Undergraduate Courses
Special Topic
Courses
E MCH 211 Statics (3)
Equilibrium of coplanar force systems; analysis of frames and trusses;
noncoplanar force systems; friction; centroids and moments of inertia.
Prerequisite or concurrent: MATH 141.
E MCH 212 Dynamics (3)
Motion of a particle, relative motion, kinetics of translation, rotation
and plane motion; work-energy; impulse-momentum. Prerequisites: E MCH
211 (formerly 011) or 210; MATH 141.
E MCH 213 Strength of Materials (3)
Axial stress and stain; torsion; stresses in beams; elastic curves and
deflection of beams; combined stresses; columns. Prerequisite: E MCH
011 or 220.
Stress and deformation
in members under axial, bending, and torsional loads, combined stress;
columns. Design with a project. Prerequisite: E MCH 211 (formerly 011) , ED&G 100.
E MCH 210H Equilibrium Mechanics, Honors (5)
Equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies; stresses, strains and displacments
in elastic; rods, torsion bars, beams, trusses, frames and columns.
Prerequisite: MATH 141.
E MCH 212H Mechanics of Motion (3)
Kinematics of a particle; relative motion; kinitics of a mass-point;
kinetics of a rigid body; work-energy; impulse-momentum. Prerequisite
E MCH 211 (formerly 011) or110H or 210.
E MCH 210 Statics and Strength of Materials
(5)
Equilibrium of particles, rigid bodies, frames, trusses, beams, columns;
stress and strain analysis of rods, beams and pressure vessels. Prerequisite:
MATH 141.
E MCH 315 Mechanical Response of Engineering
Materials (2)
Mechanical response measures and design theories for engineering materials;
elastic and plastic response as affected by stress, strain, time and
temperatures. Prerequisite: E MCH 213 (formerly 013) or 110H or 210.
E MCH 316 Experimental Determination of Mechanical
Response of Materials (1)
Experimental techniques for mechanical property measurement and structural
testing. Prerequisite or concurrent: E MCH 215.
E SC 261M Computational Methods in Engineering
(3)
Modeling, solving engineering problems using FORTRAN, software libraries,
graphics. Reports on root search, curve fitting, finite differences,
algebraic equations. Prerequisite: E G 50. Prerequisite or concurrent:
MATH 141.
E SC 297 Special Topics (1-9 credits).
E MCH 313 Statics of Deformable Bodies (3)
Coplanar equilibium; stress and strain. Elastic and inelastic response;
application to chemical processing equipment. Intended for students
in Chemical Engineering. Prerequisite CH E 302 or fifth semester standing.
The engineering applications of the wave and ensemble pictures of the physical world. Prerequisite: Prerequisite or concurrent:
PHYS 214
Principles, fabrication methods and applications of nanoscale. Prerequisite:
CHEM 012,
CHEM 014,
PHYS 212,
PHYS 214
E SC 314 Engineering Applications of Materials
(3)
Basic concepts of material structure and their relation to mechanical,
electrical, thermal, magnetic and optical properties, with engineering
applications. Prerequisite: PHYS 237.
400 level courses may count for graduate credit.
E MCH 400 Advanced Strength of Materials and
Design (3)
Combined stresses; energy methods; special problems in bending and torsion;
plates; thin-walled structures; buckling and stability; design projects.
Prerequisites: E MCH 13 or 110H or 210.
E SC 400H Electromagnetic Fields (3)
Irrotational and solenoidal fields, potentials, vector and scaler field
wave equations, harmonic and wave functions in various coordinates,
radiation. Prerequisites: EE 203, MATH 250.
E MCH 402 Applied and Experimental Stress
Analysis (3)
Experimental design of structural and machine components; photoelasticity,
electrical resistance srain gauge techniques. Moire techniques, interferometry,
holography. Prerequisite: E MCH 13 or 110H or 210.
E SC 404H Analysis In Engineering Science
I, Honors (3)
Unified applictaions of coodinate transformations; Laplace's heat and
wave equations to boundary value problems of continua in engineering.
Prerequisites: AERSP 308, E SC 400H.
E SC 405H Engineering Applications of Field
Theory (3)
Field concepts in engineering, derivation of field equations, mathematical
solutions, applications stressing universality of approaches to all
fields of engineering. Prerequisite: MATH 250.
