| LEC # | TOPICS | SUPPLEMENTAL FILES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction (PDF) | |
| Engineering Economics | ||
| 2 | Introduction, Time Value of Money, Single Payment Discounting (PDF) | |
| 3 | Value, Multi-payment Discounting, Non-uniform Cash Flows (PDF) | |
| 4 | Effective Interest Rates (PDF) Evaluating Alternatives, MARR, PW, AW, IRR | |
| 5 | Uncertainty | |
| 6 | Comparing Alternatives (PDF) | |
| 7 | Dealing with Changing Prices (PDF) | |
| 8 | Combining Concepts (PDF) | Class Examples (XLS) |
| 9 | Presentations and Review | |
| 10 | Exam 1 | |
| Materials Selection | ||
| 11 | Concepts of Materials Indices, Software Introduction (Guest lecturer: Jeremy Gregory) ( PDF - 1.5 MB) | |
| 12 | Material and Shape Selection (Guest lecturer: Jeremy Gregory) (PDF) | |
| 13 | Process Selection, In-class Examples (Guest lecturer: Jeremy Gregory) (PDF) | |
| 14 | Presentations and Review | |
| Cost Modeling | ||
| 15 | Using Cost Models: Concepts and Principles (PDF) | |
| 16 | Tackling Variable Costs (PDF) | Pizza Model (XLS) |
| 17 | Modeling Fixed Costs (PDF) | Pizza Model (XLS) |
| 18 | Presentations and Review | |
| 19 | Exam 2 | |
| LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) | ||
| 20 | Introduction: What is the Cost of Materials Usage? (PDF) | |
| 21 | An Overview of Life Cycle Assessment (PDF) | |
| 22 | Analysis Goal and Scope; Inventory Methods (PDF) | |
| 23 | Impact Assessment (PDF) | |
| 24 | Presentations and Wrap-up | |
