Mechanical Engineering
MCEG 4XXX: MECH ENGR TRANSFER ELECTIVE
Credit transfered from another institution and articulated for mechanical engineering
upper division elective.
MCEG 3XXX: MECH ENGR TRANSFER ELECTIVE
Credit transfered from another institution and articulated for mechanical engineering
upper division elective.
MCEG 1002: Engineering Graphics
General course in the most important types of engineering drawings. A foundation course
in lettering, geometrical exercises, orthographic projections, including auxiliary
views, sections, pictorial representation. The computer is introduced as a drafting
tool.
Lecture and laboratory four hours. $25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 1011: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisites: Math ACTE score of 24 or higher, or grade of C or higher in MATH 1113,
MATH 1914, or MATH 1203, or consent of instructor.
An introductory lecture/lab course to acquaint students with the technical aspects
of mechanical engineering and professional responsibility.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 2013: Statics
Prerequisites: MATH 2924 and PHYS 2114
Principles of statics, resultants, equilibrium, and analysis of force systems. Structure
analysis, forces in space, friction, centroids, and moments of inertia.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 2023: Engineering Materials
Prerequisite: CHEM 2124
A study of the mechanical and physical properties, micro structure, and the various
testings of engineering materials (metals, plastics, woods, and concrete) from the
viewpoint of manufacture and construction.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 2033: Dynamics
Prerequisite: MCEG 2013
A continuation of MCEG 2013. Study of problems of unbalanced force systems. Kinematics
and kinetics of rigid bodies. Work and energy, impulse and momentum.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 2203: Computational Methods in Engineering
Prerequisites: MCEG 1011 and MATH 2914
An introduction to common computational methods, tools, and procedures used in the
solution of common engineering problems. A standard solution methodology is introduced
along with instruction in units systems, spreadsheet and calculator computations and
the use of engineering software.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 3000: Engineering Internship/Research Experience
Cross-listed: ELEG 3000
Offered: As needed
Prerequisite: A minimum of 60 hours applicable toward the ATU Electrical/Mechanical
engineering program requirements with a minimum 3.5 GPA; and acceptance in an Engineering
Internship or Research Experience for Undergraduates Program.
A minimum of six weeks of supervised on-the-job training with a university research
program, engineering firm, manufacturer, municipality, or company employing engineers.
A written report is required within one week of internship completion. Students will
also present their internship experience to an engineering class or at a student engineering
RSO meeting.
Note: Satisfies College of Distinction requirement.
MCEG 3003: Engineering Modeling and Design
Cross-listed: ELEG 3003
Prerequisites: COMS 2104 or MCEG 2203 and MATH 3243
Reduction of engineering systems to mathematical models; methods of analysis using
computers; interpretation of numerical results; optimization of design variables.
Examples are drawn from various engineering disciplines.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 3013: Mechanics of Materials
Prerequisite: MCEG 2013
Fundamental stress and strain relationships, torsion, shear and bending moments, stresses
and deflections in beams; introduction to statically indeterminate beams, columns,
combined stresses, and safety factors.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 3023: Manufacturing Processes
Prerequisites: MCEG 2023 and 3013
Morphological aspects of manufacturing processes, testing of engineering metals, metal
working processes, metal forming processes, machining, non-destructive inspection
methods, statistical process control, control charts, and total quality management
concepts.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 3313: Thermodynamics I
Prerequisites: MATH 2924 and PHYS 2114
An introduction to thermodynamics, including thermodynamic properties of pure substances,
heat and work, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and entropy with applications
to power and refrigeration cycles.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 3333: Alternative Energy Systems
A study of the design and implementation of alternative energy sources in power production
and other applications. Renewable sources are emphasized.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 3403: Machine Dynamics
Prerequisite: MCEG 2033 and MATH 3243
The study of the relative motion of machine components, force systems applied to these
components, the motions resulting from these forces, and their effect on machine design
criteria.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 3413: Fundamentals of Mechanical Design
Prerequisites: MCEG 2033, 3013, and MATH 3243
Analysis of machines and components through application of basic fundamentals and
principles.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 3442: Mechanical Laboratory I
Prerequisites: MCEG 2023 and MCEG 3013
A study of the basic materials testing procedures and instrumentation. Emphasis will
be placed on proper laboratory techniques including data collection, data reduction,
and report preparation.
Lecture one hour, laboratory three hours. $40 course fee. $25 per credit hour curriculum
content fee.
MCEG 3453: Energy Management
Prerequisite: MCEG 3313
Energy management in commercial building and industrial plants. Utility rate structures.
