FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Courses
In this course, the main aspects of engineering history, the fundamentals of ethics in engineering, the analysis of engineering applications from an ethical perspective, the environmental, social, and economic sustainability of engineering applications. The public health and safety impacts of engineering applications, the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and innovation, success stories of entrepreneurial engineers, the methods of obtaining scientific information, the usage of scientific databases will be covered.
Calculus I provides important tools in understanding functions of one variable and has led to the development of new areas of mathematics.
Course Content This course introduces the students to the fundamental concepts of programming using Python programming language.
In this course, we will discuss the subjects of motion along a straight line, motion in two and three dimensions, Newton’s laws, work and kinetic energy, potential energy and conservation of energy, momentum, collisions, dynamics of rotations, gravitation and periodic motion.
This course aims at preparing students to use academic skills in English.
The course will help students recognize the skills needed for university life and their career goals. These skills include self-awareness, goal setting, time management, effective communication, mindfulness and analytical thinking. The course will also raise students’ awareness on problems such as addiction and bullying.
The course will cover basic engineering concepts such as units, engineering analysis and design process. The second half of the course will be dedicated to program-based introductory content.
In this course, integration techniques and application of integration, Taylor and Maclaurin series and their applications, functions of several variables, their derivatives, integrals and applications are examined.
In this course, we will cover the topics of electric field and charge, Gauss’s law, electric potential, capacitance and dielectrics, current, resistance and electromotive force, direct-current circuits, magnetic field and magnetic field sources and induction.
ENG 102 is a compulsory course for first year students. ENG 102 focuses on the cognitive skills of listening, reading, writing and speaking. Students' academic listening skills will be improved by listening to important / relevant information from lectures or discussions and reading skills by reading recent academic texts and then using this information to create an output task. Speaking focuses on giving presentations and students get prepared to express their ideas and opinions by speaking persuasively and coherently. The writing component is a consolidation of the speaking activities.
The contents of this course is: matter and measurement (precision and accuracy), atoms, molecules, ions, and their properties, stochiometry and chemical calculations, chemical reactions in aqueous solutions, thermochemistry, atomic structure, electron configurations, atomic properties and the periodic table.
The main topics included in this course are heat, work, kinetic theory of gasses, equation of state, thermodynamics system, control volume, first and second laws of thermodynamics, reversible and irreversible processes, introduction to basic thermodynamic cycles, system applications, entropy.
This course covers important vector concepts, classification and equivalence of force systems and free body diagrams, analysis of structures; trusses, beams, cables and chains, dry friction, first and second moment of areas, virtual work.
The main subjects of the course are the vector and matrix operations, linear independence and dependence of vectors, linear vector spaces and subspaces, dimensions and basis vectors for vector spaces, linear transformations, determinants, eigenvalue and eigenvectors.
In this course, 2D Drawing Techniques, 3D Solid Modeling, Orthographic Projection, Sectioning Principles, Assembly of Machine Elements, Dimensioning, Tolerances, Creating Manufacturing Pictures from 3D Model are explained with the Solidworks program.
This course covers mechanical properties of metals, powder metallurgy and casting, metal forming processes, metal cutting, non-traditional machining processes, welding, brazing and automation subjects.
Crystal structures, Mechanical Properties, Diffraction, Polymer Chemistry, Structural defects, Diffusion, Diffraction, Fatigue, Fracture
This course includes concepts of stress and strain, material behavior, axial loading, thermal deformations, torsion, simple bending, asymmetric bending, elastic curve, stability of columns, 2-D state of stress, states of deformation, strain energy, failure hypotheses, static structural analysis under combined loadings.
This course covers kinematics and kinetics of particles and systems of particles, planar motion of rigid bodies, Newton’s laws, equations of motion, concepts of work and energy, concepts of impulse and momentum.
In this course basic concepts of differential equations will be discussed.The types of first order ordinary differential equations will be given and the solution methods will be taught. Also, solution methods for higherorder ordinary differential equations will be analyzed.
This course covers introduction and basic concepts, modeling physical systems, control system components, transient response analysis, stability, steady state response and error, sensitivity, basic control actions and controllers, frequency response analysis.
