thedevelopment of the fundamental equations of fluid mechanics and theirapplication to problems of engineering interest. Required for mechanicalengineering majors in B.S. program. Department Permission Required.

MECH 373 - ACOUSTICSShort Title: ACOUSTICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Basics of technical acoustics, including generation,propagation, reception and reproduction of sound, speech and hearing,musical and architectural acoustics, and noise control. Offered alternateyears.

MECH 380 - INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL EFFECTS IN TISSUESShort Title: INTRO TO MECHANICAL EFFECTSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): MECH 211 and MECH 311 or CEVE 300Description: Development of a general background in physiology andin advanced mechanics for applications in medicine. Includes bonemechanics in remodeling, cartilage and ligament mechanics, and musclemechanics, as well as an on paper design project on a subject selectedby students.

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MECH 383 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION ANDMEASUREMENT TECHNIQUESShort Title: BIOMED INSTRUMENT&MESURE TECHNDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): ELEC 381Description: Review of basic sensors, measurement principles andanalog electronics using operational amplifiers. Includes design problemsusing operational amplifier circuits (e.g. instrumentation and isolationamplifiers, comparators, timer circuits). Introduction to developmentof virtual instruments (VIs) using LabView. Discussion of micro andmacro-biopotential electrodes, cell cytometry, the measurement of bloodpressure, blood flow, and heart sounds, temperature, and the principlesof electrical safety (e.g. micro and macro-shock hazards in the clinicalenvironment). Includes discussion of pulmonary instrumentation andmedical applications of ultrasound. Two lab exercises and a term projectrequired.

MECH 390 - TOPICAL ISSUES IN ENGINEERINGShort Title: TOPICAL ISSUES IN ENGDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: This discussion based class will focus on current eventsand how engineering can be used to directly address them throughout acareer. Topics will include energy, environmental, space, and societal (e.g.,inequality, social media, etc.) related issues amongst others.

MECH 400 - ADVANCED MECHANICS OF MATERIALSShort Title: ADV MECHANICS OF MATERIALSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): (MECH 202 or MECH 211 or CEVE 211) and (MECH 311 orCEVE 311)Description: Advanced topics in solid mechanics and strengthof materials including energy methods, principle of virtual work,conservation laws, constitutive modeling, aspects of elasticity theory,stability and fracture mechanics with application to the analysisand design of reliable structures. Cross-list: CEVE 400. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 500. Mutually Exclusive: Cannotregister for MECH 400 if student has credit for MECH 500.

MECH 401 - MECHANICAL DESIGN APPLICATIONSShort Title: MECHANICAL DESIGN APPLICATIONSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): MECH 311 or CEVE 311Description: Brief review of solid mechanics with introduction to failuretheories and fatigue analysis. The principles of mechanics are appliedto the design of machine elements. A semester design project requiresusing the analysis tools learned in the course. Required for mechanicalengineering majors in B.S. program.

MECH 403 - COMPUTER AIDED DESIGNShort Title: COMPUTER AIDED DESIGNDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Investigation of the integration of the computer into thearea of mechanical design. Includes such subjects as optimization, finiteelement, analysis, and commercial software. Graduate/UndergraduateEquivalency: MECH 503. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register forMECH 403 if student has credit for MECH 503.

MECH 404 - MECHANICAL DESIGN PROJECTShort Title: MECHANICAL DESIGN PROJECTDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 1-4Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Project based course for group or individual design projectsrelating to mechanical engineering topics.

MECH 407 - CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT IShort Title: CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT IDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 4Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: An interdisciplinary capstone design experience inmechanical engineering. This course provides an opportunity for studentsto apply knowledge and skills acquired in previous courses to the solutionof a realistic engineering problem. Teams of students will specify,design, and build a system to meet a prescribed set of requirements. Thetopics covered in this course will include design methodology, effectiveteamwork, project management, documentation, and presentation skills.Must complete MECH 408 to receive credit for MECH 407. Requiredfor mechanical engineering majors in B.S. program. RecommendedPrerequisite(s): MECH 343, MECH 350, and MECH 481

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MECH 408 - CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT IIShort Title: CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT IIDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: An interdisciplinary capstone design experience inmechanical engineering. This course provides an opportunity for studentsto apply knowledge and skills acquired in previous courses to the solutionof a realistic engineering problem. Teams of students will specify,design, and build a system to meet a prescribed set of requirements. Thetopics covered in this course will include design methodology, effectiveteamwork, project management, documentation, and presentation skills.Must complete MECH 408 to receive credit for MECH 407. Required formechanical engineering majors in B.S. program. Department PermissionRequired.

MECH 411 - DYNAMICS AND CONTROL OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMSShort Title: DYNAMICS & CONTROL OF MECH SYSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): MECH 343 and MECH 420Description: The application of the principles of kinematics, dynamicsand systems and control theory to the design and analysis of controlledmechanical systems. Kinematics and Newtonian dynamics of particlesand rigid bodies, elements of analytical dynamics, system analysis,stability, and simulation of dynamical behavior, control of mechanicalsystems. Demonstrations and laboratory examples. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 501. Mutually Exclusive: Cannotregister for MECH 411 if student has credit for MECH 501.

MECH 412 - VIBRATIONSShort Title: VIBRATIONSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): MECH 343Description: Analysis of discrete and continuous linear vibratingsystems, with emphasis on multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Includesapproximate methods. Coverage of statistics (e.g. Gaussian and otherdistributions; and power spectra) as a foundation for random vibrationsanalysis. Required for mechanical engineering majors in B.S. program.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 502. Mutually Exclusive:Cannot register for MECH 412 if student has credit for MECH 502.

