ME200 01-02 - 1 Syllabus Systems Definitions Syllabus...

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Syllabus
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Instructor:
Yan Chen
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Office hours: MW 1:30-2:30 pm
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Tutorial room: F 1:30-2:30 pm
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Phone and email:
49-67562, [email protected]
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Course website:
https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME200/
1. Syllabus, Systems, Definitions

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Textbook:, Moran, Shapiro, Boettner, and
Bailey, Fundamentals of Engineering
Thermodynamics (7th Ed), John Wiley, 2011
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Prerequisite: calculus, physics, chemistry.
CHEM115, PHYS172 and MA261 (may be
concurrent)
Syllabus (Cont’d)

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Preview the text and ppt slides before
lecture
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Attempt to solve homework problems before
lecture
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Solving homework problems by using
engineering paper
Syllabus (How to prepare)

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Syllabus (Homework)
Format of your homework
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Use 8 1/2 by 11 inch engineering paper
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Only one side of the paper should be
used
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Only one problem should be included
per page; if more than one page is
needed for a problem, all pages should
be stapled together, in order.

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Format of your homework
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At the top of the engineering paper there are 5 boxes.
Starting from the left:
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Box 1 leave blank,
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Box 2 put your name (last, first, middle),
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Box 3 put the problem number i.e. HW#1(2) (Each
special problem may consist of several problems,
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Box 4 leave blank,
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Box 5 put the page number of the problem/total
pages for this problem i.e. 1/3 or 3/3
Chen, Yan Q. HW#1(2) 1/3

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Syllabus (Homework format)
Given: State in your own words what is given
in the problem statement. Example “The initial
temperature is T1=30 C.”
Find: List what the problem wants you to find.
Example “a) the pressure at time 2 or P2 =.”
A sketch of your system.
Assumptions : Example: “Ideal gas.”
Basic Equations : See the Equation Sheet
Solution: This includes correct units.

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Syllabus (Basic equations)

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Homework collection
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Check the due date in the syllabus.