Mechanical Engineering, B.S. – Aerospace Concentration (2025)

The course experience provides the skills and tools necessary for a technical career while enabling students to develop confidence in their academic endeavors. The creative role in the multi-disciplinary design and development process is emphasized in addition to communication skills, ethical, legal, and professional responsibilities. This course will also introduce students to campus resources, effective time management skills, study skills, financial literacy, and career planning. This course may be waived for students with sophomore or higher status.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-0-2

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 1-2-1

Statics of particles; force in plane and space; equivalent systems of forces; equilibrium of rigid bodies in two and three dimensions; analysis of structures, friction; distributed forces; centroids, centers of gravity and moment of inertia; method of virtual work.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

Basic concepts, fundamental laws: absolute and relative motion, work, energy, impulse, momentum. Kinematic and kinetics of a particle, or rigid bodies. Central force motion. Impact. Advanced topics.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

Stresses and strains in members under the actions of axial and shearing forces, bending and twisting moments. Transformations of stress and strain; principal stresses. Combined stresses; pressure vessels. Deflection of beams. Statically indeterminate problems. Columns.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-2-3

Review of dimensions, units, and fundamental concepts. Study of First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics. Application to fluid dynamic processes. Energy conversion cycles. Reversed cycles. Concept of exegetic analysis.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

Introductory course to the science of materials. Review of atomic theory and atomic bonding. Structure of crystals and nature of crystal imperfections and atom movements. Discussion of phase diagrams, multiphase materials and equilibrium relationships.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

General overview of how CAD operates in a modern mechanical engineering design environment. Introduction to major commercial CAD software (CATIA, Pro/E, Solidworks, NX, etc.) in relation to the production of two and three dimensional images of design concepts for machinery components. Introduction to finite element techniques for structural analysis. Includes hands-on experience in the use of CAD software packages for designing and analyzing mechanical components.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 1-2-3

Mathematical modeling and analysis of lumped dynamic systems with mechanical elements. Topics: time domain solutions (with emphasis on one- and multi-degree-of-freedom vibration problems including free and forced vibrations), computer simulation, block diagram representation, numerical methods and frequency domain solutions.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

Fundamental fluid statics: manometry, forces on submerged surfaces, Archimedes' principle. Details of one-dimensional incompressible flow; conservation laws and application to flowing systems, cavitation, impulse-momentum problems, vanes. Pipe flows: laminar analyses, turbulent flows with emphasis on calculation of fluid properties. One-dimensional compressible flow; conservation laws, specialization to isentropic situations, nature of speed of sound. Applications including effects of area change, converging and diverging nozzles, choking phenomena, normal shock waves.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

Basic concepts: Steady-state conduction; unsteady-state heat conduction; mathematical, graphical empirical and numerical methods of analysis. Principles of convection, numerical methods of analysis. Principles of convection, dimensionless numbers. Forced convection. Natural convection. Radiation heat transfer. Heat exchangers.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

General concepts of machine design, such as stress and strength, stress concentration fatigue, theories of failure, deflection in machine parts. Applications of the design deflection in machine parts. Applications of the design process, including design of shafts, fasteners, couplings, gears, bearings, springs, screws, and other machine elements.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-2-3

Numerical and analytical methods for the solution of engineering problems will be covered. In particular, applications to problems in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, applications to problems in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, flight vehicle design, and vibration theory will be discussed.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

This is a course open to seniors which provides the major design experience as required by ABET. Students will work in multidisciplinary teams to design a system or component of a system. The course will deal with open-ended design investigations which allow the application of advanced engineering techniques to the analysis and synthesis of engineering systems or devices. Topics such as manufacturing processes, DFM, modern engineering materials reliability and liability, environmental friendliness, thermo-fluid machines and devices will be covered. The design will incorporate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints such as its impact on society, health and safety, environmental considerations, sustainability, political, social and ethical considerations, literature and patent search, and project management. Weekly progress reports as well as a final oral and written presentation will be required.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-3-4

Review of basic incompressible and compressible flows, introduction to oblique shock waves, PrandtlMeyer flows. Detailed airfoil analyses including effects on lift and drag of angle of attack, Reynolds number, compressibility. Three-dimensional considerations: qualitative discussion of down-wash and circulation, quantitative aspects of this type of flow. Boundary layer theory: simple ideas, flat plate flows, calculation formulae.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