MECH 417 - FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSISShort Title: FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSISDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): (MATH 212 or MATH 222) and (CAAM 210 or CAAM 211)Description: An introduction to finite element analysis by Galerkin'smethod and the method of least squares as applied to both ordinaryand partial differential equations common in engineering applications.Element interpolations, numerical integration, computationalconsiderations for efficient solution and post-processing methods.Application of the commercial codes to ANSYS and Cosmosworks.Cross-list: CEVE 417. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 517.Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MECH 417 if student has credit forMECH 517.

MECH 420 - FUNDAMENTALS OF CONTROL SYSTEMSShort Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF CONTROL SYSTDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): (CAAM 335 or MATH 355) and ((MECH 343 or (ELEC 242and ELEC 244)) )Description: Linear systems and the fundamental principles of classicalfeedback control, state variable analysis of linear dynamic systems,stability of linear control systems, time-domain analysis and control oflinear systems, root-locus analysis and design and pole-zero synthesis,frequency domain techniques for the analysis and design of controlsystems. Required for mechanical engineering majors in B.S. program.Cross-list: ELEC 436. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 620.Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MECH 420 if student has credit forMECH 620.

MECH 427 - COMPUTATIONAL STRUCTURAL MECHANICS AND FEMShort Title: COMPUTATIONAL STR MECH & FEMDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): CEVE 311 or MECH 311Description: Introduction to matrix structural analysis, trusses, beams,frames. Use of computer programs for structural analysis of Civil,Mechanical, and Aerospace Structures. Cross-list: CEVE 427. MutuallyExclusive: Cannot register for MECH 427 if student has credit forMECH 527.

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MECH 431 - SENIOR LABORATORY IShort Title: SENIOR LABORATORY IDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LaboratoryCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Laboratory instruction in heat transfer and thermodynamics.Students work in groups doing experiments with emphasis on appliedthermodynamics. Required for mechanical engineering majors in B.S.program. See online registration for sections.

MECH 435 - INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY-EFFICIENT MECHATRONICSShort Title: INTRO TO MECHATRONICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): ELEC 242 or ELEC 243Description: Introduction to electromechanical systems, focusingon motor mechanics, electric drives & electronics, & modern digitalcontrol algorithms. Covers basic principles of electromechanical energyconversion & motor control. Students are introduced to energy efficiencyconsiderations of modern electric drives. Includes hands-on laboratoryprojects involving digital computer control of various motor types.Cross-list: ELEC 435. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 535.Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MECH 435 if student has credit forMECH 535.

MECH 450 - ALGORITHMIC ROBOTICSShort Title: ALGORITHMIC ROBOTICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 4Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): (COMP 221 or COMP 321) and COMP 215Description: Robots have fascinated people for generations. Today,robots are built for applications as diverse as exploring remote planets,de-mining war zones, cleaning toxic waste, assembling cars, inspectingpipes in industrial plants and mowing lawns. Robots are also interactingwith humans in a variety of ways: robots are museum guides, robotsassist surgeon sin life threatening operations, and robotic cars candrive us around. The field of robotics studies not only the design ofnew mechanisms but also the development of artificial intelligenceframeworks to make these mechanism useful in the physical world,integrating computer science, engineering, mathematics and morerecently biology and sociology, in a unique way. This class will presentfundamental algorithmic advances that enable today’s robots tomove in real environments and plan their actions. It will also explorefundamentals of the field of Artificial Intelligence through the prism ofrobotics. The class involves a significant programming project. Cross-list:COMP 450, ELEC 450. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 550.Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MECH 450 if student has credit forMECH 550.

MECH 454 - COMPUTATIONAL FLUID MECHANICSShort Title: COMPUTATIONAL FLUID MECHANICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): MECH 371 (may be taken concurrently) or CEVE 363(may be taken concurrently) or CHBE 401 (may be taken concurrently)or BIOE 420 (may be taken concurrently) or CHBE 420 (may be takenconcurrently)Description: Fundamental concepts of finite element methods in fluidmechanics, including spatial discretization and numerical integrationin multidimensions, time-integration, and solution of nonlinear ordinarydifferential equation systems. Advanced numerical stabilizationtechniques designed for fluid mechanics problems. Strategies forsolution of complex, real-world problems. Topics in large-scalecomputing, parallel processing, and visualization. Prerequisites maybe taken concurrently. Cross-list: BIOE 454, CEVE 454. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 554. Mutually Exclusive: Cannotregister for MECH 454 if student has credit for MECH 554.

MECH 456 - LEGAL THEMES IN ENGINEERING AND MANAGINGPRACTICESShort Title: LEGAL THEMES IN ENGI PRACTICESDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Introduction to fundamental legal concepts of the Americanlegal system for upper level undergraduate students, primarily aimedat what engineers, scientists and other professionals could expect toencounter in their professional careers. The primary focus is to providestudents with the basic tools to understand and interact with lawyers.Cross-list: MANA 499. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 556.Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MECH 456 if student has credit forMECH 556.

MECH 472 - THERMAL SYSTEMS DESIGNShort Title: THERMAL DESIGNDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): MECH 371 (may be taken concurrently) and MECH 481Description: Design and synthesis of systems based on applicationsof thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, economics, andoptimization theories. Required for mechanical engineering majors in B.S.program.

