Mechanical Engineering

427. Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering.  Special topics in mechanical engineering of current interest to undergraduate students; subject matter and prerequisite will be announced in advance of particular semester offering.  Three lectures  (Cr.3) 

Prerequisite: Senior Status.

Course Objectives:

The student will be able to pass the FE exam..

Course Syllabus:

Textbook:

Fundamentals of Engineering, M.C. Potter, Editor, Great Lakes Press, 10th Edition, 2000

Topics:

1. Mathematics

2. Statics

3. Dynamics

4. Mechanics of Materials

5. Thermodynamics

6. Fluid Mechanics

7. Electrical Theory

8. Economics

9. Chemistry

10. Computers

11. Ethics

12. Materials Science

ABET category content as estimated by faculty member who prepared this course description:

Engineering Science: 3 credits (100%)

Prepared by:  Dr. Philip J. Pritchard    Date: March, 2002