This course focuses on sampling distributions, statistical estimation, hypothesis testing, simple and multiple linear regression. In addition, experimental design and applications of these methods to industrial systems engineering are discussed.
This course covers the fundamental concepts of fluid mechanics, properties of fluids, hydrostatic pressure force on plane and curved surfaces, pressure changes in fluid movement, the Bernoulli's equation, momentum, mass and energy balances, dimensional analysis, viscous flow in pipes, laminar and turbulent flows, and major and minor losses.
The main topics included in this course are engineering design, 3-D states of stress, and strain, press and shrink fits, thick curved beams, Hertz stresses, failure hypotheses, fatigue, shaft design, pins, knuckles, bolted joints,screws, riveted, welded, and bonded joints.
Internship covers field experience at any work place for 3 weeks. Students should follow the instructions stated in IUE Internship Guide in order to successfully complete their internships.
Solutions of system of linear equations, iterative methods, interpolation, cubic splines, numerical differentiation, numerical integration, numerical solution of nonlinear equations, initial value problems, numerical solution of ordinary differential equations, finite difference method, engineering application problems.
This course will cover; heat transfer principles, conduction, one-dimensional steady state conduction, heat transfer on plane wall and cylindrical surfaces, heat transfer on spherical surfaces, transient conduction heat transfer, convection, external flow, internal flow, free convention, heat exchangers, radiation.
This course covers basic concepts, mobility, basic types of mechanisms, position, velocity and acceleration analysis of linkages, gear trains, static and dynamic force analysis.
Engineering design; 3-D states of stress, and strain; press and shrink fits; thick curved beams; Hertz stresses; failure hypotheses; fatigue; shaft design; pins and knuckles; bolted joints; screws; riveted, welded, and bonded joints.
In this course, the following topics will be covered, with a special focus on practical applications: the importance of optimization, basic definition and facts on optimization problems, theory of linear programming, nonlinear programming (constrained and unconstrained optimization problems), numerical methods for constrained and unconstrained problems, numerical solution of partial differential(elliptic and parabolic) equations.
The course focuses on technical writing and oral presentation skills by engaging students in project work related to their departments. It also covers language areas specific to the genre of technical reports, summaries and project proposals.
Students will be taught how to use the written and verbal communication tools accurately and efficiently in this course. Various types of verbal and written statements will be examined through a critical point of view by doing exercises on understanding, telling, reading, and writing. Punctuation and spelling rules, which are basis of written statement, will be taught and accurate usage of these rules for efficient and strong expression will be provided. As for verbal statement, students will be taught how to use the body language, use accent and intonation elaborately, and use presentation techniques.
The design, analysis and business-plan development of a project by teams of students by using engineering techniques; preparation of project reports and presentation by using state-of-the-art tools and methods.
This course focuses on the fundamentals of mechanical engineering design. The course covers introduction to thermal design, numerical methods, definition of acceptable design of a thermal system, economic considerations, optimization, heat exchangers, fans and compressors subjects.
Internship, covers field experience at any work place. Students should follow the instructions stated in IUE Internship Guide in order to successfully complete their internships.
Students in teams can specify, analyze and handle business plan of a project using engineering fundamentals. They can realize and implement the project using emerging tools. They can report and present all the details of their final product.
This course provides a general information of the events from the end of the 19. century until the end of the Turkish War of Independence and the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923 and the following period until 1990’s.
Elective Courses
AE 301 Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics course provides important tools in understanding of aerodynamic design process. The course is composed of the topics related to mainly inviscid and incompressible flow modeling and computations.
AE 304 Flight Mechanics
Flight Mechanics course provides important tools in understanding of motion of aircraft. The course is composed of the topics related to mainly trajectory analysis, stability/control issues and computations.
AE 405 Aircraft Design
Aircraft Design I course provides important tools in understanding of aircraft design process. Mission requirements are the basic design goals for aircraft. The course provides basic information about aerodynamics, structure, propulsion, landing gears, performance, and configuration layout. It also includes some conceptual design examples such as single-seat aerobatic and lightweight supercruise fighter aircraft.
