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ISE-3204: Manufacturing Processes

Description: Survey of manufacturing processes including casting, forming, machining, welding, joining, and nontraditional processes such as electrical-discharge machining. Basic manufacturing materials and their properties, structure of metals, metal deformation and heat treatment. Mathematical modeling of common manufacturing processes; process planning and the effect of plans on cost; impact of product design on manufacturability and assemblability. Recent trends in manufacturing, sustainable manufacturing. Also includes topics in inspection and testing, computer-aided manufacturing, and numerical control.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ENGE-1216 or ENGE-1414

Required By: ISE-4264

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 5

Average GPA: 3.28 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 31.12%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Blake Johnson202446.3%41.6%5.7%5.8%0.7%0.0%3.273
Prahalada K Rao202343.4%46.7%8.3%1.6%0.0%0.0%3.302

Grade Distribution Over Time

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Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W