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MECH 473 - ADVANCED FLUID MECHANICS IShort Title: ADVANCED FLUID MECHANICS IDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Governing equations for inviscid and viscous flows.Constitutive laws, simple non-Newtonian flows, and surface tension.Derivation and applications of the equations representing theconservation of mass and momentum. Various forms of the Bernoulliequation. Introductory concepts of computational fluid mechanics.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 573. Mutually Exclusive:Cannot register for MECH 473 if student has credit for MECH 573.

MECH 474 - ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICSShort Title: ADV COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): BIOE 454 or CEVE 454 or MECH 454 or BIOE 554 orCEVE 554 or MECH 554Description: Undergraduate version of MECH 654. The required semester-end report and presentation will be on the introductory topics of thecourse. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 654. MutuallyExclusive: Cannot register for MECH 474 if student has credit forMECH 654.

MECH 477 - SPECIAL TOPICSShort Title: SPECIAL TOPICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Internship/Practicum, Laboratory, Lecture, Seminar, Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 1-4Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Topics and credit hours may vary each semester. Contactdepartment for current semester's topic(s). Repeatable for Credit.

MECH 481 - HEAT TRANSFERShort Title: HEAT TRANSFERDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): (MECH 200 and MECH 371)Description: Study of the general principles of heat transfer byconduction, convection, and radiation. Includes their application toproblems of engineering practice. Required for mechanical engineeringmajors in B.S. program.

MECH 482 - CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFERShort Title: CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFERDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): MECH 481Description: Rigorous study of the transfer of heat by free and forcedconvection. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 582. MutuallyExclusive: Cannot register for MECH 482 if student has credit forMECH 582.

MECH 484 - MICROSCOPIC THERMODYNAMICS AND TRANSPORTShort Title: MICRO THERMO & TRANSPORTDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): MECH 481Description: This course introduces concepts in statistical mechanicsand non-equilibrium thermodynamics that are used to understand thephysical mechanisms of heat transfer, particularly in micro/nanoscalesystems. Emphasis is placed on energy storage and thermal transportby electrons, phonons, molecules, and photons. Topics include thekinetic theory of gases, thermodynamic distribution functions, energycarrier dispersion relations, Boltzmann equation modeling of thermal andelectrical properties, size effects (classical and quantum-mechanical)on material properties, and thermoelectric energy conversion. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 584.

MECH 488 - DESIGN OF MECHATRONIC SYSTEMSShort Title: DESIGN OF MECHATRONIC SYSTEMSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): MECH 343 or ELEC 241 or ELEC 243Description: Analog electronic design for purposes of controllingelectromechanical systems, including electromechanical sensorsand actuators, analog electronic design of filters, state space andclassical controllers, and transistor-based servo amplifiers and highvoltage amplifiers. Implementation of digital controllers. Significantlaboratory component with design and fabrication of circuits to controlelectromechanical systems. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency:MECH 588. Recommended Prerequisite(s): MECH 211 and ELEC 436 orMECH 420. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MECH 488 if studenthas credit for MECH 588.

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MECH 490 - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH PROJECTSShort Title: MECH ENG RESEARCH PROJECTSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: ResearchCredit Hours: 1-4Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Independent investigation of a specific topic or problemin mechanical engineering. Research under the direction of a selectedfaculty member. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

MECH 497 - NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL MODELING AND SIMULATIONShort Title: NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL MODELINGDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): (MECH 211 or CEVE 211) and CAAM 210Description: Introduction to computer modeling and simulation of thehuman neuromusculoskeletal system. Topics include measurement ofhuman movement, 3D kinematic modeling, inverse and forward dynamicsimulations, muscle and joint contact force estimation, and neuralcontrol modeling. Programming proficiency in Matlab required. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 597. Mutually Exclusive: Cannotregister for MECH 497 if student has credit for MECH 597.

MECH 498 - INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICSShort Title: INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelPrerequisite(s): MATH 354 or MATH 355 or CAAM 335Description: The course will provide the student with a mathematicalintroduction to many of the key ideas used in today's intelligentrobot systems. The focus of the course is on the analysis andcontrol of manipulators. The course will also give an overview ofcommon approaches to building intelligent robot systems. Cross-list:COMP 498, ELEC 498. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 598.Recommended Prerequisite(s): MECH 211 or CEVE 211 or MECH 310Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MECH 498 if student has credit forMECH 598.

MECH 499 - CURRENT TOPICSShort Title: CURRENT TOPICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Satisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, UndergraduateProfessional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-LevelDescription: Designed for undergraduate mechanical engineeringstudents. Lectures in areas of current interest in mechanical engineering.Topics vary from term to term. Repeatable for Credit.

MECH 500 - ADVANCED MECHANICS OF MATERIALSShort Title: ADV MECHANICS OF MATERIALSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): (MECH 211 or CEVE 211) and (MECH 311 or CEVE 311)Description: Advanced topics in solid mechanics and strengthof materials including energy methods, principle of virtual work,conservation laws, constitutive modeling, aspects of elasticity theory,stability and fracture mechanics with application to the analysisand design of reliable structures. Cross-list: CEVE 500. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 400. Mutually Exclusive: Cannotregister for MECH 500 if student has credit for MECH 400.

MECH 501 - DYNAMICS AND CONTROL OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMSShort Title: DYNAMICS & CONTROL OF MECH SYSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MECH 343 and MECH 420Description: Graduate version of MECH 411. Offered continually withMECH 411. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 411. MutuallyExclusive: Cannot register for MECH 501 if student has credit forMECH 411.

