INTRO TO MACHINING
Introduction to the manual machine operation, CNC fabrication and usage of basic hand tools, band/hack saws, drill presses, grinders and sanders.
- F 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
- F 11:10 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
- F 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
- F 9:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
- F 11 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
- F 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LAB II
Experiments in engineering and physical phenomena: aerofoil lift and drag in wind tunnels, laser Doppler anemometry in immersed fluidic channels, supersonic flow and shock waves, Rankine thermodynamical cycle for power generation, and structural truss mechanics and analysis.
- TR 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Qiao Lin
h-index: 41 Info - 3 points
MECHANICS
MECHANICS I
Elements of statics; dynamics of a particle and systems of particles.
- F 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jeffrey W Kysar
CULPA: 9
h-index: 37
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- 4 points
HEAT TRANSFER
Heat Transfer
Steady and unsteady heat conduction. Radiative heat transfer. Internal and external forced and free convective heat transfer. Change of phase. Heat exchangers.
- TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Yevgeniy Yesilevskiy
h-index: 7 Info - 3 points
COMPUTER GRAPHICS & DESIGN
Introduction to drafting, engineering graphics, computer graphics, solid modeling, and mechanical engineering design. Interactive computer graphics and numerical methods applied to the solution of mechanical engineering design problems.
- MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
- MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Sinisa Vukelic
CULPA: 2 h-index: 11 Info - 3 points
ENGINEERING DESIGN
Building on the preliminary design concept, the detailed elements of the design process are completed: systems synthesis, design analysis optimization, incorporation of multiple constraints, compliance with appropriate engineering codes and standards, and Computer Aided Design (CAD) component part drawings. Execution of a project involving the design, fabrication, and performance testing of an actual engineering device or system.
- TR 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Yevgeniy Yesilevskiy
h-index: 7 Info - 3 points
CLASSICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
Analysis and design of feedback control systems. Transfer functions; block diagrams; proportional, rate, and integral controllers; hardware, implementation. Routh stability criterion, root locus, Bode and Nyquist plots, compensation techniques.
- T 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sunil Agrawal
Wikipedia h-index: 65 Info - 3 points
MATERIALS/PROCESSES IN MANUFAC
Introduction to microstructures and properties of metals, polymers, ceramics and composites; typical manufacturing processes: material removal, shaping, joining, and property alteration; behavior of engineering materials in the manufacturing processes.
- MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sinisa Vukelic
CULPA: 2 h-index: 11 Info - 3 points
Research Training
Research training course. Recommended in preparation for laboratory related research.
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Instructor:
Matei T Ciocarlie
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HONORS TUTORIAL IN MECH ENGIN
Individual study; may be selected after the first term of the junior year by students maintaining a 3.2 grade-point average. Course format may vary from individual tutorial to laboratory work to seminar instruction under faculty supervision. Projects requiring machine-shop use must be approved by the laboratory supervisor. Students may count up to 6 points toward degree requirements. Students must submit both a project outline prior to registration and a final project write up at the end of the semester.
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Instructor:
Gerard A Ateshian
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Instructor:
Arvind Narayanaswamy
CULPA: 9
h-index: 26
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Instructor:
Vijay Vedula
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Instructor:
James Hone
CULPA: 11
h-index: 124
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Instructor:
Kristin Myers
CULPA: 3
h-index: 25
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Instructor:
Jeffrey W Kysar
CULPA: 9
h-index: 37
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Instructor:
Vijay Modi
CULPA: 3
h-index: 40
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Instructor:
Qiao Lin
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Instructor:
Matei T Ciocarlie
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Instructor:
Michael J Massimino
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Instructor:
Sunil Agrawal
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Instructor:
Sinisa Vukelic
CULPA: 2 h-index: 11 Info -
Instructor:
Bianca N Howard
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Instructor:
Harry West
CULPA: 1 h-index: 1 Info -
Instructor:
Yevgeniy Yesilevskiy
h-index: 7 Info -
Instructor:
Hod Lipson
Wikipedia h-index: 79 Info -
Instructor:
Karen Kasza
h-index: 17 Info -
Instructor:
Michael Burke
h-index: 22 Info - 3 points
PROJECTS IN MECH ENGINEERING
Independent project involving theoretical, computational, experimental, or engineering design work. May be repeated, but no more than 3 points may be counted toward degree requirements. Projects requiring machine-shop use must be approved by the laboratory supervisor. Students must submit both a project outline prior to registration and a final project write-up at the end of the semester.
