MECH307 - General Information

MECH307 - General Information

General Catalog Course Description:
- Instrumentation and measurement system analysis and design; sensors and actuators; computer data acquisition and control.

Class Time/Location:
- MWF 10-10:50 am, Engrg B101

Laboratory Times/Locations:

L01: M 4-6:50 pm, Engrg B107
L02: T 12-2:50 pm, Engrg B107

Instructor (for lecture, reading assignment, and general concept questions):
- Dr. David G. Alciatore, PE ("Dr. Dave")
  office: Engrg A103M, hours: MW 1-3 pm; otherwise, by appointment
  phone: 491-6589
  e-mail: David.Alciatore@colostate.edu
  web: www.engr.colostate.edu/~dga
Lab TAs (for homework, Lab, and project help; and for grading questions or corrections):

John Kreuder (Lab: L02)
office: Engrg A103L, hours: M 11am-12n, T 9-11am; otherwise, by appointment
phone: 491-2592
e-mail: john.kreuder@gmail.com

Tyler Neff (Lab: L01)
office: Engrg A103L, hours: MW 1-3pm; otherwise, by appointment
phone: 491-2592
e-mail: tneff@rams.colostate.edu

Pi Tau Sigma tutors (for general advice and homework and project help):

Chelsey Lewis
office: Internet Cafe conference room, hours: T 8:30-10:30am

Kasey Ackerman
office: Academic Villiage C141, hours: T 10am-12n

Prerequisites (a C or better in each of these is an absolute requirement ... no exceptions!):

ECE204 - Introduction to Electrical Engineering
CIVE261 - Mechanics: Dynamics
MATH340 - Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations

Recommended:
- B or higher in ECE204

Required Texts:

Introduction to Mechatronics and Measurement Systems, 4th edition
by D. Alciatore and M. Histand
McGraw-Hill, 2012
NOTE - Make sure you don't purchase the 3rd (or older) edition by mistake.

Laboratory Exercises for "Introduction to Mechatronics and Measurement Systems"
by D. Alciatore, 2012 (make sure you get this edition, and not one from a previous year)
(available only through the CSU Bookstore)

Both are available at the CSU bookstore. If not, request that they place an order immediately.