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Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering - Who are my Advisors?
Each student in Engineering is assigned two advisors. One is the Assistant/Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies, or ADUS, and they can answer questions about your course sequence, prerequisites for concentration courses, and many course-related questions. They are also knowledgeable...
Mechanical Systems
ENG-SCI 125
2025 Fall
Robert Wood
Monday, Wednesday
12:45pm to 2:00pm
Modeling and analysis of mechanical systems. Topics include 3D rigid body dynamics, resonance, damping, frequency response, Laplace transform methods, Lagrange's equations, multiple degree-of-freedom systems and an introduction to control and continuous systems. Analytical modeling will be supplemen...
Engineering Thermodynamics
ENG-SCI 181
2025 Fall
Zhigang Suo
Monday, Wednesday
3:00pm to 4:15pm
Basic algorithm of thermodynamics. Entropy. Energy, space, matter. Free energy. Isolated, thermal, closed, open systems. Refrigerators and power cycles. Chemical Reactions. Phase and chemical equilibrium in multicomponent systems; chemical potential. Batteries, fuel cells. Laboratory included.
Survey of Energy Technology
ENG-SCI 229
2026 Spring
Michael Aziz
Wednesday, Friday
3:00pm to 4:15pm
Principles governing energy generation and interconversion. Current and projected world energy use. Selected important current and anticipated future technologies for energy generation, interconversion, storage, and end usage.