BYU ME: Programs & Degrees: Course Descriptions

ME EN 172 : Engineering Graphics--Principles and Applications. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
PREREQUISITE:	Engineering and technology major status.
DESCRIPTION:	Comprehensive applications of CAD-based national (ANSI) and international (ISO) graphics standards, including coordinate and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing practices, manufacturing, and product verification procedures.

ME EN 191 : New Student Seminar. (.5:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W
DESCRIPTION:	Topics of special interest to new mechanical engineering majors.
NOTE:	Required of all first-semester freshman and transfer students.

ME EN 199R : Academic Internship. (.5-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, Sp or Su
PREREQUISITE:	consent of both department chair and cooperative education coordinator.
DESCRIPTION:	Work experience evaluated by supervisor and posted on student's transcript.

ME EN 250 : Science of Engineering Materials. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, Sp or Su
PREREQUISITE:	Chem 105.
DESCRIPTION:	Principles and properties of solid materials and their behavior as applied to engineering.

ME EN 282 : Manufacturing Processes. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, Sp or Su
PREREQUISITE:	CEEn 203, MeEn 250.
DESCRIPTION:	Common manufacturing processes, including technological limitations and economic considerations. Influence of product design on process selection and manufacturing efficiency.

ME EN 312 : Fluid Mechanics. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, Sp or Su
PREREQUISITE:	MeEn 373 or concurrent enrollment; 321, 363.
DESCRIPTION:	Physics and modeling of fluid flow; fluid statics, dimensional analysis, momentum, internal and external viscous flow, compressible flow, and fluid machinery.

ME EN 321 : Thermodynamics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, Sp or Su
PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 123; Math 303 or 334.
DESCRIPTION:	Fundamentals of thermal energy and work; principle of state, conservation of mass, conservation of energy, increase of entropy principle; application to thermal and mechanical processes.

ME EN 335 : Dynamic System Modeling and Analysis. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, Sp or Su
PREREQUISITE:	Math 303 or 334, MeEn 363, 373, CEEn 204.
DESCRIPTION:	Formulating mathematical models for mechanical, electrical, fluid, and combined systems; numerical solution of motion equations; first- and second-order systems, frequency response, and transfer functions.

ME EN 340 : Heat Transfer. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, Sp or Su
PREREQUISITE:	MeEn 312.
DESCRIPTION:	Fundamentals of heat transfer; basics of conduction, convection, and radiation; mass transfer by analogy; heat exchangers; computer applications to practical design and analysis problems.

ME EN 363 : Elementary Instrumentation. (3:3:1.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, Sp or Su
PREREQUISITE:	Math 303 or 334; ECEn 301; Engl 316 or concurrent enrollment.
DESCRIPTION:	Fundamentals of mechanical measuring systems; sensors, signal conditioning, statistical error analysis, dynamic response, standards.

ME EN 372 : Mechanical System Design Fundamentals. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, Sp or Su
PREREQUISITE:	CEEn 203, MeEn 172, 250, 282; 373 or concurrent enrollment.
DESCRIPTION:	Static and dynamic stress and failure analysis for mechanical systems.

ME EN 373 : Introduction to Scientific Computing and Computer-Aided Engineering. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, Sp or Su
PREREQUISITE:	Math 113; concurrent enrollment in Math 214 or 302.
DESCRIPTION:	Computer programming for engineers taught in context of solving physical systems using numerical methods. Student will program solutions using the C++ language, spreadsheets, symbolic solvers, etc.

ME EN 412 : Applications of Fluid Dynamics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	Me En 312.
DESCRIPTION:	One-dimensional compressible flow, shocks, expansions, nozzles; turbomachinery design and performance; pumps, compressors, fans, and turbines; introduction to CFD with applications.

ME EN 415 : Applied Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	Sp or Su
PREREQUISITE:	MeEn 312.
DESCRIPTION:	Modern applied aerodynamics, including performance, stability, and control of aerospace vehicles.

ME EN 422 : Applied Thermodynamics. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W; Sp or Su
PREREQUISITE:	Me En 321, 363, 373.
DESCRIPTION:	Applied engineering thermodynamics including air and steam power cycles, thermodynamic relations, and introduction to combustion and equilibrium chemical reactions.

