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Graduate Level Course Listing

5000. Solid Mechanics I. 3. The first in a sequence of two introductory courses in solids mechanics. It includes elements of continuum mechanics in addition to the introduction of elasticity theory (limited to plane problems), as well as elements of viscoelasticity and plasticity. Prerequisites: CE 3200 or ME 3010 and MATH 2310. Offered variable semesters.

5010. Solid Mechanics II. 3. The second in a sequence of two introductory courses in solids mechanics. It includes elements of three-dimensional elasticity and fracture mechanics. Prerequisites: ME 5010 .

5140. Numerical Methods. 3. Review of iterative solutions of linear and nonlinear systems of equations, polynomial interpolation/approximation, numerical integration and differentiation, and basic ideas of Monte Carlo methods. Comparison of numerical techniques for programming time and space requirements, as well as convergence and stability. Identical to: PETE 5140, CE 5140, CHE 5140 and COSC 5310 and MATH 5310. Prerequisites: MATH 3310, COSC 1010 or consent of instructor. Offered variable semester.

5422. Advanced Vibrations. 3. Advanced principles of dynamics; Hamilton’s principle, Lagrange’s equations, modal analysis of discrete systems; continuous systems; natural modes, approximate methods, forced vibration. Introduction to random vibration. Prerequisite: ME 4010. (offered variable semesters)

5431. Analysis of Composite Materials. 3. Analysis of laminated anistropic structures, including plates and shells; buckling, failure criteria, and vibrations. Prerequisite: ME 4210 or consent of instructor. (offered variable semesters)

5432. Advanced Materials Science. 3. An analysis of the relationships between the structures of materials and their mechanical and physical properties, leading to the application of these relationships to the design of materials for advanced engineering systems. Topics include crystallography, lattice defects, transport phenomena, phase transformations, fracture, environmental effects, and control of microstructure by processing. Prerequisites: ES 3450 and 4360, or consent of instructor. (offered variable semesters)

5438. Plasticity and Viscoelasticity. 3. Analysis of stress and deformation of idealized plastic and viscoelastic solids. Limit theorems in plasticity. Time-dependent behavior of viscoelastic materials. Prerequisite: ME 5000. (offered variable semesters)

5440. Fluid Mechanics. 3. Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions, conservation laws, stress and rate-of-stress tensors, Navier-Stokes equations, energy equation, vorticity and circulation, inviscid and potential flows, laminar flows, turbulent flows, boundary-layer theory. Cross listed with CHE 5440. Prerequisite:ES 4360 or equivalent. Cross listed with CHE 5440.

5442. Advanced Fluid Mechanics. 3. Introduction to inviscid and viscous hydrodynamic stability; closure in turbulent flows; vorticity and vortex dynamics; theoretical aerodynamics; numerical simulations of viscous flows; experimental methods in fluid. Offered variable semesters. Prerequisites: ME 5440. Cross listed with CHE 5442.

5444. Optical Diagnostics in the Thermal and Fluid Sciences. 3. An introduction to optical measurement schemes used in gas and liquid flows. Topics include a review of relevant optical principles and lasers, and in-depth coverage of laser velocimetry, droplet and particle sizing, and temperature measurement. Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor.

5446. Turbulence. 3. Basic notions, properties and scales in turbulent flows. Transport equations; Reynold’s stresses, mixing and phenomenological theories. Turbulence dynamics; mean and fluctuating kinetic energy balances, vorticity and temperature fluctuations. Statistical description of turbulence; correlations and spectra, transport, isotropy and homogeneity. Shear flows; plane jets, wakes and boundary layers (including planetary). Turbulent diffusion. Identical to CHE 5446. Prerequisite: ME 5440.

5450. Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer. 3. Applications of principles of heat transfer and thermodynamics to solution of steady-state and transient problems. Classical heat conduction theory. Radiation heat transfer theory. Prerequisite: MATH 4440 or concurrent registration. (offered variable semesters)

5452. Convection Heat Transfer. 3. Convection, including heat and momentum transfer. Boundary layer theory. Laminar and turbulent flows, steady and unsteady formulations including differential and integral descriptions. High velocity, compressible systems. Cross listed with CHE 5452. Prerequisite: ES 3360 or consent of instructor. (offered variable semesters)

5461. Computational Fluid Dynamics I. 3. An introduction to the fundamental techniques and theory of computational fluid dynamics. Topics include discretization methods (finite difference, finite volume, and definite element methods), numerical stability, consistency and convergence, and solution techniques such as explicit, implicit and multigrid methods. The emphasis will be on modern techniques for compressible flows. Prerequisites: MATH5310.

5462. Computational Fluid Dynamics II. 3. A study of advanced techniques in modern day scientific computing as applied to Computational Fluid Dynamics. These include unstructured mesh generation using Delaunay triangulation, searching and sorting techniques, and efficient data structures. Other topics will cover efficient hardware implementation including cache-effects and parallel computing and sensitivity analysis for design optimization. Prerequisites: ME 5461.

5472. Continuum Mechanics. 4. The basic laws of the physical behavior of continuous media. Stress and deformation at a point; fundamental equations of balance of mass, momentum, and energy; second law of thermodynamics; curvilinear coordinate analysis. Applications to linear elasticity and fluid mechanics. Prerequisite: MATH 3310. (offered variable semesters)

5474. Energy Methods. 3. Introduction to variational calculus with applications in solid mechanics. The basic theorems of virtual work, minimum potential energy, and complementary energy are developed. Direct methods such as Castigliano’s theorem as well as the approximate methods of Ritz and Galerkin are developed and used to obtain solutions for a variety of problems in solid mechanics. Prerequisite: ME 3010. (offered variable semesters)

5475. Topics in Mechanical Engineering II. 1-6 (max. 6). Directed research in mechanical engineering. Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing in engineering. (offered both semesters)

5476. Topics in Mechanical Engineering III. 1-6 (max. 6). Directed research in mechanical engineering. Prerequisite: graduate standing in engineering. (offered both semesters)

5478. Mechanical Engineering Seminar. 1. S/U only. Prerequisite: graduate standing in engineering. (offered both semesters)

5900. Practicum in College Teaching. 1-3 (max. 3). Work in classroom with a major professor. Expected to give some lectures and gain classroom experience. Prerequisites: Graduate status.

5920. Continuous Registration (On Campus). 1-2 (max. 16). Prerequisites: Advanced degree candidacy.

5940. Continuous Registration (Off Campus). 1-2 (max. 16). Prerequisites: Advanced degree candidacy.

5959. Enrichment Studies in _____. 1-3. The course is designed to provide an enrichment experience in a variety of topics. NOTE: Credit in this course may not be included in a graduate program of study for degree purposes.

5960. Thesis Research (Master’s). 1-12 (max. 24). Graduate level course designed for students who are involved in research for their thesis project. Also used for students whose coursework is complete and are writing their thesis. Prerequisites: Enrolled in a graduate degree program.

5980. Dissertation Research (Doctorate). 1-12 (max. 48). Graduate level course designed for students who are involved in research for their dissertation project. Also used for students whose coursework is complete and are writing their dissertation. Prerequisites: Enrolled in a graduate degree program.

5990. Internship. 1-12 (max. 24). Prerequisites: Graduate standing.

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