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MILS 402
Officership
Study includes case study analysis of
military law and practical exercises
on establishing an ethical command
climate. Students must complete a
semester long Senior Leadership
Project that requires them to plan,
organize, collaborate, analyze, and
demonstrate their leadership skills.
Perquisites: MILS 301, 302, 401 and
consent of the department. (3-2-3) (C)
MILS 499
Advanced Independent Research
Intensive research and study of selected
topics. May be repeated for a maximum
of six credit hours. A practical
laboratory is required for Army ROTC
cadets. Prerequisite: Department
approval. (Credit: 1-4 hours)
Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace
Engineering
MMAE 100
Introduction to the Profession
Introduces the student to the scope
of the engineering profession and its
role in society, develops a sense of
professionalism in the student, confirms
and reinforces the student’s
career choices, and provides a mechanism
for regular academic advising.
Provides integration with other firstyear
courses. Applications of mathematics
to engineering. Emphasis is
placed on the development of professional
communications and teamwork
skills. (1-4-3) (C)
MMAE 200
Introduction to Mechanics
Equilibrium concepts. Statics of a
particle. Statics of a system of particles
and rigid bodies. Distributed
forces, centroids and center of gravity.
Friction. Kinetics of particles:
Newton’s Laws of motion, energy and
momentum. Kinematics and of particles.
Dynamics of rotating bodies.
Credit for this course is not applicable
to BSME, BSMSE and BSAE programs.
Prerequisites: PHYS 123,
MATH 152, CS 105. Corequisite:
MATH 252. (3-0-3)
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MMAE 201
Mechanics of Solids I
Free body diagrams. Equilibrium of a
particle, and a rigid body. Distributed
forces, centroids, centers of gravity,
and moments of inertia. Analysis of
structures. Friction. Internal loads in
bars, shafts, cables, and beams.
Prerequisites: CS 105, PHYS 123.
Corequisite: MATH 152. (3-0-3)
MMAE 202
Mechanics of Solids II
Stress and strain relations, mechanical
properties. Axially loaded members.
Torsion of circular shafts. Plane
stress and strain, Mohr’s circle,
stress transformation. Elementary
bending theory, normal and shear
stresses in beams, beam deflection.
Combined loading. Prerequisite:
MMAE 201. (3-0-3)
MMAE 304
Mechanics of Aerostructures
Loads on aircraft, and flight envelope.
Stress, strain and constitutive
relations. Torsion of open, closed and
multi-cell tubes. Bending of multi-cell
tubes. Energy methods. Castigliano’s
theorems. Structural instability.
Prerequisites: MMAE 202, MATH 251,
MATH 252. (3-0-3)
MMAE 305
Dynamics
Kinematics of particles. Kinetics of
particles: Newton’s laws of motion,
energy; momentum. Systems of particles.
Kinematics of rigid bodies. Plane
motion of rigid bodies: forces and
accelerations, energy, momentum.
Prerequisite: MMAE 201. Corequisite:
MATH 252. (3-0-3)
MMAE 306
Analysis and Design of Machine Elements
Analysis of stress and strain.
Torsional and bending structural elements.
Energy methods and
Castigliano’s theorems. Curved
beams and springs. Thick-walled
cylinders and spinning disks.
Pressure vessels. Contact stresses.
Stability of columns. Stress concentration
and stress intensity factors.
Theories of failure, yield and fracture.
Fatigue. Design of shafts,
beams and springs. Design of gears
and bearings. Prerequisites: MMAE
IIT Undergraduate Bulletin 2006–2008
202, MATH 251, MATH 252.
Corequisite: MMAE 371. (3-0-3)
MMAE 310
Fluid Mechanics with Laboratory
Basic properties of fluids in motion.
Lagrangian and Eulerian viewpoints,
material derivative, streamlines, etc.
Continuity, energy and linear and
angular momentum equations in integral
and differential forms. Integration
of equations for one-dimensional
flows and application to problems.
Incompressible viscous flow; Navier-
Stokes equations, parallel flow, pipe
flow, and the Moody diagram.
Introduction to laminar and turbulent
boundary layers and free surface flows.
Lab Component: Introduction to measurements
of fluid properties and basic
features of fluid flows; flow through
pipes and channels, flow-induced
forces on bodies; Conservation of energy;
six laboratory experiments in small
groups supplemented by demonstrations
and films. Prerequisites: MMAE
201, MATH 251, MATH 252.
Corequisite: MMAE 320. (3-3-4) (C)
MMAE 311
Compressible Flow
Regimes of compressible perfect-gas
flow. Steady, quasi one-dimensional
flow in passages. Effects of heat
addition and friction in ducts. Design
of nozzles, diffusers and wind tunnels.
Simple waves and shocks in
unsteady duct flow. Steady twodimensional
supersonic flow including
oblique shocks and Prandtl-
Meyer expansions. Prerequisites:
MMAE 310, MMAE 320. (3-0-3)
MMAE 312
Aerodynamics of
Aerospace Vehicles
Analysis of aerodynamic lift and
drag forces on bodies. Potential flow
calculation of lift on two-dimensional
bodies; numerical solutions; source
and vortex panels. Boundary layers
and drag calculations. Aerodynamic
characteristics of airfoils; the finite
wing. Prerequisites: MMAE 310,
MMAE 320. (3-0-3)
MMAE 313
Fluid Mechanics without Laboratory
Same as MMAE 310 without the laboratory
component. Prerequisites: MMAE