The student must be prepared for the class by reviewing the sections shown in the syllabus and familiarize with lengthy derivations so that most of the classroom time will be devoted to discussion of design practices, problem solving and review of case studies. Students can use Shigley's book, or the class notes or both. The project is mandatory and partial reports should be submitted in addition to the final report. Homework for each week is due on first lecture of next week. Late homework is accepted and corrected but no credit will be given.
Most problems can have many solutions.
Answers given in the text are not all unique. Students can discuss the method for the solution of a problem in groups but they have to solve the problems individually without consulting the solutions of others. All HW problems should be solved by longhand calculations . Students work alone. Students are expected to work on the HW problems, the project and the exams alone.