Caltech
Design Contest
ME72 Engineering Design Laboratory
Fall Term
Catalog Course Description
ME 72. Engineering Design Laboratory. 12 units (3-9-0); first
term. Prerequisites: AM 35 abc, ME 71, or equivalent and permission of
instructor. Enrollment is limited and will be based on responses to a questionnaire
available in the registrar's office during registration. Not offered on
a pass/fail basis.
The design process in engineering, stressing the creative aspects,
especially problem definition and concept generation, as well as visual
thinking and graphical communication. Techniques in analysis of engineering
systems learned previously will be applied. An engineering design contest
will be held and will include the design, fabrication, and operation of
a device to compete with similar devices designed by other students. These
laboratory units of ME 72 can be used to fulfill a portion of the laboratory
requirement in the Engineering and Applied Science Division.
Instructor: Antonsson
Last updated Fri Oct 17 12:48:32 PDT 1997