Fall 2008 Course Schedule
UW-Platteville Fox Valley Engineering Courses
| Circuit Modeling I Voltage, current, resistance and impedance. Opamps, Phasors, Ohm's law, Kirchoff's laws, superposition, and Thevenin's and Norton's theorems applied to the modeling of zero-order networks and to sinusoidal steady-state analysis. Co-requisite: MAT 221 Calculus I |
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| EE 1210 | 3 credits | Lec | M/W 7:00-8:18 PM | 1847 | Popovich, S. |
| Lab | W 8:30-9:22 PM | ||||
Discrete Time Control Systems Z-transforms, sampling theory, analysis and design of digital control systems. Prerequisite: EE 3310 Cross-listed with ME 4330 |
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| EE 4350 | 4 credits | Lec | T/Th 6:15-8:29 PM | 1847 | Popovich, S. |
| Lab | T/Th 8:30-9:24 PM | ||||
Electric Power Engineering - *Streaming Video Delivery* Introduction to electro mechanics, generators, transformers, transmission lines, motors and network analysis. Pre-requisites: EE 2210 Circuit Modeling II |
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| EE 3410 |
3 credits | Lec | TBA | TBA | Muslu, M. |
Thermodynamics Basic concepts and definitions, ideal gases, properties of real substances. Conservation of mass principle. First law of thermodynamics for closed and open systems. Second law of thermodynamics, entropy and availability. Prerequisites: CHE 165, PHY 201, MAT 222 |
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| ME 2630 | 3 credits | Lec | T/Th 6:15 – 7:33 PM | 1826 | TBA |
Dynamical Systems Mathematical modeling and response of various dynamic systems including mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems; first order and second order systems; multiple degrees of freedom; Laplace transforms with applications; transient, enforced and steady-state response; transfer functions, sinusoidal transfer functions and block diagrams. Prerequisites: MEC 203 Strength of Materials and MAT 271 Differential equations |
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| ME 3030 |
3 credits | Lec | T/Th 4:45-6:03 PM | 1826 | Zampaloni, M. |
Manufacturing Processes Primary manufacturing processes including casting, rolling, and forging. Secondary processes. Overview of materials and testing. Design for manufacturing. Mechanics and economics of metal cutting, economics of process planning, principles of machine tool design. Machine tools. Automation, flexible manufacturing systems, computer numerical control. Prerequisite: ME 3040 Engineering Materials |
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| ME 3230 | 3 credits | Lec | T/Th 6:15-7:33 PM | 1708 | Durkin, B. |
Design of Machine Elements Design, sizing, and detailing of machine elements such as gears, springs, and shafts, and selection of bearings and fasteners to meet specified objectives. Stress tensors, static and fatigue stress analysis, failure analysis, and safety and reliability. Introduction to finite element method. Design projects. Prerequisite: ME 3040 Engineering Materials and “C” or better in MEC 203 Strength of Materials |
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| ME 3330 |
3 credits | Lec | M/W 7:00-8:18 PM | 1826 | Zampaloni, M. |
Mechanical Systems Lab Introduction to engineering laboratory equipment, experimental procedures, report writing, automated data acquisition, and statistical analysis. Emphasis is on the experimental analysis of mechanical systems, including topics such as vibration, strain gauges, and dc motors, along with the electronics used to instrument and measure these systems. Co-requisite: ME 3030 Dynamical Systems |
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| ME 3830 |
3 credits | Lec | M/W 4:30-6:30 PM | 1847 | Zampaloni, M. |
Mechanisms and Machines (formerly Theory of Machines) Introduction to mechanisms. Analysis and synthesis of mechanical systems. Study of motion, velocity, and acceleration related to linkages, cams, and gears. Machine dynamics. Prerequisite: MEC 202 Dynamics |
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| ME 3830 |
2 credits | Lec | T 7:40-9:24 PM | 1826 | Boulanger, P. |
Energy Systems Design - *Streaming Video Delivery* Design and analysis of energy conversion systems with emphasis on solar energy. Flat plate and concentrating collectors for air and liquids, storage flow and control systems requirements, solar electric power generation. Wind energy conversion, biomass. Prerequisites: ME 3630 Applied Thermodynamics and ME 3640 Heat Transfer |
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| ME 4600 |
3 credits | Lec | T/Th 4:45-6:03 PM | 1847 | Rolle, K. |
Thermo-Fluid Systems Design Concepts of thermal systems; design of energy system components; modeling and simulation of thermal systems; application of principles in thermal science to an open-ended design project. Prerequisite: ME 3640 Applied Thermodynamics |
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| ME 4730 |
2 credits | Lec | M/W 7:00-7:52 PM | 1708 | TBA |
* Denotes streaming video course delivery
