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MECH   211 ENGINEERING MECHANICS                    Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Equilibrium of static systems, dynamics of a particle, dynamics of
particle systems, and rigid-body dynamics.  Elements of vibrational
analysis.
Prereq- Phys 101, Math 101, 102.
Also offered as Civi 211.
001 MWF     11:00AM-11:50AM RL*201   TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 18
002 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM RL*231   TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 11
003 MWF     10:00AM-10:50AM RL*201   TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 38

MECH   340 INDUSTRIAL PROCESS LAB                   Credits 1.00  Fall 99
Practical experience in and observation of selected industrial
processes.
Sign-up in Mech.Engr. Office.
Prereq- Mech major
001 MW      02:00PM-05:00PM RL*19    Gesenhues, Joseph              *CURRENT ENR: 22
001 T       02:30PM-05:30PM RL*19    Gesenhues, Joseph              *CURRENT ENR: 22

MECH   371 FLUID MECHANICS I                        Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Introduction to fluid statics and dynamics; the development of the
fundamental equations of fluid mechanics and their application to
problems of engineering interest.
Prereq- Mech 200, 211, Math 212.
001 MWF     10:00AM-10:50AM ME*123   Meade, Andrew                  *CURRENT ENR: 31

MECH   401 MECHANICAL DESIGN APPLICATIONS           Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Design principles including yield conditions, fatigue analysis, impact
and centact stresses applied to the design of machine elements.
Prereq- Civi 300.
001 TTH     08:00AM-09:15AM ME*123   Harrigan, Timothy              *CURRENT ENR: 26

MECH   403 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN                    Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Integration of the computer into the area of design.
Optimization, simulation, finite elements, expert systems, etc.
001 TTH     01:00PM-02:15PM ML*251   Akin, John                     *CURRENT ENR: 26

MECH   407 MECHANICAL DESIGN PROJECT I              Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Team projects to develop designs for mechanical devices.  Various areas
of interest for designs are available for the student.
001 TTH     02:30PM-03:50PM RL*231   Cunningham, Robert             *CURRENT ENR: 21

MECH   411 ANALYTICAL DYNAMICS                      Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Application of energy methods in the study of particle and rigid-body
dynamics, electric circuits, electromechanical systems, and continuous
dynamic systems.
Prereq- Mech 211.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM ME*123   Ghorbel, Fathi                 *CURRENT ENR: 29

MECH   431 SENIOR LABORATORY I                      Credits 1.00  Fall 99
Instruction in gasdynamics, heat transfer, applied thermodynamics, and
engine cycles.
001 MW      02:00PM-05:00PM TBA      McStravick, David              *CURRENT ENR: 23
001 TTH     02:30PM-05:30PM TBA      McStravick, David              *CURRENT ENR: 23

MECH   435 ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES & SYSTEMS      Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Introduction to the physical and engineering aspects of
electromechanical sensors and actuators.  Includes underlying physical
phenomena, practical devices, electrical and mechanical interfacing, and
control of electromechanical systems.
Prereq- Elec 241, 242, or 243.
Also offered as Elec 435.
001 MWF     02:00PM-02:50PM AL*A126  Wise, J.                       *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   452 FINITE ELEMENT METHODS IN  FLUID MECHANI Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Fundamental concepts of finite element methods in fluid mechanics,
including spatial discretization and numerical integration in
multi-dimensions, time-integration, and solution of nonlinear ordinary
differential equation systems. Advanced numerical stabilization
techniques designed for fluid mechanics problems. Strategies for
solution of complex, real-world problems. Topics in large-scale
computing, parallel processing, and visualizaion.
Prereq- 371 or consent of instructor.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM ML*251   Tezduyar, Tayfun               *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   471 APPLICATIONS OF THERMODYNAMICS           Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Applications of thermodynamics to various systems of interest in
mechanical engineering with particular attention to energy conversion,
refrigeration, and psychrometrics.
Prereq- Mech 200.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM ME*123   Chapman, Alan                  *CURRENT ENR: 36

MECH   482 INTERMEDIATE HEAT TRANSFER               Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Continuation of Mech 481.  Includes applications to various problems in
mechanical engineering.
Prereq- Mech 481.
001 TTH     04:00PM-05:20PM ME*123   Bayazitoglu, Yildiz            *CURRENT ENR: 3

