An intensive summer programme designed to introduce students aged 19+ to the principles of Mechanical Engineering.
A one-week programme, residential in a college of the University of Oxford.Apply Now
Mechanical engineers design and implement practical solutions for products and processes, making the best use of new materials and technologies.
It is a branch of engineering that combines engineering physics and mathematical principles with materials science to analyse, design, manufacture, and maintain mechanical systems. Mechanical engineering requires an understanding of core areas including mechanics, dynamics, thermodynamics, materials science, structural analysis, and electricity. It is the branch of engineering that involves the design, production, and operation of machinery and has a wide range of applications in such fields as aerospace, energy and power, civil, military, healthcare, chemical, bioengineering and even Artificial Intelligence.
This course will provide students with a detailed overview of key engineering principles that students need to master in order to perform effectively as a professional engineer across a range of industries. This will include an analysis of the effects of forces on materials, tensile testing, forces in structures, heat energy and transfer, thermal expansion, hydrostatics, fluid flow, temperature measurement and gas laws. This course will contextualise such technical concepts in order to enable students to understand real world contexts and will then extend this real world contextualisation to a consideration of environmental sustainability issues along with a focus on the role of mechanical engineering in the practical application of new, emerging technologies.
By the end of the course students will understand:
|Monday||Lecture 1: Mechanical Engineering Principles-overview of the core principles|
|Seminar 1: Promoting green mechanical engineering to improve sustainability- issues and debates|
|Tuesday||Lecture 2: Statics and strengths of materials|
|Seminar 2: Practical exercises and case studies to assess understanding and develop proficiency in calculating forces, tensile testing and beams|
|Wednesday||Lecture 3: Forces in structures|
|Seminar 3: Practical exercises and case studies to assess understanding and develop proficiency in assessing structural forces, bending moment and shear force diagrams|
|Thursday||Lecture 4: Heat transfer and fluid mechanics|
|Seminar 4: Practical exercises and case studies to evaluate understanding and develop proficiency in assessing structural forces, bending moment and shear force diagrams|
|Friday||Lecture 5: Future directions in mechanical engineering- current trends and emerging technologies|
|Seminar 5: Presentations, course review and action planning|
1 x Written Assignment (500-750 words)
1 x Group Presentation
Good level of Maths especially calculus
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