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MAR 4994 Undergraduate Research 4 Credit Hours: 3
Research experience under the direction and supervision of a member of the faculty.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
Prerequisite: BIO 4993 or MAR 4993
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MAR 5005 Comparative Biology of Invertebrates Credit Hours: 3
Introduces graduate students to the methods by which invertebrate metazoans perform life functions, and the similarity underlying these methods. Draws on the rich diversity of invertebrate body forms, and compares major and minor phyla.
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MAR 5010 Ichthyology Credit Hours: 3
Provides graduate students a background in ichthyology and fish biology. The first part follows classical ichthyology by covering systematics and evolution of fishes. The second part focuses on biological and ecological adaptation of fishes to different environments.
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MAR 5020 Field Ecology 1 Credit Hours: 3
Field course identifies the plant communities characteristic of the southern Appalachian Mountains. Examines the factors responsible for the control and dynamics of these community types in the field. The field trip is conducted in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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MAR 5022 Coral Reef Ecology Credit Hours: 3
Two-week field examination in the Caribbean. Familiarizes students with patterns of abundance and distribution of the common species of coral reef fishes. Emphasizes species identification and field methods of investigating reef fish ecology.
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MAR 5024 Field Ecology 4 Credit Hours: 3
Students spend two weeks in Kenya, investigating patterns of abundance, distribution, habitat requirements and behavior common to vertebrate species of African savanna ecosystems. Begins with one week on the main campus in Melbourne.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020
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MAR 5025 Ecology of Salt Marsh and Mangrove Credit Hours: 3
Discusses the ecology of salt marsh and mangrove systems. Emphasizes how organisms adapt to the alternating inundation and exposed environment, and how physical and biological factors interact to determine the population and community structures.
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MAR 5028 Design and Analysis of Ecological Studies Credit Hours: 3
Comprehensively reviews experimental and observational methods and analysis tools commonly encountered in ecology. Emphasizes the practical application of research designs to ecological problems and different fields of ecology.
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MAR 5029 Chemical Ecology Credit Hours: 3
Studies how small molecules regulate interorganismal interactions. Focuses on the molecular components and downstream physiological responses of the organisms involved. Examples show the technologies and techniques available for research in this area along with potential applications.
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MAR 5030 Conservation Biology Credit Hours: 3
Demonstrates the synthetic nature of conservation biology drawing from the disciplines of genetics, population biology, biogeography, ecology, wildlife management, human ecology and natural resource management. Illustrates conservation issues using case studies from a wide variety of global ecosystems.
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MAR 5031 Conservation Genetics Credit Hours: 3
Introduces conservation genetics. Focuses on population genetic theory. Emphasizes molecular methods to identify evolutionarily significant units, assess genetic diversity, understand the evolution of small populations and manage threatened populations.
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MAR 5034 Paleoclimatology and Paleoecology Credit Hours: 3
Discusses how and why climate has changed, and how those changes have influenced ecosystems. Covers species migration, speciation, community change and biogeography. Provides tools to develop climatic and ecological histories.
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MAR 5040 Marine Mammalogy Credit Hours: 3
Covers the evolution, classification, zoogeography, anatomy and general life history of marine mammals.
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MAR 5045 Reproduction and Recruitment of Marine Fishes Credit Hours: 3
Discusses the processes of reproduction and recruitment of marine fishery species. Includes topics such as the physiological and behavioral characteristics of reproduction, the molecular events of fertilization, and the influences of oceanographic processes on larval and juvenile life stages.
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MAR 5047 Ecological Physiology of Fishes Credit Hours: 3
Addresses how the physiology of fishes is affected and regulated in response to environmental changes. Includes how fishes inhabit a vast range of habitats that vary with respect to biotic and abiotic factors, and how successful maintenance of populations in challenging environments requires responsive adjustments in physiology.
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MAR 5070 Physiological Ecology Credit Hours: 3
Includes lectures and discussions on the physiological adaptation of organisms to environment.
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MAR 5080 Mechanisms of Biological Clocks Credit Hours: 3
Surveys the primary literature of processes underlying rhythmicity including neural, cellular and molecular mechanisms. Focuses on circadian rhythms in vertebrate and invertebrate animals.
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MAR 5120 Ecology of Tropical Communities Credit Hours: 3
Includes lecture and field examination of aspects of the population and community ecology of tropical marine systems, especially coral reefs and mangroves. Emphasizes factors influencing community structure and the relationships between representative populations.
