1998-1999 Undergraduate Catalog College of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering |
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1998-1999 Undergraduate Catalog College of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering |
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Professor Bahram Nassersharif, department head
Associate Professor Ronald J. Pederson, associate department head
Professors Burchett*, Colbaugh, Genin*, Hardee*, Hensel*, Hills, Matthews, Mulholland* (emeritus), Smith*; Associate Professors Choo, Conley*, LaFrance*, Leslie, Willem; Assistant Professors Garcia, Reynolds; College Professors Hill, Powers, Schoenmackers; College Associate Professor Aukland, College Assistant Professors Glass, Ricketts
(505) 646-3501
*Registered Professional Engineer
DEGREE:Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
The mechanical engineering program prepares students for a wide range of professional engineering positions. Career areas include manufacturing and design, product development, project engineering, technical sales, research and many others. Because of this diversity of employment opportunities, the emphasis in the curriculum is on a broad based educational experience. All mechanical engineering students take courses in solid mechanics, thermal sciences, engineering analysis, fluid mechanics, and engineering design. A student can tailor a program to meet specific career goals by selecting mechanical engineering elective courses from specific areas. A minimum grade-point average of 2.0 in mechanical engineering courses is required for graduation.
Requirements (Total credits 130)
Freshman Year (33 credits)
| Basic science option: CHEM 114, General Chemistry for Engineers, and basic science elective, or CHEM 111, General Chemistry I, and CHEM112, Chemistry II | 8 |
| ENGR 101, Introduction to Engineering | 1 |
| ENGL 111G, Rhetoric and Composition | 4 |
| ECON 251G, Principles of Macroeconomics, or ECON 252G, Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| I E 217/217L, Manufacturing Processes/Laboratory | 3 |
| MATH 191, 192, Calculus and Analytic Geometry I, II | 6 |
| M E 159, Graphical Communication and Design | 2 |
| M E 166, Introduction to Design | 3 |
| Approved General Education Literature and Fine Arts elective | 3 |
Sophomore Year (33 credits)
| C E 233, Mechanics-Statics | 3 |
| COMM265G, Principles of Human Communication | 3 |
| E E 201, Networks I | 3 |
| MATH 291, Calculus and Analytic Geometry III | 3 |
| MATH 392, Differential Equations | 3 |
| M E 234, Mechanics-Dynamics | 3 |
| M E 240, Thermodynamics | 3 |
| M E 260, Mechanical Engineering Problem Solving | 3 |
| PHYS 215, Engineering Physics I | 3 |
| PHYS 216, Engineering Physics II | 3 |
| Approved General Education Human Thought and Behavior elective | 3 |
Junior Year (33 credits)
| M E 256, Design of Mechanisms | 3 |
| M E 328, Engineering Analysis I | 3 |
| M E 338, Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| M E 340, Applied Thermodynamics | 3 |
| M E 345, Experimental Methods I | 3 |
| C E 301, Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| M E 329, Engineering Analysis II | 3 |
| M E 326, Mechanical Design | 3 |
| M E 341, Heat Transfer | 3 |
| Approved General Education History elective | 3 |
| Approved General Education upper-division ECON elective | 3 |
Senior Year (31 credits)
| M E 425, Design of Machine Elements | 3 |
| M E 426, Design Project Laboratory I | 3 |
| M E 427, Design Project Laboratory II | 3 |
| M E 445, Experimental Methods II | 3 |
| M E 449, Mechanical Engineering Senior Seminar | 1 |
| Approved General Education upper-division Arts and Sciences elective | 3 |
| CH E 313, Engineering Materials | 3 |
| Mathematics elective* | 3 |
| Mechanical engineering electives** | 6 |
| ENGL 218G, Technical and Scientific Communication | 3 |
*Mathematics electives must be taken from MATH 280, 391, 471, 472, 473, 480, STAT 371, E ST 465, or I E 310.
**Students in their senior year choose 6 credits of M E electives. Of the 6 credits of ME electives, at least 2 credits must be engineering sciencecredits.