Undergraduate Course Catalog 2015-2016
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
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Mechanical Engineering (ME)
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Chairperson: Brad Lee Kinsey
Professor: Kenneth C. Baldwin, Barbaros Celikkol, Barry K. Fussell, Todd S. Gross, Joseph C. Klewicki, James E. Krzanowski, M. Robinson Swift, Igor I. Tsukrov
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 and has two major emphases. The first is the general area of mechanical design, which involves all types of mechanical motion and the forces and energy that drive it. The other emphasis deals with energy generation and conversion and is grounded in the principles of the thermal and fluid sciences. Other subject areas, which support both emphases and are frequently part of designs and products, are the materials sciences and control systems. Both of these areas are included in the education and training of mechanical engineers. Mechanical engineering requires significant study in mathematics, computer sciences, and basic sciences such as chemistry and physics, as well as basic engineering courses, before reaching the more specialized courses. 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-course mechanics sequence, a three-course thermal/fluid sciences sequence, and a three-course systems and controls sequence. Modern experimental methods are taught in a two-course sequence starting in the junior year. The two-semester senior design project requires students to utilize the skills they have learned in their courses and 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. Note: mechanical engineering graduates typically exceed this requirement depending on what elective courses they select in the curriculum. 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 at the 600 or 700 level. At least three of these courses must be taken in mechanical or ocean engineering. At most, two may be selected from other 600- or 700-level courses in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS), which can include CS 410, ESCI 501, ECE 543, or a course approved by the department. Courses that cover nearly identical material to core mechanical and ocean engineering courses, but in another CEPS department, will not be accepted as technical electives, e.g., CHE 601, CHE 602, CHE 604, CIE 622, and CIE 642.
With departmental approval, the two technical electives outside of mechanical/ocean engineering can be used for studying a focused area/minor, with the restrictions that only one course can be at the 400 or 500 level and the focused area/minor must be in a bachelor degree program.
Students must satisfy the University’s Discovery Program requirements. The following features are unique to students in the mechanical engineering program:
- As is the case across the University, 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 engineering design and 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.
In order to graduate with a mechanical engineering B.S. degree, 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 | Eng. Design and Solid Modeling | 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.
ME 441 satisfies the Discovery Inquiry requirement.
**With permission, ME 477 may be substituted for ME 441 if student has had appropriate engineering design and CAD experience. An alternative Discovery Program Inquiry course or Inquiry Attribute course is required since student is not taking ME 441.
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.
Sophomore Year
| Abbreviation | Course Number | Title | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Program Elective | 4 | |||
| ***MATH | 528 | Multidimensional Calculus | 4 | - |
| PHYS | 408 | General Physics II | 4 | - |
| ME | 525 | Statics | 3 | - |
| IAM | 550 | Intro to Engineering Computing | 4 | |
| ****MATH | 527 | Differential Equations | - | 4 |
| ME | 503 | Thermodynamics | - | 3 |
| ME | 526 | Mechanics of Materials | - | 3 |
| ME | 561 | Introduction to Materials Science | - | 4 |
| Total | 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 | - | ||
| ECE | 537 | Introduction to Electrical Engineering | 4 | - |
| ME | 608 | Fluid Dynamics | 3 | - |
| ME | 627 | Dynamics | 3 | - |
| ME | 705 | Thermal System Analysis and Design | 4 | |
| ME | 603 | Heat Transfer | - | 3 |
| ME | 643 | Machine Design | 3 | |
| ME | 646 | Experimental Measurement & Data Analysis | - | 4 |
| ME | 670 | Systems Modeling, Simulation, & Control | - | 4 |
| Total | 18 | 14 |
Senior Year
| Abbreviation | Course Number | Title | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Program Elective | 4 | - | ||
| ****ME | 755 | Senior Design Project I | 2 | - |
| ME | 747 | Experimental Measurement & Modeling | 4 | - |
| Technical Elective | 3-4 | - | ||
| Technical Elective | 3-4 | |||
| Discovery Program Elective | - | 4 | ||
| ****ME | 756 | Senior Design Project II | - | 2 |
| Technical Elective | - | 3-4 | ||
| Technical Elective | 3-4 | |||
| Technical Elective | 3-4 | |||
| Total | 16-18 | 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, Professor Brad Kinsey, (603) 862-1811.
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, Materials Science Director Professor James Krzanowski, (603) 862-2315.
