Rensselaer Catalog
Course Descriptions
Mechanical Engineering,
Aeronautical Engineering and Mechanics   
(School of Engineering)

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MEAE-2060 Aerospace Fundamentals
MEAE-2800 Introduction to Space Technology
MEAE-2960 Topics in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, or Mechanics
MEAE-2980 Senior Project
MEAE-4010 Thermal and Fluids Engineering II
MEAE-4020 Thermal and Fluids Engineering Laboratory
MEAE-4030 Elements of Mechanical Design
MEAE-4040 Mechanical Systems Laboratory
MEAE-4060 Aerospace Structural Analysis
MEAE-4070 Aerodynamics I
MEAE-4080 Propulsion Systems
MEAE-4090 Flight Mechanics
MEAE-4100 Spaceflight Mechanics
MEAE-4130 Analysis and Design of Composite Structures
MEAE-4150 Stresses in Machine Elements
MEAE-4170 Machine Dynamics
MEAE-4190 Mechanical Reliability and On-Condition Maintenance
MEAE-4200 Rotorcraft Performance, Stability, and Control
MEAE-4230 Fixed-Wing Aircraft Design
MEAE-4240 Introduction to Finite Elements
MEAE-4250 Mechatronic System Design
MEAE-4260 Design of Mechanical Systems
MEAE-4270 Dynamics and Control of Multibody Systems
MEAE-4280 Design Optimization: Theory and Practice
MEAE-4290 Electronic Packaging
MEAE-4300 Aeroelasticity
MEAE-4310 Theory of Structures
MEAE-4320 Elements of Elasticity
MEAE-4330 Analytical Methods in Solid Mechanics I
MEAE-4340 Analytical Methods in Solid Mechanics II
MEAE-4420 Mechanisms
MEAE-4480 Advanced Fluid Mechanics
MEAE-4490 Mechatronics
MEAE-4510 Metal Cutting
MEAE-4540 Computer-Aided Design Detailing, Dimensioning, and Geometric Tolerancing
MEAE-4550 Analysis of Manufacturing Processes
MEAE-4610 Vibrations
MEAE-4650 Fracture Mechanics
MEAE-4670 Mechanical Behavior of Materials I
MEAE-4700 Solar Devices and Renewable Energy
MEAE-4710 Advanced Heat Transfer
MEAE-4720 Design and Analysis of Energy Systems
MEAE-4750 Combustion Systems
MEAE-4760 Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
MEAE-4800 Boundary Layers and Heat Transfer
MEAE-4830 Acoustics Engineering
MEAE-4850 Transatmospheric Vehicle Design
MEAE-4860 Introduction to Helicopter Design
MEAE-4880 Analysis of Engineering Problems
MEAE-4900 Aeroelasticity and Structural Vibrations
MEAE-4910 Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
MEAE-4920 Aerospace Structures and Controls Laboratory
MEAE-4930 Principles and Practices of Aerodynamic Design
MEAE-4940 Individual Projects in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, or Mechanics
MEAE-4960 Topics in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, or Mechanics
MEAE-5020 Combustion Engines
MEAE-5040 Gas Turbine Performance Analysis
MEAE-5060 Introduction to Compressible Flow
MEAE-5080 Turbomachinery
MEAE-6050 Commercial-Transport Aircraft Design
MEAE-6060 Rotorcraft Performance, Stability, and Control
MEAE-6070 Aerodynamics of Rotors
MEAE-6110 Kinematic Synthesis
MEAE-6120 Robotics
MEAE-6130 Dynamics of Rotating Machinery
MEAE-6150 Advanced Structural Analysis
MEAE-6160 Advanced Design with Composites
MEAE-6170 Mechanics of Solids
MEAE-6180 Mechanics of Composite Materials
MEAE-6200 Plates and Shells
MEAE-6210 Structural Stability
MEAE-6220 Thermal Stresses
MEAE-6250 Continuum Mechanics
MEAE-6260 Applications in Linear Elasticity
MEAE-6310 Nonlinear Vibrations
MEAE-6400 Analytical Dynamics
MEAE-6410 Celestial Mechanics
MEAE-6420 Multibody Dynamics
MEAE-6450 Mechanics of Materials Processing
MEAE-6460 Mechanical Behavior of Materials II
MEAE-6490 Plasticity
MEAE-6500 Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
MEAE-6510 Theory of Potential Flow
MEAE-6530 Turbulence
MEAE-6540 Advanced Thermodynamics
MEAE-6550 Theory of Compressible Flow
MEAE-6580 Gas Dynamics
MEAE-6610 Transonic Aerodynamics
MEAE-6630 Conduction Heat Transfer
MEAE-6640 Radiation Heat Transfer
MEAE-6650 Convective Heat Transfer
MEAE-6660 Fundamentals of Finite Elements
MEAE-6670 Nonlinear Finite Element Methods
MEAE-6680 Finite Element Programming
MEAE-6690 Advanced Finite Element Formulations
MEAE-6700 Finite Element Methods in Structural Dynamics
MEAE-6710 Simulation of Experiments in Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics
MEAE-6720 Computational Fluid Dynamics
MEAE-6730 Tribology
MEAE-6740 Advanced Topics in Tribology
MEAE-6760 Finite Element Methods for Fluid Dynamics
MEAE-6780 Numerical Modeling of Failure Processes in Materials
MEAE-6800 Manufacturing Systems Integration
MEAE-6810 Advanced Manufacturing Methods
MEAE-6820 Finite Deformation Plasticity: Theory and Applications
MEAE-6830 Combustion
MEAE-6840 An Introduction to Multiphase Flow and Heat Transfer I
MEAE-6850 An Introduction to Multiphase Flow and Heat Transfer II
MEAE-6860 Rotary Wing Structural Dynamics I: Vibrations
MEAE-6870 Rotary Wing Structural Dynamics II: Aeroelastic Stability
MEAE-6890 Mechanical Diagnostics
MEAE-6900 Seminar
MEAE-6940 Individual Projects in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, or Mechanics
MEAE-6960 Topics in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, or Mechanics
MEAE-6990 Master’s Thesis/Project
MEAE-7020 Combustion and Reacting Flows
MEAE-7040 Numerical Methods in Fluid Mechanics
MEAE-7060 Two Phase Heat Flow
MEAE-7080 Turbomachinery II
MEAE-9990 Doctor’s Thesis
 

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