| Degree Programs |
M.S., Aerospace
and Mechanical Engineering (Computational Fluid and Solid
Mechanics)
The program prepares students for professional
careers in engineering companies that develop products using
computational tools of fluid and solid mechanics. The program
also provides the necessary background for pursuing higher
degrees, Engineer and Ph.D., in aerospace and mechanical engineering
with specializations in computational fluid mechanics, computational
solid mechanics and computational heat transfer. The degree
course work provides a necessary background in basic aerospace
and mechanical engineering disciplines (solid mechanics, fluid
mechanics, heat transfer), engineering mathematics and numerical
methods. The capstone project courses, AME 535b and CE 551,
provide practical examples using existing numerical programs
to simulate structures, heat transfer and fluid flows as well
as commercial mathematical packages for analyzing data.
Admission requirements follow the general
admission rules for aerospace and mechanical engineering graduate
programs. The program requires completion of a minimum of
27 units and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 for graduation.
The program with thesis requires 28 units, four of which are
to be with thesis.
| REQUIRED
CORE COURSES (24 UNITS) |
UNITS |
| AME
404 |
Mechanical
Engineering Problems |
3 |
| AME
509 |
Applied
Elasticity, or |
|
| CE
507 |
Mechanics
of Solids I |
3 |
| AME
525 |
Engineering
Analysis |
3 |
| AME
526 |
Engineering
Analytical Methods |
3 |
| AME
530a |
Dynamics
of Incompressible Fluids |
3 |
| AME
535a |
Introduction
to Computational Fluid Mechanics |
3 |
| AME
535b |
Introduction
to Computational Fluid Mechanics, or |
|
| CE
551 |
Computer-Aided
Engineering Project |
3 |
| CE
529a |
Finite
Element Analysis |
3 |
Selected technical electives from the following
list or other electives approved by a graduate advisor: 3
units.
| TECHNICAL
ELECTIVES |
UNITS |
| AME
511 |
Compressible
Gas Dynamics |
3 |
| AME
516 |
Convection
Processes |
3 |
| AME
564 |
Computational
Techniques in Rarefied Gas Dynamics |
3 |
| AME
590 |
Directed
Research |
1-12 |
| AME
599 |
Special
Topics |
2-4,
max 9 |
| CE
529b |
Finite
Element Analysis |
3 |
| CE
541a |
Dynamics
of Structures |
3 |
| CE
542 |
Theory
of Plates |
3 |
One core class requirement may be waived
at the discretion of a graduate advisor if a student documents
that he or she completed or is enrolled in an equivalent course.
The waived class must be replaced by a technical elective.
Credit for one course of not more than 4 units from another
accredited institution may be approved by a graduate advisor.
The Master’s Thesis (4 units) may be substituted for a technical
elective class (3 units).
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