E SC 406H Analysis In Engineering Science
II, Honors (3)
Application of complex variable theory, integral equations, and the
calculus of variations to engineering problems. Prerequisite E SC 404H
Numerical and computer programming, with applications to design problems
in structural mechanics, dynamics, vibrations and stability. Prerequisites:
CMPSCI 201; E MCH 213 (formerly 013) or 110H or 210.
E SC 407H Computer Methods in Engineering
Science, Honors (3)
Application of numerical methods to problems in engineering science.
Algebraic and differential equations; integration; interpolation; eigenvalue
problems; linear programming. Uses Fortran programming language. Students
who have passed E MCH 407 may not schedule this course for credit. Prerequisite
or concurrent: CMPSCI 201; E MCH 212 (formerly 012) or 112H.
E MCH 408 Elasticity and Engineering Applications
(3)
General equation of stress and strain in rectangular, cylindrical and
spherical coordinates; applications in structural and machine design.
Prerequisite: E MCH 213 (formerly 013) or 110H or 210.
E MCH 409 Advanced Mechanics (3)
Continuation of E MCH 212 (formerly 012), Euler's equation for the rotation of a rigid
body, gyroscopic motion, impulsive motion, Lagrangian mechanics. Prerequisites:
E MCH 212 (formerly 012) or 112H or 220; MATH 230.
E SC 410H Senior Design Project, Honors (3)
Design and synthesis in the context of a specific design project undertaken
in the senior year. Prerequisite: E SC 407H.
E SC 411H Senior Design Project, Honors (4)
Design and synthesis in the context of a specific design project undertaken
in the senior year. Prerequisite: E SC 410H.
E MCH 412 Experimental Methods in Vibrations
(3)
Systems of one or more degrees of freedom, mechanical vibrations, vibration
properties of materials, vibration techniques in nondestructive testing.
Prerequisite: E MCH 401.
E SC 414M Elements of Materials Science (3)
The study of imperfections in crystalline solids and their influence
in controlling the mechanical behavior of engineered materials. prerequisites:
E MCH 213 (formerly 013) or 110H or 210; PHYS 225 or 237.
E MCH 416M Failure and Failure Analysis of
Solids (3)
Examination and analysis of the various modes of failure of solid materials.
Prerequisite: E MCH 213 (formerly 013) or 110H or 210.
E MCH 416H Failure and Failure Analysis of
Solids (3)
Examination and analysis of the various modes of failure of solid materials.
Prerequisite: E MCH 213 (formerly 013) or 110H or 210.
E
MCH 440 (MATSE 440) Nondestructive Evaluation of Flaws (3)
Methods and limitations of nondestructive evaluation of mechanical flaws;
optical, acoustical, electromagnetic, X-ray, radiography, thermography
and dye techniques. Prerequisite: E MCH 213 (formerly 013) or 110H or 210.
E SC 445 Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices (3)
This course will present the basic engineering science and technology
involved in modern semiconductor optoelectronic devices. Prerequisite:
E sc 314 or EE 340 or 368.
E MCH 446 Mechanics of Viscoelastic Materials
(3)
Nature of viscoelastic materials, constitutive relations, thermorheological
materials, viscoelastic stress analysis, rubber elasticity, viscoelastic
liquids, experimental techniques for material characterization. Prerequisites:
E MCH 215, 216.
E MCH 454 (M E 454) ANALYSIS AND DESIGN IN
VIBRATION ENGINEERING (3)
Application of Lagrange's equations to mechanical system modeling,
multiple- degree-of-freedom systems, experimental and computer methods;
some emphasis on design applications. Prerequisite: E MCH 212 (formerly 012) or E MCH
112H ; M E 054 or E SC 407H
E MCH 461 (M E 461) Applied Finite Element
Analysis (3)
Computer modelling and fundamental analysis of solid, fluid and heat
flow problems using existing computer codes. Prerequisites: CMPSCI 201;
E MCH 213 (formerly 013) or 110H or 210.
E MCH 471 Engineering Composite Materials
(3)
Properties, manufacture, forms of composites; micromechanics; orthotropic
lamina properties; laminate analysis; theories; failure anaylsis; thermal;
and other environmental effects. Prerequisites: E MCH 213 (formerly 013); E MCH 215
or E SC 414M or MATSC 201.
E MCH 473 (AERSP 473) Composite Processing
(3)
An introduction to the principles of mechanics governing manufacturing,
computer-aided design, and testing of composite materials and structures.
Prerequisite: E MCH 471
E SC 496 Independent Studies (1-18 credits)
