Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2000
Mechanical Engineering (MECH)
Rice Course Schedule as of 01/03/2000.
This schedule is maintained by the Office of the Registrar
(reg@rice.edu).
NOTE: Course web pages are available for some MECH courses.
MECH 200 CLASSICAL THERMODYNAMICS Credits 3.00 Spring 00
Explication of the fundamental laws of classical thermodynamics and deductions
from them. Includes applications with particular attention to pure substances.
Required for mechanical engineering majors.
Prereq- Phys 101 and 102.
001 TBA Chapman, Alan J. Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 211 ENGINEERING MECHANICS Credits 3.00 Spring 00
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 TBA Wang, C. C. Enr: 0 Max: 40
MECH 311 MECHANICS-DEFOR SOLIDS Credits 3.00 Spring 00
Analysis of stress and deformation of solids with applications to beams,
circular shafts, and columns.
Prereq- Engi 211.
001 TBA Wang, C. C. Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 331 JUNIOR LABORATORY I Credits 1.00 Spring 00
Static and impact testing of engineering materials. Beam deflection and shear
center experiments are included. Strain gauges are applied and tested.
001 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
002 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 332 JUNIOR LABORATORY II Credits 1.00 Spring 00
Instruction in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. Required for mechanical
engineering majors in B.S. program.
001 TBA McStravick, David M. Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 340 INDUSTRIAL PROCESS LAB Credits 1.00 Spring 00
Practical experience in and observation of selected industrial processes.
Sign-up in Mech.Engr. Office.
Prereq- Mech major
001 TBA Gesenhues, Joseph P Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 372 FLUID MECHANICS II Credits 3.00 Spring 00
Continuation of Mech 371 devoted to viscous flow, turbulence, airfoil theory,
turbo machinery.
Prereq- Mech 371.
001 TBA Collis, Samuel Scott Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 380 INTRO TO MECHANICAL EFFECTS IN TISSUES Credits 3.00 Spring 00
Development of a general background in physiology and in advanced mechanics for
applications in medicine. Includes bone mechanics in remodeling, cartilage and
ligament mechanics, and muscle mechanics, as well as an "on paper" design
project on a subject selected by students.
Prereq- Mech 211, and 311 or Civi 300.
001 TBA - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 404 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT Credits 4.00 Spring 00
Project based course with group or independent design project relating to
mechanical engineering topics. Required for mechanical engineering majors in
B.S. program. May substitute MECH 407-408.
001 TBA McStravick, David M. Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 408 MECHANICAL DESIGN PROJECT II Credits 4.00 Spring 00
Team production, fabrication and demonstration of devices developed for Mech
407.
Prereq- Mech 407.
001 TBA Cunningham, Robert A. Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 412 ADVANCED VIBRATIONS Credits 3.00 Spring 00
Analysis of discrete and continuous linear, vibrating systems with particular
emphasis upon multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Approximate methods are
included.
001 TBA Spanos, Pol D. Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 420 FEEDBACK CONTROL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS Credits 3.00 Spring 00
Linear systems and the fundamental principles of classical feedback control,
state variable analysis of linear dynamic systems, stability of linear control
system, time-domain analysis and control of linear systems root-locus analysis
domain techniques for the analysis and design of control systems. Includes
laboratory exercises.
001 TBA Ghorbel, Fathi Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 481 HEAT TRANSFER Credits 4.00 Spring 00
General study of the principles of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and
radiation and their application to problems of engineering practice.
001 TBA Bayazitoglu, Yildiz Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 482 INTERMEDIATE HEAT TRANSFER Credits 3.00 Spring 00
Continuation of Mech 481. Includes applications to various problems in
mechanical engineering.
Prereq- Mech 481.
001 TBA Bayazitoglu, Yildiz Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 483 INTRO OF BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMEN AND MEASUR Credits 3.00 Spring 00
Review of basic sensors and measurement principles. Includes design problems
using operational amplifier circuits (e.g., instrumentation and isolation
amplifiers, comparators, timer circuits). Introduction to development of
virtual instruments (VIs) using LabView. Discussion of micro-and
macro-biopotential electrodes, cell cytometry, the measurement of blood
pressure, blood flow, and heart sounds, temperature, and the principles of
electrical safety (e.g., micro- and macro-shock hazards in the clinical
environment). Includes discussion of pulmonary instrumentation and medical
applications of ultrasound. Two lab exercises and a term project required.
001 TBA - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Clark, John W. Enr: 0 Max: NA
Ghorbel, Fathi
MECH 485 BIOMECHANICS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT Credits 3.00 Spring 00
This course will apply basic mechanics principles to the study of human
movement. Both joint mechanics and locomotion anaysis will be considered. La
grange's and Newton-Euler methods will be studied as well as basic feedback
control, signal analysis, and data acquisition techniques.
Prereq- Mech 211.
