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22 courses with the subject ME, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

ME 102Statics3

HSS 2 Texts and Contexts: Old Worlds and New 3 Total Credits Spring Semester 18.5

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu

ME 103Statics2

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu

ME 104Measurements Laboratory1

HSS-2 Texts and Contexts: Old Worlds and New 3 Total Credits Spring Semester 18.5

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu

ME 200Dynamics3

This course introduces the general principles of kinematics (the description of motion) and kinetics (the relationship between motion and the forces that cause it) that are necessary to understand, design, and analyze the motion of engineering systems. Topics include Newton’s laws of motion; two and three dimensional kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies; relative motion; work and energy relations; impulse and momentum relations; introduction to vibrations. Laboratory modules focus on numerical solutions of equations of motion. Prerequisites: ME 103 and ME 104. Credits: 3

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu

ME 211Design and Prototyping2

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu

ME 300Stress and Applied Elasticity3

Three-dimensional theory of elasticity; state of stress, state of strain, elastic stress-strain relations. Applications include elementary three-dimensional problems, plane stress and plane strain, Saint Venant’s long cylinder, beams and plates. Computer-aided design projects. Prerequisite: ESC 201. Credits: 3

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu

ME 301Mechanical Vibrations3

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu

ME 310Design Elements3

Application of the principles of mechanics to the design of basic machine elements; study of components subjected to static, impact and fatigue loading; influence of stress concentration; deflection of statically determinate and indeterminate structures by the energy method. Design projects apply basic criteria to the design of shafts, springs, screws and various frictional elements; design projects make use of computer, experimental and modeling techniques.

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu
Prerequisite: ME 300.

ME 312Manufacturing Engineering3

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu

ME 313Introduction to Industrial Design3

The collaborative relationship between art, engineering and industrial design, academically and professionally, is a pivotal relationship in the development of new ideas. This course serves as an introduction to the world of industrial design and its wide-ranging applications. The students will learn about the history of design and design concepts and methodology through lectures, discussions, and small projects; and will explore, develop, and execute a term design as part of a class project as the course progresses. The main goals of this course are to develop a better understanding of the perspective of an industrial designer and to gain experience in the practice of industrial design.

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu
Prerequisite: ME 211 or permission of instructor. Open to all students.

ME 331Advanced Thermodynamics3

Equations of state; properties of pure substances; ideal and real gas and gas vapor mixture properties, fundamental process and cycle analysis of ideal and real systems; modern gas and vapor power cycles and refrigeration cycles. Computer applications to problem solving. Prerequisite: ESC 330. Credits: 3

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu

ME 342Heat Transfer3

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu

ME 351Feedback Control Systems3

Modeling and representation of dynamic physical systems: transfer functions, block diagrams, state equations, and transient response. Principles of feedback control and linear analysis including root locus and frequency response methods. Practical applications and computer simulations using MATLAB. Discussions of ethics will be integrated into the curriculum. Prerequisite: ME 251. Credits: 3

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu

ME 352Process Control Laboratory1

An introduction to process control using DC motor, liquid-level tank, and heat exchanger experimental rigs. Students will characterize systems, implement on-off control and PID-control, and apply various tuning methods. Practical applications and assignments cover actual heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and building automation systems. Co-requisite: ME351.

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu

ME 360Engineering Experimentation3

Engineering or Science Elective 3 Humanities/Social Sciences Elective 3 Total Credits Spring Semester 15

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu

ME 371Data-Driven Problem Solving in Mechanical Engineering3

This course focuses on the implementation of data analysis in mechanical engineering, providing insights, identifying possible problems in engineering systems, and providing solutions to identified problems. The course will discuss how to: 1) visualize and classify information; 2) identify problems in engineering systems using data analysis and machine learning tools; 3) predict characteristics of engineering systems; provide data-driven solutions for engineering problems using data mining; and design products and structures informed by data trends. A broad range of applications within mechanical engineering will be discussed. Prerequisite or co-requisite: ME200. 206

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu

ME 393Mechanical Engineering Projects3

Original investigations, involving design and experimental work which allow the application of engineering sciences to the analysis and synthesis of devices or systems and permit the deepening of experience in engineering decision making. Projects are carried out in small groups and are supervised by the instructor in accordance with professional practice.

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu
Prerequisite: ME300, ME342, ME351, and ME360.

ME 394Capstone Senior Mechanical Engineering Design3

ME 300- or 400-level Lecture Course* 3 Free Electives 6 Total Credits Spring Semester 12 Total credits required for degree 135 * Please note independent studies cannot be used to fulfill ME 300- or 400-level Lecture Course requirement (must be a course with its own catalog description that meets for 3 contact hours). * Engineering or Science Electives may be any course in the School of Engineering with BIO/Ch/ChE/CE/CS/ECE/EID/Ma/ME/Ph/VIP prefix. 190

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu

ME 408Introduction to Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)

Theory and practical applications of computer aided engineering methodologies, and use of multiphysics software, in mechanical engineering practices. Topics include principal modeling and solution techniques, computational geometry applications, modeling of mechanical engineering problems, and non-linear and dynamic problem solving. Students use typical commercial software packages to work on practical case studies.

Subject: ME
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu
Prerequisite: ESC 201. Credits: 3

ME 422Fundamentals of Aerodynamics3

Theory and application of advanced fluid mechanics in aerospace engineering; airplane wing geometry, general governing equations of aerodynamics, potential flow theory, theory of lift for the wing, comparison of theory to wind tunnel experiments, the boundary layer and drag.

Subject: ME
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu
Prerequisite: ESC 340.

ME 453Energy Efficient Building Systems

Equipment fundamentals, energy management and control systems used in buildings to manage heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems and components. Proper commissioning, operation and maintenance and their impact on efficiency, equipment life, energy consumption and carbon footprint. Students will perform energy savings calculations, learn processes to identify and correct building operational problems that lead to waste, identify energy conservation measures and analyze trend data and historical operation. Technical projects and site visits provide exposure to open-ended problems related to actual HVAC and building management systems. ME 465: Sound and Space (same as EID 465) Fundamentals of acoustics, including sound waves, room and hall acoustics, and metrics of sound. Audio engineering, including microphones, signal processors, amplifiers and loudspeakers. Applications of psychoacoustics including virtual acoustic environments over headphones and loudspeakers. 207

Subject: ME
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu
Prerequisite: ESC 330, ESC 340, and ME 352 or permission from instructor. Open to all students. Credits: 3 ESC 251 or ECE 211 or equivalent or prior approval of the instructor. Credits: 3
Alias: EID 465

ME 493494: Selected Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering

These courses will deal with current advanced technological developments in various fields of mechanical engineering. Projects and design will be emphasized.

Subject: ME
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: cooper.edu
Prerequisite: ME faculty permission and graduate standing. Credits: 3

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