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Instructor:
Gerard A Ateshian
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Instructor:
Arvind Narayanaswamy
CULPA: 9
h-index: 26
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Instructor:
Vijay Vedula
h-index: 17 Info -
Instructor:
James Hone
CULPA: 11
h-index: 124
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Instructor:
Kristin Myers
CULPA: 3
h-index: 25
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Instructor:
Jeffrey W Kysar
CULPA: 9
h-index: 37
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Instructor:
Vijay Modi
CULPA: 3
h-index: 40
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Instructor:
P J Schuck
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Instructor:
Qiao Lin
h-index: 41 Info -
Instructor:
Matei T Ciocarlie
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PROJECTS IN MECH ENGINEERING
Independent project involving theoretical, computational, experimental, or engineering design work. May be repeated, but no more than 3 points may be counted toward degree requirements. Projects requiring machine-shop use must be approved by the laboratory supervisor. Students must submit both a project outline prior to registration and a final project write-up at the end of the semester.
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Instructor:
Michael J Massimino
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Instructor:
Michael Burke
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Instructor:
Sunil Agrawal
Wikipedia h-index: 65 Info -
Instructor:
Sinisa Vukelic
CULPA: 2 h-index: 11 Info -
Instructor:
Bianca N Howard
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Instructor:
Harry West
CULPA: 1 h-index: 1 Info -
Instructor:
Yevgeniy Yesilevskiy
h-index: 7 Info -
Instructor:
Hod Lipson
Wikipedia h-index: 79 Info -
Instructor:
Karen Kasza
h-index: 17 Info - 1-3 points
FIELDWORK
May be repeated for credit, but no more than 3 total points may be used toward the 128-credit degree requirement. Only for MECE undergraduate students who include relevant on-campus and off-campus work experience as part of their approved program of study. Final report and letter of evaluation required. Fieldwork credits may not count toward any major core, technical, elective, and nontechnical requirements. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited.
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Instructor:
Arvind Narayanaswamy
CULPA: 9
h-index: 26
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- 1-2 points
MECHATRONICS & EMBEDDED MICRO
Enrollment limited to 12 students. Mechatronics is the application of electronics and microcomputers to control mechanical systems. Systems explored include on/off systems, solenoids, stepper motors, DC motors, thermal systems, magnetic levitation. Use of analog and digital electronics and various sensors for control. Programming microcomputers in Assembly and C. Lab required.
- R 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Enrico Zordan
h-index: 5 Info - 3 points
BIOMEMS: DESIGN FAB & ANALYSIS
Silicon and polymer micro/nanofabrication techniques; hydrodynamic microfluidic control; electrokinetic microfluidic control; microfluidic separation and detection; sample preparation; micro bioreactors and temperature control; implantable MEMS, including sensors, actuators and drug delivery devices.
- T 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Qiao Lin
h-index: 41 Info - 3 points
MEMS Sensors and Systems
Connects basic MEMS transduction elements to applications by analyzing the analog signal chain, sensor packaging, and sensor integration into larger systems. Underlying concepts of analog instrumentation such as filtering and digitization covered. Hands-on projects involve off-the-shelf sensors and single-board computers to create self-contained sensor systems that demonstrate relevant issues.
ADVANCED THERMODYNAMICS
Advanced classical thermodynamics. Availability, irreversibility, generalized behavior, equations of state for nonideal gases, mixtures and solutions, phase and chemical behavior, combustion. Thermodynamic properties of ideal gases. Applications to automotive and aircraft engines, refrigeration and air conditioning, and biological systems.
- R 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Arvind Narayanaswamy
CULPA: 9
h-index: 26
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- 3 points
TURBOMACHINERY
Introduces the basics of theory, design, selection and applications of turbomachinery. Turbomachines are widely used in many engineering applications such as energy conversion, power plants, air-conditioning, pumping, refrigeration and vehicle engines, as there are pumps, blowers, compressors, gas turbines, jet engines, wind turbines, etc. Applications are drawn from energy conversion technologies, HVAC and propulsion. Provides a basic understanding of the different kinds of turbomachines.
- S noon-2:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sean Nolan
Info - 3 points
MECH & THERMODYNAMICS OF PROPULSION
Principles of propulsion. Thermodynamic cycles of air breathing propulsion systems including ramjet, scramjet, turbojet, and turbofan engine and rocket propulsion system concepts. Turbine engine and rocket performance characteristics. Component and cycle analysis of jet engines and turbomachinery. Advanced propulsion systems. Columbia Engineering interdisciplinary course.
