Kgcoe undergraduate course descriptions

0303-481 Engineering Management

Development of the fundamental engineering management principles of industrial enterprise, including an introduction to project management. Internal organization as well as general economic conditions are considered. Business and project planning is also performed. (0303-520 or permission of instructor) Class 4, Credit 4 (W)

0303-483 Advanced Production Control

A design course in production control. Each student is asked to design, test and implement a complete production control system for an operating plant. Professional elective. (0303-402) Class 4, Credit 4

0303-491 Fundamentals of Sustainable Design

The product life cycle is reviewed from various perspectives and highlights the leverage over material, process, and environmental costs available at the design phase. Class 4, Credit 4 (F)

0303-503 Simulation

Queuing theory will be introduced. Modeling and computer simulation of stochastic and dynamic manufacturing and service systems are emphasized. A high level simulation language (e.g., ARENA) will be used to model and examine system performance. (0303-302, 401, 0307-361 or 1016-351 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (F)

0303-510 Applied Statistical Quality Control

An applied approach to statistical quality control utilizing theoretical tools acquired in other math and statistics courses. Heavy emphasis on understanding and applying statistical analysis methods in real-world situations in engineering. Topics include hypothesis testing and control charts. Contemporary topics such as six-sigma are included within the context of the course. (1016-351, 352 or 0307-361, 362) Class 4, Credit 4 (F)

0303-511 Applied Linear Regression Analysis

An applied approach to linear regression analysis utilizing theoretical tools acquired in other math and statistics courses. Heavy emphasis on understanding and applying statistical analysis methods in real-world situations in engineering. Topics include analysis of variance and regression. (1016-331, 0307-361, 362 or 1016-351, 352 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (S)

0303-516 Human Factors

Psychological and cognitive aspects of human performance. The human information processing capabilities are studied to enable students to design work places, procedures, products and processes that are consistent with human capabilities and limitations. Topics include the human sensory, memory, attention and cognitive processes; display and control design principles; as well as human computer interface design. (0307-362 or 1016-352 or permission of instructor) Class 3, Lab 1, Credit 4 (S)

0303-520 Engineering Economy

Time value of money, methods of comparing alternatives, depreciation and depletion, income tax consideration and capital budgeting. Cannot be used as a professional elective for ISE majors. Non-ISE majors may choose this as a professional elective. Class 4, Credit 4 (F)

0303-526 Design and Analysis of Production System

This course will provide an introduction to concepts and techniques in the design and analysis of manufacturing and service systems. A blend of traditional and modern approaches is brought into the classroom. At the end of the quarter, the student will be able to assess and analyze the performance of a given system as well as to provide a framework for system redesign and improvement. Modern aspects such as lean manufacturing are included within the context of the course. (0303-401, 402, or permission of instructor) Class 3, Lab 1, Credit 4 (S)

0303-560 Multidisciplinary Senior Design I

First course in two-course design sequence oriented to the solution of real-world engineering problems. Multidisciplinary student teams attempt to define, analyze, design and implement solutions to unstructured, open-ended, multidisciplinary engineering problems. (Fifth year standing) Class 4, Credit 4 (F, W)

0303-561 Multidisciplinary Senior Design II

Second course in a two-course design sequence oriented to the solution of real-world engineering problems. Multidisciplinary student teams attempt to define, analyze, design and implement solutions to unstructured, open-ended, multidisciplinary engineering problems. (5th year standing) Class 4, Credit 4 (W, S)

0303-599 Independent Study

A supervised investigation within an industrial engineering area of student interest. Professional elective. (Permission of instructor) Class variable, Credit variable

0303-620 Engineering Economy

Time value of money, methods of comparing alternatives, depreciation and depletion, income tax consideration, replacement, retirement and obsolescence, and capital budgeting. Applied project is required. Cannot be used as a professional elective for ISE majors. Class 4, Credit 4 (F)

0303-630 Advanced Systems Integration

Basic concepts and techniques needed to specify, design and implement systems that are computer controlled. Real-time data, process control as related to computer-integrated manufacturing. Information systems topics will be introduced within the context of systems integration. (0303-302 or permission of instructor) Class 3, Lab 1, Credit 4 (W)

0303-642 High Performance Vehicle Engineering

This course explores the engineering aspects of high performance vehicle design. Topics include product design specification, systems design, component and systems optimization, manufacturing and assembly, testing, and safety. Case studies will be used to introduce students to various aspects of the process. Students will participate in hands-on activities surrounding the design, manufacture, assembly, and testing of high performance vehicle components. (5th year standing or permission of instructor) Class 4, Credit 4 (W)

0303-691 Fundamentals of Sustainable Design

The product life cycle is reviewed from various perspectives and highlights the leverage over material, process, and environmental costs available at the design phase. Addition project required. Class 4, Credit 4 (F)