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MAR 5140 Coral Ecology Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on both theoretical and practical aspects of coral ecology. Includes hands-on taxonomy and assessment of the functional response of coral reefs to environmental factors and thermal stress at a global scale. Emphasizes identification of processes and regulatory phenomena driving the dynamics of coral communities.
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MAR 5150 Landscape Ecology Credit Hours: 3
Applies landscape ecology techniques (spatial sampling, patch dynamics, scale detection, landscape metrics, geographical information systems, time series, disturbance and pollution, organism response to landscape patterns) to landscape patterns, connectivity and metapopulations dynamics, reserve design and ecosystem processes.
Prerequisite: MAR 3410
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MAR 5210 Applied Physiology Credit Hours: 3
Explores the mechanisms by which the physiological systems of the human body work. Applies these principles to the important issues in biomedical engineering. Covers neuronal communication, cardiovascular function in health and disease, respiratory function, kidney and water/salt balance, bone growth and metabolism, and reproductive endocrinology.
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MAR 5413 Applied Geographic Information Systems for Biological Research Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on applying geographic information systems and relevant techniques to health sciences, ecology and conservation biology. Includes fundamentals of ArcGIS; datamining; GPS systems; spatial statistics; mapping and modeling disease risk and spread; and connectivity, species distribution and spatio-temporal modeling in a biological landscape.
Prerequisite: MAR 2801
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MAR 5420 Pre-Columbian Ecosystems Credit Hours: 0
Investigates through ecology the extent to which pre-Columbian occupants of the Americas influenced ecosystems. Includes archaeological, anthropological and ecological data that contributes to understanding the key debates about what is natural in the Americas.
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MAR 5421 Neotropical Archeoecology Credit Hours: 3
Studies the impact of human activities on past and present ecology. Integrates regional archaeology with modern ecology to compare sites with and without past human impacts. Uses field techniques that include forest census in megadiverse environments, sediment coring and curation of specimens.
Prerequisite: MAR 5420
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MAR 5510 Current Topics in Ecology Credit Hours: 3
Readings and discussions of recent advances and new concepts in ecological research.
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MAR 5511 Topics in Evolution Credit Hours: 3
Explores new advances in evolutionary theory and research through readings and discussion.
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MAR 5517 Modeling for Ecology and Biology Credit Hours: 3
Presents graduate-level modeling and applications for ecology and biology. Includes allometry, growth and healing of wounds, population dynamics, competition and symbiosis, predator-prey relations, community and diversity models, models in biogeography, evolution and conservation.
Prerequisite: MAR 3410
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MAR 5573 Scientific Analysis, Writing and Presentation Credit Hours: 3
Gives in-depth consideration to recent literature related to various marine biology areas. Teaches how to critically read, evaluate, review and present marine science papers. Also teaches skills for writing abstracts, papers and grants, and for making professional presentations.
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MAR 5621 Marine Mammal Studies in the Pacific Northwest Credit Hours: 3
Explores the biology of marine mammals and how that biology has been shaped by the marine environment. Focuses on current techniques for collecting behavioral, spatial and physiological data in different habitats. Requires a field trip to the San Juan Islands, Washington. Meets with MAR 3621 .
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MAR 5899 Final Semester Thesis Credit Hours: 0-2
Variable registration for thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
Requirement(s): Accepted petition to graduate and approval by Office of Graduate Programs
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MAR 5904 Field Biology and Evolution of the Galapagos Islands Credit Hours: 3
Field biology course in the Galapagos Islands. Emphasizes climate and evolution processes and patterns. Includes both terrestrial and marine investigations of the unique biota of the islands.
Prerequisite: MAR 3410
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MAR 5990 Biological Sciences Seminar Credit Hours: 0
Presents and discusses current research by visiting scientists, university faculty and graduate students.
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MAR 5991 Biological Research Seminar Credit Hours: 1
Presents and discusses thesis or dissertation research.
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MAR 5995 Biological Research Credit Hours: 3-9
Research under the guidance of a faculty member of the marine sciences in a selected area of biology.
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MAR 5999 Thesis Credit Hours: 3-6
Research and preparation for the master’s thesis.
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MAR 6999 Dissertation Credit Hours: 3-12
Research and preparation for the doctoral dissertation.
