ENGR 551. ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS. Advanced classical thermodynamics of systems of constant composition; emphasis on topics particularly useful to thermodynamic analysis in engineering. (3).

ENGR 553. HEAT TRANSFER. Transient and multi-dimensional heat conduction, free and forced convection, thermal radiation; design of heat transfer systems; analytical and numerical methods. Prerequisite: PHYS 212, ENGR 310, ENGR 321 or equivalent. (3).

ENGR 558. VIBRATION ANALYSIS. This course is intended to establish a systematic treatment of problems in the vibration of linear systems. Topics covered include systems with multiple degrees of freedom, properties of vibrating systems, vibration of continuous systems, and approximate numerical methods for finding natural frequencies. (3).

ENGR 559. ELEMENTS OF ROBOTICS. This course will concentrate on the mechanical aspects of robotic manipulators, including manipulator kinematics, dynamics, and trajectory generation. This course will provide a thorough treatment of the fundamental skills underlying the use and mechanics of manipulators. (3).

ENGR 585. MECHANICS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS I. Development of constitutive laws governing the thermo-mechanical response of composite material systems. Micromechanical and macromechanical modeling, laminate theory, definition and comparison of failure criteria. Damage modeling and fatigue studies. Prerequisite: ENGR 312 or equivalent. (3).

ENGR 590. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS I. Basic concepts and principles of the finite element method; discretization and interpolation techniques; element formulations; applications for analysis of engineering problems. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3).

ENGR 591, 592. ENGINEERING ANALYSIS. Application of higher mathematics to engineering problems; special emphasis on the expression of engineering problems in mathematical terminology. Prerequisite: MATH 353. (3, 3).

ENGR 593, 594. APPROXIMATE METHODS OF ENGINEERING ANALYSIS I, II. Application of approximate methods to solve boundary value problems and eigen-value problems; variational principles and numerical methods: finite difference, finite element, computer simulation. Prerequisite: MATH 353 or consent of instructor. (3, 3).

ENGR 597. SPECIAL PROJECTS. Approved investigation of original problems under direction of a staff member. (May be repeated for credit). (1-3).

ENGR 601. COMPRESSIBLE FLOW. General equations, one-dimensional gas dynamics; shocks and waves, two-dimensional flows, perturbation theory; similarity rules, effects of viscosity and conductivity. (3).

ENGR 603. FLUID MECHANICS I. Equations of motion, potential and stream function; complex variable application, conformal transformation; flow-past cylinders, Schwartz-Christofel transform, vortex motion. (3).

ENGR 604. FLUID DYNAMICS II. Navier-Stokes equation, viscous flow, boundary layer, laminar and turbulent flow, one channel flow, flow in porous media. (3).

ENGR 605. CONVECTIVE HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER. A study of heat and mass transfer by classical methods; includes laminar and turbulent flow, entrance region convection, variable fluid properties, aerodynamic heating, free convection. (3).

ENGR 606. NUMERICAL HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW. Study of numerical methods for solving conduction, convection, and mass transfer problems including numerical solution of Laplace's equation, Poisson's equation, Navier-Stokes equations and the general equations of convection. (3).

ENGR 607. STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS. Thermodynamic properties of gases; introduction to quantum mechanics; distribution functions; partition functions; properties of real gases; problems in ionized gases. (3).

ENGR 608. PHYSICAL GAS DYNAMICS. Microscopic aspects of gas dynamics; elementary kinetic theory, development of Boltzmann equation, Chapman-Enskog development, collisional processes; transport properties. (3).

ENGR 609. TIME SERIES ANALYSIS. Study of random processes and methods for analyzing random signals. Topics include stationarity, ergdicity, correlation, coherence, continuous and digital spectral analysis, data sampling considerations, and filtering. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3).

ENGR 611. AEROACOUSTICS. Theory of aerodynamic sound generation; jet noise; boundary layer noise; turbomachinery noise; helicopter noise; sonic booms; atmospheric effects on propagation. Prerequisite: ENGR 603 or 604 or 605, PHYS 605, or consent of instructor.

ENGR 612. AEROELASTICITY. Study of structural deformations due to time-dependent fluid flow phenomena over surfaces; effects of gusts and turbulence; structural design criteria. Prerequisites: ENGR 558, ENGR 603 or 604 or 605, or consent of instructor. (3).

ENGR 613. EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN AERODYNAMICS/AEROACOUSTICS. Principles of experimentation; intrusive/non-intrusive methods of measuring static and dynamic phenomena; jet and wind tunnel testing considerations; anechoic facility testing. Prerequisites: ME 401 or equivalent, ENGR 609, or consent of instructor. (3).

ENGR 617. CONTINUUM MECHANICS. Continuum hypothesis, forces and stress fields, displacement and strain fields, governing field laws, applications to fluid, solid and magnetofluid mechanics, electrodynamics, electro- and thermoviscoelasticity. (3).

ENGR 635. OPTIMIZATION. Theory and practice of optimization, analytical and numerical methods for single- and multivariable functions; functions of continuous variable. (3).

