Coordinator:Peter Rogers

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Mechanical Systems Laboratory ME4053B Fall 2008
Coordinator Peter Rogers Office Love Bldg.,
Rm 118 peter.rogers_at_gatech.edu (404)-894-3235 (
404)-894-7990 (fax) Teaching Assistants Eric
Smith (lead TA) eric.smith_at_gatech.edu Ryan
Hopman rhopman_at_gatech.edu Shelley Nation
SANation_at_gatech.edu Raphael Okereke
ralphyralph_at_gatech.edu Texts ME 4053 Lab
Manual (on line) ME3056-4053-4055 Laboratory
Style Manual (recommended Class Website
http//www.me.gatech.edu/me4053
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Objectives

• Exposure to selected mechanical technologies
  beyond those taught in the classroom
• Hands-on experience to complement and solidify
  classroom instruction in selected mechanical
  disciplines
• Practice in preparing professional-style
  technical reports and presentations and
  experience in maintaining a professional-style
  research notebook
• Introductory experience in teaming and team and
  project management

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Class Websitehttp//me.gatech.edu/me4053
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With great power comes great responsibility
- Uncle Ben

• Do not print out lab manual on ME printers
• Do not take any artwork or text from the website
  or any place else

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Grading

• One Individual Presentation

• One Group Presentation
• One Group Report

• One Individual Report

40 Presentations - 40 Reports - 20 Notebooks
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Proof read
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Spell checking is not proofreading
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Schedule
Abstract due by 4pm
Mechanical Systems Labs meet in MRDC 3334.
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Schedule
Abstract due by 4pm
Mechanical Systems Labs meet in MRDC 3334.
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Schedule
Abstract due by 4pm
Mechanical Systems Labs meet in MRDC 3334.
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Attendance

• You must attend all labs
• If you cannot attend at your normal lab time
  arrange to attend with another section ASAP
• Attendance at lectures is mandatory
• You may miss no more than two lectures without
  obtaining prior approval
• Presentations cannot be rescheduled
• plan accordingly

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Presentation Schedule10am11am
Wednesday Nov 5 Acoustics Wednesday
Nov 19 Vibrations Wednesday Dec 3
Controls
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Class attendance is important in promoting
learning of the material in this course
Most ME 4053 students disagree with this
statement on CIOS surveys
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Hypothesis Lectures are useless

• Fall 2006 Lectures required Attendance taken
• Attendance near 100 for both A B sections
• Spring 2007 Lectures required Attendance not
  taken
• B section attendance 40
• A section Attendance 25
• Same lecturer, same graders, same grading
  guidelines

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Does Class Attendance Improve Your ME4053 Grade?
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Does Class Attendance Improve Your ME4053 Grade?
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Does Class Attendance Improve Your ME4053 Grade?

• Hypothesis that lectures do not improve grades
  fails at 95 confidence level
• Attending lecture improves average score by 2.4
  points

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TA Evaluation (Thermal Systems Lab)
Please fill out evaluation form for one or two TAs

• Rachel Valade (Lead)
• Soumya Basu
• Trevor Bright
• Andrew McNamara