ME 481/581 Spring 2025

 

Course syllabus and grading

 

 

HW#1 – Due April 8 (there is nothing to turn in for this first HW)

·        Brush up on your Solid Works skills

·        Create a couple of models and drawing models and practice dimensioning

·        Look at this one-page  Dimensioning Notes when working with SolidWorks

·        Carefully read Page-1 to Page-15 of Chapter-1 of the text

 

Class Exercise #1 (Chapter-1)

Dimensioning Rules from the Standard

Dimensioning Checklist

Class Exercise #2 (Chapter-2)

 

HW#2 – Due April 15

·        Read the rest of Chapter-1 (helps with dimensioning problems)

·        Submit one pdf file to Canvas

·        Only one team member submits with the team names on the 1st page

·        Do Problems #1, #3, #4 from Chapter-1 (use the models below)

·        Models: Flange               Shaft           Endcap

 

HW#3 – Due April 22

·        Read Chapter-2

·        Submit one pdf file to Canvas

·        Only one team member submits with the team names on the 1st page

·        Do Problems #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 from Chapter-2

·        Sample gaging solution

 

HW#4 – Due April 29

·        Read Chapter 3

·        Submit one pdf file to Canvas

·        Only one team member submits with the team names on the 1st page

·        Do Problems #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10 from Chapter-3

 

Midterm Exam:  Thursday May 22

 

 

 

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HW#5 – Due

·        Submit one pdf file to Canvas

·        Only one team member submits with the team names on the 1st page

·        Do Problems #1*, #2, #3, #5, #7, #8 from Chapter-4

For problem #1 – use snip it and display a picture of the assembly showing the worst-case play and its measurement annotated (example shown below)

 

HW#6 – Due

·        Submit one pdf file to Canvas

·        Only one team member submits with the team names on the 1st page

·        Do Problems #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8 from Chapter-5

 

HW#7 – Due

·        Submit one pdf file to Canvas

·        Only one team member submits with the team names on the 1st page

·        Do Problems #1, #2, #3, #4, #7 from Chapter-6

 

 

Midterm Exam:                      Solutions

 

Final Exam: