AME DESIGN/CORE/TECHNICAL ELECTIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR SPRING 2014

Core Electives AME 403 Stress Analysis (3.0 units) (Safadi) Mon, Wed 2:00-3:20pm Theories of failure, shear center, unsymmetrical bending, curved beams, torsion of non-circular sections; cylinders, rotating discs, thermal stresses, inelastic strains, energy methods. Prerequisite: AME 204 AME 408 Computer Aided Design of Mechanical Systems (3 units) (Boloury-Azad) Mon 9-11:50 AM; Wed 9-11:50 AM Design of mechanical systems using advanced graphics techniques; computer-aided drafting, design optimization, elements of computer graphics, solids modeling; introduction to computer-aided manufacturing. Recommended preparation: AME 205 AME 420Engineering Vibrations I (3.0 units) (Udwadia) Mon, Wed 5:00-6:20pm Theory of free and forced vibrations with and without damping; systems of single and multiple degrees of freedom; iteration; methods; vibration isolation; instrumentation. Prerequisite: MATH 245 AME 436Energy and Propulsion (3.0 units) Wed 6:40-9:20pm Performance and analysis of reciprocating, jet, rocket engines, and hybrid systems. Characteristics of inlets, compressors, combustors, turbines, nozzles and engine systems. Energy and environmental problems. Prerequisite: AME 310 and 1 from (CE 309 or AME 309) AME 451 Linear Control Systems I (3 units) (Yang) (may only be used as a Core Elective for ME students AND if AME 420 was completed) Mon/Wed 11:00-12:20 PM Transform methods, block diagrams; transfer functions; stability; root-locus and frequency domain analysis and design; State space and multillop systems. AME 453 Engineering Dynamics (3.0 units) (Kanso) Mon, Wed 2:00-3:30pm Principles of dynamics applied to mechanical and aerospace problems. Introduction to gyroscopic motion and rigid body dynamics. Prerequisite: MATH 245 Spring 2014

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Core Electives AME 460 Aerodynamic Theory (3.0 units) (Redekopp) Tue, Thu 9:30-10:50am Basic relations describing the inviscid flow field about bodies and wings moving at subsonic and supersonic speeds. Prerequisite: AME 309 AME 490 Directed Research **Please see here regarding enrollment: http://ame-www.usc.edu/students/ugrad/** AME 491 Undergraduate Design Projects II (1.0 units, max 4) (Aerodesign contact Dr. Radovich in RRB 202 for D-Clearance approval) (Formula SAE email scracer@usc.edu) Aerodesign: Mon 7:00-8:50pm; Formula SAE: Tue 6:30-7:50pm Analysis, design, fabrication, and evaluation of devices intended for entry in local and national design competitions. Intended for students with prior project experience. Upper division standing. Graded CR/NC. Spring 2014

Technical Electives CE 460 Construction Engineering (3 units) (Koffman) Mon 6:30-9:10 pm

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Introduction to the construction processes; estimating and bidding, construction administration, planning and scheduling, equipment and methods, labor relations, cost control systems, and safety. CSCI 455x Introduction to Programming Systems Design (4.0 units) (Bono) Lecture: Mon, Wed 9:30-10:50 am ; Discussion: Thu 5:00-6:50 pm, Fri 10:00-11:50 am, Fri 12:00-1:50 pm, Fri 2:00-3:50 pm Lecture: Tue, Thu 9:30-10:50 am ; Discussion: Fri 12:00-1:50 pm, Thu 7:00-8:50 pm Intensive introduction to programming principles, discrete mathematics for computing, software design and software engineering concepts. Not available for credit to computer science majors, graduate or undergraduate.

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Technical Electives CSCI 460 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (3.0 units) (Narayanaswamy) Tue 6:00-8:50 pm Concepts and algorithms underlying the understanding and construction of intelligent systems. Agents, problem solving, search, representation, reasoning, planning, communication, perception, robotics, neural networks. Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 102 or CSCI 455) Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior ENGR 301 Technical Entrepreneurship (3.0 units) (Yli-Renko) Mon 6:00-8:50 pm Starting and managing a technological business: developing a viable concept, market and financial planning, product development, organizing the venture, protecting intellectual property rights. Crosslist: This course is offered by the BUAD department but may qualify for major credit in ENGR. To register, enroll in BUAD 301. ENGR 401 Communicating Science and Engineering to Children (3.0 units) (Iridescent) Tuesday 6:00-9:00 pm Engineering students communicate their knowledge, collaborate constructively with peers, and inspire underserved children to develop a curiosity and persistence for science and engineering. Open only to Junior and Senior Engineering students. Email Irice Castro (simbol@usc.edu) for D-Clearance. ISE 344 Engineering Team Management (3.0 units) (Wu) Tue, Thu 2:00-3:20 pm Examine team formation and team dynamics including organizational behavior, group dynamics, psychology, and business management, all in the context of engineering development; decision-making and negotiation. Open only to juniors and seniors ISE 440 Work, Technology and Organization (3 units) (Rahimi) Tue,Thurs 12:30-1:50 pm Impact of technology on work and organizational design; effects of automation; design of improvement programs; information infrastructures; teams; individual behavioral outcomes. Restriction: Only open to Juniors and Seniors Spring 2014

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Technical Electives ISE 460 Engineering Economy (3 units) (Settles) Mon,Wed 5-6:20 am; Discussion: Fri 12-12:50, 1-1:50, 2-2:50 Utilizing principles of economic analysis for choice of engineering alternatives and engineering systems. Pretax and after-tax economy studies. Restriction: Only open to Juniors, Seniors, Master Students, Doctoral Students MASC 350L Nanostructured Materials: Design, Synthesis, and Processing (3 units) (Armani) Tue, Thurs 8-9:20 am + Lab Structure, properties, synthesis, processing and design of metallic, ceramic, polymeric, electronic, photonic, composite, nanophase and biomaterials; nanostructures, microfabrication and smart materials. Prerequisite: 1 from (CHEM105a or CHEM 115a or MASC 110) & PHYS 152 SAE 496 Systems Engineering Through Motorsports (3.0 units) (Settles) Thu 3:30-6:10 pm Applied systems architecting, engineering and management to motorsports from design to validation and verification; venues include drag racing, grand prix Formula SAE racing, DARPA Challenges. Spring 2014