Introduction to the mechanics and thermodynamics of high-speed compressible flows. Topics covered include one-dimensional equations for compressible flow, normal shock waves, oblique shock waves, quasi-1D flow, transient flow, small perturbation theory, the methods of characteristics, intake and nozzle design for turbojet engines, chemical rockets nozzle design.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

Review of fluid mechanics principles including shock wave. Details of air-breathing propulsion including analysis of diffusers and nozzles, compressors and turbines, and combustion processes. Matching of components is treated in depth. Over-all vehicle analysis treating turbojet, turbofans, turboprops, ram-jets.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

Introduction to basic instrumentation. Experiments involving pressure, velocity, temperature and viscosity measurements, determination of thermal properties of solids, liquids and gases. Calorimetry. Steam turbogenerator, reversed refrigeration cycles. Tests involving internal combustion engines, wind tunnel testing. Basic experiments in hydraulics.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 0-3-1

Actual optimum design of an airplane meeting the specifications of load (number of passengers and/or weight of cargo), range, field length, and cruising speed. The course proceeds step by step to calculate all the design characteristics: wing sweepback, thickness ration, wing loading, thrust loading, takeoff weight, drag, range, direct operating cost. Many of these factors are varied in order to optimize the cost. Students will work in multidisciplinary teams to prepare proposals to perform preliminary design of a jet transport that will draw significantly on knowledge and skills acquired in previous coursework.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-1-4

This course provides an introduction to computer programming and develops skills in problem solving, algorithm development, and programming using software such as MATLAB. Topics include data types and storage, expressions and statements, program flow control, arrays, and functions. Matrix and vector operations are also introduced.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-1-3

Properties of linear networks, mesh and nodal analysis, network theorems, solution of first order and second order circuits in the time domain are studied.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

Laboratory work to complement lecture courses.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 0-3-1

Economic problems relevant to the management-engineering decision-making environment, managerial costs, interest, depreciation, break-even analysis, capital budgeting, replacement decisions.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

Fundamentals of engineering probability and statistical analysis as applied to industrial problems: sample spaces, random variables, discrete and continuous distributions, sampling techniques and design of statistical investigations, Bayesian decision making. Emphasis is on the application of these ideas to the decision-making process, rather than pure theory.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

Riemann sums, the definite integral, the fundamental theorem of the calculus. Area, volumes of solids of revolution, arc length, work. Exponential and logarithmic functions. Inverse trigonometric functions. Formal integration techniques. L'Hopital's rule, improper integrals. Polar coordinates.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 5-0-4

Sequences and series, Taylor series. Vector analysis and analytic geometry in three dimensions. Functions of several variables, partial derivatives, total differential, the chain rule, directional derivatives and gradients. Multiple integrals and applications.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-0-4

Solving first order ordinary differential equations: exact, separable, and linear. Application to rates and mechanics. Theory of higher order linear differential equations. Method of undetermined coefficients and variation of parameters. Application to vibrating mass and electric circuits. Power series solutions: ordinary and singular points, the method of Frobenius. Partial differential equations: the method of separation of variables.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

A continuation of PHYS 170. Topics include fluids, wave motion, electric fields and electric potential, DC circuits, magnetic fields, capacitance and inductance, AC circuits, and electromagnetic waves.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-2-4

This course is designed to familiarize students with the following topics: thermodynamics, optics, relativity, atomic and nuclear physics, fundamental quantum theory of photons, and semiconductors.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

For electrical engineering and computer science majors. An introduction to theoretical and inorganic chemistry. Studies include basic chemical concepts and calculations, atomic structure, periodicity and bonding, states of matter, metals, solutions, acids and bases, thermal chemistry and introductory thermodynamics, oxidation-reduction reactions, reaction rates and nuclear reactions.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-0-4

All students are required to take a mathematics placement examination prior to registration, and may have to take a developmental mathematics course (MATH 096, MATH 100, or MATH 101) before taking required mathematics courses.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 1-0-0

This course is for the students who are actively enrolled in the CoECS Co-op program. This course will be taken during the period that students are employed at their Co-op positions. While working full-time with a Co-op employer, students receive support and guidance from Co-op coordinators, mentors, and peers, to share and reflect on their work term experiences. A culminating project is required to bring together industry and academic knowledge and showcase the work and skill development throughout the Co-op work experience.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 1-0-0