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INTRODUCTION TO MECHATRONICS

ME 376
Course Description

Fundamentals of DC and AC circuit analysis and design, stressing tools needed to understand circuits typically used in instrumentation and control of physical systems (sensors/actuators); an introduction to the design of active and passive linear circuits for buffering and filtering signals; an introduction to digital circuits, Boolean logic, programming, especially as needed for computer interface operations in mechanical engineering applications (example: embedded microcontrollers). Laboratory exercises.

Prerequisites

(ME 340 or concurrent enrollment), (MATH 320 , MATH 319 , or MATH 376 ), and (PHYSICS 202 , PHYSICS 208 , or PHYSICS 248 ), or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies
Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.41

-3.13% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.61% from Historical

A Rate
25.77%

-35.09% from Historical

Class Size
163

97.58% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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