Many courses within the Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics curriculum include elements of design, while some have design as the core focus. The following are the courses which are hosted on this wiki:
MEAM 101 (Introduction to Mechanical Design), now offered in both the Fall and Spring semesters, is typically taken by students in their first year at Penn. This hands-on course covers the fundamentals of the modern mechanical design process, from basic need-finding through to parametric solid modeling and rapid prototyping.
MEAM 150 (Fundamentals of Mechanical Prototyping) provides students with an immersive, hands-on education in the prototype development process, including layout, measurement, part generation, milling, turning, computer-controlled machining, and many other manufacturing processes.
MEAM 247 (Sophomore Design Lab) is a two-semester lab sequence which parallels core courses in statics, strength of materials, dynamics, and thermodynamics.
MEAM 410 (Design of Mechatronic Systems) is an upper-level elective which covers a wide range of topics from analog circuit design and microcontrollers to mechanical prototyping and robotics. This course is offered in the Fall semester only.
IPD 501 (Integrated Computer-Aided Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing) is offered in the Spring semester only.