ME EN 425 : Internal Combustion Engines. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	Me En 321 or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION:	Fundamental operating characteristics of internal combustion engines, spark and compression ignition. Thermodynamic cycle analysis, performance and emissions characterization, and dynamometer testing on CFR and production engines.

ME EN 426 : Gas Turbine and Jet Engine Design. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	Me En 312, 321; or equivalents.
DESCRIPTION:	Design and synthesis of land-based and aircraft gas turbines utilizing fluid flow and thermodynamic fundamentals. Extensive discussion of turbojet, turbofan, and turboprop engines.

ME EN 431 : (Me En-EC En 483) Design of Control Systems. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	Me En 335 or EC En 380.
DESCRIPTION:	Classical frequency response and time domain design of control systems. State variable control and computer simulation of control systems.

ME EN 437 : Kinematics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W; Sp or Su
PREREQUISITE:	CE En 204; Math 303 or 334; Me En 373.
DESCRIPTION:	Relative motion of links in mechanisms; velocities and accelerations of machine parts; rolling contact; cams; synthesis of mechanisms. Includes computer-aided engineering techniques.

ME EN 452 : Intermediate Materials. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Me En 250, 372; or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION:	Mechanical behavior of engineering materials including metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites.

ME EN 456 : Composite Material Design. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Me En 250.
DESCRIPTION:	Macro- and micro-mechanical analysis and design of uni- and multidirectional composite materials.

ME EN 471 : Computer-Aided Engineering Applications. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	Me En 172, 373, CE En 203, 204.
DESCRIPTION:	Application of computer-aided engineering tools to design; 3-D geometry and solid modeling; applying finite element analysis, kinematic analysis, and other software to engineering analysis.

ME EN 472 : Mechanical Systems Design Applications. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	Me En 372.
DESCRIPTION:	Theory, analysis, and design of mechanical systems and components.

ME EN 475 : Integrated Product and Process Design 1. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W
PREREQUISITE:	MeEn 321, 363, 372, 373; senior standing (fewer than 30 hours remaining in the program) in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering technology, industrial design, or related disciplines with instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Comprehensive two-semester design experience from conception to manufacturing planning and prototype. Product development process. Economic and manufacturing considerations. Intellectual property assignment agreement required.
NOTE:	MeEn 475 and 476 must be taken in consecutive fall and winter semesters.

ME EN 476 : Integrated Product and Process Design 2. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W
PREREQUISITE:	MeEn 321, 363, 372, 373; senior standing (fewer than 30 hours remaining in the program) in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering technology, industrial design, or related disciplines with instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Comprehensive two-semester design experience from conception to manufacturing planning and prototype. Product development process. Economic and manufacturing considerations. Intellectual property assignment agreement required.
NOTE:	MeEn 475 and 476 must be taken in consecutive fall and winter semesters.

ME EN 477 : Design for Manufacture and Assembly. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	MeEn 282, 372; or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION:	Design practice for manufacturing considerations. Surface finish, tolerances, GD&T, and inspection and gaging principles. Application of computer-aided tolerancing and inspection.

ME EN 482 : Manufacturing Systems Analysis and Design. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	MeEn 250, 282; or equivalents.
DESCRIPTION:	Analysis, synthesis, and control of processing and assembly operations; mathematical modeling of manufacturing processes; systems integration; applying conservation principles to processing and assembly operations.

ME EN 486 : Automation. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
DESCRIPTION:	Determining appropriate levels of manufacturing automation based on economics and productivity. Elements of automation, including sensors, robots, conveyors, and part feeders.

ME EN 495R : Mentored Learning for Undergraduates in Mechanical Engineering. (.5-6:Arr.:Arr.)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
DESCRIPTION:	Independent learning with a faculty member.

ME EN 499R : Honors Thesis. (.5-6:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:

F, W, Sp or Su

ME EN 500 : (MeEn-CEEn) Design and Materials Applications. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	CEEn 203; MeEn 372 or CEEn 321; or equivalents.
DESCRIPTION:	Applied and residual stress; materials selection; static, impact, and fatigue strength; fatigue damage; surface treatments; elastic deflection and stability--all as applied to mechanical design.

