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Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Degrees: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering , Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Contact: Laurence E. Murch, Undergraduate Program Director Office: 310 Engineering Lab Building Phone: 545-2505 Head of Department: Professor Corrado Poli. Professors Ambs, Blake, Danai, Donovan, Fisher, Giglio, Goldstein, Goss, Jakus, Kim, Malkin, McGowan, Ritter, Seiford, Smith; Associate Professors Chait, Gao, Grosse, Kazmer, Krishnamurty, Murch, Nair, Rinderle, Russell; Assistant Professors Deshmukh, Perot, Muriel, Terpenny; Adjunct Professors Ali, Enghagen. The Fields Mechanical engineering involves the design, analysis and manufacture of a wide variety of mechanical components and systems. Industrial engineers are concerned with the design, installation, analysis, and improvements of integrated systems of people, materials, and equipment. A common thread to both descriptions is manufacturing engineering, in which mechanical engineers deal with the details of a product or process and industrial engineers deal with the overall manufacturing system details, deciding who gets what, where, when, and how. But there is more to both disciplines than simply manufacturing. The Majors Two undergraduate degree programs are available in the department, leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. The freshman year in both programs is the same; the mechanical and industrial engineers also share a near-common sophomore year. Admission to the Majors Admission to either major is based on grades of C or better in all of the eight technical courses in the freshman year: MATH 131 and 132; ENGIN 110 or 111 or 112 or 113; CH E 120 or CEE 121 or ECE 122 or MIE 123; CHEM 111 and 112; and PHYSIC 151 and 153. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is also required. Students not admitted to a specific engineering discipline can register for junior level MIE courses only with permission from the department. Requirements Sophomores (Both Majors) 201 Introduction to Materials Science 210 Statics 211 Strength of Materials 213 Introduction to Material Design 230 Thermodynamics I (or 310 Dynamics, for IE majors) 273 Basic Probability and Statistics for En-gineers MATH 233 Multivariate Calculus PHYSIC 152, 154 General Physics II Social World Electives A. Mechanical Engineering Program 302 Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I 310 Dynamics 313 Design of Mechanical Components 330 Thermodynamics II 340 Fluid Mechanics I 354 Heat Transfer 375 Manufacturing Processes 395 Professional Seminar 397 Electronics for MIE 402 Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II 413 Design of Mechanical Assemblies 444 Mechanical Engineering Automatic Controls One MIE Technical Elective from each of the following three categories: Senior Design: 415, 497A, 580, 551 Engineering Design: 318, 414, 562, 570, 573, 574, 597E, 597F, 597I, 597K, 597M Engineering Science: 373, 379, 411, 422, 440, 477, 485, 548, 577, 581, 584, 597B, 597G, 597Q A Senior Design can be used as an Engineering Design elective, and either can be substituted for an Engineering Science. One further Technical Elective, which must be an MIE course above the 390 level. ENGL 351 Technical Writing MATH 431 Differential Equations B. Industrial Engineering Program 313 Design of Mechanical Components 353 Engineering Economic Decision Making 373 Introduction to Simulation Methods 375 Manufacturing Processes 379 Operations Research I 390M Probability and Statistical Models Technical Electives (2)* 422 Statistical Quality Control 460 Human Factors Engineering I 477 Production Planning and Control 478 IE Capstone Design 492 Senior Seminar 577 Manufacturing Processes Lab Free Elective** MIE 397 or ECE 242 Fundamentals of EE or Data Structure ECON 104 ENGL 351 Technical Writing MATH 431 Differential Equations *An MIE Technical Elective is any three-credit MIE course above the 300 level except MIE 520 or 586. Only one of the courses MIE 585 and 587 may be selected. **The Free Elective can be any three-credit University course below the 600 level except a course which is a prerequisite for a required course in the IE program. Additional Requirement Students in both programs are required to maintain a portfolio with their advisers showing examples of their work in a variety of areas that parallel the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) 2000 outcomes. This portfolio must be approved by the student's adviser and/or the Chief Undergraduate Adviser and students must complete a senior exit survey before graduation. Course Prerequisites All students are expected to meet the stated prerequisites for a course or get permission of the instructor. Students are responsible for their failure to meet prerequisites. Students may be dropped from any course for which they have not met the prerequisites and, in the instructor's opinion, do not have adequate preparation. Curriculum Modification Students who wish to change either the ME or IE curriculum to satisfy their needs must have written prior approval from the MIE undergraduate committee for all changes. Honors Program Both the ME and the IE programs support a departmental honors program. Information on the Honors Program can be found in the Commonwealth College section in this catalog. Students interested in the departmental honors program should contract the associate head of the department. | |
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