Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | FRESHMAN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | ||||||
Course Unit Code | AMEM100 | ||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 4 | ||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||
Course Contents | Introduction to Mechanical Engineering: The Sectors
Production Engineering (Materials Technology, Manufacturing Processes, Production Systems, CAD/CAM/CAE, etc)
Structural Engineering (Machine Elements, Engineering Design, Controls, Dynamics of Machines, Robotics, etc)
Energy (Thermodynamics, Fluids, Heat and Mass Transfer, Gas Turbines, etc)
Basic Physical Concepts
Codes and standards
Units, rules for use of SI Units, preferred Units
Force and its units
Forces in equilibrium, resultant of a system of forces
Moment of a force
Conditions for static equilibrium
Center of mass, centroids
Introduction to Materials
Types of materials
Material behavior
Materials design and selection
Metals and alloys
Mechanical Properties of Materials
Introduction to mechanical testing and properties
Stress, strain and elasticity
The tension and compression test
The stress-strain diagram
Thermodynamics
Heat, work, and system
The state of a working fluid
Reversibility
Reversible work
Fluids
Pressure
Manometers
Continuity equation
Bernoulli’s equation
Introduction to Computer Technology
Description of the main components of a computer.
Familiarisation with the Windows operating system.
Introduction to MS-Office ( Use of the Internet and e-mail
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks. Computer laboratories are used in this subject and assignments are performed to evaluate the students understanding of the subject matter. | ||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |