Section A01, Call number 04484, Urieli, Stocker 192, 2:10 - 3:00 p.m., Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Friday
Course objectives: to apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics to the analysis of complete thermodynamic systems, including availability analysis, vapor and gas power cycles, refrigeration cycles, psychrometrics and combustion. Refer to the required course outcomes specific to this course.
Course textbook (required): Potter & Somerton "Thermodynamics for Engineers" Schaum's Outline Series, McGraw-Hill, Second Edition, 2006. This recent edition includes material for both ME321 and Applied Thermo ME328. It contains many solved examples as well as supplemental problems and review questions for the FE exam (all with answers). We will provide guidance as to which of the Supplementary Problems should be solved as homework.
Web resources: This course is the second part of the thermodynamic sequence (ME321 and ME328) and has an independent Home Page on the web <http://www.ent.ohiou.edu/~thermo> . This web page includes a wealth of information to supplement the course text book on a chapter by chapter basis, in particular on the use of property diagrams to evaluate thermodynamic systems. This web resource has been seemlessly integrated into the Blackboard 6 (Bb6) system which OU is currently using, mainly in order to promote email communication between students, TA, and instructor, as well as enable anonymous feedback, online grades, and the endterm survey.
Syllabus: During the first week we review Chapter 6 - Entropy which we covered in ME321. We subsequently cover Chapters 7 through 13 of the textbook (however not Chapter 11), plus the additional material presented in the web pages below. (continuously updated)
Attendance policy: Attendance at the lectures is not compulsory, however if you do attend classes you should remain for the entire class period or not at all. If you need to leave a class early then let the instructor know beforehand. Please do not come late for class. Please be sure to turn off all cell phones before entering the classroom.
Grading policy:
Six in-house quizzes, two take-home quizzes - 800 points
Endterm test - 200 points (Total 1000 points)
Note: 1. The take-home quizzes must be submitted
by the beginning of the following class period, else they will
not be graded.
2. The letter grade will follow the standard procedure of A {900
- 1000}, B{800 - 899}, C {700 - 799}, D {600 - 699}, F {<600}.
These are modified by - and +, depending on the value in the range,
thus C- {700 - 729}, C {730 - 769}, and C+ (770 - 799}.
Exercises: Students are encouraged to attempt as many of the suggested Supplemental Problems as possible. You should try to solve a few exercises every day. As we begin a new chapter we recommend a select number of specific exercises to try. Note that all the quizzes and exams will rely heavily on the fact that you have done and have understood the exercises. Thermodynamics is one of those 'learn-by-doing' types of courses, and you will find that you will need keep up with the exercises in order to understand.
Academic dishonesty: Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in an F grade for the course.
Anonymous Feedback: Please use this form often to give us feedback on how the course is progressing or any problems that you are having. Your identity is protected when you use this form - your instructor receives your comments in an email message from an anonymous sender.
Instructor:
Israel Urieli
-- Room 265 Stocker Center, phone 593-1560, email: urieli@bobcat.ent.ohiou.edu
Office Hours: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri. Otherwise
email me to make an appointment.