ME-24-221

Course Organization

1. Instructor Information

Professor                                                                          Teaching Assistant

Jayathi Y. Murthy                                                                 Dhanunjay Boyalakuntla
Room 314 Scaife Hall                                                           Room 310 Scaife Hall
Department of Mechanical Engineering                                Department of Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University                                                  Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh PA 15213                                                            Pittsburgh PA 15213

(412) 268-3677 (phone)                                                      (412) 268-3765 (phone)
(412) 268-3348 (fax)                                                           (412) 268-3348 (fax)

murthy@andrew.cmu.edu                                                    dboya@andrew.cmu.edu
 

2. Lectures and Recitations

Lectures: MWF 12:30 - 1:20 PM PH 100
Recitation: Section A T 10:30 -11:20 AM HH B131
                 Section B Th 10:30 -11:20 AM HH B131
 

3 Course Textbook

Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, 5th Edition, by  R.E. Sonntag, C. Borgnakke and G.J. Van Wylen.

You are expected to bring your textbook to every class. You will need it to look up thermodynamic tables during the lectures, quizzes and exams.

4. Assignments

Approximately 5-6 problems will be assigned every Friday, and will be due the following Friday. You are free to discuss the problems with your classmates and with the intructor and TA to enhance your understanding. However, the final submission must be your own work.

Assignments will not be graded except to ensure that you have submitted them. A nominal weight is ascribed to them in determining the final grade. However, it is critical that you do the assignments and submit them because the weekly quizzes (see below) are based on these assignments. It is generally difficult to do well on the quizzes if you have not done the assignments.

All assignments will be posted weekly on the class web-page. Solutions will be posted the following week. No hard copies of these documents will be handed out in class. You are expected to download them from the class webpage and bring them to class for use in in-class discussions.

5. Quizzes and Examinations

A quiz will be given every week  on Friday during the lecture class. It will be 15 minutes long, and will be open book,  closed notes.  The quiz will be based on material covered by the assignment turned in the previous Friday.  It is intended to help you keep current with the course material, and contributes significantly to the final grade.  There will be six quizzes in all.  Your worst quizz will be dropped when determining the final grade. No make up quizzes will be given under any circumstances.

Two mid-term examinations will be held. The dates for these examinations are set tentatively for October 2, 2000 and  November 6, 2000.  An announcement confirming these dates will be made in class. The mid-term examinations will be held during regular class hours, and will each be one hour long.   They will be open book, open notes.  A final examination will be held during finals week. Details about the final will be announced at an appropriate time.

Solutions to all quizzes and examinations will be posted on the class web page soon after the event.

6. Office Hours

Office hours will be held on Monday 2:30-4:30 pm and Wednesday 1:30-2:30 pm in Scaife Hall 314. Please make an appointment if these  times are not convenient or  if you need more time.

A weekly informal review session will be held in Scaife Hall 322 on Thursdays from 5:00-6:00 pm to help in preparing for the weekly quizzes. Attendance is optional, but students usually find it extremely helpful to attend.

7. Grading

Assignments : 10%
Quizzes:   30%
Mid Term I: 15%
Mid Term II: 15%
Final Exam : 30%
Total : 100 %

A mixture of absolute and relative grading will determine the final grade for the class.

8. Class Web Page

The class web page may be found at

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/24-221/index.html

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