Course Descriptions
Winter 2009
Aeronautics and Astronautics
AA 507 Aerodynamics of Viscous Fluids I Introduction to viscous flow; exact solutions of the laminar equations of motion; approximate equations. Exact solutions for laminar boundary-layer equations. Approximate methods for compressible laminar boundary layers.
Prerequisite: TBA
Instructor: Kurosaka
Credits: 3
Schedule: MWF 11:30-12:20
Media: Web, CD
AA 528 Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Heat exchangers, energy storage. Direct conversion of heat to electricity. Electrochemical processes.
Prerequisite: Recommended: AA 527
Instructor: Mesbahi
Credits: 3
Schedule: TTh 9:30-10:50
Media: Web, CD
AA 531 Structural Reliability and Damage Theory of plasticity, yield surfaces, flow rules, limit theorems. Concepts of failure and fatigue in aerospace structures, residual strength, cumulative damage, probability aspects and case histories.
Prerequisite: AA 530 or equivalent or permission of instructor
Instructor: Safarian
Credits: 3
Schedule: TTh 3:30-4:50
Media: Web, CD
AA 540 Finite Element Analysis I Formulation of the finite element method using variational and weighted residual methods. Element types and interpolation functions. Application to elasticity problems, thermal conduction, and other problems of engineering and physics.
Instructor: Holsapple
Credits: 3
Schedule: MWF 9:30-10:20
Media: Web, CD
AA 543 Computational Fluid Dynamics I Numerical approximation of the inviscid compressible equations of fluid dynamics. Analysis of numerical accuracy, stability, and efficiency. Use of explicit, implicit, and flux split methods. Discussion of splitting, approximate factorization, discrete point, and finite volume approaches. Applications to the solution of simple hyperbolic systems of equations and the Euler equations.
Instructor: Shumlak
Credits: 3
Schedule: MWF 9:30-10:20
Media: Web, CD
AA 548 Linear Multivariable Control Single loop feedback control theory; poles, zeros, Nyquist stability, performance, robustness of multivariable systems; multivariable control synthesis: Linear-Quadratic-Gaussian methods, loop transfer recovery, Youla parameterization, H-infinity techniques, parameter optimization design. Offered jointly with EE 548/ME 548.
Prerequisite: EE 584 or ME 575; EE 446 or AA 448 or ME 471 or equivalent
Instructor: Ly
Credits: 3
Schedule: MWF 1:30-2:20
Media: Web, CD
AA 581 Digital Control I Discrete-time and sampled-data systems, difference equations, and z-transform. Frequency response. Nyquist stability criterion. Gain and phase margins. Limitations of sampling. Sample rate selection. Controller design via discrete-time equivalents to continuous-time controllers, by direct-digital root locus and by loop shaping.
Prerequisite: ME 471 or equivalent; recommended: ME 575 or equivalent
Instructor: Chizeck
Credits: 3
Schedule: MWF 12:30-1:20
Media: Web, CD
AA 599 Integrity of Composite Aircraft Structures
Learn the tools to understand the most advanced concepts in composite structures and materials. Particular focus will be made on composite failure initiation and propagation, bolted and bonded joints, and damage resistance and tolerance, leading to considerations on regulatory agency requirements. Discussion has a very strong and applied emphasis to aircraft structures but is of applicable to all high-performance, lightweight structures. The emphasis of the course will be industry practices.
Pre-requisites: (these are recommended but not required): Fundamental theory of Laminated Composites (e.g. AA432, AA532, ME450, Course I UW/ Boeing certificate program, or equivalent)
Metal Fatigue and/or Fracture Mechanics (e.g. AA531 or equivalent).
Instructor: Feraboli
Credits: 3
Schedule: MWF 12:30-1:20
Media: Web, CD
Applied Mathematics
AMATH 402 Introduction to Dynamical Systems and Chaos Overview of methods to describe the qualitative behavior of solutions of nonlinear differential equations. Phase space analysis of fixed points and periodic orbits. Bifurcation methods. Description of strange attractors and chaos. Introductions to maps. Applications from engineering, physics, chemistry and biology.
Prerequisite: either AMATH 351 or MATH 307
Instructor: Qian
Credits: 4
Schedule: MTWF 1:30-2:20
Media: Web, CD
AMATH 507 Calculus of Variations Necessary and sufficient conditions for a weak and strong extremum. Legendre transformation, Hamiltonian systems. Constraints and Lagrange multipliers. Space-time problems with examples from elasticity, electromagnetics, and fluid mechanics. Sturm-Liouville problems. Approximate methods.
Prerequisite: AMATH 351 or MATH 307; MATH 324, 327; recommended: AMATH 402 and AMATH 403 or MATH 428 and 429.
Instructor: Kot
Credits: 5
Schedule: MWF 10:30-11:20
Media: Web, CD
AMATH 585 Numerical Analysis of Boundary Value Problems Numerical methods for steady-state differential equations. Two-point boundary value problems and elliptic equations. Iterative methods for sparse symmetric and non-symmetric linear systems: conjugate-gradients, preconditioners.
Prerequisite: AMATH 581 or MATH 584 which may be taken concurrently.
