Introduction to microelectromechanical devices with an emphasis on their manufacturing and mechanical behavior. Material properties, microfabrication technology, mechanical behavior of of ...
Modeling the dynamic behavior of physical systems. Concepts of causality, dependent and independent storages, and state. Introduction to bond graphs. Generation of state equations; analytical and ...
This course is usually taken by graduate students in mechancal engineering who specialize in fluid mechanics. A second course in graduate level fluid mechanics. Familiarity with Navier-Stokes ...
Introduction to a wide range of computational techniques for engineering design. Modeling, simulation, optimization, design software, examples/projects with emphasis on computational techniques for ...
Introduction to modern computational methods for calculating thermodynamic, transport, and structural properties of materials. Computational chemistry, molecular simulation, and mesoscopic methods, ...
This course will cover advanced topics in the development and analysis of numerical methods for simulation of rigid body motion. Topics will include forward error ...
This course explores the relationship between energy and the organization of society. We consider energy as it helps determine the geographic distribution, well-being, and social organization of ...
Introduction to the formulation and implementation of inelastic constitutive relations for solids. Viscoelasticity, rate-independent plasticity, viscoplasticity. State variable descriptions and ...
ME 373 is the second course in fluid mechanics for undergraduates. ME undergraduates are required to take either Thermodynamics II (ME 370) or this course as a part of the mechanical engineering ...
Thin films play an important role in many technological applications including microelectronic devices, magnetic storage media, surface coatings, and recently stretchable electronics. This course ...