AE 414 Spacecraft Design
The course contains the topics of a system view of spacecraft, payloads and missions, the space environment , orbital mechanics, propulsion systems, launch vehicles, atmospheric-entry, spacecraft structure, attitude determination and control, electrical power systems, thermal control of spacecraft, telecommunications, command and data handling, groundcontrol.
AE 416 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) course provides important tools in understanding of UAVs. The course is composed of UAV categories, initial UAV sizing, UAV geometry and configurations, characteristic features of different UAV types, structures, payloads, communication systems, launch and recovery systems and propulsion systems.
AE 419 Introduction to CFD
Introduction to CFD course provides important tools in understanding of simulating the fluid flow. The course provides basic information about fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and numerical methods
AE 421 Wind Energy Engineering
This course teaches the basic concepts of wind and energy that can be obtained from this source. The course primarily covers types of turbines, turbine mechanisms and numerical calculations regarding power generation.
CE 221 Data Structures and Algorithms I
Algorithm analysis, linear data structures, trees, hashing, priority queues, sorting, and graph algorithms.
CE 223 Database Systems
Topics related to both database design and database programming are covered.
CE 323 Operating System Concepts
Operating System Structures, Process Management, Memory Management, File Systems, Discs, I/O Systems topics are covered.
MCE 303 Sensors and Actuators
The main topics included in this course are elements of interface mechanics-electronics (sensors and actuators), circuits for supplying actuators, circuits for conditioning signals from sensors, physical values and role of sensors and actuators in measurement.
MCE 403 Intro. to Microelectromechanical Systems
The main topics included in this course are the fundamental principles, design, fabrication techniques and applications of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).
MCE 411 Introduction to Robotics
Provides basic knowledge on fundamentals of robotics such that robot kinematics, robot statics, robot dynamics, robot motion and control principles.
MCE 412 Autonomous Robotics
Introduction to Autonomous Robotics, motion models of a robot, measurement models of different sensor types, filtering techniques, simultaneous localization and mapping method
MCE 420 Automation and Industry 4.0
Introduction to automation of manufacturing systems, components of automation systems, productive use of the related hardware and software, proposing the appropriate system and implementation, applying analog and digital control, integration of basic mechanic, electric and computer programming skills, project examples.
ME 311 Cost Analysis and Engineering Management
This course covers introduction to cost concepts and BEP analysis, interest and money-time relationship, basic concepts and elements of project management, the role of project manager, the role of projects in the organization, project budgeting and activity scheduling, comparison of projects, project monitoring and ending of projects topics.
ME 313 Measurement Systems
Introduction to measurement systems in engineering is given. Statistical measures are described. Different measurements are to be performed.
ME 320 Manufacturing Automation
The main topics included in this course are automation types, Sensors and Actuators, Data Conversion, Numerical Control technology and types of NC concept, Principles of NC programming, PLC, Robot anatomy.
ME 360 Advanced Materials Science
The main topics included in this course are phase diagrams, properties, manufacturing tecniques and application areas of alloys, properties and application areas of composite materials, corrosion of materials and optical properties of materials.
ME 400 Packaging Materials
ME 402 Modelling, Analysis and Control of Dynamic Systems
Methods on system modeling. Simulation techniques. Taking system responses with related mathematics. Case studies for different systems
ME 410 Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
This course covers CAD/CAM, NC machines and part programming, process planning, industrial robots, rapid prototyping and automatic inspection.
ME 415 Numerical Methods in Mechanical Engineering
Introduction to numerical methods will be explained. Root finding and solution systems of linear equations will be shown. Curve fitting, numerical integral, numerical derivative, solution of ordinary differential equations will be used with problems.
ME 420 Numerically Controlled Machine Tools
The main topics included in this course are introduction to numerically controlled machine tools, NC/ CNC machine tool structure, manual part programming, computer aided part programming, CNC structure, interpolation and software organization, drive systems and control loops.
ME 422 Manufacturing Engineering
The main topics included in this course are strain hardening properties of metals, theory of metal forming, formability, bulk deformation processes, sheet metal forming processes, theory of metal cutting; cutting forces and energy requirement, tool life, machinability, tool materials, cutting fluids, surface quality, and machining economics.