Instructor: Adams
Credits: 5
Schedule: MWF 2:30-3:20
Media: Web, CD
BioEngineering
BIOEN 599 Special Topics in Bioengineering Offered at a graduate level periodically by faculty members within the Department of Bioengineering; concerns areas of research activities with current and topical interest to bioengineers. Prerequisite: undergraduate or graduate courses (or equivalent) determined individually for each special topic.
Instructor: Bassingthwaighte
Credits: 1
Schedule: Th 12:30-1:20
Media: Web, CD
Electrical Engineering
EE 548 Linear Multivariable Control Single loop feedback control theory; poles, zeros, Nyquist stability, performance, robustness of multivariable systems; multivariable control synthesis: Linear-Quadratic-Gaussian methods, loop transfer recovery, Youla parameterization, H-infinity techniques, parameter optimization design. Offered jointly with AA 548/ME 548.
Prerequisite: EE 584 or ME 575; EE 446 or AA 448 or ME 471 or equivalent
Instructor: Ly
Credits: 3
Schedule: MWF 1:30-2:20
Media: Web, CD
EE 581 Digital Control I Discrete-time and sampled-data systems, difference equations, and z-transform. Frequency response. Nyquist stability criterion. Gain and phase margins. Limitations of sampling. Sample rate selection. Controller design via discrete-time equivalents to continuous-time controllers, by direct-digital root locus and by loop shaping.
Prerequisite: ME 471 or equivalent; recommended: ME 575 or equivalent
Instructor: Chizeck
Credits: 3
Schedule: MWF 12:30-1:20
Media: Web, CD
Industrial Engineering - Manufacturing
IND E 518 Seminars on Advances in Manufacturing & Management Current topics and advances made in manufacturing and management. Topics presented by invited speakers from academia and industry. Emphasis on the multidisciplinary nature of manufacturing and management. Offered jointly with ME 518.
Prerequisite:
Instructor: Ramulu
Credits: 1
Schedule: T 3:30-4:20
Media: Web, CD
Mechanical Engineering
ME 450 Introduction to Composite Materials and Design Stress and strain analysis of continuous fiber composite materials. Orthotropic elasticity, lamination theory, failure criterion, and design philosophies, as applied to structural polymeric composites.
Prerequisite recommended: MSE 475
Instructor: LaBossiere
Credits: 3
Schedule: MWF 8:30-9:20
Media: Web, CD
ME 518 Seminars on Advances in Manufacturing & Management Current topics and advances made in manufacturing and management. Topics presented by invited speakers from academia and industry. Emphasis on the multidisciplinary nature of manufacturing and management. Offered jointly with INDE 518.
Prerequisite:
Instructor: Ramulu
Credits: 1
Schedule: T 3:30-4:20
Media: Web, CD
ME 521 Thermodynamics Fundamental concepts of temperature, thermodynamic properties, and systems. The first, second, and combined laws. Development of the relations of classical thermodynamics. Introduction to statistical thermodynamics.
Prerequisite: ME 323 and graduate standing in mechanical engineering or permission of instr
Instructor: Kramlich
Credits: 3
Schedule: TTh 8:30-9:50
Media: Web, CD
ME 548 Linear Multivariable Control Single loop feedback control theory; poles, zeros, Nyquist stability, performance, robustness of multivariable systems; multivariable control synthesis: Linear-Quadratic-Gaussian methods, loop transfer recovery, Youla parameterization, H-infinity techniques, parameter optimization design. Offered jointly with AA 548/EE 548.
Prerequisite: EE 584 or ME 575; EE 446 or AA 448 or ME 471 or equivalent
Instructor: Ly
Credits: 3
Schedule: MWF 1:30-2:20
Media: Web, CD
ME 559 Introduction to Fracture Mechanics Applications of linear fracture mechanics to failure analysis and fracture control based on actual case studies. Fracture toughness and fatigue testing techniques, crack initiation and propagation fatigue life prediction of mechanical components subjected to environmental effects.
Prerequisite: graduate standing in mechanical engineering or permission of instructor
Instructor: Ramulu
Credits: 3
Schedule: MW 1:30-2:50
Media: Web, CD
ME 565 Mechanical Engineering Analysis Applications of vectors, matrices, and partial differential equations to mechanical engineering systems, including computational techniques and analogies. Prerequisite: graduate standing in mechanical engineering or permission of instructor.
Prerequisite: graduate standing in mechanical engineering or permission of instructor
Instructor: Storti
Credits: 3
Schedule: MWF 9:30-10:20
Media: Web, CD
ME 581 Digital Control I Discrete-time and sampled-data systems, difference equations, and z-transform. Frequency response. Nyquist stability criterion. Gain and phase margins. Limitations of sampling. Sample rate selection. Controller design via discrete-time equivalents to continuous-time controllers, by direct-digital root locus and by loop shaping.
Prerequisite: ME 471 or equivalent; recommended: ME 575 or equivalent
Instructor: Chizeck
Credits: 3
Schedule: MWF 12:30-1:20
Media: Web, CD
Technical Communications
TC 521 Current Issues in Technical Communication Presentations on current issues in technical communication.
Prerequisite: TC graduate student status or permission of instructor
Instructor: Thayer
Credits: 1 - credit/no credit, max. 3
Schedule: F 10:30-11:20
Media: Web, CD