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211. Theoretical and Applied Polymer Science (GE, BB). An intermediate course in soft condensed matter physics
dealing with the structure and properties of polymers and biopolymers. Introduction to polymer syntheses based on
chemical reaction kinetics, polymer characterization. Emphasizes (bio)polymers on surfaces and interfaces in aqueous
environments, interactions of (bio)polymer surfaces, including wetting and adhension phenomena. Instructor:
Zauscher. 3 units. C-L: Biomedical Engineering 208
212. Electronic Materials. An advanced course in materials science and engineering dealing with materials important
for solid-state electronics and the various semiconductors. Emphasis on thermodynamic concepts and on defects in these
materials. Materials preparation and modification methods for technological defects in these materials. Prerequisite:
Mechanical Engineering 83L. Instructor: Tan. 3 units.
213. Physical Metallurgy. An advanced materials science course focusing on the relationships between structure and
properties in metals and alloys. Conceptual and mathematical models developed and analyzed for crystal structures,
elastic and plastic deformation, phase transformations, thermodynamic behavior, and electrical and magnetic
properties. Prerequisites: Mechanical Engineering 83L and 101L. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
215. Biomedical Materials and Artificial Organs (GE, BB). 3 units. C-L: see Biomedical Engineering 215
216. Mechanical Metallurgy. An advanced materials science course dealing with the response of materials to applied
forces. Mechanical fundamentals; stress-strain relationships for elastic behavior; theory of plasticity. Metallurgical
fundamentals; plastic deformation, dislocation theory; strengthening mechanisms. Mechanical behavior of polymers.
Applications to materials testing. Prerequisites: Engineering 75L and Mechanical Engineering 83L. Instructor: Staff.
3 units.
217. Fracture of Engineering Materials. Conventional design concepts and their relationship to the occurrence of
fracture. Linear elastic and general yield fracture mechanics. Microscopic plastic deformation and crack propagation.
The relationship between macroscopic and microscopic aspects of fracture. Time dependent fracture. Fracture of
specific materials. Prerequisites: Mechanical Engineering 83L and 115L. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
218. Thermodynamics of Electronic Materials. Basic thermodynamic concepts applied to solid state materials with
emphasis on technologically relevant electronic materials such as silicon and GaAs. Thermodynamic functions, phase
diagrams, solubilities and thermal equilibrium concentrations of point defects; nonequilibrium processes and the kinetic
phenomena of diffusion, precipitation, and growth. Instructor: Tan. 3 units.
221. Compressible Fluid Flow. Basic concepts of the flow of gases from the subsonic to the hypersonic regime. Onedimensional
wave motion, the acoustic equations, and waves of finite amplitude. Effects of area change, friction, heat
transfer, and shock on one-dimensional flow. Moving and oblique shock waves and Prandtl-Meyer expansion.
Prerequisite: ME126 or equivalent. Instructor: Shaughnessy. 3 units.
225. Mechanics of Viscous Fluids. Equations of motion for a viscous fluid, constitutive equations for momentum and
energy transfer obtained from second-law considerations, general properties and exact solutions of the Navier-Stokes
and Stokes (creeping-flow) equations, applications to problems of blood flow in large and small vessels. Prerequisite:
ME126 or equivalent. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
226. Intermediate Fluid Mechanics. A survey of the principal concepts and equations of fluid mechanics, fluid statics,
surface tension, the Eulerian and Lagrangian description, kinematics, Reynolds transport theorem, the differential and
integral equations of motion, constitutive equations for a Newtonian fluid, the Navier-Stokes equations, and boundary
conditions on velocity and stress at material interfaces. Instructor: Shaughnessy. 3 units.
227. Advanced Fluid Mechanics. Flow of a uniform incompressible viscous fluid. Exact solutions to the Navier-Stokes
equation. Similarity methods. Irrotational flow theory and its applications. Elements of boundary layer theory.
Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 226 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Shaughnessy. 3 units.
228. Lubrication. Derivation and application of the basic governing equations for lubrication; the Reynolds equation
and energy equation for thin films. Analytical and computational solutions to the governing equations. Analysis and
design of hydrostatic and hydrodynamic slider bearings and journal bearings. Introduction to the effects of fluid inertia
and compressibility. Dynamic characteristics of a fluid film and effects of bearing design on dynamics of machinery.
Prerequisites: Mathematics 108 and Mechanical Engineering 126L. Instructor: Knight. 3 units.
229. Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer. An exposition of numerical techniques commonly used for
the solution of partial differential equations encountered in engineering physics. Finite-difference schemes (which are
well-suited for fluid mechanics problems); notions of accuracy, conservation, consistency, stability, and convergence.
Recent applications of weighted residuals methods (Galerkin), finite-element methods, and grid generation techniques.
Through specific examples, the student is guided to construct and assess the performance of the numerical scheme
selected for the particular type of transport equation (parabolic, elliptic, or hyperbolic). Instructor: Howle. 3 units.
230. Modern Control and Dynamic Systems. Dynamic modeling of complex linear and nonlinear physical systems
involving the storage and transfer of matter and energy. Unified treatment of active and passive mechanical, electrical,
and fluid systems. State-space formulation of physical systems. Time and frequency-domain representation. Controllability
and observability concepts. System response using analytical and computational techniques. Lyapunov method
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