MECH 502 - VIBRATIONSShort Title: VIBRATIONSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MECH 343Description: Term project is required. Graduate/UndergraduateEquivalency: MECH 412. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register forMECH 502 if student has credit for MECH 412.

MECH 503 - COMPUTER AIDED DESIGNShort Title: COMPUTER AIDED DESIGNDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Investigation of the integration of the computer into the areaof design. Includes such subjects as optimization, finite element analysis,and commercial software. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency:MECH 403. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MECH 503 if studenthas credit for MECH 403.

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MECH 505 - NUMERICAL METHODS FOR ENGINEERSShort Title: NUMERICAL METHODSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Numerical methods are the computational solutionof mathematical problems. This course focuses on developing acompetency in the four basic areas of numerical methods: differentiation,integration, optimization, and continuation. These four categories ofmethods form a tool set that are used throughout the computationalsolution of engineering problems.

MECH 508 - NONLINEAR SYSTEMS: ANALYSIS AND CONTROLShort Title: NONLINEAR SYSTEMSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Mathematical background and fundamental propertiesof nonlinear systems: Vector norms, matrix norms, matrix measures,existence and uniqueness of solutions of ordinary differential equations.Linearization, second order systems, periodic solutions, approximatemethods. Lyapunov stability: Stability definitions, Lyapunov's directmethod, invariance theory, stability of linear systems, Lyapunov'slinearization method, converse theorems. Selected topics in nonlinearsystems analysis and nonlinear control from: Input/Output stability: Smallgain theorem, passivity theorem. Perturbation theory, averaging, andsingular perturbations Feedback linearization control. Other methods inthe control of nonlinear systems such as backstepping, sliding mode andother Lyapunov-based design methods. Advanced nonlinear and adaptiverobot control. Cross-list: CAAM 508, ELEC 508.

MECH 510 - ELASTO DYNAMICSShort Title: ELASTO DYNAMICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Propagation of waves in linearly-elastic strings, fluids, andsolids. Surface waves, wave reflection and refraction at interfaces.Wave propagation in waveguides. Steady-state and transient half-spaceproblems. Scattering of waves by cracks.

MECH 517 - FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSISShort Title: FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSISDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): (MATH 212 or MATH 222) and (CAAM 210 or CAAM 211)Description: An introduction to Galerkin's method and the method ofleast squares applied to partial differential equations. Computationalconsiderations for efficient interpolation, numerical integration, solutionand post-processing methods. Error estimation and adaptive finiteelement analysis. Requires the use of solid works for a student projectand a supporting literature survey. Cross-list: CEVE 517. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 417. Mutually Exclusive: Cannotregister for MECH 517 if student has credit for MECH 417.

MECH 519 - ELEASTICITY, PLASTICITY AND DAMAGE MECHANICSShort Title: ELASTICITY/PLASTICITY/DAMAGEDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: An overview of phenomena that determine the responseof solids to deformation and loading: elasticity, plasticity, damagemechanics and cracking. Review of continuum mechanics with emphasison the physical mechanisms of deformation and fracture. Classificationof the behavior of solids. Modeling of different types of material behavior.The physics underlying the phenomena and methods for the numericalanalysis of the resulting equations are discussed. Cross-list: CEVE 519.

MECH 520 - NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSISShort Title: NONLINEAR FEMDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Formulation and solution of nonlinear initial/boundaryvalue problems using the finite element method. Variational principlesfor nonlinear problems, finite element discretization, and equation-solving strategies for discrete nonlinear equation systems. Applicationsinclude: materially nonlinear systems, geometrically nonlinear systems,transient nonlinear problems, and treatment of non smooth constraints ina nonlinear framework. Cross-list: CEVE 503.

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MECH 523 - PROBABILISTIC STRUCTURAL DYNAMICSShort Title: PROB STRUCTURAL DYNAMICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MECH 412 or CEVE 521Description: Introduction to probability theory and random processes.Includes the dynamic analysis of linear and nonlinear structural systemssubjected to stationary and nonstationary random excitations reliabilitystudies related to first excursion and fatigue failures, and applicationsto earthquake engineering, offshore engineering, and wind engineering.Recommended prerequisite(s): Basic knowledge of probability theory.

MECH 524 - ENGINEERING MATHEMATICAL AND NUMERICAL METHODSShort Title: ENGR MATH & NUMERICAL METHODSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Elements of linear algebra, linear operators, systems oflinear differential equations for discrete physical systems, calculus ofvariations, partial differential equations, Green's functions, examples fromsolid and fluid mechanics, discretization of continuous systems, finiteelement method.

MECH 527 - COMPUTATIONAL STRUCTURAL MECHANICS AND FEMShort Title: COMPUTATIONAL STR MECH & FEMDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Introduction to differential and integral formulations,minimum principles, variational principles, weighted residuals, energyprinciples, and principle of virtual work. Boundary, initial, and eigenvalueproblems. Finite element and finite difference methods for structuralmechanics. Applications to static and dynamic truss beams and frameproblems. MATLAB programming and use of computer software. Cross-list: CEVE 527. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MECH 527 ifstudent has credit for MECH 427.

MECH 535 - INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY-EFFICIENT MECHATRONICSShort Title: INTRO TO MECHATRONICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Introduction to electromechanical systems, focusingon motor mechanics, electric drives & electronics, & modern digitalcontrol algorithms. Covers basic principles of electromechanical energyconversion & motor control. Students are introduced to energy efficiencyconsiderations of modern electric drives. Includes hands-on laboratoryprojects involving digital computer control of various motor types.Additional coursework required beyond the undergraduate courserequirements. Cross-list: ELEC 532. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency:MECH 435. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MECH 535 if studenthas credit for MECH 435.

