AME DESIGN/CORE/TECHNICAL ELECTIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR SPRING 2016

**ALL DATES, TIMES, AND INSTRUCTORS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

PLEASE REFER TO THE USC SCHEDULE OF CLASSES FOR ALL OFFICIAL COURSE INFORMATION:
HTTP://CLASSES.USC.EDU/TERM-20161/
AME Core Electives are 300-400 level courses in AME that are not part of regular degree requirements.
Technical Electives are 300-400 level courses in engineering, math, physics, and chemistry.
For D-Clearance for non-AME classes, please contact the owning department, listed below:
ASTE: RRB230; phone (213) 821-4234.
BME: DRB140; phone (213) 740-7237.
CE: KAP214; phone (213) 740-0587.
CSCI: SAL104; phone (213) 740-4494.
EE: EEB102; phone (213) 740-4447.
ENGR: RTH110; phone (213) 740-4530.
ISE: GER247; phone (213) 740-4893.
ITP: OHE412; phone (213) 740-4542.
MASC: VHE604; phone (213) 740-4339.
AME Design Electives

Spring 2016

AME 408 Computer Aided Design of Mechanical Systems (3.0 units) (Boloury-Azad)
Mon 9:00-11:50AM, Wed 9:00-11:50AM
Design of mechanical systems using advanced graphics techniques; computer-aided drafting, design optimization,
elements of computer graphics, solids modeling; introduction to computer-aided manufacturing. Prerequisite:
AME 204 or CE 225 Recommended preparation: AME 308
AME 481 Aircraft Design (4.0 units) (Rawdon, Hoisington, Wong) (design elective only for ME students;
required for AE)
Mon 3:30-6:10PM; Lab: Thu 4:00-7:00PM, 7:00-10:00PM
Aircraft design and analysis, design requirements and specifications; integration of structure, propulsion,
control system, and aerodynamic configuration; performance analysis and prediction.
Core Electives

Spring 2016

AME 303 Dynamics of Machinery (3.0 units) (Shiflett)

Tue, Thu 2-3:20PM
Kinematics and dynamics of machines; balancing of rotating and reciprocating machinery; gyroscopic effects; critical
speeds; energy variation in machinery; introduction to mechanism design. Prerequisite: AME 301 or CE 235.

AME 312 Engineering Thermodynamics II (3.0 units) (Penkova)

Tue, Thu 12:30-1:50PM
Application of thermodynamic principles to fluid flow, power cycles, and refrigeration. Prerequisite: AME 310
Recommended preparation: high-level programming language

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Spring 2016

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 (3.0 units) (Boloury-Azad)
Mon 9:00-11:50AM, Wed 9:00-11:50AM
Design of mechanical systems using advanced graphics techniques; computer-aided drafting, design optimization,
elements of computer graphics, solids modeling; introduction to computer-aided manufacturing. Prerequisite:
AME 204 or CE 225 Recommended preparation: AME 308
AME 420 Engineering Vibrations I (3.0 units) (Schutte)
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 436 Energy and Propulsion (3.0 units) (Ronney) (required for AE; may be used as a Core Elective for ME)
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 (3.0 units) (Perez-Arancibia) (required for AE; may only be used as a Core
Elective for ME students AND if AME 420 was completed)
Mon, Wed 11:00-12:20PM
Transform methods, block diagrams; transfer functions; stability; root-locus and frequency domain analysis and
design; State space and multiple systems. Prerequisites: AME 302 and MATH 245. (Duplicates credit in EE 482)
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

Core Electives

Spring 2016

AME 490 Directed Research (3.0 units of enrollment is typical in Fall/Spring)

**Please contact the intended professor you wish to do directed research with. Once youve received a preliminary
approval from your professor, submit a Directed Research Request by logging on to http://myviterbi.usc.edu/ and
complete the online Directed Research Request form (found under Student Resources). Follow instructions to
receive clearance to enroll.**
AME 491 Undergraduate Design Projects II (1.0 units, max 4)
AeroDesign (SSL 150): Mon 7:00-8:50PM
Formula SAE (GFS 222): Tue 5:00-6:20PM
Human Powered Vehicle (GFS 221): Tue 5:00-6:20PM
Hyperloop (SLH 200): Wed 7:00-9:00PM
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.
For more information about ADT: http://web-app.usc.edu/soc/syllabus/20143/28796.pdf
For more information about SC Racing: http://web-app.usc.edu/soc/syllabus/20143/28797.pdf
For more information about HPV: email usc.hpvt@gmail.com
For more information about Hyperloop: email hyperloopusc@gmail.com
AME 499 Introduction to Computational Methods Programming with Wolfram Mathematica (3.0 units)
(Abramova)
Mon, Wed 10:00-11:50AM
Introduction to computational methods in engineering: learning to develop and implement numerical algorithms
for solving a range of mathematics, physics, and engineering problems. This course is suitable for undergraduate
students in aerospace, bio, civil and mechanical engineering.
Technical Electives

