| COURSES
AND CURRICULUM
The Mechanical Engineering Curriculum
is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission
of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
(ABET).
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Courses by Semester
Note: Students may take either the three-semester mathematics sequence, Mathematics 2107 (3cr.), Mathematics 2108 (3cr.), and Mathematics 2109 (4cr.) or the two-semester sequence Mathematics 2111 (5cr.) and Mathematics 2112 (5cr.). Mathematics 3221 may be taken in place of Mechanical Engineering 3020.
Fall Semester, Year 1 |
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
ENGL 1157 |
English Composition |
3 |
MATH 2107 |
Calculus and Analytic Geometry |
3 |
CSCI 1201 or 1205 |
Intro to C++ or Intro to Programming in Fortran |
3 |
CHEM 1014 |
General Chemistry for Engineers |
4 |
ENME 1781 |
Computer Aided Engineering Graphics |
3 |
| |
Total credits |
16 |
| |
|
|
Spring Semester, Year 1 |
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
ENGL 1158 |
English Composition |
3 |
MATH 2108 |
Calculus and Analytical Geometry |
3 |
PHYS 1061 |
Physics for Science and Engineering |
3 |
PHYS 1063 |
Physics Lab for Science and Engineering |
1 |
ENME 2785 |
Introduction to CIM Methods |
3 |
Art Elective |
|
3 |
| |
Total credits |
16 |
| |
|
|
Fall Semester, Year 2 |
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
MATH 2109 |
Calculus and Analytical Geometry |
4 |
PHYS 1062 |
Physics for Science and Engineering |
3 |
PHYS 1065 |
Physics Lab for Science and Engineering |
1 |
ECON 2000 |
Engineering Economy |
3 |
ENCE 2350 |
Statics |
3 |
ENME 2740 |
Structure and Properties of Materials |
3 |
ENME 2711 |
Structure and Properties of Materials Lab |
1 |
| |
Total credits |
18 |
| |
|
|
Spring Semester, Year 2 |
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
MATH 2221 |
Elementary Differential Equations |
3 |
ENEE 2500 |
Basic Electrical Circuits |
3 |
MATH 2314 |
Elementary Statistical Methods |
3 |
ENME 2750 |
Dynamics |
3 |
ENCE 2351 |
Mechanics of Materials |
3 |
ENCE 2311 |
Mechanics of Materials Lab |
1 |
| |
Total credits |
16 |
| |
|
|
Fall Semester, Year 3 |
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
MATH 2115 |
Calculus of Several Variables |
3 |
ENME 3770 |
Engineering Thermodynamics |
3 |
ENME 3720 |
Fluid Mechanics |
3 |
ENME 3716 |
Fluid Mechanics Lab |
1 |
ENME 3735 |
Mechanism Design |
3 |
ENME 3734 |
Machine Elements |
3 |
| |
Total credits |
16 |
| |
|
|
Spring Semester, Year 3 |
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
ENME 3020 or MATH 3221 |
Engineering Analysis or Methods in Differential Equations |
3 |
ENME 3776 |
Intermediate Engineering Thermodynamics |
3 |
ENME 3771 |
Heat Transfer |
3 |
Mech.Engr.Elective |
|
3 |
Social Sc. Elective |
|
3 |
ENGL 2152 |
Techanical Writing |
3 |
| |
Total credits |
18 |
| |
|
|
Fall Semester, Year 4 |
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
ENGR 3090 |
Senior Seminar |
1 |
ENEE 3501 |
Basic Electrical Machinery |
3 |
ENME 3711 |
Thermal Sciences Lab |
1 |
Mech Engr Elective |
|
3 |
ENME 3755 |
Introduction to Mechanical Vibrations |
3 |
Biology Elective |
|
3 |
Literature Elective |
|
3 |
| |
Total credits |
17 |
| |
|
|
Spring Semester, Year 4 |
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
PHIL 2244 |
Engineering Ethics |
1 |
ENEE 3518 |
Electrical Engineering Lab |
1 |
ENME 3773 |
Design of Thermal-Fluid Systems |
3 |
Mech Engr Elective |
|
3 |
ENME 3733 |
Machine Design |
3 |
Humanities Elective |
|
3 |
| Literature Elective |
|
3 |
| |
Total credits |
17 |
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page updated
6/19/09
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