MEEN364 Syllabus Sp15
MEEN364 Syllabus Sp15
Hur
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02/07/15
Course Assistants:
Mr. Brandon Simmons
Mr. Moein Nazifi
Mr. Tom Thompson
Ms. Maryna Ienina
Mr. Paul Edward
Mr. Nazifi is the lecture TA for recitation.
e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail: [email protected]
Office Hours:
Dr. Palazzolo MWF 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (MEOB 123)
Dr. Hur TR 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (MEOB 222)
Mr. Simmons W 11:00 AM 12:00 PM (ENPH 302)
Mr. Thompson F 10:00 AM 11:00 AM (ENPH 302)
Mr. Ienina F 11:00 AM 12:00 PM (ENPH 302)
Mr. Edward R 9:00 AM 10:00 AM (ENPH 302)
Mr. Nazifi M 12:00 PM 1:00 PM (ENPH 213/215)
You may attend any instructors or TAs office hours. Additional help is available by scheduling
an appointment with instructors or with any of the lab and lecture TAs. The easiest way to reach us
is via e-mail.
Textbook:
The course textbook is
G. F. Franklin, J. D. Powell, and A. E.-Naeini, Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems,
Seventh Edition, Prentice Hall, 2014.
Additionally, some material regarding modeling of dynamic systems will be presented from
B. T. Kulakowski, J. F. Gardner, and J. L. Shearer, Dynamic Modeling and Control of
Engineering Systems, Third Edition, Prentice Hall, 2007. This textbook is available online
at the library website (http://app.knovel.com/web/toc.v/cid:kpDMCESE03).
On-line Course Material:
All course material will be available through eCampus at http://ecampus.tamu.edu/. Please, check
the site frequently, e.g. at least weekly.
Use of Computer Software:
This course will introduce you to and make extensive use of two software tools: (1)
MATLAB/SIMULINK and (2) LabVIEW. The former will be extensively used for solving the
homework problems, and for performing all of the control-related labs. The latter will be used in
all of the measurement-related labs.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The software tools you will be introduced to in this course are intended to
help you solve the various numerical problems you encounter in this course. Such problems would
otherwise require extensive number crunching. Even though one could perform symbolic
calculations with some of these tools, we highly recommend against it. You could use the symbolic
calculators of MATLAB to check some of the mathematics you perform by hand. However, we
expect you to know how to do mathematics by hand and you will have to show your skills in the
tests. Review notes on various aspects of mathematics needed in this course will be made available
on the course web page.
Student Evaluation:
Student grades will be computed as follows:
Homework
Exam I
Exam II
Final Exam - Comprehensive
Laboratory Reports - Group
Pre-Lab Reports (3%), Lab Quizzes (5%),
& Lab Safety (2%)
Total
10 %
20 %
20 %
25 %
15 %
10 %
100 %
Common Exams:
There will be two common exams on Thursday, February 19, 2015 and Thursday, April 2, 2015 in
CHEM 2102 & 2104 (please note that this is the Chemistry building, not the Chemical
Engineering building.). Both exams will take place in the 7 PM - 9 PM time period. The exams
will include problems and perhaps short answer/multiple choice questions. Exams will be based on
individual work and they will be closed book and closed notes. Information you might need from
certain tables in the textbook will be made available to you.
NO CALCULATORS WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE COMMON EXAMS AND THE FINAL.
Absences:
Work missed due to absences will only be excused for University-approved activities in
accordance with TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY STUDENT RULES (see http://studentrules.tamu.edulrule7.htm). Specific arrangements for make-up work in such instances will be
handled on a case-by-case basis. In accordance with recent changes to Rule 7, please be aware that
in this class any injury or illness that is too severe or contagious for the student to attend class
will require a medical confirmation note from his or her medical provider even if the absence is
for less than 3 days (see 7.1.6.2 injury or illness less than three days).
Policy on Make-up Exams:
Make-up exams will be given only for those with University-excused absences from the regular
exams. Contact the instructor as soon as you are aware of the absence so that a make-up exam can
be scheduled BEFORE the actual exam takes place. Make-up exams will be scheduled by the
instructor.
Final Exam:
The final exam will be given as scheduled in the Spring 2015 schedule of classes as follows:
Sections 501 503 & 507 508 Monday, May 11, 2015; 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Sections 504 506
Friday, May 8, 2015; 1:00 PM 3:00 PM
The final will be a comprehensive exam.
Homework Assignments:
Homework will be usually e-mailed to you or posted on the course web page on Thursday, and it
will be due at 4:00 PM on the following Thursday to your instructors office. No late homework
will be accepted. All written work must be clear and professionally done with the necessary steps
leading to the solution clearly marked. Homework solutions will be made available on the course
web site. One of the homework problems will be selected for grading randomly and it will carry
80% of the grade for that homework set. The remaining problems will receive a checkmark, if a
solution is present, and they will receive 20% of the grade for that homework set.
Homework is intended to show your individual work. Each student is required to turn-in his or her
solutions to the homework assignments. However, you are allowed to form groups or join each
other on discussions regarding the problems. Please, read the section on plagiarism below.
requiring an accommodation, please contact Disability Services, in Cain Hall, Room B118, or call
845-1637. For additional information visit http://disability.tamu.edu.
Academic Integrity Statement:
Plagiarism consists of passing off as yours the work that belongs to someone else. As such, you
will be committing plagiarism if you present someone else's work as your own, even with the other
person's consent. Be aware that such conduct is against University rules and could have serious
consequences. If you have questions about this subject, please consult the Texas A&M University
Student Rules, under the section "Scholastic Dishonesty."
Aggie Honor Code: "An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal, or tolerate those who do."
It is the responsibility of students and instructors to help maintain scholastic integrity at the
university by refusing to participate in or tolerate scholastic dishonesty (Student Rule 20.
Scholastic Dishonesty, http://student-rules.tamu.edu). New procedures and policies have been
adopted effective September 1, 2004. Details are available through the Office of the Aggie Honor
System (http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor/). An excerpt from the Philosophy & Rationale section
states:
"Apathy or acquiescence in the presence of academic dishonesty is not a neutral act -- failure to
confront and deter it will reinforce, perpetuate, and enlarge the scope of such misconduct.
Academic dishonesty is the most corrosive force in the academic life of a university."