Requirement(s): Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree
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MEE 0002 Final Program Examination Credit Hours: 0
Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
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MEE 0003 Final Program Examination 2 Credit Hours: 0
Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
Prerequisite: MEE 0002 Corequisite: MEE 0002
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MEE 0004 Final Program Examination 3 Credit Hours: 0
Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
Prerequisite: MEE 0003 Corequisite: MEE 0003
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MEE 1024 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Credit Hours: 3
Provides an overview of the engineering profession and the mechanical engineering discipline. Introduces students to engineering problem-solving methodologies and design theory and methodology. A competitive design project motivates the study of engineering graphics, computer-aided design, manufacturing techniques and software tools.
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MEE 1025 Mechanical Engineering Practicum 1 Credit Hours: 1
Students support senior student engineering design team projects by helping to develop design concepts, formalize designs through sketches and drawings, fabricate mechanical components, test component performance and other activities related to the successful completion of design projects.
Corequisite: MEE 1024
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MEE 2024 Solids Modeling and 3D Mechanical Design Principles Credit Hours: 3
Students create geometries in isometric and perspective views, free-form solids and sectioned solids to produce layouts for dimensioning/tolerancing. Uses computer analysis to focus on determining inertial properties and interference checking.
Prerequisite: MEE 1024 or AEE 1202
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MEE 2025 Mechanical Engineering Practicum 2 Credit Hours: 1
Continues MEE 1025 with a higher level of responsibility and more advanced requirements.
Prerequisite: MEE 1025
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MEE 2081 Applied Mechanics: Statics Credit Hours: 3
Includes the elements of statics in co-planar and three-dimensional systems; equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies; simple structures, centroids and center of gravity; beam shear and bending moment; friction; and virtual work.
Prerequisite: PHY 1001
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MEE 2082 Applied Mechanics: Dynamics Credit Hours: 3
Analyzes kinematics and kinetics of particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies. Discusses absolute and relative motion approaches. Employs force-mass-acceleration, work-energy and impulse-momentum methods.
Prerequisite: MEE 2081
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MEE 3024 Computer-Aided Engineering Credit Hours: 3
Students generate finite element models from solid geometries, defining load, boundary and constraint conditions, characterizing material properties and optimizing performance. Uses computer models to perform stress, stability and dynamic analysis of mechanical components and assemblies.
Prerequisite: MEE 2024 and AEE 3083
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MEE 3025 Mechanical Engineering Practicum 3 Credit Hours: 1
Continues MEE 2025 with a higher level of responsibility and more advanced requirements.
Prerequisite: MEE 2025
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MEE 3090 Design of Machine Elements Credit Hours: 3
Covers the design of basic machine elements. Emphasizes failure prevention. Includes screws, fasteners, connections, welded/brazed joints, springs, bearings, gears, clutches, brakes, couplings, flywheels, flexible mechanical elements and shafts.
Prerequisite: MEE 2024 and AEE 3083
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MEE 3091 Theory of Machines Credit Hours: 3
Covers kinematics and dynamics of mechanisms, including structural and mobility considerations; graphical, analytical and computer methods for velocities and accelerations in constrained motion; cams and gears; analysis of combined static and dynamic forces arising from uniform and accelerated motion; and dynamic balancing.
Prerequisite: MEE 2082 and MTH 2201
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MEE 3191 Engineering Thermodynamics 1 Credit Hours: 3
Studies the conservation of energy and mass in closed- and open-flow systems. Includes the physical properties and equations of state for pure substances; the first and second laws of thermodynamics; and reversible processes and Carnot cycle.
Prerequisite: CHM 1101 and (MTH 2001 or MTH 2010 ) and PHY 1001
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MEE 3192 Engineering Thermodynamics 2 Credit Hours: 3
Includes practical problems involving power and refrigeration cycles and chemical thermodynamics, the combustion process and compressible flows as examined in applications involving nozzles and blade passages.
Prerequisite: MEE 3191
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MEE 4014 Control Systems Credit Hours: 3
Stresses both classical and modern control methodologies. Includes frequency and time-domain representation of linear systems, stability analysis and design techniques.
Prerequisite: MTH 2201
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MEE 4024 Mechanical Vibrations Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on both discrete and continuous systems. Includes free and forced vibration of single and multiple degrees of freedom systems, and vibration control techniques.
Prerequisite: MEE 2082 and AEE 3083 and MTH 2201
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MEE 4071 Thermal Systems Design Credit Hours: 3
Covers radiative heat transfer applications in thermal systems. Includes elementary methods of optimization for design; and application of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Also includes equipment fundamentals, emphasizing heat exchanger design and analysis; and design projects involving use of software and laboratory experiments.