Sources of primary energy. Energy conversion devices. Prime movers of energy. Heat.
Electricity. Lighting. HVAC Equipment. Building envelope. Electric motors. Estimating
energy savings. Economic justification. Energy auditing.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 3503: Basic Nuclear Engineering
Prerequisites: MATH 2924, CHEM 2124 and PHYS 2114
An introduction to atomic and nuclear processes and to nuclear science and engineering
fundamentals, including the nature of nuclear radiation, the nuclear chain reaction,
criticality, power reactor types, and applications of nuclear technology.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 3512: Radiation Detection Laboratory
Prerequisites: ASNT major and MCEG 3503 or MCEG 3523
A study of each of the common kinds of nuclear radiation, including the detection
and analysis methods and applications to nondestructive assays. Use of computers in
analyses.
Lecture one hour, laboratory three hours. $40 course fee. $25 per credit hour curriculum
content fee.
MCEG 3523: Radiation Health Physics
Prerequisites: MATH 2914, CHEM 2124, or consent.
A study of the protection of individuals and population groups against the harmful
effects of ionizing radiation. Included in the study is: (1) radiation detection and
measurement, (2) relationships between exposure and biological damage, (3) radiation
and the environment, (4) design criteria for processes, equipment, and facilities
so that radiation exposure is minimized, and (5) environmental impact of nuclear power
plants.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 3612: Manufacturing Laboratory
Prerequisite: MCEG 2023
Co-requisites: MCEG 3013 and MCEG 3023
Students will conduct various hands-on activities associated with manufacturing processes
using industry typical practices.
One hour lecture, one hour lab. $40 course fee. $25 per credit hour curriculum content
fee.
MCEG 3663: Engineering Internship
Prerequisites: Mechanical engineering major with junior standing and a minimum GPA
of 2.75/4.000; MCEG 3013 and 3313.
Students will gain experiential learning in an industrial environment by participation
in an engineering internship with an approved industry partner. Students will be required
to participate in engineering project(s) under supervision of an engineer at the selected
partner industry, complete written and oral reports.
Note: May not be repeated for credit.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 3991: Special Problems in Engineering
Prerequisite: Minimum of three hours at the junior level in area of study.
Individual or specialized study in advanced area under the direction of a faculty
advisor.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 3992: Special Problems in Engineering
Prerequisite: Minimum of three hours at the junior level in area of study.
Individual or specialized study in advanced area under the direction of a faculty
advisor.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 3993: Special Problems in Engineering
Prerequisite: Minimum of three hours at the junior level in area of study.
Individual or specialized study in advanced area under the direction of a faculty
advisor.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 3994: Special Problems in Engineering
Prerequisite: Minimum of three hours at the junior level in area of study.
Individual or specialized study in advanced area under the direction of a faculty
advisor.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4042: Metallurgy Laboratory
Co-requisite: MCEG 4043
Laboratory experiments in heat treating, phase transformation, plastic deformation,
work hardening and creep. Concepts and topics from MCEG 4043 are emphasized in the
lab exercises. Failure analysis modes and examples are included.
Lecture one hour, lab three hours. $25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4043: Physical Metallurgy
Prerequisites: MCEG 2023, 3013, 3313
This course provides the student with an in-depth background to the mechanisms and
applications of dislocation motion, crystal plasticity, phase transformations and
solidification processes. Common industrial and experimental processes are studied
for both ferrous and non-ferrous materials.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4053: Corrosion Principles
Prerequisites: MCEG 2023, 3013, 3313
A study of the fundamental causes of corrosion and corrosion damage in metals and
metallic components. Electrochemistry is used to explore the basic reactions governing
environmental corrosion while thermodynamics and kinetics are used to investigate
the rate of controlling steps of environmental attack. Includes an overview of techniques
commonly used to control corrosion damage in industry and architecture.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4202: Engineering Design
Cross-listed: ELEG 4202
Prerequisites: Junior standing and MCEG 3013.
This course serves as the first part of a two course sequence in which the student
completes a senior design project. Design methodologies and tools including real world
design considerations such as environmental impact, engineering ethics, economics,
safety, product costing and liability are introduced. Design for manufacture, project
management, scheduling and proposal writing will be covered. Successful completion
of this course shall require completion of a proposal for a senior design project
being accepted by the faculty design project review process.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4323: Power Plant Systems
Prerequisite: MCEG 3313 or consent.
Co-requisite or Prerequisite: MCEG 4403
A study of the design and operation of steam electric power plant components and systems.