MECH 537 - DESIGN AND CONTROL OF COMPUTER NETWORKSShort Title: COMMUNICATION NETWORKSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Graduate-level introduction to design and analysis ofcommunication networks. Topics include wireless networks, mediumaccess, routing, traffic modeling, congestion control, and scheduling.Cross-list: ELEC 537.

MECH 543 - MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND SYSTEMSShort Title: MANUFACTURING PROC AND SYSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Visiting Graduate levelstudents.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): INDE 501Description: Fundamentals of manufacturing processes and systems.Topics include machining, casting, 2D printing, material flow, capacities,bottlenecks, and just-in-time systems. Simulation and optimization ofvarious manufacturing systems. Trade-offs among various processes.Instructor Permission Required.

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MECH 550 - ALGORITHMIC ROBOTICSShort Title: ALGORITHMIC ROBOTICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 4Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): (COMP 221 or COMP 321) and COMP 215Description: Robots have fascinated people for generations. Today,robots are built for applications as diverse as exploring remote planets,de-mining war zones, cleaning toxic waste, assembling cars, inspectingpipes in industrial plants and mowing lawns. Robots are also interactingwith humans in a variety of ways: robots are museum guides, robotsassist surgeon sin life threatening operations, and robotic cars candrive us around. The field of robotics studies not only the design ofnew mechanisms but also the development of artificial intelligenceframeworks to make these mechanism useful in the physical world,integrating computer science, engineering, mathematics and morerecently biology and sociology, in a unique way. This class will presentfundamental algorithmic advances that enable today’s robots tomove in real environments and plan their actions. It will also explorefundamentals of the field of Artificial Intelligence through the prism ofrobotics. The class involves a significant programming project. Cross-list:COMP 550, ELEC 550. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 450.Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MECH 550 if student has credit forMECH 450.

MECH 554 - COMPUTATIONAL FLUID MECHANICSShort Title: COMPUTATIONAL FLUID MECHANICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MECH 371 (may be taken concurrently) or CEVE 363(may be taken concurrently) or CHBE 401 (may be taken concurrently)or BIOE 420 (may be taken concurrently) or CHBE 420 (may be takenconcurrently)Description: Fundamental concepts of finite element methods in fluidmechanics, including spatial discretization and numerical integrationin multidimensions, time-integration, and solution of nonlinear ordinarydifferential equation systems. Advanced numerical stabilizationtechniques designed for fluid mechanics problems. Strategies forsolution of complex, real-world problems. Topics in large-scalecomputing, parallel processing, and visualization. Prerequisites maybe taken concurrently. Additional work required. Cross-list: BIOE 554,CEVE 554. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 454. MutuallyExclusive: Cannot register for MECH 554 if student has credit forMECH 454.

MECH 555 - COMPUTATIONAL FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTIONShort Title: COMPUTATIONAL FSIDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): (MECH 454 or BIOE 454 or CEVE 454) or (MECH 554 orBIOE 554 or CEVE 554)Description: Components and challenges of fluid-structure interaction(FSI) computations. Finite element methods for flows with movinginterfaces; space-time techniques. Fluid-structure interface projectiontechniques. Mesh moving and remeshing techniques. FSI couplingtechniques for fluid, structure, and mesh equation blocks. FSIcomputation sequences. FSI contact algorithms, multiscale FSI,cardiovascular FSI, and parachute FSI.

MECH 556 - LEGAL THEMES IN ENGINEERING AND MANAGINGPRACTICEShort Title: LEGAL THEMES IN ENGI PRACTICESDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Introduction to fundamental legal concepts of the Americanlegal system for upper level undergraduate students, primarily aimedat what engineers, scientists and other professionals could expect toencounter in their professional careers. The primary focus is to providestudents with the basic tools to understand and interact with lawyers.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 456. Mutually Exclusive:Cannot register for MECH 556 if student has credit for MECH 456.

MECH 560 - TRIBOLOGY: THE STUDY OF FRICTION, LUBRICATION, ANDWEARShort Title: TRIBOLOGYDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Tribology is the interdisciplinary study of interactingsurfaces from the nanoscale to the macro-scale. These surfacesundergo friction and wear and sometimes, have fluids between themfor lubrication. This course will occur mainly in two parts: (i) ContactMechanics, (ii) Hydrodynamic (fluid) lubrication. Fundamental topicsinclude friction, wear, heat transfer within interfaces, thin-film lubricationand computational Tribology.

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MECH 572 - AEROSPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGShort Title: AEROSPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Integration of engineering problem solving methodologiesbased on systems concepts. Applications to complex, large scaleaerospace systems and problems faced by engineering managers.Recommended Prerequisite(s): MECH 472 and MECH 594.

MECH 573 - ADVANCED FLUID MECHANICS IShort Title: ADVANCED FLUID MECHANICS IDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Additional work required. Graduate/UndergraduateEquivalency: MECH 473. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register forMECH 573 if student has credit for MECH 473.

MECH 574 - TURBULENCEShort Title: TURBULENCEDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Study of the fundamentals of fluid dynamic turbulenceincluding origins, nature, turbulent transport of momentum and heat,statistical description, spectral dynamics, and numerical modeling.

