MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Engineering Thermodynamics I

Course Number: Mechanical Engineering (M E) 231, section XE

Credit: 3 undergraduate credits

Tuition: $636 undergraduate, plus $540 delivery fee

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Dates: January 14 - May 9, 2008

Enrollment Deadline: January 4, 2008

   Fundamental concepts based on zeroth, first and second laws of thermodynamics. Properties and processes for ideal gases and solid-liquid-vapor phases of pure substances. Applications to vapor power cycles. For more information, visit Engineering Distance Education at www.ede.iastate.edu.

Prerequisites: Math 265, Chem 167, Phsy 222

Computer Requirements: College of Engineering Requirements

Instructor: Matt Hagge

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Machine Design

Course Number: Mechanical Engineering (M E) 325, section XE

Credit: 3 undergraduate or nonmajor graduate credits

Tuition: $636 undergraduate, $990 graduate, plus $540 delivery fee

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Dates: January 14 - May 9, 2008

Enrollment Deadline: January 4, /2008

   Philosophy of design and design methodology. Consideration of stresses and failure models useful for static and fatigue loading. Analysis, selection and synthesis of machine elements. For more information, visit Engineering Distance Education at www.ede.iastate.edu

Prerequisites: Engr 170 (Engineering Graphics and Introductory Design); EM 324 (Mechanics of Materials); Stat 305 (Engineering Statistics)

Computer Requirements: College of Engineering Requirements

Note: May be applied toward Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Instructor: Pranav Shrotriya

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Hydraulic Systems and Control

Course Number: Mechanical Engineering (M E) 414, section XE

Credit: 3 undergraduate credits or nonmajor graduate

Tuition: $636 undergraduate, $990 graduate, plus $540 delivery fee (If you drop this course, part or all of the delivery fee may be refunded dependent on the date of the drop.)

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Dates: January 14 - May 9, 2008

Enrollment Deadline: January 4, 2008

   Characteristics of hydraulic motors and pumps, system components, system analysis, feedback control and stability, control circuits, computer simulation. For more information, visit Engineering Distance Education at www.ede.iastate.edu.

Prerequisites: ME 421 and ME 335

Computer Requirements: http://www.ede.iastate.edu/support/comp_req/computer_requirements.html

Instructor: Max Gassman

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Advanced Machine Design I

Course Number: Mechanical Engineering (M E) 417, section XE

Credit: 3 undergraduate credits or nonmajor graduate

Tuition: $636 undergraduate, $990graduate, plus $540 Delivery fee (If you drop this course, part or all of the delivery fee may be refunded dependent on the date of the drop.)

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Dates: January 14 - May 9, 2008

Enrollment Deadline: January 4, 2008

   Continuation of 325 involving some additional elements, alternative viewpoints, and computational considerations. Analysis, selection, synthesis, and redesign of machine elements using computer and CAD/CAM assistance. Nonmajor graduate credit. For more information, visit Engineering Distance Education at www.ede.iastate.edu.

Prerequisites: ME 325

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Instructor: Gloria Starns

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Mechanical System Optimization

Course Number: Mechanical Engineering (ME 425/ME/HCI 525X), section XE

Credit: 3 undergraduate credits or nonmajor graduate or graduate

Tuition: $636 undergraduate, $990 graduate, plus $540 delivery fee (If you drop this course, part or all of the delivery fee may be refunded dependent on the date of the drop.)

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Dates: January 14 - May 9, 2008

Enrollment Deadline: January 4, 2008

   Mechanical system optimization techniques including unconstrained and constrained minimization and linear programming. Both the theory of the methods and the application to mechanical system design will be presented. Nonmajor graduate credit. For more information, visit Engineering Distance Education at www.ede.iastate.edu.

