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Program Requirements
Research Project (13 credits)
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MECH 603 M. Eng. Project 1 (9 credits)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Supervised project.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Mongeau, Luc (Winter) Mongeau, Luc (Summer)
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MECH 604 M. Eng. Project 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Supervised project.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Mongeau, Luc (Winter) Mongeau, Luc (Summer)
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MECH 609 Seminar (1 credit)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : All candidates for a Master's degree (except those in the Aerospace Program) are required to participate and to deliver one paper dealing with their particular area of research or interest.
Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012
Instructors: Forbes, James (Winter) Forbes, James (Summer)
Note: Industrial liaison is encouraged in these courses taken near the end of the program.
Required Courses (16 credits)
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MECH 605 Applied Mathematics 1 (4 credits)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Tensor Analysis, Gauss and Stokes Theorems, Complex Functions, Laplace and Fourier transforms, Linear Algebra, Initial and Boundary Value Problems for ODE's, Partial Differential Equations including elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic, Sturm-Liouville theory, Eigenvalue problems, Galerkin Method, Green's Functions and transform methods.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Daneshmand, Farhang (Fall)
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MECH 610 Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics (4 credits)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Conservation laws control volume analysis, Navier Stokes Equations and some exact solutions, dimensional analysis and limiting forms of Navier Stokes Equations. Vorticity, Potential flow and lift, boundary layer theory, drag, turbulence.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Lee, Timothy (Winter)
Prerequisite: MECH 605 or permission of instructor
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MECH 632 Theory of Elasticity (4 credits)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : The continuum concepts of stress, stress boundary conditions, principal stresses and the equations of equilibrium. Small strain theory and principal strains. The elastic constitutive relations. The extension, torsion and flexure of mechanical components. Plane stress and plane strain. Variational principals and the finite element method. Computer techniques are utilized.
Terms: Fall 2011
Instructors: Barthelat, Francois (Fall)
Evening course
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MECH 642 Advanced Dynamics (4 credits)
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Variational methods. Hamilton's principle and equations of motion of engineering systems. Lagrangian formulations for discrete systems. Methods of discretizing continuous systems. Rigid body dynamics. Dynamic behaviour of linear and nonlinear systems. Response of engineering systems to deterministic inputs by classical methods. Stability of linear and nonlinear systems.
Terms: Winter 2012
Instructors: Misra, Arun K; Keshmiri, Mehdi (Winter)
Evening course
Complementary Courses (16 credits)
A minimum of 16 credits (500, 600, or 700 level) from the Faculty of Engineering may be selected by the student, based on interest and the choice of area of concentration. Courses at the graduate level from other faculties may also be taken, with prior approval from the student's project supervisor and the Graduate Program Director. A maximum of 3 credits of FACC courses at the 500, 600, or 700 level may be credited toward the degree.
Faculty of Engineering—2011-2012 (last updated Jan. 26, 2012) (disclaimer)