Spring 2016

ASTE 480 Spacecraft Dynamics (3.0 units) (Professor TBD)

Tue 6:30-9:10PM
Two-body motion. Rigid-body motion. Attitude dynamics and maneuvers. Spacecraft stabilization: gravity
gradient, reaction wheels, magnetic torques. Thruster attitude control. Senior standing.
ASTE 491 Team Projects II (1.0 units, max 4)
Lunar Lander: Wed 9:00-10:50AM
Microsatellite Project: Tue 4:00-5:20PM
Rocket Laboratory: Fri 3:30-4:50PM
Participation in ASTE undergraduate student team projects. Intended for students with prior project experience.
Departmental approval. Note: D-CLEARANCE requests should be directed to Norma Perry (norduna@usc.edu)

Technical Electives

Spring 2016

BME 412 Fundamentals of Craniofacial and Dental Technology (3.0 units) (Professor TBD)
Tue 2:00-4:50PM
Biomedical engineering and technology applied to oral health professions. Dental biomaterials, CAD-CAM,
digital dental technology and tissue engineering applications to craniofacial diseases, disorders, and
enhancements. Recommended preparation: junior standing. Crosslist: This course is offered by the DENT
department but may qualify for major credit in BME. To register, enroll in DENT 412.
BME 414 Rehabilitation Engineering (3.0 units) (Kay)
Mon, Wed 8:30-9:50AM
An introduction to rehabilitation technology: limb and spinal orthoses; limb prostheses; functional electrical
stimulation; sensory aids. Recommended preparation: ME 201 or ME 203.
CE 460 Construction Engineering (3.0 units) (Professor TBD)
Tue 3:30-6:10PM
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: Tue, Thu 8:00-9:20AM; Lab: Thu 5:00-6:50PM, 7:00-8:50PM, Fri 10:00-11:50AM, 2:00-3:50PM
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.
EE 326Lx Essentials of Electrical Engineering (4.0 units) (Burke)
Mon, Wed 3:30-4:50PM; Lab: Tue 2:00-4:40PM, Thu 6:00-8:40PM
Network analysis and theorems; transient analysis; transformers; semiconductor physics and circuits; power
Amplifiers, modulation and demodulation, and pulse, digital, and switching circuits. Introduction to
instrumentation. Not available for credit to electrical engineering majors.
Prerequisite: (PHYS 152 and MATH 126)
ENGR 301 Technical Entrepreneurship (3.0 units) (Professor TBD)
Mon 6:00-8:50PM, Tue 6:00-9:20PM, Wed 6:00-8:50PM
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.

Technical Electives

Spring 2016

ENGR 401 Communicating Science and Engineering to Children (3.0 units, max 6) (Professor TBD)
Tue 6:00-9:00PM
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. Restriction: Only open to Juniors and Senior.
ISE 460 Engineering Economy (3.0 units) (Professor TBD)
Mon 6:40-9:20PM; Discussion: Fri 12:00-12:50, 2:00-2:50, 3:00-3:50PM
Utilizing principles of economic analysis for choice of engineering alternatives and engineering systems. Pre-tax
and after-tax economy studies. Upper division standing. Restriction: Only open to Juniors, Seniors, Master
Students, Doctoral Students
ITP 310 Design for User Experience (3.0 units) (Kassar)
Wed 5:00-7:20PM
Fundamental concepts, techniques, practices, workflows, and tools associated with the practice of user experience
and interaction design in web and mobile applications.
ITP 320 Enterprise Information Systems (4.0 units) (Kale, Lee)
Mon, Wed 10:00-11:50AM, 3:00-4:50PM
The role Information Systems play in an organization. Integration of Business Processes by using Enterprise
Resource Planning Systems (ERP).
ITP 415 Design and Prototyping (2.0 units) (Winkel)
Tue, Thu 3:00-4:50PM
Explore the range of 3D printing and Prototyping technologies, and their application in modern industrial, design,
and creative fields. Note: This is a 2.0 unit course
ITP 479 Cyber Law and Privacy (3.0 units) (Forer)
Tue 5:30-8:20PM
Cyber legal issues, search and seizure, 4th amendment and digital evidence, private searches, case law relating to search
and seizure

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Spring 2016

ITP 499 Special Topics (2.0-4.0 units, max 8)

Marketing for Game Designers (Swain): Thu 5:00-6:50PM
Technology for Social Impact (Salemnia): Tue 5:00-6:50PM
Recent developments in computers and data processing. Note: These are 2.0 unit courses.
MASC 350L Nanostructured Materials: Design, Synthesis, and Processing (3.0 units) (Professor TBD)
Tue, Thurs 8-9:20 AM; Lab: Wed 9:00-11:50AM, 1:00-3:40PM, Thu 9:30-11:50AM, 1:00-3:50PM
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