ENGR 640. STREAM AND ESTUARINE ANALYSIS. Extensive coverage of the fundamentals of stream, estuarine, and ocean interactions. Development of the mathematical formulations describing the distribution of concentration of conservative and nonconservative pollutants in natural waters. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3).

ENGR 651. GROUND WATER HYDROLOGY. Hydrologic cycle; aquifer and ground water; radionuclides; ground water flow; theories, application, exploration; hydrodynamic dispersion. Prerequisite: MATH 353 and consent of instructor. (3).

ENGR 658. ADVANCED VIBRATION. Vibration of discrete systems, plate and shell types, structures, combined structures, composite material, nonlinear and random vibrations. Prerequisite: ENGR 558 or consent of instructor. (3).

ENGR 667. MASS TRANSFER I. Unified treatment of momentum, energy, and mass transport with emphasis on mass transport and transfer in flowing, nonisothermal, multicomponent, reacting systems. (3).

ENGR 671. ELASTICITY. Classical solutions; complex variable solutions, nonlinear elasticity, thermoelasticity, crack propagation, punch problems. Prerequisite: CE 521 or equivalent. (3).

ENGR 672. VISCOELASTICITY. Integral and differential operator forms of constitutive relationships relaxation and creep characteristics, integral and Fourier transform methods. Laplace transform methods and approximate inversion techniques. Dynamic response problems and temperature-dependent effects. Nonlinear behavior characterization. Prerequisite: ENGR 617. (3).

ENGR 673. PLASTICITY. Introduction to the physical foundations of plasticity. Modern treatments of constitutive theory (including thermodynamics and internal variables). Theory of yield criteria, flow rules, hardening rules, limit analysis and shakedown theorems. Large-deformation plasticity and dynamic plasticity. Prerequisite: ENGR 617. (3).

ENGR 674. FRACTURE MECHANICS. Stress fields near crack tips; modes of fracture; stress intensity factors; numerical methods. Critical stress intensity; fracture toughness. Energy considerations; the J-lntegral. Crack-tip plasticity; small-scale yielding; crack-opening displacement. Fatigue; cyclic deformation; fatigue crack initiation. Prerequisite: ENGR 617 or equivalent. (3).

ENGR 677. PLATES AND SHELLS. Classical plate history; variational methods; thick plates; large deflections; membrane theory of shells. Prerequisite: ENGR 671. (3).

ENGR 678. ELASTIC STABILITY. Concepts of stability of equilibrium; buckling of beams, plates, and shells under various loadings; approximations of eigenvalues; flutter of elastic systems, wings, panels and hydrofoils. Prerequisite: ENGR 671. (3).

ENGR 679. WAVE PROPAGATION. Elastic waves, loss mechanisms and attenuation, sources for elastic waves, waves in layered media, effects of gravity, curvature and viscosity, Rayleigh's principle. Prerequisite: 671. (3).

ENGR 683. ADVANCED PHYSICAL METALLURGY. Discussion of microstructural relationships for understanding material behavior. Topics include defect structures, solidification - transformation mechanisms and kinetics, and microstructural modification techniques. Prerequisite: ME 530 or consent of instructor. (3)

ENGR 684. ADVANCED MECHANICAL METALLURGY. Discussion of mechanical and metallurgical fundamentals to explain the mechanical behavior of engineering materials. Applications to tensile and torsional loading, hardness, fatigue, creep, and embittlement included. Prerequisite: ME 531 or consent of instructor. (3).

ENGR 685. MECHANICS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS ll. Advanced techniques of modeling and analyzing the behavior and response of composite material systems. Non-linear behavior, both constitutive and geometric. Emphasis on the use of finite element analysis, computational simulation. Prerequisite: ENGR 585 or equivalent; ENGR 590 or equivalent. (3).

ENGR 687. SPECIAL FUNCTIONS FOR APPLICATIONS. Polynomials, basic special functions, series and integral solutions of differential equations, asymptotic methods, properties of major special functions, applications. (3).

ENGR 689. CONTROL OF ROBOTICS MANIPULATORS. Covers topics of robot control such as the linearization of nonlinear models, controller design, adaptive control of robot arm motion, and control of forces and torques exerted on an object by the end-effector. Prerequisite: 559, 330 or EL E 331, or consent of instructor. (3).

ENGR 690. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS II. Three-dimensional element formulations; nonlinear analysis; dynamic response, time-dependent behavior; advanced mesh-generation techniques. Prerequisite: ENGR 590 or equivalent. (3).

ENGR 691. SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENGINEERING SCIENCE. (May be repeated for credit). (1-3).

ENGR 693. RESEARCH TOPICS IN ENGINEERING SCIENCE. Individual research in selected areas of interest. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (May be repeated for credit). (1-3).

ENGR 695. SEMINAR. Presentation of papers by faculty, visiting lecturers, and graduate students. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (May be repeated for credit). (1).

