MET 1103 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Technology
Description: Introduction to mechanical engineering technology, analytical techniques, and data presentation. Orientation to the mechanical engineering technologist's profession. Previously offered as MPT 1103.
MET 1121 Technical Graphics
Description: Visualization of 3-D objects, sketching, manual drafting of engineering drawings to ANSI standards, interpreting typical industrial drawings.
MET 1123 Technical Drawing and Basic CAD
Description: Sketching, manual drafting and CAD generation of engineering drawings to ANSI standards. Interpreting typical industrial drawings. Students with two years high school or one year practical ANSI drafting/CAD may substitute an advanced course in mechanical engineering technology with consent of their advisers. Previously offered as GENT 1153.
MET 2103 Industrial Materials
Description: A survey of the properties, characteristics and applications of metals, polymers, ceramics and other industrial materials. Terminology, concepts and principles involved in material selection, specification and processing. Laboratory activities include data collection and report generation, determination of material properties, and evaluation of material characteristics. Previously offered as GENT 1103.
MET 2223 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing with Computer-Aided Design
Description: Theory and application of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) technique. Creation and analysis of tolerances for manufacturing with advanced computer-aided design (CAD) and engineering drawings.
MET 2313 Fundamentals of Hydraulic Fluid Power
Description: Basic fluid power concepts. Standard hydraulic symbols, component design and application, fluid power system considerations, design and operation. Previously offered as MPT 2313.
MET 3003 Dynamics
Description: Plane motion of particles and rigid bodies. Force-acceleration, work-energy, and impulse-momentum principles. Graphical analysis, mechanisms and vibrations.
MET 3113 Basic Instrumentation
Description: Data analysis. Theory, operational characteristics and application of transducers for measurement of strain, force, velocity, acceleration, displacement, time, frequency, temperature, pressure. Previously offered as MPT 3114.
MET 3223 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Description: Theory and Application of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) technique based on ASME Y14.5. Creation, analysis, and inspection of tolerances for manufacturing.
MET 3313 Applied Fluid Mechanics
Description: Practical analysis of fluid systems including static forces, the Bernoulli and general energy equations, laminar and turbulent flows, measurements of flow and pressure, lift and drag, pumps, and fans. Previously offered as MPT 3313.
MET 3343 Metallurgy and Polymers
Description: Provides an overview of common ferrous and nonferrous metals, metal crystal structures, grain development in metal, heat treating practices, and how these aspects impact a material's characteristics. Polymer properties, an introduction to thermoplastics and thermosets, physical and mechanical properties, polymer structure and arrangement, manufacturing methods and common additives. Previously offered as MFGT 3343.
MET 3353 Plastics
Description: The course will provide an overview of commonly used commercial plastics processes. Plastic materials types, additives, polymer flow and physical and mechanical properties. The use of CAE will be used to generate part designs and process simulations.
MET 3413 Fundamentals of Pneumatic Fluid Power
Description: Basic pneumatics concepts, gas laws, component design and application, system design considerations. Air logic. Previously offered as MPT 2413.
MET 3423 Intermediate Hydraulic Fluid Power
Description: Review of fundamentals of hydraulic fluid power. Energy-efficient hydraulic systems, cartridge valves, dynamics of hydraulic systems, special topics associated with mobile hydraulic equipment.
MET 3433 Basic Thermodynamics
Description: Basic scientific principles of energy and the behavior of substances as related to engines and systems. Gas laws, vapors and engine cycles. Previously offered as MPT 3433 and GENT 3433.
MET 3453 Heat Transfer
Description: Conduction, convection, radiation, condensation and boiling heat transfer. Heat exchangers. Prediction of heat transfer rates. Retardation and enhancement of heat transfer. Course previously offered as MPT 4433 and GENT 4433.