Mechanical Engineering

0304-051 First Year Enrichment/freshman Seminar I

Gives the entering first year student an overview of mechanical engineering and helps integrate the incoming student into the RIT community. Topics discussed include the program of study, the cooperative work experience, and course advising. In addition, this course gives the student an opportunity to interact with the faculty, upper-division students and other first year students in a project oriented environment. Fulfills the university requirement for one credit of FYE. Credit 1 (F)

0304-052 First Year Enrichment/freshman Seminar I

Second course in a two course sequence. Gives the entering first year student an overview of mechanical engineering and helps integrate the incoming student into the RIT community. Topics include the program of study, the cooperative work experience, and course advising. In addition, this course gives the student an opportunity to interact with the faculty, upper-division students and other first year students in a project oriented environment. Fulfills the university requirement for one credit of FYE. Credit 1 (W)

0304-202 Me Engineering Studies

This course focuses on the development of good study skills and habits to promote academic success with first year core classes essential to success in the Mechanical Engineering program. The course will provide mentoring to first year students taking Calculus and Chemistry as well as first year mechanical engineering courses. (Permission of instructor) Class 4, Credit 4

0304-214 Engineering Design Graphics

This course is an introduction to graphical communication as a tool in documenting the results of an engineering design. Emphasis is placed on the use of Computer Aided Drafting and 3-D Solid Modeling systems to prepare working drawings packages of basic components and assemblies. Students combine the practice of sketching along with computer-based solid modeling to produce a parametric design. At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to prepare working drawings, with appropriate views, dimensions, tolerances, and supporting documentation. Students will demonstrate the use of title blocks, revision blocks, bill of materials, and process documentation. Lab 4, Credit 2

0304-261 Cornerstone Design Project Lab

This course gives students an opportunity to apply foundation courses in mechanical engineering to the solution of an open-ended design problem. Students will learn about project definition, concept development, feasibility assessment, managing design parameter tradeoffs using engineering analysis, and developing a preliminary design drawing package. Teams of students will develop their concept through the stage of working drawings, based on the ANSI standard for Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing. The course is intended to prepare students for future ME and multi-disciplinary design courses. (0304-214,336,347,413,415, and at least one co-op block) Lab 4, Credit 2

0304-280 Measurement, Instrumentation, Controls I

This course is designed to introduce students to fundamental laboratory techniques and familiarize them with hardware and software tools. Students learn how to obtain and interpret measurements of physical parameters and properties such as temperature, pressure, and flow rate. Students learn how to interface a computer to physical devices such as relays and voltage output. Classroom demonstrations of MIC systems provide students with an appreciation for engineering applications. Lab 4, Credit 2

0304-331 Mechanics I

For students majoring in industrial and systems engineering. Statistics: equilibrium, the principle of transmissibility of forces, couples, centroids, trusses, frames, machines and friction. Introduction to strength of materials: axial stresses and strains, statically indeterminate problems, torsion and bending. (1017-311) Class 3, Credit 3

0304-332 Mechanics II

For students majoring in industrial and systems engineering. Topics include dynamics of particles and rigid bodies with an introduction to kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies, work, energy, impulse momentum and mechanical vibrations. Emphasis is on problem solving. (0304-331) Class 3, Credit 3

0304-336 Statics

This basic course treats the equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies under the action of forces. It integrates the mathematical subjects of calculus, vector algebra and simultaneous algebraic equations with the physical concepts of equilibrium in two and three dimensions. Topics include concepts of force and moment, trusses, frames, machines, friction, centroids and moments of inertia. (1016-282, or 1016-273, 1017-311) Class 4, Credit 4

0304-342 Problem Solving with Computers

Introduces students to personal computers for solving science and engineering problems. Students also learn to interpret and analyze their results and document their solutions. The course covers principles and techniques of computer programming to analyze and solve problems and to document both numerically and graphically the results of the analysis. Programming and analysis of problems are implemented using either a spreadsheet or a symbolic algebra system with supplemental documentation and communication of results using a word processor. (Corequisite: 1016-271 or 1016-281) Class 2, Lab 2, Credit 3

0304-343 Materials Processing

A study of the application of machine tools and fabrication processes to engineering materials in the manufacture of products. Processes covered include cutting, molding, casting, forming, powder metallurgy and welding. Students do a project in the lab portion of the course. Class 3, Lab 2, Credit 4

0304-344 Materials Science

The structure and properties of metallic, polymeric, composite and ceramic materials as related to structural imperfections, atom movements and phase changes. Develops a basic understanding of the structure/properties relationship in materials and their behavior in service environments. (1011-208) Class 3, Lab 2, Credit 4