MECH 575 - INTRODUCTION TO HYDRODYNAMIC STABILITYShort Title: INTRO HYDRODYNAMIC STABILITYDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Introduction to linear and nonlinear instabilities that causetransition from laminar to turbulent flows in thermos-fluid systems.The physics of various canonical instability mechanisms and themathematical and numerical frameworks common in stability analysisare discussed. Examples from industrial, geophysical, environmental,and astrophysical flows are presented. Recommended Prerequisite(s):MECH 371 or CEVE 363 or ESCI 460 or CAAM 436 or CHBE 401.Repeatable for Credit.

MECH 576 - STRUCTURAL DYNAMIC SYSTEMSShort Title: STRUCTURAL DYNAMIC SYSTEMSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment limited to students with a class of Graduate.Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Introduction to structural dynamic systems. Linear SDOFand MDOF discrete systems, undamped and damped systems, free andforced vibration, dynamic response to periodic and arbitrary excitations,numerical evaluation of dynamic response, response spectrum andmodal analysis. Additional topics for graduate version 576: Linearsystems theory, transform methods, state space methods, feedbackcontrol, observers and identification. Applications using MATLAB.Demonstrations and laboratory examples. Students will be required todo more advanced assignments and a project. Cross-list: CEVE 576.Recommended Prerequisite(s): (CEVE 521 or CIVI 521 or MECH 502) and(CEVE 527 or CIVI 527).

MECH 578 - ORBITAL MECHANICS AND MISSION DESIGNShort Title: ORBITAL MECHANICS AND MISSIONDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MECH 343Description: Develop an understanding of orbital mechanics. Obtaina detailed knowledge of the two-body problem and its solutions withapplications to geocentric orbits and interplanetary transfers. Understandthe concept of impulsive thrusting and its use in orbital transfersincluding plane changes. Obtain a knowledge of time-of-flight relations ontwo-body trajectories, using both classical and universal variables.

MECH 579 - LAUNCH VEHICLE AND SPACECRAFT DESIGNShort Title: LV AND SPACECRAFT DESIGNDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: This course examines the design of launch vehicles andspacecraft, including the impacts of the atmosphere and the spaceenvironment on requirements and configurations. The principlesand design aspects of the structure, propulsion, power, thermal,communication, and control subsystems will be examined.

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MECH 580 - MECHANICS AND KINEMATICS OF RESPIRATORY MUSCLEIN OBESITYShort Title: RESPIRATORY MECH IN OBESITYDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: The course is designed to understand unique aspects ofremodeling the respiratory system mechanics in obesity. Focus will beon remodeling of diaphragm muscle and chest wall as a consequence ofobesity. In particular, alteration in the kinematics and mechanics of thediaphragm in obese subjects will be evaluated.

MECH 581 - MICRO AND NANO HEAT TRANSPORT METHODOLOGIESAND DESIGNShort Title: MICRO & NANO HEAT TRANSPORTDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to students with a major in MechanicalEngineering or Materials Science & NanoEng. Enrollment is limited toGraduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MECH 481Description: A thorough explanation of the methodologies used forsolving conduction, convection and radiation heat transport problems inmacro, micro and nanosystems. Phonon, photon and electron transferfundamentals. Equilibrium Statistics. Basic kinetic theory and transportproperties of ideal gases. Microchannel heat transfer. Nanofluid heattransfer. Non-Fourier heat Conduction. Boltzmann transport equation.Molecular dynamics and lattice dynamics numeric methods. Applicationsand design problems in contemporary technologies. To be taughtalternating years for MECH and MSNE Seniors and Graduate students.Cross-list: MSNE 581.

MECH 582 - CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFERShort Title: CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFERDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Rigorous study of the transfer of heat by free and forcedconvection. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 482. MutuallyExclusive: Cannot register for MECH 582 if student has credit forMECH 482.

MECH 584 - MICROSCOPIC THERMODYNAMICS AND TRANSPORTShort Title: MICRO THERMO & TRANSPORTDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: This course introduces concepts in statistical mechanicsand non-equilibrium thermodynamics that are used to understand thephysical mechanisms of heat transfer, particularly in micro/nanoscalesystems. Emphasis is placed on energy storage and thermal transportby electrons, phonons, molecules, and photons. Topics include thekinetic theory of gases, thermodynamic distribution functions, energycarrier dispersion relations, Boltzmann equation modeling of thermal andelectrical properties, size effects (classical and quantum-mechanical)on material properties, and thermoelectric energy conversion. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 484.

MECH 586 - RESPIRATORY SYSTEM MECHANICSShort Title: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM MECHANICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Mechanics of ventilation, respiratory muscle mechanics, ribcage mechanics, mechanical coupling between the respiratory musclesand the rib cage, and inferences on mechanics from respiratory muscleanatomy. The class will meet in the Pulmonary Division at Baylor Collegeof Medicine in the Texas Medical Center. Cross-list: BIOE 586.

MECH 588 - DESIGN OF MECHATRONIC SYSTEMSShort Title: DESIGN OF MECHATRONIC SYSTEMSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Additional work required. Graduate/UndergraduateEquivalency: MECH 488. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register forMECH 588 if student has credit for MECH 488.

MECH 590 - AEROSPACE PROPULSIONShort Title: AEROSPACE PROPULSIONDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Aspects of one-dimensional compressible flow, includingisentropic flow and normal shocks; effects of friction and combustion;analysis and design of and air-breathing and rocket engines, includingperformance and cycle analysis; flow in nozzles, diffusers, compressors,and turbines; combustion chamber processes and propellants.