ENGR 697. THESIS. (1 -12)

ENGR 699. SPECIAL PROJECTS IN ENGINEERING SCIENCE. Individual design or research projects in selected areas of interest. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (May be repeated for credit). (1 -6).

ENGR 702. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF FLUID FLOWS. Applications of FEM for fluid flow simulation; discussion on current developments; research on individual projects. Prerequisite: 590 or equivalent. (3).

ENGR 711. TURBULENCE. Introduction to probability theory; stochastic processes and statistical continuum theory; kinematics and dynamics of homogeneous turbulence; isotropic turbulence; turbulent shear flows. (3).

ENGR 712. STATISTICAL THEORY OF TURBULENT DIFFUSION. Molecular and turbulent diffusion theories; dispersion of dissolved and suspended matter in closed conduits, streams, lakes, estuaries, oceans. Prerequisite: CE 441 or ME 401, ENGR 310. (3).

ENGR 713. HYDRODYNAMIC STABILITY. General theory of stability; stability of a hydrodynamic system; normal mode analysis; initial value problems; energy dissipation; small and finite disturbances. (3).

ENGR 714. COASTAL HYDRODYNAMICS. Water wave theory; tides, hurricane surges, harbor resonance, interaction of waves and structures; estuary dynamics; stratified flows; salinity intrusion; modeling. Prerequisite: CE 441 or ME 401, ENGR 310. (3).

ENGR 715. APPLIED HYDRO- AND AEROMECHANICS 1. Subsonic internal and external hydro- and aeromechanics; effects of compressibility, cavitation and viscosity; airfoils and finite wings, turbomachinery, slender bodies, wakes and trails. (3).

ENGR 716. APPLIED HYDRO- AND AEROMECHANICS ll. Transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic aerodynamics including viscous effects; blunt bodies and the associated shock layer, aerodynamic heating, ablation. (3).

ENGR 717. SPECIAL TOPICS IN THERMAL SCIENCE. Selected topics of an advanced nature. (May be repeated for credit). (1-3).

ENGR 720. ADVANCED TURBULENCE. Analytical, theoretical, and numerical approaches to turbulence; turbulence modeling. Prerequisite: ENGR 711 or consent of instructor. (3).

ME 521, 522. PROJECTS. Approved investigation of original problem under direction of a staff member. (3, 3).

ME 523, 524. SPECIAL TOPICS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. Supervised reading of specialized topics beyond these available in existing courses. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3, 3).

ME 526. EXPERIMENTAL METHODS. Generalized theory for designing engineering experiments, processing experimental data, including proper procedures for handling time varying quantities and uncertainties. Some state-of-the-art techniques will be used to illustrate the theory. (3).

ME 530. PHYSICAL METALLURGY. Application of chemical and microstructural control for understanding material behavior. Topics include a brief survey of relevant areas of thermodynamics and kinetics, phase diagram, diffusion, solidification, solid state transformations, recovery, recrystallization, and grain growth. Prerequisite: ENGR 313. (3).

ME 531. MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS. The dislocation concept of plastic deformation is introduced and used to explain the relationships between microstructure and mechanical properties. The phenomena of strain hardening, creep, fatigue and fracture are discussed in detail. Prerequisite: ENGR 313. (3).

ME 532. GLASSES AND CERAMICS. The application of atomic structure to a study of physical properties of amorphous systems and ceramics. Topics include classical ceramic bodies, glasses, refractories, cermets, cements, and electronic ceramics. Prerequisite: ENGR 313. (3).

ME 533. ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS. Theories of electron/atom interactions and electron transport are examined to explain the electronic properties of solids. Junctions, magnetic, and optical properties are also discussed with special emphasis on semiconducting materials. (3).

ME 534. PROPERTIES AND SELECTION OF MATERIALS. Fundamentals relationships that govern the properties of materials will be examined and used to optimize the selection of engineering materials. Materials covered will include metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites. (3).

ME 535. EXPERIMENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS. The theories of experimental stress analysis techniques are examined in detail with special emphasis on the application of strain measurement methods, brittle coatings, transmission and reflection photoelasticity. (3).

ME 538. EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMER COMPOSITES. Methods for the experimental characterization of polymeric composites. Topics include testing standards, test methods, and data analysis procedures. Prerequisites: ENGR 313, 314. (3).

ME 540. FAILURE ANALYSIS. Tools, techniques, and theories of failure analysis. Topics include failure analysis tools, mechanical aspects of failure analysis, microfractographic features, macrofractographic features, and the role of failure in design. Prerequisites: ENGR 313, 314. (3).

ME 541. THEORY AND USE OF CAD AND SOLID MODELING. This course will introduce students to the theory and utilization of modern CAD/CAM/CAE systems. Students will learn techniques and methods of solid modeling, will apply these tools to the design process and will develop the ability to utilize solid models for communicatiom, analysis and manufacturing. (3).

ME 555. HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING. The theory and design of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems for buildings with emphasis on using the fundamentals principles of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics and current technology to meet energy conservation standards and environmental regulations. Prerequisites: ENGR 321, 322. (3).