CIVENGR/EMA 395 covers properties and tests of construction materials, measurement techniques, and technical reporting.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2026
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Study of physical properties and mechanical behavior of various composite systems.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleCovers hardware and software solutions for advanced computing in engineering, with hands-on parallel programming assignments.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Dan Negrut: Reviewers note the class involves significant work, particularly weekly programming assignments, but consider them doable with effort.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026EMA 1
Cooperative Education Program
1 creditsEMA 1 is a cooperative education program providing full-time workplace experience to apply engineering theory and operations in a professional setting.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Introduction to aerospace engineering and mechanics, covering engineering fundamentals, ethics, safety, and communication.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Reviews indicate low difficulty with ratings of 2 or 3, featuring engaging projects like building a wind tunnel.
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Fall 2024–Fall 2025 · limited sampleEMA 201
Statics
3 creditsSTATICS covers principles of mechanics including force systems, equilibrium, structures, and moments of inertia.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Jennifer Detlor, Robert Witt, Suzannah Sandrik: Homework is demanding, taking up to 10 hours weekly, and exams are considered tough. Students report needing frequent walk-in help and outside resources to complete assignments and understand concepts not covered in class.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026EMA 202
Dynamics
3 creditsEMA 202 Dynamics covers kinematics, force-mass-acceleration, work-energy, impulse-momentum, and mass moments of inertia.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course requires two homework assignments per week and includes required discussions. Exams are described as predictable but hard, with significant time spent on equation derivations.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026EMA 303
Mechanics of Materials
3 creditsEMA 303 teaches mechanics of materials, covering stress, strain, beam bending, torsion, and column analysis for civil engineers.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Sonny Nimityongskul, Wendy Crone: Workload expectations vary significantly. Some reviewers find homework challenging but worthwhile, while others report a ridiculous amount of homework that does not help with test preparation or learning.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026EMA 351
Aerospace Design I
3 creditsAerospace Design I presents design philosophy and applies elementary mechanics to solve design problems.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
EMA 405
Practicum in Finite Elements
3 creditsEMA 405 is a practicum in finite elements that teaches the use of commercial software to model and solve practical mechanics problems.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course difficulty is rated as moderate.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026EMA 406
Aerospace Structures
3 creditsEMA 406 covers the analysis and design of aerospace load-carrying members, focusing on energy methods and failure theories.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
EMA 421
Aerodynamics
3 creditsCovers potential flow theory, wing theory, and propeller theory using methods like doublets and panels.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
EMA 426
Aerospace Propulsion
3 creditsEMA 426 covers aerospace propulsion, including airbreathing engines, rocket performance, nozzle design, and combustion fundamentals.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
EMA 442
Advanced Dynamics
3 creditsAdvanced Dynamics covers kinematics and kinetics of plane and 3D motion, including Coriolis acceleration, momentum methods, central force motion, and gyrodynamics.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
EMA 488
Honors in Research I
3 creditsHonors in Research I is an independent study course in aerospace, engineering mechanics, or mechanical engineering under instructor supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
EMA 489
Honors in Research II
3 creditsEMA 489 is an honors research course where students conduct independent work and prepare a thesis in aerospace engineering or engineering mechanics.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
EMA 599
Independent Study
1–3 creditsEMA 599 is an independent study course where students engage in directed projects arranged with an instructor.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleIntroduction to finite element theory and applications in stress analysis and structural mechanics.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sampleEMA 642
Satellite Dynamics
3 creditsEMA 642 covers satellite dynamics, including torque-free motion, stability, gyroscopic instruments, and various satellite stabilization techniques.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Daniel Kammer: Reviewers report spending 20-30 hours weekly, noting exams were not relevant to homework despite high homework averages.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sampleGraduate Cooperative Education Program combines classroom theory with practical operations work experience for MS students.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
EMA 710
Mechanics of Continua
3 creditsEMA 710 covers tensor analysis, stress/strain mechanics, and field equations for fluids and elasticity.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
EMA 790
Master's Research and Thesis
1–9 creditsEMA 790 is a graduate-level directed study course for Master's research and thesis work arranged with an instructor.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
EMA 890
Pre-dissertator Research
1–9 creditsEMA 890 is a directed study course for pre-dissertators to conduct research projects arranged with an instructor.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
EMA 990
Research and Thesis
1–12 creditsEMA 990 offers directed study projects arranged with an instructor.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
EMA/EP 547
Engineering Analysis I
3 creditsEngineering Analysis I teaches methods of higher mathematics with a focus on problem solving using linear algebra, calculus of variations, and Green's functions.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Mechanics of Materials Lab covers data processing and experimental testing of tension/compression, creep, fatigue, fracture, composites, combined stress, beam flexure, dynamic loads, and buckling.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course is rated as low difficulty by one student, but specific workload details or preparation requirements are not described in the available evidence.
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