Mechanical Technology

MEC 111 Machine Processes I (2-3-0-3)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces safety, hand tools, machine processes, measuring instruments, and the operation of machine shop equipment. Topics include safety, measuring tools, and the basic setup and operation of lathes, milling machines, drill presses, and saws. Upon completion, students should be able to manufacture a simple part to a specified tolerance. Other topics to be covered include non-destructive inspection and testing, work holding devices, and machining centers.

MEC 112 Machine Processes II (2-3-0-3)
Prerequisites: MEC 111
Corequisites: None
This course covers advanced use of milling machines and lathes. Emphasis is placed on safety and compound setup of milling machines and lathes for manufacture of projects with a specified fit. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate proper procedures for manufacture of assembled parts.

MEC 145 Mfg Materials I (2-3-0-3)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces a variety of manufacturing
materials and common processing techniques. Emphasis is placed on the processing, testing, and application of materials such as wood, metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of fundamental engineering applications for a variety of materials, including their process capabilities and limitations.

MEC 161 Manufacturing Processes I (3-0-0-3)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course provides the fundamental principles of processing materials into usable forms for the customer. Emphasis is placed on material forming, removal, and value-added processing provided to the customer by the manufacturers. Upon completion, students should be able to apply principles of traditional and non-traditional processing for metals and non-metals.

MEC 180 Engineering Materials (2-3-0-3)
Prerequisites: MEC 145
Corequisites: None
This course covers the physical and mechanical properties of materials. Topics include testing, heat treating, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, plastics, composites, and material selection. Upon completion, students should be able to specify basic tests and properties and select appropriate materials on the basis of specific properties. Further topics include iron-carbon phase diagrams, ITT diagrams, and processes concerning metallurgical transformation; oral and written communications skills will be emphasized.

MEC 210 Materials-Stress Analysis (1-2-0-2)
Prerequisites: MAT 121
Corequisites: None
This course is a study of the principles and analysis of stress within machines and structural elements. Emphasis is placed on various types of loads including static, impact, varying, and dynamic loads. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate proficiency in analyzing stress in mechanical joints, welds, beams, and columns.

MEC 245 Mfg Materials II (2-3-0-3)
Prerequisites: MEC 145
Corequisites: None
This course covers advanced materials and processing techniques used in modern manufacturing. Emphasis is placed on processing, testing, and application of materials such as polymers, ceramics, and coatings and nontraditional manufacturing processes. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of modern manufacturing processes, engineering materials, and production systems.

MEC 250 Statics & Strength of Mat (4-3-0-5)
Prerequisites: PHY 131 or PHY 151
Corequisites: None
This course covers the concepts and principles of statics and stress analysis. Topics include systems of forces on structures in equilibrium and analysis of stresses and strains on these components. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze forces and the results of stresses and strains on structural components.

MEC 265 Fluid Mechanics (2-2-0-3)
Prerequisites: PHY 131
Corequisites: None
This course covers the physical behavior of fluids and fluid systems. Topics include fluid statics and dynamics, laminar and turbulent flow, Bernoulli's Equation, components, applications, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to apply fluid power principles to practical applications.

MEC 267 Thermal Systems (2-2-0-3)
Prerequisites: PHY 131 or PHY 151
Corequisites: None
This course introduces the fundamental laws of thermodynamics. Topics include work and energy, open and closed systems, and heat engines. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the laws and principles that apply to thermal power. Additional topics covered are properties of steam, use of steam tables, specific heat and entropy changes of ideal gases, and vapor power cycles in Camot, Otto, and Rankine.

MEC 270 Machine Design (3-3-0-4)
Prerequisites: DFT 151, MEC 180
andMEC 250
Corequisites: None
This course covers the basic principles underlying design and selection of machine elements. Topics include stress analysis, selection of components, power transmission, and other design considerations. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and solve mechanical design problems by applying basic engineering principles. Other topics are design and application of machine components such as shafts, belt drives, bearings, chain drives, clutches, couplings, and gears.

MEC 275 Engineering Mechanisms (2-2-0-3)
Prerequisites: DFT 151 and PHY 131
or PHY151
Corequisites: None
This course covers plane motion and devices used to generate plane motion. Topics include analysis of displacement, velocity, acceleration, gears, cams, and other mechanical systems. Upon completion, students should be able to graphically and mathematically analyze a plane motion system. Other topics include analysis of velocity and acceleration of linkages using relative velocity and instant center methods; use of software to analyze mechanisms.

MEC 281 Electronic Mfg Processes (3-3-0-4)
Prerequisites: MEC 161 or MEC 145
Corequisites: None
This course introduces electronic manufacturing processes. Topics include PCB manufacturing, artwork, clean room processing, environmental concerns, reliability, soldering, material issues, flexible circuits, connections, and electronic assembly. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of basic electronic processing and be able to process simple electronic devices. Oral and written communications skills will be emphasized.

MEC 283 Introduction to CAM (2-3-0-3)
Prerequisites: MEC 112 and DFT 111
Corequisites: None
This course introduces the major concepts of a computer-aided manufacturing system. Topics including linking CAD to CAM, software, programming, and machine codes. Upon completion, students should be able to write a program to a simple part using a CAD input file. Oral and written communications skills will be emphasized.