Mechanical Analysis (MechAnalysis) is a 2 ENGR Credit opportunity that expands upon existing mechanical engineering concepts in the curriculum, introduces practical analysis methods not currently covered, and will provide a more concrete toolkit for analyzing engineering problems encountered throughout a student’s Olin education and early career.

This course will be taught by MechE super seniors: Carlos G., Katie G., Colin T., and Nathan W. After almost four years at Olin we’ve accumulated this knowledge via 3 different project teams, 10 technical internships, and 3 separate SCOPE projects. These experiences have illustrated the value of the material covered in this course and formalizes the learning we’ve gained from peers, personal research, and external courses.

MechAnalysis bridges the gap between where students are after MechSolids and where they are expected to be for technical internships or advanced ME courses. We will revisit and expand upon concepts taught in MechSolids (ENGR2320) and will give you tools to confidently and thoroughly design and analyze the projects you will create in MechDes (ENGR3330). MechSolids is a recommended, but not required prerequisite for MechAnalysis. If you are unsure if this course will be a good fit for you, feel free to reach out to any of the teaching team to discuss. The material will be taught primarily through in-person lectures and bolstered by brief problem sets due every other week.