MET 3543 Manufacturing Processes
Description: Manufacturing processes used to transform new materials including metals and non-metals into finished goods. Traditional and nontraditional manufacturing processes. Introduction to CAD/CAM. Basic process selection. Meteorology and measurement fundamentals. Previously offered as GENT 1223 and MET 1213.
MET 3573 Advanced Production Processes
Description: Advanced manufacturing and production processes including polymers and plastics, powder metallurgy, foundry, welding and metal forming. Design for assembly (FDA) and design for manufacture (FDM). Previously offered as MFGT 3573.
MET 3803 Fundamentals of Mechatronics
Description: Fundamentals of mechatronic systems and components. Different modelling approaches used for mechatronics systems, sensors and actuators, data acquisition and interfacing, signal conditioning, and PLCs. Previously offered as GENT 3503. Same course as EET 3803.
MET 4003 Machine Elements
Description: Applications of statics and strength to the design of machine components. Problems of choosing materials, impact and fatigue loading.
MET 4013 Parametric Computer-Aided Modeling
Description: Computer-aided drafting and design using parametric, feature-based solid modeling techniques.
MET 4023 Advanced Mechanical Computer-Aided Design
Description: Computer-aided design methodologies and processes. State-of-the-art technologies and methodologies in 3D modeling and design processes.
MET 4033 Applied Vibration and Acoustics
Description: Free and forced vibration of mechanical systems with an emphasis on practical applications. Introduction to sound wave generation and propagation. Mechanical system design methods for noise and vibration mitigation.
MET 4050 Advanced Mechanical Design
Description: Special problems in mechanical engineering technology. Previously offered as MFGT 4050 and MPT 4050.
Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
MET 4103 Senior Design I
Description: First part of a two semester sequence for the MET capstone project. Focuses on finding and beginning a practical engineering design project. Includes selected topics in engineering design, project management, ethics, and intellectual property.
MET 4113 Practical Computational Fluid Dynamics
Description: An introduction to the practical use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) commercial software. Students will be introduced to the concepts governing CFD, but the majority of the class will be utilized in learning the use of a popular commercial code. May not be used for degree credit with MET 5113.
MET 4123 Senior Design II
Description: Second part of a two semester sequence for the MET capstone project. Finishes work on the practical engineering design project begun in MET 4103. Includes selected topics in engineering design, project management, ethics, and intellectual property.
MET 4133 Interdisciplinary Design I
Description: First part of an interdisciplinary capstone project for engineering technology seniors. Conduct mechanical design, prototype development, and project management on practical engineering design project. Same course as MET 4103.
MET 4143 Interdisciplinary Design II
Description: Second part of an interdisciplinary capstone project for engineering technology seniors. Conduct mechanical design, prototype development, and project management on practical engineering design project. Same course as MET 4123.
MET 4173 Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Methods and Applications
Description: Theory and practice of additive manufacturing, materials and their applications in various fields. Discuss their applications in product development, data visualization, rapid prototyping, and specialized manufacturing, with special emphasis on direct digital manufacturing.
MET 4203 Finite Element Methods
Description: Application of Finite Element Methods to machine component design. Problems involving stress, strain, temperature and vibration will be solved using state of the art Finite Element Software. May not be used for degree credit with MET 4203.
MET 4303 Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Description: Introduction to programming techniques and manufacturing applications of computer numerical control (CNC) and robotics. Machine capabilities and tooling requirements with programs being prepared manually and with COMPACT II computer assistance.
MET 4313 Electrohydraulics and Motion Control
Description: Principles of electronics as applied to fluid power controls. Trends in modern fluid power systems. Solenoid systems, proportional control, servosystems, programmable controllers, and robotics. Lab includes design, fabrication and operation of practical systems.
MET 4413 Ground Source Heat Pump Systems
Description: Design and applications of ground sourced heat pump systems. Heat pump performance, borehole heat transfer, pressure loss calculations and installation methods.
MET 4453 Applied Thermodynamics
Description: Mixtures, psychrometrics, combustion, heat engine cycles, heat pumps cycles, internal and external combustion engines. Refrigeration. Previously offered as MPT 4453.
MET 4463 Thermal Fluids Laboratory
Description: Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment in GENT 4433. Experimental study of topics in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer. Interpretation of experimental data and technical report writing. Previously offered as MPT 4463.
MET 4503 Petroleum Operations
Description: An introduction to the petroleum industry and available careers is presented for all engineering technology disciplines. Coverage includes basic petroleum geology, drilling, well completions, producing equipment, field operations, blowout recovery procedures, and transportation of hydrocarbons along the flow path from reservoir to the refinery.
MET 4713 Internal Ballistics
Description: This course focuses on the motion of a projectile in the air. Course topics include the vacuum trajectory, ballistic coefficient, aerodynamic forces and moments on the projectile, the point mass trajectory, the Coriolis effect, wind drift, gyroscopic drift, stability of projectiles, interaction between the firearm and the shooter, applications to long-range shooting, and project. May not be used for degree credit with MET 5713.
MET 4723 External Ballistics
Description: This course focuses on the motion of a projectile in the air. Course topics include the vacuum trajectory, ballistic coefficient, aerodynamic forces and moments on the projectile, the point mass trajectory, the Coriolis effect, wind drift, gyroscopic drift, stability of projectiles, interaction between the firearm and the shooter, applications to long-range shooting, and project. May not be used for degree credit with MET 5723.
MET 4733 Terminal Ballistics and Armor
Description: Practical applications of dynamics theories to the mechanical behavior of projectiles and targets at impact. Structural and body armor system design, test, and analyses. May not be used for degree credit with MET 5733.
MET 4803 Mechatronic System Design
Description: Modelling of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic components. Feedback control systems, electro-hydraulic drives, electrical drives, and microcontroller programming. Previously offered as GENT 4503. Same course as EET 4803.
MET 4883 Tool Design
Description: Basic design and development of special tools for processing or manufacturing engineering materials. Design and specification and inspection tools using appropriate techniques of engineering graphics and analysis. Previously offered as MFGT 4883.
MET 4953 Industrial Assessment and Improvement
Description: Plant assessment and improvement-based concepts, strategies, and tools for manufacturing operations. Emphasis is on small to medium-sized manufacturing operations. Issues include energy, water, waste, quality, and productivity analysis across the organization from a systems perspective. Justification of improvement projects and measurement of results. May not be used for degree credit with IEM 4953 or IEM 5953.
MET 4993 Mechanical Engineering Technology Practice
Description: Supervised industrial experience in mechanical engineering technology practice with minimal continual duration of eight weeks. Comprehensive journal, written report, and oral presentation.
MET 5113 Practical Computational Fluid Dynamics
Description: An introduction to the practical use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) commercial software. Students will be introduced to the concepts governing CFD, but the majority of the class will be utilized in learning the use of a popular commercial code. May not be used for degree credit with MET 4113.
MET 5713 Internal Ballistics
Description: This course is about launching a projectile using a gun barrel. Course topics include solid propellent combustion, design and manufacturing of ammunition, design and manufacturing of barrels, dynamics of bullets inside the barrel, design and dynamics of weapon systems, and project. May not be used for degree credit with MET 4713.
MET 5723 External Ballistics
Description: This course focuses on the motion of a projectile in the air. Course topics include the vacuum trajectory, ballistic coefficient, aerodynamic forces and moments on the projectile, the point mass trajectory, the Coriolis effect, wind drift, gyroscopic drift, stability of projectiles, interaction between the firearm and the shooter, applications to long-range shooting, and project. May not be used for degree credit with MET 4723.
MET 5733 Terminal Ballistics and Armor
Description: Practical applications of dynamics theories to the mechanical behavior of projectiles and targets at impact. Structural and body armor system design, test, and analyses. May not be used for degree credit with MET 4733.