| source UC Santa Barbara (X) |
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department Mechanical Engineering (X) |
Introduction to basic electrical circuits and electronics. Includes Kirchhoff's laws, phasor analysis, circuit elements, operational amplifiers and transistor circuits.
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Introduction to engineering graphics, CAD, and freehand sketching. Develop CAD proficiency using advanced 3-D software. Graphical presentation of design: views, sections, dimensioning, and tolerancing.
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The theme question of this course is, "What do mechanical engineers do?" Survey of mechanical and environmental engineering applications. Lectures by mechanical engineering faculty and practicing engineers.
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Processes used to convert raw material into finished objects. Overview of manufacturing processes including: casting, forging, machining, presswork, plastic and composite processing. Videos, demonstrations, and tours illustrate modern industrial practice. Selection of appropriate processes.
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Basic machine shop skills course. Students learn to work safely in a machine shop. Students are introduced to the use of hand tools, the lathe, the milling machine, drill press, saws, and precision measuring tools. Students apply these skills by completing a project.
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Introduction to applied mechanics. Forces, moments, couples, and resultants; vector algebra; construction of free body diagrams; equilibrium in 2- and 3- dimensions; analysis of frames, machines, trusses and beams; distributed forces; friction.
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Hooke's law and properties of structural materials. Methods of sections andvirtual work and energy methods. Design applications to engineering structures, problems of tension, torsion, flexure and combined loading. Design beyond the elastic limit.
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Vectorial kinematics of particles in space, orthogonal coordinate systems. Relative and constrained motions of particles. Dynamics of particles and systems of particles, equations of motion, energy and momentum methods. Collisions. Planar kinematics and kinematics of rigid bodies. Energy and momentum methods for analyzing rigid body systems. Moving frames and relative motion.
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Introduction to basic numerical and analytical methods, with implementation using MATLAB. Topics include root finding, linear algebraic equations, introduction to matrix algebra, determinants, inverses and eigenvalues, curve fitting and interpolation, and numerical differentiation and integration.
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Participation in projects in the laboratory or machine shop. Projects may be student- or faculty-originated depending upon student interest and consent of faculty member.
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Course offers students opportunity to work on established departmental design projects. P/NP grading, does not satisfy technical elective requirement.
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Directed study to be arranged with individual faculty members. Course offers exceptional students an opportunity to participate in a research group.
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A series of weekly lectures given by university staff and outside experts in all fields of mechanical and environmental engineering.
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Focuses on family structure; perceptions and ideals of intimate relations; status, perceptions, and experiences of women in western Europe circa 400- 1400 A.D. Special attention is given to social, political, and religious contexts.
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Study of texts related to the social and cultural practices of chivalry in the Middle Ages, from the seventh through the fifteenth centuries. The course centers on such texts as the "Battle of Maldon", "The Dream of the Rod", "Sir Orfeo", "Gawain and The Green Knight", "Le Morte Darthur", and the Middle English lyrics.
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Spanning history, fiction, theology, folklore, and popular culture, urban legends remain an intriguing and enduring tradition. We explore and interpret French medieval legends (e.g., monsters and "snuff" drama) which reveal some surprising connections with their modern counterparts.
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Topics vary per instructor.
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Topics vary per instructor.
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Interfacing of mechanical and electrical systems and mechatronics. Basic introduction to sensors, actuators, and computer interfacing and control. Transducers and measurement devices, actuators, A/D and D/A conversion, signal conditioning and filtering. Practical skills developed in weekly lab exercises.
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Introduction to fundamental engineering laboratory measurement techniques and report writing skills. Experiments from thermosciences, fluid mechanics, mechanics, materials science and environmental engineering. Introduction to modern data acquisition and analysis techniques.
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An advanced lab course with experiments in dynamical systems and feedback control design. Students design, troubleshoot, and perform detailed, multi-session experiments.
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Experiments on mechanical behavior of materials and structures. Assessment of analytical and finite element methods for mechanical design, with applications to optimization of lightweight structures.
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Perform thermo/fluid experiments that emphasize elements of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics. This laboratory course stresses critical thinking skills required to construct and perform experiments independently, and to investigate physical phenomena experimentally.
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Concepts from aerodynamics, including lift and drag analysis for airfoils as well as aircraft sizing/scaling issues. Structural mechanics concepts are applied to practical aircraft design. Intended for students considering a career in aeronautical engineering.
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Overview of energy usage and production from prehistory to present times (technical, environmental, and societal issues). Technical analysis of the modern means of energy production (fossil, nuclear, hydro, wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, etc.): operating principles, hardware, engineering issues, environmental impact, etc.
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