COURSE SYLLABUS

MEEN 5347 001: Advanced Thermodynamics

Spring 2016
CATALOG DATA:

MEEN 5347 Advanced Thermodynamics

PREREQUISITES:

MEEN 3347 or similar undergraduate thermodynamic class

LOCATION AND TIME:

R: 6:00 9, Kleberg building for Agriculture 102

Credits 3(3-0)

TEXTBOOK: 1.
Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatic, 2nd Ed. By Herbert B.
Callen, Published by Wiley. ISBN 13: 9788126508129
COORDINATOR:
Engineering.

Dr. Yousri Elkassabgi, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial

Engineering Complex, EC 318. TEL: (361)-593-2003,
Email: kfye000@tamuk.edu

OFFICE HOURS:

TBD Check website for updated information

The objectives of the Design of turbo machine course are: The introduction of
the general problem of thermodynamics and the postulates, the study of the Maxwell relations, and
presentation of reversible processes and study of irreversible thermodynamics.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:

TOPICS:
Part I General Principles Of Classical Thermodynamics
The Problem and the Postulates
The Conditions of Equilibrium
Some Formal Relationships, and Sample Systems
Reversible Processes and the Maximum Work Theorem
Alternative Formulations and Legendre Transformations
The Extremum Principle in the Legendre Transformed Representations
Maxwell Relations
Stability of Thermodynamic Systems
First-Order Phase Transitions
Critical Phenomena
The Nernst Postulate
Summary of Principles for General Systems
Properties of Materials
Irreversible Thermodynamics

COMPUTER USAGE:

Use of Software and computers is not involved.

CLASS SCHEDULE:
GRADING SCHEME:

8 hours lecture per week for 4 1/2 weeks.

1 mid semester exam.
40 %
Home work
10 %
Final Examination
50 %
________
Total
100%

Portfolio:

Every Student is required to maintain a portfolio of the class notes (with

title and time), handouts (arranged according to date), class work
assignments, homework assignments, tests and all the work done during the
semester. All documents should be neatly filed and arranged according to
date.

Policies for attendance, excused absences, make-up exams, late assignments, early final exams, cell
phones etc.

Successful performance in this class requires that you attend class and labs regularly. Make-ups
for missed exams are granted only for excused (official university) absences.

More than two unexcused absences will result in the student being dropped from the class or a
letter grade down. The decision will be made by the instructor in accordance with university
regulations.

No late assignments will be accepted.

Graduating seniors who need to schedule an early final should inform the instructor early in the
semester.

Students should turn off their cell phones during class.

Disability Statement (See pages 2 & 11 of Student Handbook):

Students with disabilities, including learning disabilities, who wish to request accommodation in class,
should register with the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) early in the semester so that
appropriate arrangements may be made. In accordance with federal laws, a student requesting special
accommodations must provide documentation of their disability to the SSD coordinator.
Academic misconduct (See page 23, section 100 of Student Handbook):
You are expected to practice academic honesty in every aspect of this course and all other courses. Make
sure you are familiar with your Student Handbook, especially the section on academic misconduct.
Students who engage in academic misconduct are subject to university disciplinary procedures.
Forms of academic dishonesty:
1. Cheating: deception in which a student misrepresents that he/she has mastered information on
an academic exercise that he/she has not mastered; giving or receiving aid unauthorized by the
instructor on assignments or examinations.
2. Academic misconduct: tampering with grades or taking part in obtaining or distributing any
part of a scheduled test.
3. Fabrication: use of invented information or falsified research.
4. Plagiarism: unacknowledged quotation and/or paraphrase of someone elses words,
information or essays from the Internet and submitting them as ones work also constitutes
plagiarism.
Nonacademic misconduct (See page 23, section 100 of the Student Handbook :)
The university respects the rights of instructors to teach and students to learn. Maintenance of these rights
requires campus conditions that do not impede their exercise. Campus behavior that interferes with either
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(1) the instructors ability to conduct the class, (2) the inability of other students to profit from the
instructional program, or (3) campus behavior that interferes with the rights of others will not be tolerated.
An individual engaging in such disruptive behavior may be subject to disciplinary action. Such incidents
will be adjudicated by the Dean of Students under non academic procedures.
Sexual misconduct (See page 23, section 200 of Student Handbook):
Sexual harassment of students and employers at Texas A&M University-Kingsville is unacceptable and
will not be tolerated. Any member of the university community violating this policy will be subject to
disciplinary action.

Prepared by: Dr. Yousri Elkassabgi

Last updated: Monday, June 03, 2013

The provisions and information set forth in this syllabus are intended to be informational and
not contractual in nature. I reserve the right to amend, alter, change, delete or modify the
provisions of the schedule. All the changes will be announced in class and you are responsible
for the announcements made in class.