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| Mechanical Engineering |
| What is an Engineer ? |
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Mechanical engineering is the second largest and one of the oldest disciplines; broadest of all engineering disciplines. |
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Mechanical engineers apply the principles of mechanics and energy to the design of machines and devices: ENERGY and MOTION |
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| What Mechanical Engineers Do? |
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Design: cars, airplanes, fax machines, vibration control, automatic control, robotics. |
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Manufacturing: computer-aided design, design automation, new manufacturing processes. |
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Heat and thermal: solar car, engines, refrigeration, heating systems. |
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Biomedical: prosthetics, medical devices. |
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Operations Research: plant layout and operation, analysis of complex data. |
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| What will you study as an Mechanical Engineering student? |
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Forces, motion, structures: statics, dynamics, kinematics, mechanics of solids, and fluids. |
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Energy: thermodynamics, heat transfer |
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Materials: materials engineering & processing, manufacturing. |
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Machines: graphics, design, machine elements, controls. |
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Economics: engineering economic analysis, cost engineering. |
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Human and Social Studies: arts, humanities, social sciences, history, government, ethics, law. |
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Overall foundation: mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, analysis skills, communication skills, computation skills. |
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| The Engineering Design Process: (Core of Engineering) |
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Problem Identification: Get with Customer. |
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Conceptual Design: Sketches and Needs List. |
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Refinement: Computer Modeling, Data Base Development. |
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Testing: Analysis and Simulation of All Design Aspects. |
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Prototyping: Visualizing and Improving the Design. |
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Communication: Engineering Drawings, Specifications. ethics, law. |
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Production: Final Design, Manufacturing, Distribution. |
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| Conclusions |
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This is a class which will give you an overall view of what you will face as an engineering student, and as a professional engineer. |
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Pay attention to the curriculum content to see whether this is what you want to study for the next 4-5 years. |
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Listen carefully to the guest speakers and ask yourself whether you would enjoy being in their place 10 years from now. |
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If you decide that you really want to be an engineer, you will find that it is a very enjoyable, and rewarding (though stressful at times) education and profession. |
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