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IMPORTANT: Attention students: When adding or dropping, please be advised the Swap and Edit function on Student Center to edit classes is not reliable. You may need to drop the lecture/lab/discussion and re-add it with your revision.
MAE 4272 and MAE 3780 (Fall) and MAE 2250, MAE 3260, and M&AE 3272 (Spring) - See sign-up sheets posted on the bulletin board between Upson 110 and Upson 112 after electronic adding and dropping is no longer available at the beginning of each semester, or if you need to change labs. If you need to add both the lecture and lab, please go to 104 Upson.
M.E. Senior Design Courses - limited to M.E. Seniors - to be taken concurrently or after MAE 4300 (Professional Practice in Mechanical Engineering):
Fall: MAE 4000, Engineering in a Social Context (next offered TBA); MAE 4020, Wind Power; MAE 4140, Mechanics of Lightweight Vehicles; MAE 4550, Intro to Composite Materials (will not be offered 2012/2013 academic year); MAE 4250, FSAE; MAE 4700, Finite Element Analysis for Mechanical and Aero Design, fulfills the M.E. Senior Design requirement when taken with the corresponding MAE 4291 1-credit section. Students may electronically add/drop these courses and their MAE 4291 1-credit component.
Spring: MAE 4230, Intermediate Fluid Dynamics; MAE 4250, FSAE; MAE 4640, Orthopaedic Tissue Mechanics; MAE 4860, Automotive Engineering, fulfills the M.E. Senior Design requirement when taken with the corresponding MAE 4291 1-credit section. Students may electronically add/drop these courses and their MAE 4291 1-credit component.
MAE 4291 (Supervised Senior Design Experience): Independent research or team projects. To register for team projects, independent research and design, go to 108 Upson Hall for enrollment form.
*Project Teams and Undergraduate Independent Research:
MAE 1900 (Freshman and Non-Technical Projects in Mechanical Engineering), and MAE 4900, (Individual and Group Projects in Mechanical Engineering) -Project Teams and Independent Research: to register for MAE 1900 and MAE 4900, go to 108 Upson Hall for enrollment forms. For team projects and research, students may enroll after August 25, 2011. MAE 4900 is not required in the M.E. degree program. For M.E. Majors, MAE 4900 may be used as a technical elective, or as an advisor approved elective (with your advisor's consent).
M.E. Seniors enrolled in 1-4 credits of MAE 4291 are required to submit a senior design report with responses to Senior Design Requirement questions and a Design Report Content Summary Form to their design instructor--see details for requirements for MAE 4291 .
Summer Session and Co-op Engrd 2210, MAE 2120 during the six-week summer session. MAE 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260 are offered through the Co-op Program but are open to all students who have met the pre-requisites.
Energy studies in the College of Engineering
Below you can find information about courses that relate to Energy Sustainability and might be appropriate for your MEng program. The list contains course numbers, level, term offered, credit, type, prerequisites listed in the catalog, faculty, and website, if known, and some additional information. Students should look at prerequisites, etc. to see whether a course's content meets your needs, interests, and the requirements of your MEng field.
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M&AE/T&AM Course Additions and Revisions for Spring 2012
Revised Course Descriptions for MAE 1900, MAE 4291, and MAE 4900 (go to 108 Upson for enrollment assistance):
MAE 1900 Freshman and Nontechnical Projects in Mechanical Engineering Fall, spring. 1–3 credits. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Individual or group study or project for students who want to pursue a particular analytical, COMPUTATIONAL, or experimental investigation outside of regular courses or for informal instruction supplementing that given in regular courses. An engineering report on the project is required of each student. Students must make individual arrangements with a faculty sponsor and submit an Undergraduate Research Project Approval Form to the Student Services Office, 108 Upson Hall. Students are expected to spend 3–4 hours per week per credit hour working on the project. May not be used as a technical elective in the ME major. Intended for freshman on project teams and for project team members performing non-technical tasks.
MAE 4291 Supervised Senior Design Experience Fall, spring. Minimum of 1 or 3 credits depending on section chosen. Prerequisite: senior standing or permission of instructor; taken concurrently or after MAE 4300. Letter grades only. Substantial design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating engineering standards and realistic constraints. Sections of this course satisfy the BS ME senior design requirement. 1-CREDIT SECTIONS are offered in conjunction with a course designated as "Senior Design Elective" (MAE 4000, 4020, 4040, 4140, 4230, 4700, 4860 and newly added TAM/MAE 4550 and MAE 4640). 3-CREDIT SECTIONS are directed by a faculty member as an individual or a team design exercise. Consult for enrollment and course details.
MAE 4900 Individual and Group Projects in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Fall, spring. 1–4 variable credits. Prerequisites: sophomore, junior, or senior standing and permission of instructor. Individual or group study or project for students who want to pursue a particular analytical. COMPUTATIONAL, or experimental investigation outside of regular courses or for informal instruction supplementing that given in regular courses. An engineering report on the project is required of each student. Students must make individual arrangements with a faculty sponsor and submit an Undergraduate Research Project Approval Form to the Student Services Office, 108 Upson Hall. Students are expected to spend 3-4 hours per week per credit hour working on the project.
TAM 2030 (formerly ENGRD 2030), Dynamics. This is a spring only course.
MAE 4900 - Individual and Group Projects in Mechanical Engineering "French in Engineering & Science" (Next Offered TBA 1 credit S/U).
The course is taught in French to familiarize students with technical terms and the culture of science and engineering in Francophone countries. Through informal discussions, it covers technical topics at an elementary level in mathematics, physics and chemistry, as well as several applied engineering disciplines (mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, materials, computer). The course also includes a brief historical perspective on French science and engineering, a description of the education system in France, and opportunities offered for studies abroad. Limited to 10 students. For information, contact Professor Michel Louge, MYL3@cornell.edu.
MAE 4980 - Teaching Experience in Mechanical Engineering
Fall, Spring. 3 credits. Permission of instructor only. Students serve as teaching assistants in Cornell mechanical engineering classes or in local middle school technology classes. Can not be used to fulfill M.E. technical elective requirement, but may be approved as advisor-approved elective. May not be used towards M.E. Minor. For more information regarding Teaching Assistant credit for Mechanical Engineering classes, and to apply, contact Professor Sachse at sachse@cornell.edu . Click here for more information regarding Cornell-DeWitt Middle School TA program opportunities.
MAE 6949 - Seminar for First-Year MAE Ph.D. Students
(Fall, 2 credits, S/U) SEM 101This course is mandatory for all first-year Ph.D. students in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Meets in Upson Lounge, Time: TBA Contact Marcia Sawyer mjs14@cornell.edu for details.
