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ME314 Design of Machine Elements, Spring 2015

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Current week is highlighted in yellow. Topics may change slightly (or order of topics).

Week	Lecture #	Date	Topics	Description	Homework
wk1	1	Wed Jan 20	Introduction	Course organization, contents, logistics, meetings Intro to machine element design, design discussion Ch1	Get book, read chapter 1 and 2
wk1	2	Fri Jan 23	Material properties	Ch2, p1 Stress and strain overview
wk2	3	Mo Jan 26	Material properties, stress/strain, statics	Ch2 p2
wk2	4	We Jan 28	Load analysis I	Ch2 p3 Ch3 p1	Read ch3 if you have not, review linked documents, math review, matlab review, review of greek letters
wk2	5	Fr Jan 30
wk3	6	Mo Feb 2
wk3	7	We Feb 4
wk3	8	Fr Feb 6
wk4	9	Mo Feb 9
wk4	10	We Feb 11
wk4	11	Fr Feb 13
wk5	12	Mo Feb 16
wk5	13	We Feb 18
wk5	14	Fr Feb 20
wk6	15	Mo Feb 23
wk6	16	We Feb 25
wk6	17	Fr Feb 27
wk7	18	Mo Mar 2
wk7	19	We Mar 4
wk7	20	Fr Mar 6
wk8	21	Mo Mar 9
wk8	22	We Mar 11
wk8	23	Fr Mar 13
wk9	24	Mo Mar 16
wk9	25	We Mar 18
wk9	26	Fr Mar 20
wk10	27	Mo Mar 23
wk10	28	We Mar 25
wk10	29	Fr Mar 27
wk11	30	Mo Mar 30
wk11	31	We Apr 1		SPRING BREAK!
wk11	32	Fr Apr 3
wk12	33	Mo Apr 6	Pressure vessels FEA	Discussion of status of course, rest of course	Quiz 1 assigned, homework 3 assigned
wk12	34	We Apr 8	FEA p2	see lecture template zip	Group Project 1 assigned
wk12	35	Fr Apr 10	FEA p3		Quiz 1 due end of weekend at midnight
wk13	36	Mo Apr 13	FEA p4
wk13	37	We Apr 15	FEA p5
wk13	38	Fr Apr 17	--	--
wk14	39	Mo Apr 20			Quiz 2 assigned, homework 3 assigned
wk14	40	We Apr22
wk14	41	Fr Apr 24			Quiz 2 due end of weekend at midnight Project 1 due end of weekend at midnight Project 2 assigned
wk15	42	Mo Apr 27
wk15	43	We Apr 29			homework 3 due end of Tue at midnight
wk15	44	Fr May 1
wk16	45	Mo May 4			Quiz 3, 4, 5 assigned homework 4 assigned
wk16	46	We May 6		Wrap up lecture, mechanical components, design, where to go from here	Quiz 3, 4, 5 due end of finals - thursday at midnight Project 2 due end of weekend at midnight (extended to date of final) Read Ch 5, 6 if you have not finished doing so
wk16	47	Fr May 8			Bonus quiz (or quizzes) assigned homework 2, 3 peer reviews due Complete reading Ch 7, 10, 14, 15 by the end of finals (see quiz descriptions)
					Bonus quizzes due by date of friday of finals at midnight, NO EXTENSIONS Group peer reviews due by date of final at midnight (or % effort will be distributed evenly)