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Undergraduate Degree Programs

Mechanical Technology (MCH T)

MCH T 111 Mechanics for Technology: Statics (3) Forces; moments; resultants; two- and three-dimensional equilibrium of force systems; friction; centroids and moments of inertial of areas.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: MATH 026 orMATH 081  

MCH T 112 Statics Laboratory (1) Laboratory experimentation associated with basic engineering mechanics principles and concepts including forces, moments, equilibrium, trusses, frames, friction, and centroids.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite: MATH 026 orMATH 081   Concurrent: MCH T 111

MCH T 212 Introduction to Dynamics (3) Absolute and relative motion related to particles and simple linkages. Force- mass-acceleration, work-energy, and impulse-momentum solution techniques.
Effective: Spring 1996
Prerequisite: MCH T 111 . Prerequisite or concurrent:MATH 083  

MCH T 213 Strength and Properties of Materials (3) Axial stress and strain; shear; torsion; beam stresses and deflections; combined axial and bending stresses; columns, ductility, resilience, and toughness.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: MCH T 111, MATH 026 orMATH 081  

MCH T 214 Strength and Properties of Materials Laboratory (1) Measurement of mechanical properties of materials; structural testing, data acquisition and analysis; technical laboratory report writing.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Summer 2013
Prerequisite: MCH T 213   Concurrent: MCH T 213

MCH T 214 Strength and Properties of Materials Laboratory (1) Measurement of mechanical properties of materials; structural testing, data acquisition and analysis; technical laboratory report writing.
Effective: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
Prerequisite: Prerequisite or concurrent:MCH T 213 orEMET 222  

MCH T 296 Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, that are supervised on an individual basis and that fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Summer 1997
 

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