Fossil and renewable energy plants are emphasized.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4332: Thermal Systems Laboratory
Prerequisites: MCEG 3313, 4403
Co-requisites: MCEG 4433, 4443
Advanced laboratory experiments in heat transfer and thermal systems. Conduction,
convection and radiation heat transfer phenomena, power and refrigeration cycle operation,
psychrometrics.
Lecture one hour, laboratory three hours. $25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4343: Internal Combustion Engines
Prerequisites: MCEG 3313 and MCEG 4403
A study of the operating and design principles of internal combustion engines. The
course will cover combustion cycles, emissions, and performance analysis and testing.
Lecture three hours with lab exercises. $25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4403: Mechanics of Fluids and Hydraulics
Prerequisites: MCEG 2033, 3313, and MATH 3243
A study of statics and dynamics of incompressible fluids. Major topics include the
basic fluid flow concepts of continuity, energy and momentum, dimensional analysis,
viscosity, laminar and turbulent flows, and flow in pipes.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4413: Finite Element Analysis
Prerequisites: ELEG 2103, MCEG (ELEG)3003, and MCEG 3013
Introduction to approximate methods using finite elements. Development of the finite
element method using variational formulations. Applications include machine design,
mechanical vibrations, heat transfer, fluid flow and electromagnetics.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4423: Machine Component Design
Prerequisites: MCEG 3413
Design and analysis of specific machine components including gears, clutches, springs,
and bearings.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4433: Thermodynamics II
Prerequisites: MATH 2934 and MCEG 3313
A continuation of MCEG 3313. The study of thermodynamics is extended to the investigation
of relations for simple substances, non-reacting mixtures, reacting mixtures, chemical
reactions and a study of availability analysis. Power and refrigeration cycles are
studied in more depth.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4442: Mechanical Laboratory II
Prerequisite: MCEG 4403
A study of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics experimentation techniques. Laboratory
projects will be assigned with student responsibility for procedure development and
test program implementation. Formal laboratory reports will be required.
Lecture one hour, laboratory three hours. $25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4443: Heat Transfer
Prerequisite: MCEG 4403
Basic thermal energy transport processes, conduction, convection, and radiation, and
the mathematical analysis of systems involving these processes in steady state and
time dependent cases.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4463: Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Design
Prerequisites: MCEG 3313 or permission of instructor
A study of the principles of human thermal comfort including applied psychometrics
and air-conditioning processes. Fundamentals of analysis of heating and cooling loads
and design of HVAC systems.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4473: Mechanical Vibrations
Prerequisites: MCEG 2033, MATH 3243
The study of free and forced vibration of single degree-of-freedom systems, response
to harmonic, periodic and non- periodic excitations. Multi-degree-of- freedom systems
and matrix methods are explored. Computational techniques for predicting system response
continuous systems are introduced.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4491: Mechanical Design Project I
Prerequisites: MCEG 3413 and MCEG/ELEG 4202
First of a two part sequence of courses to complete an independent or group project
in mechanical engineering design. Emphasis will be placed on designing a mechanical
system or sub-system with due regard for: safety, environmental concerns, reliability,
longevity, ease of manufacturing, maintainability, and cost effectiveness. Both a
written and oral report are required.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4492: Mechanical Design Project II
Prerequisites: MCEG 3003, MCEG/ELEG 4202, MCEG 4491, senior standing, and consent
of instructor.
Second of a two part sequence of courses to complete an independent or group project
in mechanical engineering design. Where appropriate, a team approach will be employed.
Emphasis will be placed on designing a mechanical system or sub-system with due regard
for: safety, environmental concerns, reliability, longevity, ease of manufacturing,
maintainability, and cost effectiveness. Both a written and oral report are required.
$50 course fee. $25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4503: Nuclear Power Plants I
Prerequisites: MCEG 3503, MCEG 4403
A study of the various types of nuclear reactor plants including the methods used
for energy conversion. Relative advantages/disadvantages of various plant types investigated.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4991: Special Problems in Engineering
Prerequisite: Minimum of three hours at the junior level in area of study.
Individual study in advanced area of the student's choice under the direction of a
faculty advisor.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4992: Special Problems in Engineering
Prerequisite: Minimum of three hours at the junior level in area of study.
Individual study in advanced area of the student's choice under the direction of a
faculty advisor.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4993: Special Problems in Engineering
Prerequisite: Minimum of three hours at the junior level in area of study.
Individual study in advanced area of the student's choice under the direction of a
faculty advisor.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.
MCEG 4994: Special Problems in Engineering
Prerequisite: Minimum of three hours at the junior level in area of study.
Individual study in advanced area of the student's choice under the direction of a
faculty advisor.
$25 per credit hour curriculum content fee.