Foundation
1. Orientation to Mechanical Engineering
See how mechanical engineers move from need, requirements, concepts, models, prototypes, tests, and redesign.
Prerequisites: None
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Build from foundations through core subjects and advanced engineering methods. Career Directions are explored separately.
Foundation
Foundation
2. Mathematics for Mechanical Engineers
Build the algebra, trigonometry, vectors, calculus, linear systems, differential equations, statistics, and numerical habits used later.
Prerequisites: None
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3. Physics for Mechanical Engineers
Build intuition for units, vectors, force models, motion, energy, thermals, fluids, circuits, and measurement.
Prerequisites: Mathematics for Mechanical Engineers
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4. Engineering Graphics and CAD
Learn sketches, constraints, dimensions, CAD models, drawings, and design intent.
Prerequisites: None
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5. Programming and Computation
Use code for calculations, plots, data checks, repeatable engineering work, and later numerical methods.
Prerequisites: Mathematics for Mechanical Engineers
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6. Statics
Analyze forces, moments, equilibrium, structures, friction, centroids, and internal forces.
Prerequisites: Mathematics for Mechanical Engineers, Physics for Mechanical Engineers
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7. Materials Science and Engineering
Understand structure, processing, properties, failure, and material selection.
Prerequisites: Physics for Mechanical Engineers
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8. Mechanics of Materials
Connect loads to stress, strain, stiffness, deflection, failure, and safe sizing.
Prerequisites: Statics, Materials Science and Engineering
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9. Dynamics
Study motion, forces with acceleration, energy, momentum, rigid bodies, and vibration foundations.
Prerequisites: Statics, Mathematics for Mechanical Engineers
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10. Thermodynamics
Use energy, heat, work, properties, entropy, and cycles to analyze systems.
Prerequisites: Physics for Mechanical Engineers
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11. Fluid Mechanics
Analyze pressure, flow, momentum, pipes, external flow, dimensional analysis, and turbomachinery.
Prerequisites: Physics for Mechanical Engineers, Mathematics for Mechanical Engineers
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12. Heat Transfer
Analyze conduction, convection, radiation, fins, transients, boiling, condensation, and heat exchangers.
Prerequisites: Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics
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13. Manufacturing Processes
Learn casting, forming, machining, joining, polymers, additive manufacturing, metrology, quality, and production tradeoffs.
Prerequisites: Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Graphics and CAD
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14. Machine Elements and Mechanical Design
Design shafts, fasteners, springs, bearings, gears, and other machine parts.
Prerequisites: Mechanics of Materials, Materials Science and Engineering, Manufacturing Processes, Engineering Graphics and CAD
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15. Electrical Circuits and Sensors
Understand circuits, sensors, calibration, signals, and actuator interfaces.
Prerequisites: Physics for Mechanical Engineers, Programming and Computation
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16. Measurements and Instrumentation
Plan tests, reduce data, estimate uncertainty, calibrate sensors, and report evidence.
Prerequisites: Physics for Mechanical Engineers, Programming and Computation, Electrical Circuits and Sensors
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17. Numerical Methods for Mechanical Engineers
Use computation for roots, interpolation, curve fitting, integration, ODEs, error, convergence, and engineering calculation checks.
Prerequisites: Mathematics for Mechanical Engineers, Programming and Computation
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18. System Dynamics
Model mechanical, electrical, thermal, and fluid systems using differential equations, transfer functions, state-space basics, and time response.
Prerequisites: Dynamics, Mathematics for Mechanical Engineers, Numerical Methods for Mechanical Engineers
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19. Control Systems
Study feedback, block diagrams, stability, PID control, root locus, frequency response, Bode plots, controller design, and implementation issues.
Prerequisites: System Dynamics, Electrical Circuits and Sensors, Measurements and Instrumentation
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20. Mechatronics
Combine mechanisms, sensors, actuators, control, electronics, and code into moving systems.
Prerequisites: Programming and Computation, Electrical Circuits and Sensors, Measurements and Instrumentation, System Dynamics, Control Systems
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21. Finite Element Methods
Turn mechanics and numerical methods into checked structural and thermal simulations.
Prerequisites: Mechanics of Materials, Numerical Methods for Mechanical Engineers, Machine Elements and Mechanical Design
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22. Computational Fluid Dynamics
Turn fluid and heat-transfer models into checked simulations.
Prerequisites: Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Numerical Methods for Mechanical Engineers
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23. Multibody Dynamics and Mechanical-System Simulation
Model connected rigid bodies with joints and forces, then build and integrate their equations of motion into checked mechanical-system simulations.
Prerequisites: Dynamics, Numerical Methods for Mechanical Engineers
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24. Optimization for Mechanical Engineers
Use design variables, constraints, objective functions, sensitivity, trade-offs, and optimization methods to improve engineering designs.
Prerequisites: Numerical Methods for Mechanical Engineers, Machine Elements and Mechanical Design
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25. Verification, Validation, and Uncertainty Quantification
Check whether models, simulations, and engineering results are credible through verification, validation, uncertainty, sensitivity, and evidence.
Prerequisites: Numerical Methods for Mechanical Engineers, Measurements and Instrumentation, Finite Element Methods, Computational Fluid Dynamics
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26. Probabilistic Design and Reliability
Quantify variability, estimate failure probability, evaluate component and system reliability, and make robust or reliability-based design decisions.
Prerequisites: Mathematics for Mechanical Engineers, Mechanics of Materials, Machine Elements and Mechanical Design, Numerical Methods for Mechanical Engineers, Programming and Computation
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27. Digital Engineering Foundations for Mechanical Engineers
Connect requirements, models, data, traceability, digital threads, configuration control, and AI-assisted review into defensible engineering decisions.
Prerequisites: Programming and Computation, Machine Elements and Mechanical Design, Numerical Methods for Mechanical Engineers, Measurements and Instrumentation
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Career Directions are not extra course levels. They help you apply the courses toward a career direction after the core.