Spring 2012
Undergraduate Courses of Mechanical Engineering

Updated January 26, 2012

For further updates, please see the Registrar's Course Schedule. Class days, times, and locations are subject to change depending on circumstances of the class and its students. (Letter) = course distribution, (Number) = credits.

• 530.102 FRESHMAN EXPERIENCES  IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING II
  (E) (2) Professor Steve Belkoff
  Lecture - MW 3:00-3:50
  
• 530.104 INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICS II
  (E, N) (2) Dr. John Thomas
  Lecture - MW 1:30-2:20
  
• 530.106 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FRESHMAN LABORATORY II
  (E) (1) Professor Steve Belkoff
  Section 1 - Th 9-11:50
  Section 2 - Th 3-5:50
  Section 3 - F 12-2:50
  Section 4 - F 3-5:50
• 530.202 DYNAMICS
  (E) (4) Professor Naru Nakata
  Prerequisite: 530.201 or 560.201
  Cross-listed with 560.202
  Lecture - TTh 10:30-11:45
  Lab #1 - W 2:00-3:50
  Lab #2 - W 4:00-5:50
  Lab #3 - Th 4:00-5:50
  Lab #4 - F 2:00-3:50
  Lab #5 - F 4:00-5:50
  
• 530.215 MECHANICS BASED DESIGN
  (E) (3) Professor Vicky Nguyen 
  Prerequisite: 530.201 or 560.201
  Co-requisite: 530.216
  Lecture: MWF 11:00-11:50
  
• 530.216 MECHANICS BASED DESIGN LABORATORY
  (E) (1) Dr. Steve Marra
  Co-requisite: 530.215
  Lab #1 - W 3:30-4:50
  Lab #2 - Th 1:30-2:50
  Lab #3 - Th 3:30-4:50
  Lab #4 - M 4:00-5:20
  Lab #5 - T 3:30-4:50
  (Optional) Problem Sesion: T 3:00-3:50
  
• 530.241 ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION
  (E) (4) Professor Noah Cowan
  UPDATED: Prerequisite: 171.102
  Co-requisite: one of three Linear Algebra and Differential Equations options - either 550.291, or both 110.201 and 110.302, or both 110.201 and 110.306.
  Lecture - MWF 1:30-2:20
  Lab #1 - W 4:00-6:50 p.m.
  Lab #2 - W 7:00-9:50 p.m.
  Lab #3 - Th 6:00-8:50 p.m.
• 530.328 FLUID MECHANICS II
  (E) (3) Professor Charles Meneveau
  (Qualifies for the Aerospace Concentration)
  TTh 10:30-11:45
• 530.334 HEAT TRANSFER
  (E) (3) Professor Andrea Prosperetti
  Prerequisites: 530.231 and 530.327
  Co-requisite: 530.335
  MWF 10:00-10:50
  (Optional) Problem Session - F 12:00-12:50
• 530.335 HEAT TRANSFER LAB
  (E) (1) Dr. Steve Marra
  Co-requistie: 530.334
  Lab #1 - TBA
  Lab #2 - TBA
  
• 530.343 DESIGN and ANALYSIS of DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
  (E) (4) Dr. Steve Marra
  Prerequisites: 110.108, 110.109, 110.202 (or 110.211), 550.291 (or 110.201 and 110.302), and a C- grade or better or concurrent enrollment in 530/560.202 Dynamics. MechE majors must also have taken 530.241.
  Lecture - MWF 9:00-9:50
  Lab #1 - Th 2:30-5:20
  Lab #2 - F 1:30-4:20
  Lab #3 - M 6:00-8:50 p.m.
  (Optional) Problem Session(s) -TBA
• 530.404 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT II
  (E, W) (4) Dr. Nathan Scott
  Prerequisite: 530.403
  TTh 1:30-4:20
• 530.410 BIOMECHANICS OF THE CELL
  (E) (3) Profs. Sean Sun and Alex Spector
  (Biomechanics Concentration course)
  Lecture - TTh 4:30-5:45
• 530.418 AEROSPACE STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS
  (E) (3) Dr. Tom Dragone
  (Aerospace Concentration course)
  TTh 9:00-10:15
  
• 530.421 MECHATRONICS
  (E) (3) Professor Greg Chirikjian
  Prerequisite: 530.420 or permission of instructor
  NEW! Lecture - all sections - W 8:00-9:00 - February 1 through March 21
  Section 1 - M 1:00-3:50
  Section 2 - W 1:00-3:50
  Section 3 - T 1:00-3:50
• 530.426 BIOFLUID MECHANICS
  (E) (3) Professor Rajat Mittal
  (Biomechanics Concentration course)
  TTh 1:30-2:45
• 530.432 JET and ROCKET PROPULSION
  Prerequisite: 530.231 and 530.327
  (E) (3) Professor Joe Katz
  (Aerospace Concentration course)
  TTh 12:00-1:15
  
• 530.464 ENERGY SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
  (E) (3) Professor Dennice Gayme
  TTh 4:30-5:45

• 530.525 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH Staff
• 530.526 INDEPENDENT STUDY Staff

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