MAE 2250

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MAE 2250
Mechanical Synthesis

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

This is a course focused on design.  Students will learn methods that will help them create and select good solutions and skills that permit them to generalize ideas and try them out.  They will cultivate an ability to work with teammates and to function in a project with open-ended objectives.  Design education is challenged by a qualitative nature, a wide-ranging breadth of technical content and personal preferences of individual designers.

When Offered Spring.

Fees Lab fee: $100 materials fee.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: ENGRD 2020. Prerequisite or corequisite: MAE 2030.

Outcomes
  • Students will be able to use techniques for original thinking and creativity.
  • Students will be able to grasp how to integrate engineering knowledge with personal experience in a design project.
  • Students will be able to gain understanding of the unstructured nature of design.
  • Students will be able to learn techniques to aid graphical thinking and communication.
  • Students will be able to gain basic knowledge of fabrication methods necessary for the implementation of designs.
  • Students will be familiar with the product realization process and its documentation.
  • Students will be able to appreciate broader societal issues of design including ethics, safety, inclusivity, and environmental concerns.
  • Students will be familiar with basic tools of design and manufacturing, such as CAD and machine tools.
  • Students will be able to be aware of safety in manufacturing.
  • Students will be able to function effectively in a team.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8939 MAE 2250   LEC 001

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  • Prerequisite: ENGRD 2020. Prerequisite or co-requisite: ENGRD 2030. Enrollment limited to: M.E. students and to students intending to affiliate in M.E. Petitions to enroll in this class without having met the prereqs are rarely allowed. Petitions must be made through the MAE departmental Petition link on the MAE website. The course instructor does not make decisions on enrollment for this class

  •  8940 MAE 2250   LAB 411

    • M Upson Hall 242
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

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  • 19621 MAE 2250   LAB 412

    • M Upson Hall 242
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  •  8941 MAE 2250   LAB 421

    • T Upson Hall 242
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  • 19622 MAE 2250   LAB 422

    • T Upson Hall 242
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

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  •  8942 MAE 2250   LAB 431

    • W Upson Hall 242
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

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  •  8943 MAE 2250   LAB 441

    • R Upson Hall 242
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

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  • 19624 MAE 2250   LAB 442

    • R Upson Hall 242
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

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  •  8944 MAE 2250   LAB 451

    • F Upson Hall 242
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

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