Laboratory I

4 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: None. Enforced Prerequisite: (PHYSICS 240 or PHYSICS 260) and (PHYSICS 241 or PHYSICS 261); and MECHENG 211 and MECHENG 235 and MECHENG 240; Co-requisite: MECHENG 382; No OP/F. Minimum grade requirement of “C” for enforced prerequisite. (4 credits) Weekly lectures and experiments designed to introduce the student to the basics of experimentation, instrumentation, data collection and analysis, error analysis and reporting. Topics will include fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, mechanics, materials and dynamical systems. Emphasis is placed on report writing and team-building skills.