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ME-3624: Mechanical Design

Description: Comprehensive first course in mechanical design. Stress and Strain. Fundamentals of designing mechanical components subjected to static and cyclical loads. Design elements for screws, fasteners, springs, and welds. Hands-on laboratory learning of concepts discussed in class. Course credit will not be awarded for both ME 3614 and ME 3624.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 4 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 31

Average GPA: 2.92 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 14.39%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.14%

Bart Raeymaekers202419.4%31.0%24.7%14.5%6.4%4.1%2.424
Michael D Bartlett202420.7%51.2%20.7%5.7%1.0%0.7%2.825
Sohan Kale202430.7%45.8%18.8%1.8%1.9%1.1%3.017
Pinar Acar202442.5%43.7%11.5%2.4%0.0%0.0%3.234
Jeffrey T Warfford202421.6%40.6%29.6%8.3%0.0%0.0%2.762
Shivakumar Ranganathan202127.0%41.7%20.9%4.1%4.2%2.1%2.861
Brian Y Lattimer202235.2%43.8%15.9%3.0%1.5%0.7%3.032
Ling Li202327.8%51.9%14.6%4.2%0.7%0.9%3.015
Reza Mirzaeifar202162.6%22.9%8.4%4.2%2.1%0.0%3.331

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W