Prerequisite: MEE 4171
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MEE 4074 Heat Transfer Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
Reinforces the activities associated with MEE 4071 and MEE 4171 . Investigates the physics of heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation) through the use of modern experimental techniques.
Prerequisite: MEE 4171
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MEE 4171 Principles of Heat Transfer Credit Hours: 3
Covers steady state and transient heat conduction for one- and multidimensional systems; free and forced convection in both internal and external flows for both laminar and turbulent conditions; and boiling and condensation. Introduces radiation properties, blackbody radiation and surface emission.
Prerequisite: AEE 3161 and MEE 3191 and MTH 3210
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MEE 4175 Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Credit Hours: 3
Covers air-vapor mixture properties and psychometrics, solar radiation in heating and air conditioning applications, heating/cooling load calculations, annual energy consumption, heat generation and cooling processes.
Prerequisite: MEE 4171
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MEE 4190 Design Methodologies and Practice Credit Hours: 1
Covers engineering ethics and design methodologies with case studies. Presents relevant design projects and case studies by faculty and invited engineers representing local industry. Requires development of a proposal for MEE 4193
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Majors in mechanical engineering (7131). Minimum student level - junior
Prerequisite: COM 2223 Corequisite: COM 2223
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MEE 4193 Mechanical Engineering Design 1 Credit Hours: 3
Student teams work on engineering projects proposed in MEE 4190 or by the faculty, as well as projects sponsored by industry. These projects are selected from a broad range of technical areas including mechanical design, thermal and fluid system analyses, instrumentation and control, energy system analysis.
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Minimum student level - senior
Prerequisite: MEE 4190
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MEE 4194 Mechanical Engineering Design 2 Credit Hours: 4
Student teams complete their design projects. Outlines and presents details of engineering analyses, prototype construction and testing results including sensitivity, optimization and cost analyses in a written final report. Requires oral presentation to faculty and engineers from participating industry.
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Prerequisite: MEE 4193
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MEE 4250 Physical Principles of Nuclear Reactors Credit Hours: 3
Presents the fundamental physical principles of nuclear reactors. Covers the equivalence of matter and energy, nuclear reactions and radiation, neutron diffusion and slowing-down theory, criticality condition, reactor core, composition, configurations and long-term behavior, reactor kinetics and control.
Prerequisite: PHY 2002
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MEE 4260 Nuclear Reactor Engineering Credit Hours: 3
Covers the fundamental principles of nuclear reactor design and operation as they pertain to various reactor systems.
Prerequisite: MEE 4250 and MTH 2201
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MEE 4300 Independent Study in Mechanical Engineering Credit Hours: 3
Student/faculty research on topics of mutual interest on an individual basis. Comprises subject matter topical to mechanical engineering at a level commensurate with advanced undergraduate standing.
Requirement(s): Department head approval
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MEE 4500 Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering Credit Hours: 3
Faculty presents technical course material on topics of special interest to mechanical engineers. The normal format consists of classroom lectures and assigned readings or projects for the students.
Requirement(s): Department head approval and may qualify as a technical elective, subject to faculty approval
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MEE 4820 Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
Includes the thermodynamics of various power cycles, and emerging alternative fuels and power systems for automotive use (biofuels and their blends with gasoline and diesel fuel, direct injection, hybrid electric). Requires independent research project possibly leading to presentation at professional society meeting.
Minimum student level - senior
Prerequisite: MEE 3191
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MEE 5210 Conduction Heat Transfer Credit Hours: 3
Covers conservation of energy in a deformable continuous medium; solution of time-dependent homogeneous heat conduction problems using separation of variables, Duhamel’s method, Green’s function, analytical approximate methods and finite-difference methods; phase-change problems; inverse problem; bio-heat transfer modeling and solution methods.
Recommended: Background knowledge of heat transfer
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MEE 5220 Convection Heat Transfer Credit Hours: 3
Reviews the principle of energy conservation, heat conducting fluid; boundary-layer approximations for large Reynold’s number; exact and approximate treatment of laminar internal and external forced convection; turbulent forced convection; and buoyancy-induced convection.
Prerequisite: MEE 5210
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MEE 5230 Radiation Heat Transfer Credit Hours: 3
Covers development of radiative properties from electromagnetic theory; theory and analysis of shape factors; and enclosure radiative transfer and diffuse-gray and nongray surfaces. Introduces radiative transfer within participating media and semitransparent solids.
