Students who apply for admission to UMBC and select Mechanical Engineering as their desired major are not automatically admitted into the Mechanical Engineering program. Students are admitted into the program only after successfully completing four gateway courses. NOTE:  Incoming freshmen and transfer students should familiarize themselves with our Academic Policies relating to the gateway and repeating courses as these are critical for admission and success in the Mechanical Engineering program. Students should consult with the UMBC Office of Undergraduate Admissions for university admissions requirements. The Mechanical Engineering Department requires all incoming freshman to have their own laptop computer.  Computer-aided-design (CAD) software and Matlab will be critical tools to support your classes and projects.  Some classes will require that you bring your laptop to work on assignments during class.  Student versions of design and analysis applications are available for free or at highly discounted prices.  

Word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications will also be important.  While the latest laptops will be sufficient for most purposes, CAD software can be particularly demanding so we recommend that you consult software manufacturers’ websites for their current computer specification recommendations:  Autocad Inventor, PTC Creo, and SolidWorks.  The Division of Information Technology website will also provide useful information about campus computing resources. DOIT Recommended Minimum Requirements (around $1000) Windows 7 64 bit (latest OS for Mac) Autodesk Inventor (free download of student version) MATLAB (student version $99 or use VMware client to run virtually from a campus machine) For student financial aid eligibility, the laptop requirement can be figured into the total Financial Aid need calculations when applying; contact the UMBC Financial Aid Office for details. Mechanical engineering students begin their studies by acquiring a solid foundation in mathematics, physics and design.

Higher-level courses cover the fundamental principles in the areas of solid mechanics, thermo fluids and design and manufacturing systems. Patio Furniture Sets Burlington OntarioLaboratory and elective courses give students the opportunity to test these principles and apply them individually and as teams in projects that involve design challenges from the material processing, energy conversion and aerospace industries, among others.Hot Tub Led Lights Kits The Undergraduate Curriculum leads to the BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. Pet Adoption Events In NjFor students who are interested and qualify, the same curriculum can lead to an accelerated BS/MS program.  Students must earn a total of 127 credits (plus 3 PHED credits) and meet specific course selection criteria for graduation.  

To provide students with guidance throughout their undergraduate program, the Mechanical Engineering Department has established an academic advising process that matches each student with a faculty member who can provide advice on course selection and career opportunities.  You can find the recommended four-year academic pathway here, as well as tools to help you create your individualized degree plan. A detailed description of the Mechanical Engineering courses can be found at  UMBC Undergraduate Catalog. Select the course descriptions tab or browse for Mechanical Engineering courses (ENME) under E. Core Mechanical Engineering courses will be offered on the schedule below. Elective Mechanical Engineering courses will be offered on a rotating basis such that at least 5 courses will be offered each semester. All Mechanical Engineering students take courses in Engineering Design as part of the core curriculum.  The ME Design Experience culminates in a capstone design project, completed as part of a team and designed to provide the students with the type of work they will be performing as practicing engineers.  

The projects require hands-on participation in the design process and students learn the progression from identification of customer needs to concept generation and the entire design-build-test cycle. Course topics include system engineering, project management, engineering economics, team dynamics, and legal and ethical responsibility of today’s engineers. Formal technical documentation and oral presentations are emphasized as critical professional skills. Interested students may also pursue a minor in Entrepreneurship through the Alex Brown Center for Entrepreneurship by taking a combination of entrepreneurship courses and Mechanical Engineering courses that include entrepreneurial skills development.If you have questions, please contact the Mechanical Engineering Department. You are hereSoftware & Hardware > Browse Hardware > Recommended LaptopsAll Places > Administration > Discussions I am a mechanical engineering student, and I need a new laptop.  I am looking into lenovo because may of there models fall within my price range (< $1200). 

I am wondering what is recommended when getting a laptop to run solidworks.  I have the same question Show 0 Likes(0) Re: Best Lenovo model for a Mechanical Engineering Student It's been covered a lot here but in order of importance you should spend the most on the CPU, get at least 8 gig of ram. Then decide if you have the money for a SSD, I'd say it's worth it but if you don't have the money yet, it's a piece that may be upgraded later on, depending on the laptop build of course. (Ultrabooks and tablets rarely offer the possibility to change hard drive) I have a workstation laptop for solidworks and on the side I also have a Surface Pro 3. The Surface equipped with a I5-4200u is able to run SW fairly well for small assemblies so I would use that as a baseline. As a student I would not be too worried about the Graphic card. Of course AMD Firepro and NVidia Quadro are what's approved. But in your budget range you won't be able to get one. The Surface is able to run SW with integrated graphics so if you can get an average gaming card you will be good. 

I think you would get fine performance with an Ideapad Y700, the I5-6300HQ would be enough but as I said spend you money on the I7-6700HQ you won't regret it. Min. 8 gig ram, NVIDIA Geforce GTX 960m 2GB with 15,6" FHD screen. I would choose the 256 GB SSD if it fits in the budget. If you want to get either an Ultrabook, 2 in 1 or tablet for portability it's ok but there will be a performance downgrade for the same budget. That's my 2 cents. Right now I am look at a Lenovo p50s with-i7-6500 U-windows 7-8 gigs of ram-192 gb ssd - nvidi Quattro m500m 2 gb  That should be more than capable to run large assemblies and fea, correct?  Should I go with a bigger ssd? Yeah that's a great build for your budget. I'm sure you will be happy with that. I love the fact that you are able to get a Quadro card. I had a Thinkpad in the past and the keyboard is great as the build quality also.Unless you absolutely need Windows 7, I would go right away with Win 10.The size of the SSD is up to you how much you need to store files.