ME 1301 Machines & Society Fall 2008
| Accommodations | Lab Information |
| Contact Information for Instructors | Lecture Assignments For Dr. Mularkey |
| Contact Information for Lab Assistants | |
| Course Objectives | |
| Exams | |
| Grading | Textbook |
The objective of this course is to give the student a broad introduction to machines, the principles and technologies behind their design and operations, and their impact upon society.
In addition, the students encounter a more hands-on approach to machines and tools in the lab.
In-class Exams (3) 80%
Lab Work 20%
Missed exams can be made up within 7 days of the exam with an excused absence. Contact instructor to schedule.
No extra credit work is available. No grades are dropped.
Instructor Contact Information
Dr. Dona T. Mularkey, Office: Embrey 200F
Ph. 214.768.1453, mularkey@engr.smu.edu
Dr. Charles Lovas, Office: Embrey 200B
Ph. 214.768.3207, clovas@mail.smu.edu
Textbook
Machines & Society, Mularkey, Dona and Happawanna, Gemunu, Pearson, Boston, MA, 2005.
Machines & Society, Lab Manual, Mularkey & Happawanna at SMU bookstore.
The instructor will announce or pass out a copy of the semester lecture schedule.
Lecture schedule for Dr. Mularkey
Disability
If you need academic accommodations for a disability, you must first contact Ms. Rebecca Marin, Coordinator, Services for Students with Disabilities (214.768.4557) to verify the disability and to establish eligibility for accommodations. Then you should schedule an appointment with the professor to make appropriate arrangements.
Religious Observation
Religiously observant students wishing to be absent on holidays that require missing class should notify their professors in writing at the beginning of the semester, and should discuss with them, in advance, acceptable ways of making up any work missed because of the absence.
Extracurricular Activities
Students participating in an officially sanctioned, scheduled University extracurricular activity will be given the opportunity to make up class assignments or other graded assignments missed as a result of their participation. It is the responsibility of the student to make arrangements with the instructor prior to any missed scheduled examination or other missed assignment for making up the work.
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