Recommended: Background knowledge of heat transfer
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MEE 5240 Solar Energy Analysis Credit Hours: 3
Studies solar radiation principles, data estimation and prediction. Reviews heat transfer principles, and radiation and optical properties of surfaces. Includes flat plate solar collector analysis and analysis of concentrating collectors, solar energy storage, and solar heating/air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
Recommended: Background knowledge of heat transfer
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MEE 5250 Physical Principles of Nuclear Reactors Credit Hours: 3
Presents the fundamental physical principles of nuclear reactors. Covers the equivalence of matter and energy, nuclear reactions and radiation, neutron diffusion and slowing-down theory, criticality condition, reactor core, composition, configurations and long-term behavior, reactor kinetics and control.
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MEE 5260 Nuclear Reactor Engineering Credit Hours: 3
Covers the fundamental principles of nuclear reactor design and operation as they pertain to various reactor systems.
Prerequisite: MEE 5250
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MEE 5290 Selected Topics in Heat Transfer and Energy Credit Hours: 3
Advanced topics reflecting the current research interests of the faculty and visiting scholars.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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MEE 5310 Combustion Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
Includes equilibrium chemical thermodynamics and thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, transport phenomena and conservation equations; Rankine-Hugoniot theory, Chapman-Jouguet waves and detonation and deflagration; diffusion flames and premixed flames; flammability, ignition and quenching.
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MEE 5316 Mechatronics Credit Hours: 3
Studies microprocessor-based control of electromechanical systems, sensors and actuators, assembly programming, microprocessor architecture, serial/parallel input/output, programmable peripherals, interrupts, signal interfacing, standard interface protocols, analog to digital conversion, real-time control, and design of microprocessor-based systems.
Recommended: Background knowledge of controls
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MEE 5318 Instrumentation and Measurement Systems Credit Hours: 3
Studies the fundamentals of sensors and measurements for engineering applications, and software/hardware tools for development of computer-based instrumentation systems. Includes analog signals, signal conditioning, programming virtual instruments, communication standards, data acquisition and process control.
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MEE 5320 Internal Combustion Engines Credit Hours: 3
Investigates the applications of thermodynamic, fluid dynamic and combustion principles to spark- and compression-ignition engines, and direct-injection stratified charge engines; ideal and actual cycle analyses; exhaust emissions, air pollution and control; engine heat transfer; and engine modeling.
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MEE 5330 Principles of Fuel Cells Credit Hours: 3
Presents the fundamentals of fuel cell technology including basic operating principles, thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, charge and mass transport and modeling. Emphasizes hydrogen fuel cells. Discusses types of fuel cells, fuel cell stacks, thermal management, fuel delivery and power management.
Recommended: Background knowledge in Ohm’s law and basic circuitry, first and second laws of thermodynamics and thermodynamic properties, and ordinary differential equations
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MEE 5350 Gas Turbines Credit Hours: 3
Introduces characteristics, performance analyses and design methodologies for stationary aircraft gas turbines. Topics include gas turbine cycle analyses, component design of combustors, compressors, turbines and nozzles, fluid dynamics and heat transfer, gas turbine fuels and emissions.
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MEE 5410 Elasticity Credit Hours: 3
Analyzes stress and strain in two and three dimensions, equilibrium, compatibility and constitutive equations, energy methods, flexure, stretching, torsion and contact stress formulations, axially symmetric problems.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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MEE 5420 Advanced Mechanical Design Credit Hours: 3
Covers essential aspects of elasticity-plasticity, kinematics, dynamics, tribology and materials science.
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MEE 5460 Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue of Materials Credit Hours: 3
Covers static and dynamic design and maintenance to prevent structural failure; presence of cracks; stress intensity factor; linear elastic and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics, fracture tests, and fatigue crack initiation and propagation; environmental and corrosion effects; fatigue life prediction.
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MEE 5490 Selected Topics in Solid Mechanics, Structures and Materials Credit Hours: 3
Addresses selected topics reflecting the current research interests of the faculty and visiting scholars.
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MEE 5491 Computational Materials Science and Engineering Credit Hours: 3
Covers characterization of materials, calculations of properties and materials, and fundamental methods for length-scale linking. Covers a variety of simulation techniques and their applications in materials science. Includes molecular dynamic simulations, Monte-Carlo multiparticle diffusion simulations and phase-field simulations.