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MECH 591 - GAS DYNAMICSShort Title: GAS DYNAMICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MECH 371Description: Study of the fundamentals of compressible, one-dimensionalgas flows with area change, normal shocks, friction, and heat addition.Includes oblique shocks, Prandtl-Meyer flows expansions, and numericaltechniques.

MECH 592 - DESIGN FOR AEROSPACE ENVIRONMENTSShort Title: AEROSPACE ENVIRONMENTSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Graduate course on aerospace environments, includingtheoretical bases. Topics include key mission phases, orbital mechanics,the effects of the sun, plasma, particles and ionizing radiation, neutralatmosphere, contamination, micrometeoroid/orbital debris, thermaland aerothermal environments. Extraterrestrial environments are brieflydiscussed.

MECH 593 - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROBLEMSShort Title: MECH ENGINEERING PROBLEMSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Independent StudyCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to students with a major in MechanicalEngineering. Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: An approved investigation or design project under thedirection of a member of the staff. Open only to mechanical engineeringmajors. Repeatable for Credit.

MECH 594 - INTRODUCTION TO AERONAUTICSShort Title: INTRODUCTION TO AERONAUTICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MECH 371Description: Development of theories for the prediction of aerodynamicforces and moments acting on airfoils, wings, and bodies. Includes theirdesign applications.

MECH 595 - MODELING TISSUE MECHANICSShort Title: MODELING TISSUE MECHANICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Independent StudyCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Independent study and seminar course which focuseson modeling the mechanical properties of biological tissues. Datafrom experiments will be used to refine the predictions of nonlinearmathematical computer models. Aimed at juniors, seniors, and graduatestudents. Laboratory work performed at Baylor College of Medicine,computer work at Rice University. Cross-list: BIOE 595.

MECH 596 - INTRODUCTION TO FLIGHT MECHANICSShort Title: INTRO TO FLIGHT MECHANICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MECH 371 or CEVE 371Description: This course will examine the basic flight mechanics ofaircraft and spacecraft. Simulation exercises will be conducted toillustrate the principles. Recommended Prerequisite(s): MECH 594

MECH 597 - NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL MODELING AND SIMULATIONShort Title: NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL MODELINGDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Introduction to computer modeling and simulation of thehuman neuromusculoskeletal system. Topics include measurement ofhuman movement, 3D kinematic modeling, inverse and forward dynamicsimulations, muscle and joint contact force estimation, and neural controlmodeling. Programming proficiency in Matlab required. Additional workrequired for Graduate course. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency:MECH 497. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MECH 597 if studenthas credit for MECH 497.

MECH 598 - INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICSShort Title: INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Lecture/LaboratoryCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Introduction to the kinematics, dynamics, and control ofrobot manipulators and to applications of artificial intelligence andcomputer vision in robotics. Additional work requied for Graduate course.Cross-list: COMP 598, ELEC 598. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency:MECH 498. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MECH 598 if studenthas credit for MECH 498.

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MECH 599 - CURRENT TOPICS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGShort Title: SPECIAL TOPICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Designed for senior and graduate level students. Lecturesin areas of current interest in mechanical engineering. Topics mayvary from term to term. Fall 2019, Section 003: This course focuses onnumerical techniques for solving partial differential equations (PDEs)including the full incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. Severalspatial-temporal discretization methods will be taught, primarily thefinite difference method, but also moderate exposure to the finite volumemethod, and light exposure to the finite element method. Explicit andimplicit approaches, in addition to methods to solve linear equationsare employed to study fluid flows. A review of various finite differencemethods which will be used to analyze elliptic, hyperbolic, and parabolicpartial differential equations and the concepts of stability, consistencyand convergence are taught to familiarize the students with generalnumerical PDE methods. Commercial computational fluid dynamics(CFD) software used in the field will be briefly introduced. Repeatable forCredit.

MECH 601 - SPECIAL TOPICSShort Title: SPECIAL TOPICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 1-9Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Topics may vary. Please consult with the department foradditional information. FA 2016, Section 001: Special Topics: AdvancedTopics and Tools in Particle Flows & Tribology. Instructor PermissionRequired.

MECH 602 - SPECIAL TOPICSShort Title: SPECIAL TOPICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 1-9Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Topics may vary. Please consult with the department foradditional information.

MECH 606 - GRADUATE SEMINARShort Title: GRADUATE SEMINARDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Satisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCourse Type: SeminarCredit Hour: 1Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.

MECH 611 - INDEPENDENT STUDYShort Title: INDEPENDENT STUDYDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Independent StudyCredit Hours: 1-9Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.

MECH 612 - INDEPENDENT STUDYShort Title: INDEPENDENT STUDYDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Independent StudyCredit Hours: 1-9Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.

MECH 620 - FUNDAMENTALS OF CONTROL SYSTEMSShort Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF CONTROL SYSTDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Linear systems and the fundamental principles of classicalfeedback control, state variable analysis of linear dynamic systems,stability of linear control systems, time-domain analysis and control oflinear systems, root-locus analysis and design and pole-zero synthesis,frequency domain techniques for the analysis and design of controlsystems. Required for mechanical engineering majors in B.S. program.Additional work required for MECH 620. Cannot be taken if MECH 420or ELEC 436 was previously taken. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 420. Mutually Exclusive:Cannot register for MECH 620 if student has credit for MECH 420.

MECH 621 - M.M.E. RESEARCH PROJECT IShort Title: M.M.E. RESEARCH PROJECT IDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: ResearchCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: This is the first part of the M.M.E. research project course.The faculty advisor, taking into account the background and researchinterests of the student as well as the research interests of the facultyadvisor, will determine the contents. Course requirements will include afinal report. Instructor Permission Required.