0304-347 Mechanics of Materials

A basic course in the fundamental principles of the mechanics of deformable media, including stress, strain, deflections and the relationships among them. The basic loadings of tension, compression, shear, torsion and bending are also included. Mechanics of Materials Lab (0304-348) is to be taken concurrently with this course. (0304 336; corequisite: 0304-348) Class 4, Credit 4

0304-348 Mechanics of Materials Lab

A required laboratory course taken concurrently with 0304-347. Illustrates the mechanical behavior of common engineering materials. Students investigate a material's response to axial, torsional and bending loads. In addition students are introduced to statistical analysis of data, basic experimental techniques, and effective report writing. (0304-336; corequisite: 0304-347) Lab 2, Credit 1

0304-359 Dynamics

A basic course in the kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies. Newton's Laws and the theorems of work-energy and impulse momentum are applied to a variety of particle problems. Systems of particles are employed to transition to the analysis of rigid body problems. Absolute and relative motion are used to investigate the kinematics and kinetics of systems of rigid bodies. Newton's Laws and the theorems of work-energy and impulse-momentum are also applied to a variety of rigid body problems. (0304-336) Class 5, Credit 5

0304-413 Thermodynamics

A basic course introducing the classical theory of thermodynamics. Applications of the first law of thermodynamics are used to introduce the student to thermodynamic processes for closed and open systems. The Clausius and Kelvin-Planck statements of the second law are then correlated with the concept of entropy and enthalpy to investigate both real and reversible processes and the thermodynamic properties of pure substances. (1016-282 OR 1016-273, 1017-3112) Class 4, Credit 4

0304-415 Fluid Mechanics

Includes the physical characteristics of a fluid: density, stress, pressure, viscosity, temperature, vapor pressure, compressibility. Descriptions of flows: Lagrangian and Eulerian; stream lines, path lines, streak lines. Classification of flows. Fluid statics: hydrostatic pressure at a point, pressure field in a static fluid, manometry, forces on submerged surfaces, buoyancy, standard and adiabatic atmospheres. Flow fields and fundamental laws: systems and control volumes, Reynolds Transport theorem, integral control volume analysis of basic equations for stationary and moving control volumes. Inviscid Bernoulli and the Engineering Bernoulli equation, some applications. Incompressible flow in pipes; laminar and turbulent flows, separation phenomenon. Dimensional analysis: Buckingham's pi-theorem, similitude, model studies. (0304-413) Class 4, Credit 4

0304-416 Thermal Fluids Lab I

This laboratory course pertains to topics covered in Thermodynamics (0304-413) and Fluid Mechanics (0304-415). Each laboratory experiment is designed to quantify the differences between real and ideal systems through rigorous system analysis. Students will work in teams to evaluate various thermo-fluid systems. Extensive analysis is used to calculate system characteristics and to graph and predict system behavior. (0304-413; corequisite: 0304-415) Lab 2, Credit 1

0304-437 Design of Machine Elements

The analysis and theory of machine design in the context of failure theories. Particular emphasis is placed on the design and analysis of machine elements and fatigue. A discussion of engineering professionalism and ethics is also included. (0304-347) Class 4, Credit 4

0304-440 Numerical Methods

A study of numerical methods to model and solve engineering problems using a computer. Students learn to analyze and interpret the numerical solutions obtained. Topics include roots of algebraic and transcendental equations, linear systems, curve fitting, numerical differentiation and integration, and ordinary differential equations. Applications are taken from students' background in statics, mechanics, dynamics, mathematics and thermodynamics. (corequisite: 1016-318; prerequisite: 0304-342, 0304-347 or corequisite: 0304-441; corequisite: 1016-318; prerequisite: 0304-342 or corequisite: 0304-441; corequisite: 0304-347) Class 4, Credit 4

0304-460 Contemporary Issues/ Energy and Environ

This course lays the foundation for studies in energy and the environment. Topics include an introduction to energy intensive systems and how they interact with the environment. Specific attention is focused on current events both domestically and internationally, and how these events will shape our future energy production and utilization.(Third-year standing in an engineering discipline) Class 4, Credit 4

0304-461 Contemporary Issues in Bioengineering

This course lays the foundation for studies in bioengineering. Topics include the principles of living systems, fundamentals of biomolecular and cellular engineering, engineering applications, and medical engineering. This course may be used as a free elective. (Third-year standing in an engineering discipline). Class 4, Credit 4

0304-500 Study Abroad

01 - Mechanical Engineering Independent Study, Credit 1-8 02 - Mechanical Engineering Free Elective, Credit 1-8 03 - Mechanical Engineering Technical Elective - Design, Credit 1-8