Prerequisite: CHE 3260 and CSE 1502
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MEE 5551 Advanced Design Theory and Methods Credit Hours: 3
Provides in-depth study of systematic design processes, methods and tools, applied to novel design and reverse engineering. Covers contemporary research-based design theories. Includes research methods for studying design as a scientific discourse (user studies, protocol studies and case studies). Requires engineering design term projects.
Recommended: Background equivalent to MEE 3090 Design of Machine Elements , MEE 3091 Theory of Machines and MEE 4194 Mechanical Engineering Design 2
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MEE 5552 Design for Manufacturing and Assembly Credit Hours: 3
Presents concepts of product and process design for manufacturing and assembly. Includes topics on product design for manufacturing, inspection and assembly considering both manual and automated approaches. Also presents the relationship between part design and ease of manufacture through the introduction of DFM and DFA methods in design.
Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to MEE 3090 Design of Machine Elements and MEE 4171 Principles of Heat Transfer
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MEE 5610 Advanced Dynamics Credit Hours: 3
Includes Newtonian and analytical mechanics; rigid-body dynamics, Euler’s equations and Hamiltonian mechanics, and canonical transformations and Hamilton-Jacobi theory; dissipative, gyroscopic and circulatory systems; applications of numerical methods to complex dynamics problems.
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MEE 5630 Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems Credit Hours: 3
Studies theoretical, experimental and computer methods for characterizing dynamic behavior of various physical systems, including generalized approaches to modeling complex interactions between mechanical, electrical, fluid and thermal systems.
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MEE 5640 Advanced Kinematics Credit Hours: 3
Provides a uniform presentation of the mathematical foundations for studying spatial motion. Specific topics include general rigid body motion invariants, instantaneous kinematics, finite position theory, bivectors and multivectors, screw theory, theory of Clifford Algebras, quaternions and dual quaternions and exponential coordinates.
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MEE 5650 Robotics Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the study of robotic manipulators. Includes spatial rigid body displacement, Euler angles, Denavit-Hartenberg coordinate convection for kinematic analysis, forward and inverse kinematic analyses of serial and parallel chain manipulators, manipulator Jacobians and trajectory generation.
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MEE 5660 Robot Control Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the control of robotic manipulators. Includes Lyapunov control theory, independent joint control, set point and trajectory tracking control, inverse dynamics control, impedance control, force control, hybrid position/force control and robust control.
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MEE 5670 Spatial Mechanism Design Credit Hours: 3
Includes advanced topics in spherical and spatial mechanisms. Covers approximate motion synthesis and quasi-position synthesis methodologies. Also includes analysis techniques with respect to force transmission, order, singularity avoidance and solution branching. Uses computer-aided design and visualization software.
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MEE 5680 Advanced Manufacturing Processes Credit Hours: 3
Covers micromachining, nanomachining, electrochemical machining, electrical discharge machining, electrochemical discharge machining, chemical mechanical polishing, laser machining and emerging processes.
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MEE 5690 Selected Topics in Systems and Dynamics Credit Hours: 3
Addresses selected topics reflecting the current research interests of the faculty and visiting scholars.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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MEE 5810 Road Vehicle Dynamics Credit Hours: 3
Covers dynamics of road vehicles and how physical laws, human factors and design choices affect ride, handling, braking, acceleration and vehicle safety. Includes analysis of dynamic systems, acceleration and braking, suspension and steering, tires and ride, handling and rollover, and total vehicle behavior.
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MEE 5820 Automotive Powertrains Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the performance of motor vehicles and the design of automotive power transmission systems. Includes loads on the vehicle, evaluation of engine and vehicle drive ratios on acceleration performance and fuel economy, and manual and automatic transmission design.
Recommended: Background knowledge of internal combustion engines
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MEE 5850 Automotive Manufacturing Processes Credit Hours: 3
Covers fundamentals of manufacturing processes and their applications to automotive products and systems made from metals, polymers, ceramics and composites. Introduces the quantitative and qualitative components of manufacturing, material selection, identification of processes used to manufacture, and methods for quality control.
Recommended: Background knowledge in heat transfer
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MEE 5890 Selected Topics in Automotive Engineering Credit Hours: 3
Addresses selected topics reflecting the current state of knowledge and advances made in automotive engineering. Includes research interests of the faculty and visiting scholars.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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MEE 5899 Final Semester Thesis Credit Hours: 0 - 2
Variable registration for dissertation completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
Requirement(s): Accepted petition to graduate and approval by Office of Graduate Programs
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