Undergraduate Course Catalog 2013-2014

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

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Mechanical Engineering (ME)

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Chairperson: Todd S. Gross
Professor: Kenneth C. Baldwin, Barbaros Celikkol, Barry K. Fussell, Todd S. Gross, Brad Lee Kinsey, Joseph C. Klewicki, James E. Krzanowski, M. Robinson Swift, Igor I. Tsukrov
Affiliate Professor: Donald M. Esterling
Associate Professor: Gregory P. Chini, Diane L. Foster, John Philip McHugh, May-Win L. Thein, Christopher M. White
Assistant Professor: Marko Knezevic, Yannnis Korkolis, Yaning Li, Thomas Weber, Martin M. Wosnik
Lecturer: Michael deLeon

The Mechanical Engineering Program at UNH is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012, (410) 347-7700.

Mission
In support of the University and college missions, the Department of Mechanical Engineering is dedicated to educating the highest quality engineering professionals and leaders. Graduates will be prepared to creatively solve engineering problems through the use of analysis, computation, and experimentation. Students completing the program should be well-informed citizens who have the ability to grow intellectually and are able to solve new, challenging problems with self-confidence. It is the department’s intent to maintain a general and flexible curriculum that prepares students for both industrial practice and graduate education.

Educational Objectives
The objective of the UNH mechanical engineering program is to produce graduates who are ethical professionals and good citizens. As they progress in the first several years following graduation, they are expected to:

1. Use their engineering education and communication skills for success in:

a) Technical careers in industry, academia, government, or other organizations;

b) Graduate school in engineering or physical sciences;

c) Nontechnical careers or education in areas such as law, medicine, business, public policy,

secondary education, service industries, etc.;

d) Careers involving management or entrepreneurship.

2. Exercise lifelong learning to:

a) Pursue professional development opportunities in their disciplines;

b) Develop new knowledge and skills;

c) Pursue new areas of expertise or careers.

3. Use their engineering background to:

a) Solve technical problems for societal benefit;

b) Develop new knowledge and products that will promote sustainable economic and

environmental developments to improve the quality of life;

c) Promote the practice of engineering.

Mechanical engineering is a challenging profession encompassing research, design, development, and production of aerospace vehicles, underwater vessels, instrumentation and control systems, nuclear and conventional power plants, and consumer and industrial products in general. The profession also makes contributions through more fundamental studies of material behavior, the mechanics of solids and fluids, and energy transformation. Additional information can be found at the mechanical engineering website, www.unh.edu/mechanical-engineering.

The Program

The program begins with courses in physics, mathematics, chemistry, and computer-aided design. The department has a four-semester mechanics thread, a four-semester thread in the thermal/fluid sciences, and a three-semester thread in systems and controls. Modern experimental methods are taught in a two-semester course starting in the junior year. The two-semester senior design project requires students to utilize the skills they have learned in their courses and to learn how to function in an engineering team. The five technical electives offered in the program give the students the opportunity to focus on advanced technical areas of their choice.

With their advisers’ assistance, students should plan a program, based on the following distribution of courses, that totals not less than 128 credits. The outline that follows is typical only in format. Within the constraints of satisfying all the requirements and having all the necessary prerequisites, schedules may vary because of scheduling needs or student preference. Some mechanical engineering elective courses may not be offered every year.

The mechanical engineering program curriculum requires five technical elective courses of at least three credits each. These may be selected from 600-700 level courses in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, except for one course that may be selected from one of the following 400-500 level courses: ME , ENE 520, ESCI 501, ECE 543, and MATH 445.

With departmental approval, two technical electives can be used for studying a focused area such as a foreign language, professional program, or minor, with the restriction that only one course can be at the 400 or 500 level. The five technical elective courses should be selected in consultation with a departmental adviser to lead to a balanced program that addresses chosen areas of interest.

Students must satisfy the University’s Discovery Program requirements. The following features are unique to students in the mechanical engineering program:

All students are required to take an Inquiry course or an Inquiry Attribute course during their first two years. This can be satisfied with ME 441. Students who are exempted from ME 441 due to prior CAD experience must select an Inquiry 444 course or a course with an Inquiry Attribute.
The Discovery Environment, Technology, and Society category requirement is met upon receiving a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering.
The Discovery Social Science category must be satisfied with either ECON 402 or EREC 411.
The Discovery senior capstone experience is satisfied with either ME 755 and 756 or TECH 797.

Some programs may require additional elective courses to reach the minimum of 128 credits required for graduation. Other programs may exceed 128 credits to include all the required courses.

In order to graduate in the mechanical engineering major, students must have at least a 2.0 grade-point average in all engineering and science courses, including required technical electives, normally taken as department requirements after the start of the junior year.