0304-514 Heat Transfer

A basic course in the fundamentals of heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation, together with applications to typical engineering systems. Topics include one-dimensional steady state and transient heat conduction, radiation between black bodies and gray bodies, correlations for the Nusselt number in forced and natural convection, and an introduction to heat exchanger design by LMTD and NTU methods. (0304-413, 415) Class 4, Credit 4

0304-518 Advanced Computational Techniques

This extension of Numerical Methods, 0304-440, covers finite element and finite difference techniques and their applications in mechanical engineering (structural analysis, heat transfer, fluid mechanics). (0304-440, 1016-318) Class 3, Lab 2, Credit 4

0304-540 Introduction to Auto Design and Manufact

An introduction to the design and manufacturing practices employed in typical automotive industries. Design practices that are currently being implemented in industry will be emphasized including the use of computer-aided engineering, software, and statistical analysis. The regularly scheduled lecture periods will include guest lecturers from automotive manufacturers to introduce students to current manufacturing technologies. This course may be used as a free elective. (fourth-year standing in me program, registration preference given to students enrolled in the automotive option) Class 4 Credit 4

0304-543 System Dynamics

This required course introduces the student to lumped parameter system modeling, analysis and design. The determination and solution of differential equations that model system behavior is a vital aspect of the course. System response is characterized in both time and frequency domains. The design of systems or sub-systems is evaluated based on performance criteria, and design modifications are suggested from alternate modeling scenarios. Associated projects introduce students to simulation software. (0304-359, 1016-306, 0301-381) Studio Class 6, Credit 5

0304-550 Transport Phenomena

A second course in fluid mechanics, integrating concepts of heat and mass transfer. Use of the differential form of the fundamental equations of the conservation of mass, momentum and energy is derived and used throughout. Topics include potential flow, viscous internal plane and pipe flows, external boundary layers, and the convective transport of heat and mass. (1016-318, 0304-415; corequisite: 0304-514) Class 4, Credit 4

0304-551 Thermal Fluids Lab II

A laboratory course based on the materials covered in Heat Transfer I, 0304-514, and Transfer Phenomena, 0304-550. Students perform various experiments of contemporary interest to the fields of heat transfer and transport. Each lab is preceded by a lecture covering an in-depth analysis of the lab experiment. Students are required to work on an assignment related to the experiment using the textbooks and reference material available in the library. After performing the experiments, students perform the required analysis, including error analysis and comments on identifying the sources of error and how to reduce them. Students submit a detailed lab report that is graded on the technical content as well as writing skills. Students completing the Aero option do not need to complete this course. (0304-514, corequisite: 0304-550) Lab 2, Credit 1

0304-560 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering

Lays the foundation for studies in aerospace engineering. Topics include the history of aviation, basic aerodynamics, airfoils, wings and other aerodynamic shapes, airplane performance, stability and control, propulsion and aircraft structures. This course may be used only as a free elective. (0304-359, 415, registration preference is given to students enrolled in the aero option) Class 4, Credit 4

0304-575 Aerodynamics

This course presents the essentials of aerodynamic theory. Topics include differential equations of fluid mechanics, airfoil theory, wings of finite span, inviscid potential flows, laminar and turbulent boundary layer, Airfoil design is explored through software. A design project is required. (0304-560, registration preference is given to students enrolled in the aero option) Class 4, Credit 4

0304-599 Independent Study

A student project course encompassing both analytical and experimental work. (Fourth- or fifth-year standing) Credit variable

0304-604 Design for Manufacture

The student learns how to design parts for economical manufacture and how to design assemblies with the optimum number of parts. This project-based course includes lectures on the creative process. The student uses both manual and software techniques to calculate assembly design efficiencies and software techniques to determine part and part tooling costs. (0304-344) Class 4, Credit 4

0304-610 Topics in Mechanical Engineering Design

In response to student and/or faculty interest, special courses of current interest and/or logical continuation of regular courses are presented. A design project is required. Class 4, Credit 4

0304-615 Robotics

An applied course in the fundamentals and applications of industrial robots. Emphasis is placed on the use of microcontrollers to construct mobile robots. Topics include microcontroller programming, industrial robot fundamentals, DC servo and stepper motors, encoders, sensors, programming, gripper design, and safety. A major emphasis is placed in a design project involving the design, build, and test of a mobile robot for an application. (Fourth- and fifth-year standing) Class 3, Lab 2, Credit 4

0304-618 Computer-aided Engineering

Introduces the mechanical engineering student to the procedures and techniques used to integrate the computer into the engineering and design cycle. The student is exposed to commercial software used in industry. Topics include solids modeling, finite elements, stress analysis, static and dynamic structural analyses, and heat transfer. A real-world design project is selected from one or more of the topics covered. (0304-437, 518) Class 3, Lab 2, Credit 4