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Automotive Related Courses

Subject Code Academic Yearsort descending Course Title Description
Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries with William Chueh

High energy density and long-lasting lithium-ion batteries are key toward the next-generation electric vehicles.

EARTHSYS 23 2013-2014 Human Power, the Environment, and Alternative Transportation

This is a directed-reading course taught for the Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trip going to Portland, OR. Portland is known as a well-planned city with efficient transportation.

ME 310A 2014-2015 Product-Based Engineering Design, Innovation, and Development

Three quarter sequence; for engineering graduate students intending to lead projects related to sustainability, automotive, biomedical devices, communication, and user interaction.

CEE 176C 2014-2015 Energy Storage Integration - Vehicles, Renewables, and the Grid

This course will describe the background on existing energy storage solutions being used on the electric grid and in vehicles with a primary focus on batteries and electrochemical storage.

ME 310B 2014-2015 Product-Based Engineering Design, Innovation, and Development

Three quarter sequence; for engineering graduate students intending to lead projects related to sustainability, automotive, biomedical devices, communication, and user interaction.

CS 210A 2014-2015 Software Project Experience with Corporate Partners

Two-quarter project course. Focus is on real-world software development.

ME 310C 2014-2015 Project-Based Engineering Design, Innovation, and Development

Three quarter sequence; for engineering graduate students intending to lead projects related to sustainability, automotive, biomedical devices, communication, and user interaction.

CS 210B 2014-2015 Software Project Experience with Corporate Partners

Continuation of CS210A. Focus is on real-world software development.

ME 310X 2014-2015 New Product Management

Restricted to graduate students. Focus is on the role of the product manager in industry.

CS 231A 2014-2015 Computer Vision: From 3D Reconstruction to Recognition

(Formerly 223B) An introduction to the concepts and applications in computer vision.

ME 312 2014-2015 Advanced Product Design: Formgiving

Lecture/lab. Small- and medium- scale design projects carried to a high degree of aesthetic refinement. Emphasis is on form development, design process, and model making.

ARTSTUDI 360C 2014-2015 Master's Project: Design

Students enroll concurrently in ME 316.

EE 402A 2014-2015 Topics in International Technology Management

Theme for Autumn 2014 is ¿New Trends in Start-Up Company Acceleration: Toward the Rise of the Global Start-Up.¿ The series features new incubator and accelerator programs in Silicon Valley and se

ME 316A 2014-2015 Product Design Master's Project

For graduate Product Design or Design (Art) majors only. Student teams, under the supervision of the design faculty, spend the quarter researching master's project topics.

EE 153 2014-2015 Power Electronics (EE 253)

Addressing the energy challenges of today and the environmental challenges of the future will require efficient energy conversion techniques.

ME 316B 2014-2015 Product Design Master's Project

Design Garage is a Winter/Spring class (a two quarter commitment is required). The class is a deep dive in design thinking that uses student-led projects to teach design process and methods.

EE 253 2014-2015 Power Electronics (EE 153)

Addressing the energy challenges of today and the environmental challenges of the future will require efficient energy conversion techniques.

ME 316C 2014-2015 Product Design Master's Project

This is the second half of the two quarter Design Garage sequence. Students will complete projects begun in ME316B the prior quarter. Prerequisite: ME316B and graduate student standing.

ENGR 30 2014-2015 Engineering Thermodynamics

The basic principles of thermodynamics are introduced in this course. Concepts of energy and entropy from elementary considerations of the microscopic nature of matter are discussed.

MS&E 243 2014-2015 Energy and Environmental Policy Analysis

Concepts, methods, and applications.

ME 140 2014-2015 Advanced Thermal Systems

Capstone course. Thermal analysis and engineering emphasizing integrating heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics into a unified approach to treating complex systems.

STRAMGT 574 2014-2015 Strategic Thinking in Action - In Business and Beyond (II)

This five-session 2-point Bass seminar will involve students (maximum 18) in analyzing the emerging global electric automotive industry by focusing on: (1) The electric automotive industry in the U

ME 260 2014-2015 Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Emphasis on proton exchange membrane (PEM) and solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), and principles of electrochemical energy conversion. Topics in materials science, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics.