Predictor courses: To enter the junior-year courses in the mechanical engineering major, students must achieve a minimum grade-point average of 2.0 with no grade below C- in the following courses: PHYS 407, MATH 426, ME 525, ME 526, and ME 503.

First Year

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Fall	Spring
MATH	425	Calculus I	4	-
*CHEM	405	General Chemistry	4	-
ME	441	Engineering Graphics	4	-
Discovery Program Elective			4	-
MATH	426	Calculus II	-	4
PHYS	407	General Physics I	-	4
Discovery Program Elective			-	4
English	401		-	4
Total			16	16

*CHEM 403 and CHEM 404, General Chemistry, may be substituted for CHEM 405.

PHYS 407 or CHEM 405 satisfies the Discovery Physical Science (with lab) category.

MATH 425 satisfies the Discovery Foundation Quantitative Reasoning category.

ENGL 401 satisfies the Discovery Foundation Writing Skills category.

ME 441 satisfies the Discovery Inquiry requirement.

Sophomore Year

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Fall	Spring
**MATH	527	Differential Equations	-	4
**MATH	528	Multidimensional Calculus	4	-
ME	525	Statics	3	-
ME	503	Thermodynamics	-	3
ME	561	Introduction to Materials Science	-	4
PHYS	408	General Physics II	4	-
Technical Elective			3-4	-
ME	526	Mechanics of Materials	-	3
Discovery Program Elective			4
Total			18-19	14

**MATH 525 and 526, Linearity, may be substituted for MATH 527 and 528, and a technical elective course.

Junior Year

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Fall	Spring
Discovery Program Elective			4	-
ME	608	Fluid Dynamics	3	-
ME	627	Dynamics	3	-
ME	643	Machine Design		3
ECE	537	Introduction to Electrical Engineering	4	-
ME	603	Heat Transfer	-	3
ME	646	Experimental Measurement & Data Analysis	-	4
ME	670	Systems Modeling, Simulation, & Control	-	4
CS	410	Intro to Scientific Programming	4
Total			18	14

Senior Year

Abbreviation	Course Number	Title	Fall	Spring
ME	705	Thermal System Analysis and Design	4	-
***ME	755	Senior Design Project I	2	-
ME	747	Experimental Measurement & Modeling	4	-
Discovery Program Elective			4	-
Technical Elective			3-4	-
ME	756	Senior Design Project II	-	2
Technical Elective			-	3-4
Technical Elective			-	3-4
Discovery Program Elective			-	4
Technical Elective				3-4
Total			17-18	15-18

***TECH 797, Undergraduate Ocean Research Project, may be substituted for ME 755 and ME 756. These courses satisfy the Discovery Senior Capstone Experience category.

Mechanical Engineering Minor

The minor, administered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, is open to all students of the University and offers a broad introduction to mechanical engineering.

Students must complete a minimum of six courses as follows: ME 441, ME 525, ME 526, ME 627, ME 503, and ME 608. Electrical and computer engineering majors should take the following courses: ME 441, ME 523, ME 526, ME 503, ME 608, and ME 561. Interested students should contact the mechanical engineering chair, Todd Gross, (603) 862-2445.

Materials Science Minor

The minor, administered by the Materials Science Program, is open to all students of the University and offers a broad introduction to materials science.

Students must complete at least 18 credits and a minimum of five courses as follows: ME 561 (required); ME 760 (required); and ME 730 (required); and two additional courses from the following: 731, 744, 761, 762, 763, and 795 (materials).

By mid-semester of their junior year, interested students should consult the minor supervisor, Glen P. Miller, materials science director, (603) 862-2456

Internal Transfer Policy

To transfer into the mechanical engineering major, a student must satisfy the criteria listed below:

First Year
Fall Semester

All CEPS students are allowed to transfer into mechanical engineering.
Non-CEPS students must place into MATH 425 to transfer into mechanical engineering.

Spring Semester
Must meet either of the two conditions listed below:

A grade of C or better in MATH 418 and enrolled in MATH 425 with no grades below C.
A grade of C or better in MATH 425 with no grades below a C.

Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
Must meet the conditions listed below:

An overall GPA of 2.0 or greater.
A 2.00 grade-point average or better in MATH 425, PHYS 407, and CHEM 405 with no grade below C- in these courses and enrolled in ME 525 (or CiE 525).

Spring Semester
Must meet the conditions listed below:

An overall GPA of 2.0 or greater.
A C average or better in PHYS 407, MATH 426, ME 525 (first three ME predictor courses) with no grade below C- in these courses.
Enrolled in MATH 528 or have completed it with a C or better.
Enrolled in ME 503 and ME 526.

Junior Year and Beyond
Must satisfy the ME predictor criteria listed below:

A C average or better in MATH 426, PHYS 407, ME 503, ME 525, ME 526 with an overall GPA of 2.0 or greater.

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