ME 201 Thermodynamics

Summer 2004

Instructor: Dr. Robert L. McMasters
E-mail address: mcmaste7@msu.edu
Faculty Web Site: www.egr.msu.edu/~mcmaste7
Office: 2328E Engineering Building
Cell Phone: 980-0276
Class Meeting Time: MWF   8:00 – 9:50
Classroom: 2250 Engineering Building
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 1:00 – 4:00
(Note: Priority given to Thermodynamics students 1:00 - 2:30)
Teaching Assistant: Kuiyan Xu   xukuiyan@msu.edu
Class Web Site: www.egr.msu.edu/classes/me201/mcmaste7
Homework: Assignments collected as indicated on the class web site. Each assignment will be spot-graded by TA. Contact TA for homework re-grades. Solutions will be posted on the class web site.
Examinations: Open Book / Open Notes.

Grading:
Homework
10%
Exam 1
25%
Exam 2 25%
Final Exam 40%

Late Policy:

    1 day late –25%
    1 week late –50%

Text: Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, M.J. Moran and H.N. Shapiro, Wiley & Sons, 5th ed., 2000.

Topics Covered:

Chap 1) Introduction, Basic Definitions
Chap 2) First Law – Conservation of Energy
Chap 3) Thermal Properties
Chap 4) Control Volume Analysis

Exam 1: Wednesday 21 July

Chap 5) Second Law of Thermodynamics
Chap 6) Calculations Using Entropy

Exam 2: Wednesday 4 August

Chap 8) Vapor Power Cycles
Chap 9) Gas Power Cycles
Chap 10) Refrigeration Cycles
Chap 12) Mixed Gasses

Final Exam: Wednesday 18 August