2024 Fall
MECENG 103 001 - LEC 001
Experimentation and Measurements
Hayden Taylor
Class #:29002
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed
Offered through
Mechanical Engineering
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
3
Enrolled: 154
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 157
Waitlist Max: 0
Open Reserved Seats:
2 reserved for Undergraduate Students: Aerospace Engineering Majors with 5-6 Terms in Attendance
2 reserved for Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering/Mechanical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering/Nuclear Engineering Majors with 5 or more Terms in Attendance
Hours & Workload
2 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 6 hours of outside work hours per week, 3 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Other classes by Hayden Taylor
+ 1 Independent Study
Course Catalog Description
This course introduces students to modern experimental techniques for mechanical engineering, and improves students’ teamwork and communication skills. Students will work in a laboratory setting on systems ranging in complexity from desktop experiments with only a few instruments up to systems such as an internal combustion engine with a wide variety of sensors. State-of-the-art software for data acquisition and analysis will be introduced and used throughout the course. The role of error and uncertainty, and uncertainty propagation, in measurements and analysis will be examined. Design of experiments will be addressed through examples and homework. The role and limitations of spectral analysis of digital data will be discussed.
Class Notes
Dear Students.
Please note, this fall 2023 offering of ME 103 is intended for ME students graduating in the fall 2024, spring 2025 or summer 2025 terms. If you are not graduating in any of those terms, you maybe placed on the waitlist.
Please note, this fall 2023 offering of ME 103 is intended for ME students graduating in the fall 2024, spring 2025 or summer 2025 terms. If you are not graduating in any of those terms, you maybe placed on the waitlist.
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will not receive credit for this course if they have taken both ME 102A and ME 107.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
2 reserved for Undergraduate Students: Aerospace Engineering Majors with 5-6 Terms in Attendance
2 reserved for Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering/Mechanical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering/Nuclear Engineering Majors with 5 or more Terms in Attendance
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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