AE111 BASICS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Curriculum and Syllabus for B.Tech. Aerospace Engineering
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Department of Aerospace Engineering
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
Thiruvananthapuram, India.
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AE111 BASICS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (3 - 0 - 0) 3 credits

Introduction to mechanical engineering – role of mechanical engineers – engineering thermodynamics; basic laws and thermal engineering applications – introduction to engineering materials and manufacturing processes – introduction to mechanisms – introduction to measurement system and data analysis.

Textbooks:
Agrawal, B. and Agrawal, C. M., Basic Mechanical Engineering, Wiley India (2008).
Lecture notes.

References:
Shanmugham, G., Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, Tata McGraw-Hill (2007).
Cengel, Y. A. and Boles, M. A., Thermodynamics - An Engineering Approach, 5th ed., Tata McGraw-Hill (2006).
Kalpakjian, S. and Schmidt, S. R., Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, 4th ed., Prentice Hall (2001).
Holman, J. P., Experimental Methods for Engineers, 7th ed., Tata McGraw-Hill (2004).