ME EN 501 : (MeEn-CEEn) Stress Analysis and Design of Mechanical Structures. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	Sp or Su
PREREQUISITE:	CEEn 321 or MeEn 372 or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION:	Stress analysis and deflection of structures; general bending and torsion, with computer applications to mechanical and aerospace structure design.

ME EN 503 : (MeEn-CEEn) Plasticity and Fracture. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	CEEn 203; MeEn 250; Math 303; senior standing or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Tensor algebra; stress and deformation tensors; relationships between dislocation slip, yielding, plastic constitutive behavior, and microstructure development; cracks and linear elastic fracture mechanics.

ME EN 504 : (Me En-CE En) Computer Structural Analysis and Optimization. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	Linear algebra; CE En 321 or Me En 372; or equivalents.
DESCRIPTION:	Matrix analysis of rods, shafts, beams, trusses, frames, and grids using the generalized stiffness method. Optimization methods for these structures. Organizing computer programs for structural analysis and structural optimization.

ME EN 506 : (MeEn-CEEn) Continuum Mechanics and Finite Element Analysis. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	Linear algebra; CE En 321 or Me En 372; or equivalents.
DESCRIPTION:	Equilibrium, constitutive, and compatibility equations; closed-form solutions from elasticity; finite element theory, programming, and usage; membrane, axisymmetric, and solid elements. Application to heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and seepage.

ME EN 508 : (Me En-CE En) Structural Vibrations. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	CE En 321 or Me En 372 or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION:	Dynamic analysis of single degree-of-freedom, discrete multi-degree-of-freedom, and continuous systems. Applications include aerospace, civil structures, and mechanical components.

ME EN 510 : Compressible Fluid Flow. (3:3:1.5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W odd years
PREREQUISITE:	Me En 312 or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION:	One-dimensional analysis of compressible flow with area change, friction, heat transfer, shock waves, and combined effects, including experimental methods.

ME EN 512 : Intermediate Fluid Dynamics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	Me En 312 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Review of fluid properties, Navier-Stokes equations, exact and similarity solutions, introduction to potential flows, stream functions, lift and drag, boundary layers, vorticity, and turbulence.

ME EN 521 : Intermediate Thermodynamics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F odd years
PREREQUISITE:	Me En 422 or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION:	Review of first and second law analysis; exergy; equations of state and other thermodynamic relations; properties of mixtures and multiphase systems; chemical reactions and equilibrium.

ME EN 522 : Combustion. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	Chem 105, Me En 422; or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to first- and second-law ideal gas combustion systems along with elementary models of homogeneous and heterogeneous premixed and/or diffusion flames.

ME EN 523 : (Me En-CE En) Aircraft Structures. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	CE En 321 or Me En 372; or equivalents.
DESCRIPTION:	Requirements, objectives, loads, materials, and tools for design of airframe structures; static behavior of thin-wall structures; durability and damage tolerance; certification and testing. Airframe component team design project.

ME EN 534 : Dynamics of Mechanical Systems. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	Me En 335 or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION:	Hamiltonian and Lagrangian dynamics, generalized coordinates, linear and angular momentum, Euler angles, rigid-body motions, and gyroscopic effects. Theory taught with applications integrated.

ME EN 535 : Mechanical Vibrations. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	Me En 335 or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to energy methods for system modeling, eigenvalues and mode shapes, frequency response, and spectral characterization of vibrations.

ME EN 537 : Advanced Mechanisms, Robotics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	Me En 437 or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION:	Kinematics and dynamics of advanced mechanisms, such as robots, with computer simulation of mechanism motion.

ME EN 538 : Compliant Mechanisms. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PREREQUISITE:	Me En 372; 475 or concurrent enrollment; or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Design and analysis of compliant mechanisms and compliant structures. Large-deflection analysis/force displacement relationships; mechanisms synthesis.

ME EN 540 : Intermediate Heat and Mass Transfer. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	Me En 340 or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION:	Analytical approaches to conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer. Introduction to mass transfer.

ME EN 541 : Numerical Heat Transfer. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	Me En 340 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Heat transfer analysis by numerical methods. Finite difference and finite element methods, stability, and error analysis.

ME EN 550 : (Me En-EC En) Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS). (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F even years
PREREQUISITE:	EC En 450 or Me En 372 or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION:	Design, fabrication, and applications of MEMS. Mechanical properties governing their design and reliability and the processing technologies used to fabricate them.

ME EN 557 : Corrosion. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F odd years
PREREQUISITE:	Chem 105 or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION:	Basic principles, eight common forms of corrosion, testing, materials, applications, modern theory, and high temperature metal-gas reactions.

ME EN 558 : Metallurgy. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F even years
PREREQUISITE:	MeEn 250 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Fundamental principles of physical metallurgy and their application to design.

ME EN 561 : (Me En-Phscs) Fundamentals of Acoustics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 123 or equivalent; Math 303 or 334 or equivalent.
RECOMMENDED:	Phscs 318, 321; or equivalents.
DESCRIPTION:	Sound generation, transmission, reflection, and reception. Vibrating systems, elastic media, mechanical energy, and radiation. Sound in tubes and cavities. Acoustic filters. Noise measurement and perception.

ME EN 562 : (Me En-Phscs 660) Analysis of Acoustic Systems. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 561 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Analyzing and modeling electro-mechano-acoustic systems. Transducers, calibration, and acoustical measurements. Sound sources, arrays, coupling, radiation, and directivity. Duct acoustics. Energy-based acoustics.

ME EN 564 : Digital Instrumentation and Mechatronic Systems. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	MeEn 363 or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION:	Design and analysis of instrumentation systems, fundamental sensor characteristics, and computer data acquisition; time and frequency domain modeling with analog and digital components.

ME EN 570 : (Me En-CE En) Computer-Aided Engineering Software Development. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	Me En 373 or C programming.
DESCRIPTION:	Programming methods for development of engineering software. Data structures, architecture, libraries, and graphical user interfaces, with applications to CAD systems.

ME EN 572 : (Me En-CE En) Computer-Aided Geometric Design. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	Proficiency in C programming.
DESCRIPTION:	Mathematical theory of free-form curves and surfaces and solid geometric modeling. Bezier and B-spline curve and surface theory, parametric and implicit forms, intersection algorithms, topics in computer algebra, and free-form deformation. Several programming projects.

ME EN 574 : Product Development Automation. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	Prerequisite: Me En 475, 476; or equivalents.
DESCRIPTION:	Design automation, network modeling of design systems, mass customization, agent-based methods, transnational design systems. Aerospace, automotive, and consumer product applications.

ME EN 575 : (Me En-CE En) Optimization Techniques in Engineering. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	Math 302 and FORTRAN, C, or similar computer language.
DESCRIPTION:	Application of computer optimization techniques to constrained engineering design. Theory and use of state-of-the-art computer routines. Robust design methods.
NOTE:	Fee.

ME EN 576 : Product Design. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	MeEn 475 or instructor's consent.
DESCRIPTION:	Emerging design methodology and design strategies for complex systems, including decomposition methods and sensitivity analysis. Advanced CAD/CAE/CAM technologies applied to design.

ME EN 578 : CAD/Cam Applications. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	Advanced FORTRAN, C, or C++.
DESCRIPTION:	Principles and practices involved in parametric surface and solid modeling, associativity, NC tool path generation, etc. Construction of complete CAD models for design, analysis, and manufacture.

ME EN 584 : Manufacturing Process Machine Design. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	W
PREREQUISITE:	MeEn 372 or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION:	Applying machine design principles to manufacturing process machines and tooling; integrating machine elements; precision machine design. Designing and analyzing the effects of loading, combined stresses, and deflections on machine process capability. Sensors applied to process machines.

ME EN 585 : Manufacturing Competitiveness: Quality and Productivity. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	F
PREREQUISITE:	Stat 332, Me En 282; or equivalents.
DESCRIPTION:	Production strategies to improve quality, decrease cost, and increase throughput to create market advantage; effective production management systems; applying quality improvement tools to process data; theory of constraints and lean production.