STS 165N 2014-2015 Cars: Past, Present, and Future

(Formerly COMM 165N.) Preference to freshmen. Focus is on the past, present and future of the automobile, bridging the humanities, social sciences, design, and engineering.

ENVRES 255 2014-2015 Innovative Transportation Systems

Research seminar. Evaluation of the technologies and business model innovations that are transforming our transportation system.

SURG 72Q 2014-2015 Anatomy in Society

Preference to sophomores.

LAW 223 2014-2015 Torts

This course is part of the required first-year JD curriculum.

URBANST 167 2014-2015 The Automobile and the City

This coursde will examine the impact of the automobile on urban development and the social life of the modern city from three perspectives.

MATSCI 303 2014-2015 Principles, Materials and Devices of Batteries

Thermodynamics and electrochemistry for batteries. Emphasis on lithium ion batteries, but also different types including lead acid, nickel metal hydride, metal air, sodium sulfur and redox flow.

ME 113 2014-2015 Mechanical Engineering Design

Capstone course. Mechanical engineering design is experienced by students as they work on team projects. Prerequisites: 80, 101, 112, 131 a,b, 203. Enrollment limited to ME majors.

ME 185 2014-2015 Electric Vehicle Design

This project based class focuses on the design and prototyping of electric vehicles.

ME 200 2014-2015 Judging Historical Significance Through the Automobile

This seminar is for students to learn how to assess the impact of historical importance through the lens of the automobile.

ME 216A 2014-2015 Advanced Product Design: Needfinding

Human needs that lead to the conceptualization of future products, environments, systems, and services.

ME 216B 2014-2015 Advanced Product Design: Implementation 1

Summary project using knowledge, methodology, and skills obtained in Product Design major. Students implement an original design concept and present it to a professional jury.

ME 216C 2014-2015 Advanced Product Design: Implementation 2

ME216C: Implementation II is a continuation of ME216B. Students would develop project from ME216B to a further state of completion.

ME 218A 2014-2015 Smart Product Design Fundamentals

Lecture/Lab. Team design project series on programmable electromechanical systems design.

ME 218B 2014-2015 Smart Product Design Applications

Lecture/lab. Second in team design project series on programmable electromechanical systems design.

ME 218C 2014-2015 Smart Product Design Practice

Lecture/lab. Advanced level in series on programmable electromechanical systems design.

ME 218D 2014-2015 Smart Product Design: Projects

Lecture/lab. Industrially sponsored project is the culmination of the Smart Product Design sequence.

ME 220 2014-2015 Introduction to Sensors

Sensors are widely used in scientific research and as an integral part of commercial products and automated systems.

ME 227 2014-2015 Vehicle Dynamics and Control

The application of dynamics, kinematics, and control theory to the analysis and design of ground vehicle behavior.

AA 116Q 2014-2015 Electric Automobiles and Aircraft

Transportation accounts for nearly one-third of American energy use and greenhouse gas emissions and three-quarters of American oil consumption.

ME 236 2014-2015 Tales to Design Cars By

Students learn to tell personal narratives and make connections between popular and historic media using the automobile. Explores the meaning and impact of personal and preserved car histories.

ANTHRO 146 2014-2015 Global Mobilities (STS 200B)

In this STS senior capstone seminar, students will study the local and global impacts of the technologies that have increased personal mobility.

ME 250 2014-2015 Internal Combustion Engines

Internal combustion engines including conventional and turbocharged spark ignition, and diesel engines.

URBANST 165 2014-2015 Sustainable Urban and Regional Transportation Planning

Environmental, economic, and equity aspects of urban transportation in 21st-century U.S. Expanded choices in urban and regional mobility that do not diminish resources for future generations.

ME 292 2014-2015 Humanize My Ride: Investigations in User-Centric Vehicle Design

Humanize My Ride is vehicle design for the extreme user.

ENGR 105 2014-2015 Feedback Control Design

Design of linear feedback control systems for command-following error, stability, and dynamic response specifications. Root-locus and frequency response design techniques.

ME 302A 2014-2015 The Future of the Automobile- Trends and Challenges in Personal Mobility

The objective of this course is to develop an understanding for the requirements that go into the design of a highly complex yet easy-to-use product, i.e. the automobile.

ENGR 205 2014-2015 Introduction to Control Design Techniques

Review of root-locus and frequency response techniques for control system analysis and synthesis.

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