ME 423 Finite Element Method
Direct method, Energy method and Methods of Weighted Residuals to construct FEM formulation, 1-D elements, bars, truss systems, beams, frames, 2-D linear and quadratic elements based on plane stress and plane strain assumptions, numeric integration, heat transfer problems.
ME 424 Introduction to Computational Fluid Mechanics
The governing equations, Finite Difference Methods, Incompressible viscous flows, Compressible flows, Introduction to finite element methods, Automatic Grid Generation, Adaptive Methods and Computing Techniques: Structured grid generation, Applications to turbulence and Applications to acoustics.
ME 425 Mechanical Vibrations
The course covers vibrations of systems with single degree of freedom, multiple degrees of freedom, and of continuous systems, structural damping models, Lagrange’s Equations for vibration analysis, modal analysis, vibration analysis of free or excited mechanical systems by numerical techniques, and vibration isolation and active control of vibration in industrial applications.
ME 426 Vehicle Aerodynamics
The main topics included in this course are the basic formulation of fluid mechanics and aerodynamics problems, inviscous and viscous flow, wind tunnels and their applications to external aerodynamics, computational aerodynamics, comparisons between experimental results and numerical results, aerodynamic design for drag reduction, aerodynamics of engine cooling, fluid structure interactions, and aerodynamic noise.
ME 427 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Circuits
This course teaches the basic features of industrial hydraulic and pneumatic systems and the behavior of these systems in the production stages with automation machines. It covers the basic concepts of circuit design, equipment sizing and selection by application.
ME 430 Automation of Design and Manufacturing
Production systems and automation, Manufacturing systems – Classification of industries and basic concepts, Automation and its basic hardware, Numerical Control technology and types of NC concept, Principles of NC programming, Robot anatomy and applications, PLC’s, Quality Control systems.
ME 431 Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer
The main topics included in this course are coordinate systems, initial and boundary conditions of differential equations, transport mechanisms, and the following fundamental laws of momentum, heat and mass transfer: Newton's law of viscosity, Fourier's law of heat conduction and Fick's law of diffusion, momentum, energy and mass balances at microscopic and macroscopic levels, dimensional analysis, Buckigham-π Theorem and their applications.
ME 432 Energy Generation Technologies
ME 433 Principles and Applications of HVAC Systems
This course provides the knowledge on the basic components of air conditioning systems, usage of psychrometry diagram and calculating heating and cooling loads. The course also provides an introduction to the design of air conditioning systems.
ME 440 Biomaterials
Definition of biomaterial, properties of biomaterials required for different applications, backgrounds in biology: Proteins/Cells/Tissues, Biometarials: metals, polymers, ceramics and composites. Biocompatibility, host response, implant factors, host factors, application fields of biomaterials and current studies.
ME 441 Introduction to Transport Phenomena in Porous Media
Introduction to porous media, A review of the basics of the fluid mechanics and heat transfer, Mathematical modelling of porous media, Volume Averaging Theory, Derivation of the governing equations of the heat and fluid flow in porous media, Basic concepts of different heat transfer mechanisms in porous media, Two medium treatment, Mass transfer in Porous Media, Two-phase flow in porous media, Computational techniques solving heat and fluid flow in porous media
ME 450 Composite Materials
Composite materials. Definitions and classification of composites. Matrix materials. Fiber (reinforcement) materials. Metals, ceramic and polymer matrix composites. Production methods for composite materials. The strength properties of unidirectional composites. Mechanical Testing of Composites. Visco-elastic properties of composite materials.
ME 460 Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
Definition of nanomaterials, classification of nanomaterials, properties of nanomaterials, applications in nanotechnology, nanochemisry
ME 463 Computational Methods for Fluid Dynamics
Basic Concepts of Fluid Flow, A Review of Numerical Methods, Finite Difference Method, Finite Volume Method, The Finite Volume Method for Diffusion Problems, The Finite Volume Method for Convection-Diffusion Problems, Pressure – Velocity Coupling in Steady Flows, Finite Volume Method for Unsteady Flows, Boundary Conditions, Errors and Uncertainty in CFD, Finite Element Method
ME 470 2D Materials
ME 480 Materials Characterization
ME 490 Inorganic Materials