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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
COURSE INFORMATION
COURSE : MEM 437 & 687/501, MANUFACTURING PROCESSES I
Tuesday, 6:00-8:50 PM, Spring, 2010-2011
INSTRUCTOR: DR. JACK G. ZHOU (TEL: 215-895-1480)
OFFICE HOUR: TUESDAY 2:00 TO 4:00 PM, RM. 4-170E
TEACHING ASST.: Steve Leist, Office hours: Tuesday 3:30-5:30 PM, and by
appointment, at Rm: 170 AEL ; E-mail : steven.leist@gmail.com, Phone:
215-895-6821
Course Description:
This course will introduce basic manufacturing process technology and the
mechanical properties of metals and plastics. The course is a combined lecture and
laboratory teaching. The course will cover Dimensional and Geometry Tolerancing, Surface
Finishing, Manufacturing Product Quality Assurance; Metal casting; Metal Cutting Processes
and Machine Tools of Turning and Milling, CNC programming and machining;
Manufacturing Processes of Polymers and Reinforced Plastics, and Injection Molding. Three
hands-on laboratory sections are designed for this class, they are: machine shop practice and
lathe and milling machine operations, CNC programming and operation, and injection
molding process and simulation.
Text Book:
“Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials,” Fifth Edition, Serope Kalpakjian
and Steven Schmid, Prentice Hall, 2008, ISBN: 0-13-227271-7
Reference Book:
Grading System:
Homework** 40%
Lab Project 40%
Mid-term Exam 20%
Total Score 100%
**: One day delay of home work will cause 20% deduction of the score
Syllabus
MEM 437/501; MEM 687/501, Spring 2010-11, Instructor: Dr. Jack Zhou