Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code 65400701 Subject Classification Area Courses
Subject Name Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Subject Name
(Katakana)
Subject Name in
English
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Instructor CHOI YONG BUM,SASAKI GEN,OGATA YOICHI,HINO RYUUTAROU,IBARAKI SOICHI,KAWANO YU,OOKURA KAZUHIRO,MURAMATSU HISAYOSHI,YAMASAKI KOTARO,GUO FANGQIN,YAMAMOTO MOTOMICHI,AKEBONO HIROYUKI,KIM WOOKYUNG,ENDO SATORU,SEKIYA KATSUHIKO
Instructor
(Katakana)
チェ ヨンボン,ササキ ゲン,オガタ ヨウイチ,ヒノ リュウタロウ,イバラキ ソウイチ,カワノ ユウ,オオクラ カズヒロ,ムラマツ ヒサヨシ,ヤマサキ コウタロウ,グオ ファンキン,ヤマモト モトミチ,アケボノ ヒロユキ,キム ウキョン,エンドウ サトル,セキヤ カツヒコ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Mon1-4:IAS K102
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction E : English
Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 09 : Mechanical Engineering
Eligible Students
Keywords  
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education
Area Courses(Courses in Natural Sciences) Category:Physics / Astronomy / Applied Physics 
Expected Outcome1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline.
2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This course deals with the basic concepts and principles of elementary mechanical engineering for non-engineering students. It consists of 15 omnibus classes by professors in the department of mechanical engineering. Students can experience the many fields in mechanical engineering. 
Class Schedule lesson1 Guidance, Use of flows for our daily life (Yoichi Ogata)
lesson2 3D geometric measurement technologies in manufacturing (Soichi Ibaraki)
lesson3 Control theory for network analysis (Yu Kawano)
lesson4 Machinery Dynamics for Human-Robot Coexistence (Hisayoshi Muramatsu)
lesson5 History and recent developments in advanced composite materials(Yong Bum Choi)
lesson6 Machining technology and our lives (Katsuhiko Sekiya)
lesson7 Introduction to Materials Physics (Gen Sasaki)
lesson8 Welding and joining of metals (Motomichi Yamamoto)
lesson9 Fatigue and Fracture of Metals (Hiroyuki Akebono)
lesson10 Introduction to autonomous systems (Kazuhiro Ohkura)
lesson11 Fundamentals of Metal Forming and Its CAE (Ryutaro Hino)
lesson12 Renewable energy and hydrogen energy (Guo Fangqin)
lesson13 Medical Engineering of Radiations (Satoru Endo)
lesson14 Introduction to plasma engineering (Kotaro Yamasaki)
lesson15 Combustion and Explosion (Wookyung Kim) 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
None 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Handout 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Each class in this course deals with a different field in mechanical engineering. Students are encouraged to investigate the unknown title words in the schedule for the preparation and to study more about interesting fields for the review.   
Requirements  
Grading Method The final grade will be determined based on reports or quizzes 80 % and the attitude toward the class 20 %. To pass, students must earn at least 60 points out of 100.   
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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