Prerequisites: Engr 160

Computer Requirements: http://www.ede.iastate.edu/support/comp_req/computer_requirements.html

Instructor: Eliot Winer

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Engineering Acoustics

Course Number: Mechanical Engineering (M E/E M) 451, section XE

Credit: 3 undergraduate or graduate credits

Tuition: $669 undergraduate, $1041graduate, plus $540 delivery fee

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Dates: January 14 - May 9, 2008

Classes: Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 3:10-4:00pm

Enrollment Deadline: January 4, 2008

   Sound sources and propagation. Noise standards and effects of noise on people. Principles of noise and vibration control used in architectural and engineering design. Characteristics of basic noise measurement equipment. Experience in use of noise measuring equipment, sound power measurements, techniques for performing noise surveys, evaluation of various noise abatement techniques applied to common noise sources. Selected laboratory experiments. For more information, visit Engineering Distance Education at www.ede.iastate.edu

Prerequisites: Phys 221 and Math 266 or 267

Computer Requirements: College of Engineering Requirements

Note: May be applied toward Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Instructor: Adin Mann

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Mechanics of Machining and Finishing Processes

Course Number: Mechanical Engineering (M E) 527, section XE

Credit: 3 graduate credits

Tuition: $990 graduate, plus $540 delivery fee

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Dates: January 14 - May 9, 2008

Enrollment Deadline: January 4, 2008

   Mechanics of material removal for ductile materials. Shear zone theory. Oblique cutting. Heat transfer in machining. Milling and grinding. Mechanics of material removal for brittle materials. Optimal selection and design of cutting parameters. Control of machining processes. Principles of precision finishing. Design considerations for machining and finishing processes. For more information, visit Engineering Distance Education at www.ede.iastate.edu.

Prerequisites: M E 324

Computer Requirements: College of Engineering Requirements

Note: May be applied toward Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Instructor: Abhijit Chandra

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Micro/Nanomanufacturing

Course Number: Mechanical Engineering (M E) 528, section XE

Credit: 3 graduate credits

Tuition: $990 graduate, plus $540 delivery fee

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Dates: January 14 - May 9, 2008

Classes: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 11:00-11:50am

Enrollment Deadline: January 4, 2008

   Introduction and scaling laws; SEM/SPM/AFM microscopes; top-downbeam machining; top-down-mechanical and electrical machining; synthesis of powders, tubes, and wires; bottom-up molecular manufacturing; applications of molecular manufacturing. For more information, visit Engineering Distance Education at www.ede.iastate.edu

Prerequisite: M E 324

Computer Requirements: College of Engineering Requirements

Note: May be applied toward Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Instructor: Pal Molian

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Advanced Heat Transfer

Course Number: Mechanical Engineering (M E) 536, section XE

Credit: 3 graduate credits

Tuition: $990 graduate, plus $540 delivery fee

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Dates: January 14 - May 9, 2008

Enrollment Deadline: January 4, 2008

   Advanced treatment of heat transmission by conduction, convention, and radiation. For more information, visit Engineering Distance Education at www.ede.iastate.edu.

Prerequisites: M E 436 (Heat Transfer)

Computer Requirements: College of Engineering Requirements

Note: May be applied toward Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Instructor: Xinwei Wang

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Solar Energy Systems

Course Number: Mechanical Engineering (M E) 540, section XE

Credit: 3 graduate credits

Tuition: $1041 graduate plus $540 delivery fee

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Dates: January 14 - May 9, 2008

Classes: Tuesday and Thrusday, 10:00-11:15am

Enrollment Deadline: January 4, 2008

   Application of heat transfer, thermodynamics and photovoltaics to the design and analysis of solar energy collectors and systems.

Prerequisites: ME 436

Computer Requirements: College of Engineering Requirements

Note: May be applied toward Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Instructor: Ron Nelson

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Advanced Combustion

Course Number: Mechanical Engineering (M E) 542, section XE

Credit: 3 graduate credits

Tuition: $990 graduate, plus $540 delivery fee

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Dates: January 14 - May 9, 2008

Enrollment Deadline: January 4, 2008

   Thermochemistry and transport theory applied to combustion. Gas phase equilibrium. Energy balances. Reaction kinetics. Flame temperatures, speed, ignition, and extinction. Premixed and diffusion flames. Combustion aerodynamics. Mechanisms of air pollution. For more information, visit Engineering Distance Education at www.ede.iastate.edu.

Prerequisites: ME 332 OR ChE 381

Computer Requirements: College of Engineering Requirements

Note: May be applied toward Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Instructor: K. Mark Bryden AND Mathew Hagge

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