# ME 748: Optimum Design of Mechanical Elements and Systems | UW–Madison

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### title

OPTIMUM DESIGN OF MECHANICAL ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS

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Formulation and solution of mechanical design problems by use of mathematical programming methods.

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Covers the formulation and solution of mechanical design problems using mathematical programming methods.

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* Mechanical design problems and mathematical programming methods.

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* Formulation and solution of mechanical design problems using mathematical programming.

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* Prerequisite knowledge in optimization concepts and techniques for engineering design.
* Background in ME 306 or EMA 303.

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]
```

#### notes

None recorded.

#### root

n0

#### status

parsed

### instructors

None recorded.

### offerings

None recorded.

### sections

None recorded.

### grade instructors

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]
```

### grades

```json
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]
```

### statistics

#### gpa

3.897

#### graded

102

#### counts

* 81
* 21
* 0
* 0
* 0
* 0
* 0

### grade conflicts

None recorded.

### evidence

#### history

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course\_3db1a81040ba4a87e94b2da7-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course_3db1a81040ba4a87e94b2da7-0.json)

#### traces

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course\_3db1a81040ba4a87e94b2da7-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course_3db1a81040ba4a87e94b2da7-0.json)

#### reviews

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course\_3db1a81040ba4a87e94b2da7-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_3db1a81040ba4a87e94b2da7-0.json)

#### results

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course\_3db1a81040ba4a87e94b2da7-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course_3db1a81040ba4a87e94b2da7-0.json)

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

## context

### all

#### term



#### gpa

3.8970588235294117

#### count

102

#### university

##### size

3833

##### gpa Percentile

79

##### count Percentile

49

##### median Count

104

##### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 0     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 21    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 387   | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 1159  | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 2266  | true    |

#### departments

```json
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]
```

### terms

#### 1074

##### term

1074

##### gpa

3.9444444444444446

##### count

9

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| ME      |            |

#### 1092

##### term

1092

##### gpa

3.730769230769231

##### count

13

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| ME      |            |

#### 1114

##### term

1114

##### gpa

3.8333333333333335

##### count

15

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| ME      |            |

#### 1132

##### term

1132

##### gpa

3.96875

##### count

16

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| ME      |            |

#### 1144

##### term

1144

##### gpa

3.857142857142857

##### count

14

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| ME      |            |

#### 1164

##### term

1164

##### gpa

3.9285714285714284

##### count

21

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| ME      |            |

#### 1222

##### term

1222

##### gpa

4

##### count

7

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| ME      |            |

#### 1254

##### term

1254

##### gpa

4

##### count

7

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| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| ME      |            |

### benchmarks

#### all

##### school

###### size

3833

###### gpa

3.6222962789012754

###### top Share

79.52195506733837

###### count

104

##### ME

###### size

77

###### gpa

3.572272155321939

###### top Share

76.27054283979547

###### count

111

#### terms

##### 1074

###### school

###### size

695

###### gpa

3.3616924722887376

###### top Share

63.22509110105764

###### count

69

###### ME

###### size

16

###### gpa

3.3145257855848764

###### top Share

60.56238862874501

###### count

88

##### 1092

###### school

###### size

732

###### gpa

3.374660709520374

###### top Share

63.690339324346596

###### count

70

###### ME

###### size

17

###### gpa

3.2438208716751173

###### top Share

55.650195662733246

###### count

76

##### 1114

###### school

###### size

804

###### gpa

3.3696004653806844

###### top Share

64.0389334741844

###### count

68

###### ME

###### size

19

###### gpa

3.2194204844463745

###### top Share

53.33027979920354

###### count

88

##### 1132

###### school

###### size

851

###### gpa

3.391128778809763

###### top Share

64.69509437122704

###### count

66

###### ME

###### size

22

###### gpa

3.2759023030381442

###### top Share

55.48684555217185

###### count

60.5

##### 1144

###### school

###### size

878

###### gpa

3.4092443327803017

###### top Share

65.95978235963416

###### count

64

###### ME

###### size

19

###### gpa

3.2360192544570516

###### top Share

54.25699760318183

###### count

102

##### 1164

###### school

###### size

965

###### gpa

3.46491230798535

###### top Share

69.92376287143657

###### count

68

###### ME

###### size

20

###### gpa

3.3362830671058554

###### top Share

61.64619678303988

###### count

88.5

##### 1222

###### school

###### size

1157

###### gpa

3.563052311875811

###### top Share

76.64869058732418

###### count

64

###### ME

###### size

28

###### gpa

3.5317658980245055

###### top Share

73.85244504654484

###### count

71.5

##### 1232

###### school

###### size

1216

###### gpa

3.575457431972425

###### top Share

77.33712216234007

###### count

66

###### ME

###### size

25

###### gpa

3.572892556393539

###### top Share

76.54575303131045

###### count

118

##### 1254

###### school

###### size

1289

###### gpa

3.6126423469389106

###### top Share

79.48050408754871

###### count

66

###### ME

###### size

28

###### gpa

3.6206917860927894

###### top Share

78.31689014028125

###### count

121.5

## instructor Trends

```json
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    ]
  }
]
```

## following

None recorded.