MECH   501 ANALYTICAL DYNAMICS                      Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Graduate level version of Mech 411.  Offered concurrently with Mech 411.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM ME*123   Ghorbel, Fathi                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   507 NONLINEAR DYNAMIC SYSTEMS                Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Introduction to analytical methods describing functions (e.g., singular
point and phase plane analysis) and to stability analysis via Lyapunov
functions, digital computer simulation methods, parameter estimation,
and sensitivity analysis.  Includes an introduction to the chaotic
behavior of nonlinear dynamic systems.
Also offered as Elec 507.
001 TTH     04:00PM-05:20PM AL*B209  Clark Jr, John                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   513 THEORY OF ELASTICITY                     Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Advanced topics in the linear and nonlinear theory of elasticity.
Also offered as Civi 513.
001 TTH     01:00PM-02:20PM PL*119   Wang, C. C.                    *CURRENT ENR: 4

MECH   554 FINITE ELEMENT METHODS IN  FLUID MECHANI Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Graduate version of MECH 452. Additional work required.
Prereq- MECH 371 and MECH 517 or consent of instructor.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM ML*251   Tezduyar, Tayfun               *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   563 ENGI APPROACH TO MATH PROGRAM            Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Minimization of functions of variables which are (1) unconstrained, or
(2) subject to equality constraints, or (3) subject to inequality
constraints, or (4) subject to both equality and inequality constraints.
Analytical and computational methods.  Engineering applications.
Also offered as Caam 563.
001 TTH     04:00PM-05:20PM RL*231   Miele, Angelo                  *CURRENT ENR: 4

MECH   593 MECH ENG'G PROBLEMS                      Credits 1.00  Fall 99
With approval, mechanical engineering students may elect an
investigation or design project under the direction of a faculty member.
001 TBA     TBA             TBA      Meade, Andrew                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   601 SPECIAL TOPICS                           Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001 TBA     TBA                      Miele, Angelo                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   602 SPECIAL TOPICS                           Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM          TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   603 SPECIAL TOPICS                           Credits 3.00  Fall 99
001 TTH     02:30PM-03:45PM ME*123   Behr, Marek                    *CURRENT ENR: 1

MECH   604 SPECIAL TOPICS                           Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 2
002 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   605 SPECIAL TOPICS:                          Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0
002 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   606 GRADUATE SEMINAR                         Credits 0.00  Fall 99
001 WF      02:00PM-04:00PM ME*123   Bayazitoglu, Yildiz            *CURRENT ENR: 7

MECH   673 ADV FLUID MECHANICS I                    Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Conservation equations for viscous compressible fluids. Applications to
viscous and inviscid flows. Simple flows of non-Newtonian fluids.
001 TTH     01:00PM-02:15PM ME*123   Meade, Andrew                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

MECH   676 COMPUTATIONAL FLUID MECHANICS            Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Numerical methods for the solutions of the equations of fluid mechanics.
Finite difference schemes, numerical grid generation, stability
considerations.
Prereq- Mech 673.
001 MWF     11:00AM-12:15PM ME*123   Collis, S.                     *CURRENT ENR: 4

MECH   678 ADVANCED STOCHASTIC MECHANICS            Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Nonlinear random vibrations, Statistical Linearization, ARMA filters
modeling, Monte Carlo Simulation, Wiener-Volterra series, time-variant
structural reliability, and Stochastic Finite Elements are presented
from a perspective of usefulness to aerospace, civil, marine, and
mechanical applications.
Prereq- Civi 512, Civi/Mech 523.
Also offered as Civi 678.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM RL*231   Spanos, Pol                    *CURRENT ENR: 1

MECH   684 RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER II               Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Study of radiative transfer in the presence of absorbing, emitting, and
scattering media.  Includes combined radiation, conduction, and
convection, as well as heat tranfer in furnaces, fire propagation, and
air pollution problems.
001 TBA     TBA                      Bayazitoglu, Yildiz            *CURRENT ENR: 2

MECH   800 RESEARCH AND THESIS                      Credits 3.00  Fall 99
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 21

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