001 TBA Ambrose, Catherine G. Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 502 VIBRATIONS Credits Spring 00
Graduate level version of Mech 412. Term project is required. Offered
concurrently with Mech 412.
001 TBA Spanos, Pol D. Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 508 NONLINEAR SYSTEMS ANALYSIS II Credits 3.00 Spring 00
Review of fundamental properties of nonlinear systems. Nonlinear ordinary
differential equations: Existence and uniqueness of solution. Lyapunov
Stability: Stability definitions, lyapunov's direct method, invariance theory,
stability of linear systems, Lyapunov's linearization method, converse
theorems. Input-Output stability: Small gain theorem, passivity theorem.
Case studies: Application to control problems including nonlinear and adaptive
control and robotics.
001 TBA Ghorbel, Fathi Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 510 ELASTO DYNAMICS Credits Spring 00
Propagation of waves in linearly-elastic strings, fluids, and solids. Surface
waves, wave reflection and refraction at interfaces. Wave propagation in
waveguides. Steady-state and transient half-space problems. Scattering of
waves by cracks.
001 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 511 CONTINUUM MECHANICS I Credits 3.00 Spring 00
Concepts and general principles common to all branches of solid and fluid
mechanics. Applications include non-Newtonian fluid mechanics and nonlinear
elasticity.
001 TBA Angel, Yves Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 517 FINITE ELEMENT METHODS Credits 3.00 Spring 00
Introduction to the finite element analysis with applications to problems in
fluid and solid mechanics.
001 TBA Akin, John E. Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 523 PROB STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS Credits 3.00 Spring 00
No description
Also offered as CIVI 523
001 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 564 ENGI APPROACH TO OPTIMAL CONTROL Credits 3.00 Spring 00
Optimal control theory and calculus of variations. Minimization of functionals
depending on variables subject to differential constraints, nondifferential
constraints, initial constraints, and final constraints. Analytical and
computational methods. Engineering applications.
Also offered as CAAM 564
001 TBA Miele, Angelo Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 580 MECH MODELLING & ANALYSIS OF PHYSIOLOGIC Credits 3.00 Spring 00
A survey of existing Mathematical models for physiological systems will be
presented. Bone Remodelling around Orthopedic devices, Circulatory Mechanics.
Models for Immune Response, Reaction-Diffusion Systems, and others will be
discussed.
001 TBA - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 585 BIOMECHANICS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT Credits 3.00 Spring 00
See Mech 485.
001 TBA Ambrose, Catherine G. Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 591 GAS DYNAMICS Credits 3.00 Spring 00
Fundamentals of compressible, one-dimensional gas flows with area change,
normal shocks, friction, and heat addition; oblique shocks and Prandtl-Meyer
flows.
Prereq- Mech 371.
001 TBA - TTH 01:00AM - 02:20AM Meade, Andrew J. Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 593 MECH ENG'G PROBLEMS Credits Spring 00
With approval, mechanical engineering students may elect an investigation or
design project under the direction of a faculty member.
001 TBA Akin, John E. Enr: 0 Max: NA
002 TBA Bayazitoglu, Yildiz Enr: 0 Max: NA
003 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 595 BIOMECHANICS: MODELING TISSUE MECHANICS Credits 3.00 Spring 00
Independent study and seminar course which focuses on modeling the mechanical
properties of biological tissues. Data from experiments willbe used to refine
the predictions of nonlinear mathematical computer models. Aimed at juniors,
seniors, and graduate students. Laboratory work performed at Baylor College of
Medicine, computer work at Rice
University.
Prereq- Reasonable background in
mathematics and/or physics would be helpful but not necessary.
001 TBA Boriek, Aladin M. Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 601 SPECIAL TOPICS Credits Spring 00
No description
001 TBA Miele, Angelo Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 602 SPECIAL TOPICS Credits Spring 00
No description
001 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 603 SPECIAL TOPICS Credits Spring 00
No description
001 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 604 SPECIAL TOPICS Credits 0.00 Spring 00
No description
001 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 605 SPECIAL TOPICS Credits Spring 00
No description
001 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 606 GRADUATE SEMINAR Credits 0.00 Spring 00
No description
001 TBA Bayazitoglu, Yildiz Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 608 SPECIAL TOPICS: JUNIOR OBSERVERS Credits 1.00 Spring 00
NEW COURSE
001 TBA - TBA Cunningham, Robert A. Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 673 ADV FLUID MECHANICS I Credits 3.00 Spring 00
Conservation equations for viscous compressible fluids. Applications to viscous
and inviscid flows. Simple flows of non-Newtonian fluids.
001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max:
MECH 674 ADV FLUID MECHANICS II Credits 3.00 Spring 00
Advanced topics in fluid mechanics; possible topics include: Vortex dynamics,
aeroacoustics, fluid stability theory, receptivity theory.
001 TBA Collis, Samuel Scott Enr: 0 Max: NA
MECH 800 RESEARCH AND THESIS Credits Spring 00
No description
001 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
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