Engineering & Technology, Exams

Structure and Interpretation of Systems & Signals

mathematical modeling techniques used in the design of electronic systems, Systems are defined as mappings on signals, notion of the state, Feedback systems and automata, equivalence of automata and concurrent composition. Hybrid systems, Difference and differential equations, frequency domain models for signals and frequency response for systems, Sampling, Applications (communications systems, audio, video, and image processing systems & control systems): Resources, Instructor guide

Engineering Materials

iron-carbon diagram in detail, Steels, non-ferrous alloys, composites, non-metallic materials, corrosion and the principles underlying the selection of materials in mechanical design, processes taking place during heat treatment of metallic alloys and how they influence their microstructures and properties

Manufacturing Processes

processes which are involved in the manufacturing of parts and products, relating these processes to basic engineering concepts, product designs and practices: lectures (phase diagram, heat treatments, casting & injection modeling, plastics product manufacturing, processing of particles for powder metallurgy, layered manufacturing, metal forming, machining, tolerance & quality control)

Engineering Mechanics (Course Related Materials)

  • Engineering Dynamics - notation & units, rectilinear & curvilinear motion, coordinates, motion, Newton's 2nd law, work-energy relation, potential energy, momentum, impact, rigid bodies, instantaneous center of velocity, moving frames, inertia, Euler's laws, work-energy relations

  • Engineering Statics - Notation and units, Vectors, Equilibrium equations for a particle, Moment of a force, Equivalent force-couple systems, Equilibrium for rigid bodies, trusses, Frames and machines, Internal forces, Dry Friction, Wedges and screws, Belts, Moments of Inertia, Equation sheet for exams
  • Mechanics of Elastic Bodies - How materials carry load, Hooke's law and factor of safety, Extension of bars, Thermal strain, Torsion of a circular shaft, Area moment of inertia, Pure shear and power transmission, loads, bending moment diagrams, Pure Bending, Shear stress in beams. Beams with axial loads, Plane stress, Mohr's circle, Hooke's law, Pressure vessels, Deflection of beams, Buckling of columns

Numerical Methods in Engineering

root-finding, elementary numerical linear algebra, solving systems of linear equations, curve fitting, numerical quadrature and numerical solution to ordinary differential equations

Lecture Courses

  • Applied Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics - flow systems encountered in engineering
    design, viscous flow in pipes, external & compressible flow, turbomachines (pumps), thermodynamics
    of gas mixtures, psychometrics and air-conditioning processes

  • Thermal Management Measurements - laboratory techniques for diagnosing and documenting thermal management problems in electronic equipment, design of thermal management solutions (air-cooled systems)

Mechanics and Materials II

responses exhibited by solid engineering materials when subjected to mechanical & thermal loadings, introduction to physical mechanisms associated with design-limiting behavior of engineering materials (stiffness, strength, toughness, durability), basic mechanical properties of engineering materials, testing procedures, ways in which properties characterize material response: readings, labs, course download

Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials

materials & processes from perspective of thermodynamics & kinetics, laws of thermodynamics, solution theory, equilibrium diagrams, diffusion, phase transformations, development of microstructure: lecture slides & summaries, study materials, course download

Computational Science and Engineering

review of linear algebra, applications to networks, structures, and estimation, Lagrange multipliers, differential equations of equilibrium, Laplace's equation and potential flow, boundary-value problems, minimum principles and calculus of variations, Fourier series, discrete Fourier transform, convolution & applications

Mechanical Systems

Mechanical systems design, System simulation, control, and optimization, Design optimization and system performance evaluation, Design case studies, Equipment for overall system design,lab excercises: Course Outline, Supplemental Notes

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