MECH 622 - M.M.E. RESEARCH PROJECT IIShort Title: M.M.E. RESEARCH PROJECT IIDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: ResearchCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: This is the second part of the M.M.E. research project andcontinuation of MECH 621. Course requirements will include a finalreport.

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MECH 654 - ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICSShort Title: ADV COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): BIOE 554 or CEVE 554 or MECH 554 or CEVE 454 orMECH 454 or BIOE 454Description: Advanced topics in computational mechanics with emphasison finite element methods and fluid mechanics. Stabilized formulations.Fluid-particle and fluid-structure interactions and free-surface and two-fluid flows. Interface-tracking and interface-capturing techniques, space-time formulations, and mesh update methods. Enhanced discretizationand solution techniques. Iterative solution methods, matrix-freecomputations, and advanced preconditioning techniques. Cross-list:BIOE 654, CEVE 654. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MECH 474.Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MECH 654 if student has credit forMECH 474.

MECH 665 - ANALYSIS OF VIBRATIONS IN NONLINEAR SYSTEMSShort Title: NONLINEAR VIBRATIONSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MECH 502Description: Nonlinear vibrations are studied in structural and mechanicalsystems. Methods for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of thesesystems are applied. The classification and stability of equilibriumand periodic solutions are discussed for continuous time systems anddiscrete maps. Floquet theory and Poincare maps are used to studyperiodic behavior.

MECH 667 - NONLINEAR DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR IN MECHANIC SYSTEMSAND STRUCTURESShort Title: NONLINEAR DYNAMICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduatePrerequisite(s): MECH 502Description: Various types of nonlinear dynamic behavior are studiedin mechanical systems and structures. The course will focus mainlyon quasi-periodic and chaotic behavior but will also include periodicbehavior. Modeling and analysis methods will be discussed for bothdiscrete and continuous time systems including Lyapunov exponents andpseudo-state space. Recommended Prerequisite(s): MECH 665

MECH 677 - SPECIAL TOPICSShort Title: SPECIAL TOPICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: Internship/Practicum, Lecture, Seminar, LaboratoryCredit Hours: 1-4Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Visiting Graduate levelstudents.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Topics and credit hours vary each semester. Contactdepartment for current semester's topic(s). Repeatable for Credit.

MECH 678 - APPLIED STOCHASTIC MECHANICSShort Title: APPLIED STOCHASTIC MECHANICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Nonlinear random vibrations, Statistical Linearization,ARMA filters modeling, Monte Carlo Simulation, Wiener-Volterra series,time-variant structural reliability, and Stochastic Finite Elements arepresented from a perspective of usefulness to aerospace, civil, marine,and mechanical applications. Cross-list: CEVE 678.

MECH 679 - APPLIED MONTE CARLO ANALYSISShort Title: APPLIED MONTE CARLO ANALYSISDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Probability density and power spectrum based simulationconcepts and procedures are discussed. Scalar and vectorial simulationare addressed. Spectral decomposition and digital filter algorithms arepresented. Applications from aerospace, earthquake, marine, and windengineering, and from other applied science disciplines are included.Cross-list: CEVE 679.

MECH 683 - RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER IShort Title: RADIATION HEAT TRSF IDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Rigorous study of the transfer of heat by radiant exchange inthe absence of absorbing media.

MECH 691 - INTRODUCTION TO HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICSShort Title: INTRO TO HYPERSONICSDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Standard LetterCourse Type: LectureCredit Hours: 3Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Recommended Prerequisite(s): MECH 591.

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MECH 800 - RESEARCH AND THESISShort Title: RESEARCH AND THESISDepartment: Mechanical EngineeringGrade Mode: Satisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCourse Type: ResearchCredit Hours: 1-12Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to students with a major in MechanicalEngineering. Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.Course Level: GraduateDescription: Repeatable for Credit.

Description and Code LegendNote: Internally, the university uses the following descriptions, codes, andabbreviations for this academic program. The following is a quick reference: 

Course Catalog/Schedule• Course offerings/subject code: MECH 

Department Description and Code• Mechanical Engineering: MECH 

Undergraduate Degree Descriptions and Codes• Bachelor of Arts degree: BA • Bachelor of Science degree: BSME 

Undergraduate Major Description and Code • Major in Mechanical Engineering (attached to both the BA and BSME

Degrees): MECH 

Undergraduate Major Areas of SpecializationDescriptions and Attribute Codes*

• Area of Specialization in Computational Engineering (BSME degreeonly): MECE

• Area of Specialization in Mechanics/Dynamics (BSME degree only):MEMD

• Area of Specialization in Thermal Fluids (BSME degree only): METF

• Area of Specialization in Breadth in Mechanical Engineering (BSMEdegree only): MEBR

Please Note: Areas of Specialization are department/program-specificand are not formally recognized academic credentials. Unlike MajorConcentrations, Areas of Specialization do not appear on the student's officialacademic transcript, etc.

Graduate Degree Descriptions and Codes• Master of Mechanical Engineering degree: MME• Master of Science degree: MS• Doctor of Philosophy degree: PhD

Graduate Degree Program Description and Code• Degree Program in Mechanical Engineering: MECH 

CIP Code and Description 1

• MECH Major/Program: CIP Code/Title: 14.1901 - MechanicalEngineering

1 Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2010 Codesand Descriptions from the National Center for EducationStatistics: https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/