<p>Lecture, three hours; laboratory, four hours; outside study, five hours. Enforced requisite: Materials Science 104. Manufacturing fundamentals. Materials in manufacturing. Solidification processes. Metal forming processes. Material removal processes. Welding/joining. Rapid prototyping. Electronics manufacturing. Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology. Letter grading.</p>

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

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General Catalog

Introduction to Manufacturing Processes

MECH&AE 183A

4 units