- S 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
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Instructor:
Sean Bradshaw
Info - 3 points
INTRO TO AERODYNAMICS
Principles of flight, incompressible flows, compressible regimes. Inviscid compressible aerodynamics in nozzles (wind tunnels, jet engines), around wings (aircraft, space shuttle) and around blunt bodies (rockets, reentry vehicles). Physics of normal shock waves, oblique shock waves, and explosion waves.
- S 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Peter A Levoci
Info - 3 points
Decarbonizing Buildings Studio: Energy s
Building Energy Systems S
Historical co-evolution of building energy systems and fuels. Classifying existing buildings into typologies that are a prevalent combination of building size, age, fuels, equipment, distribution, and zoning controls. Fuels, electricity, furnaces, boilers, heat pumps. Overview of common heat
and hot water distribution systems. Case-study based approach to evaluate retrofit options for each typology. Considerations of location, stagingupgrades, envelope efficiency, retrofit cost structure, paybacks with a view towards decarbonization.
- R 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Marc Zuluaga
Info - 3 points
DIGITAL MANUFACTURING
Additive manufacturing processes, CNC, Sheet cutting processes, Numerical control, Generative and algorithmic design. Social, economic, legal, and business implications. Course involves both theoretical exercises and a hands-on project.
- M 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Hod Lipson
Wikipedia h-index: 79 Info - 3 points
ROBOTICS STUDIO
Hands-on studio class exposing students to practical aspects of the design, fabrication, and programming of physical robotic systems. Students experience entire robot creation process, covering conceptual design, detailed design, simulation and modeling, digital manufacturing, electronics and sensor design, and software programming.
- M 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
- M 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Hod Lipson
Wikipedia h-index: 79 Info - 3 points
SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING
Fundamentals of sustainable design and manufacturing, metrics of sustainability, analytical tools, principles of life cycle assessment, manufacturing tools, processes and systems energy assessment and minimization in manufacturing, sustainable manufacturing automation, sustainable manufacturing systems, remanufacturing, recycling and reuse.
- M 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Sinisa Vukelic
CULPA: 2 h-index: 11 Info - 3 points
MORPHOGENESIS:BIOL MAT SHP/STR
Introduction to how shape and structure are generated in biological materials using engineering approach emphasizing application of fundamental physical concepts to a diverse set of problems. Mechanisms of pattern formation, self-assembly, and self-organization in biological materials, including intracellular structures, cells, tissues, and developing embryos. Structure, mechanical properties, and dynamic behavior of these materials. Discussion of experimental approaches and modeling. Course uses textbook materials as well as collection of research papers.
- R 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Karen Kasza
h-index: 17 Info - 3 points
INTRO TO HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT
Introduction to human spaceflight from a systems engineering perspective. Historical and current space programs and spacecraft. Motivation, cost, and rationale for human space exploration. Overview of space environment needed to sustain human life and health, including physiological and psychological concerns in space habitat. Astronaut selection and training processes, spacewalking, robotics, mission operations, and future program directions. Systems integration for successful operation of a spacecraft. Highlights from current events and space research, Space Shuttle, Hubble Space Telescope, and International Space Station (ISS). Includes a design project to assist International Space Station astronauts.
- M 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Michael J Massimino
Wikipedia Info - 3 points
Research Training
Research training course. Recommended in preparation for laboratory related research.
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Instructor:
Matei T Ciocarlie
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Instructor:
Hod Lipson
Wikipedia h-index: 79 Info - 0 points
MS PROJECTS IN MECH ENGINEER
MS PROJECTS IN MECH ENGINEERIN
Master's level independent project involving theoretical, computational, experimental, or engineering design work. May be repeated, subject to Master's Program guidelines. Students must submit both a project outline prior to registration and a final project write-up at the end of the semester.
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Instructor:
Gerard A Ateshian
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Instructor:
Arvind Narayanaswamy
CULPA: 9
h-index: 26
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Instructor:
Vijay Vedula
h-index: 17 Info -
Instructor:
James Hone
CULPA: 11
h-index: 124
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Instructor:
Kristin Myers
CULPA: 3
h-index: 25
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Instructor:
Jeffrey W Kysar
CULPA: 9
h-index: 37
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Instructor:
Vijay Modi
CULPA: 3
h-index: 40
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Instructor:
P J Schuck
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Instructor:
Qiao Lin
h-index: 41 Info -
Instructor:
Matei T Ciocarlie
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Instructor:
Michael J Massimino
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Instructor:
Michael Burke
h-index: 22 Info -
Instructor:
Sunil Agrawal
Wikipedia h-index: 65 Info -
Instructor:
Sinisa Vukelic
CULPA: 2 h-index: 11 Info -
Instructor:
Bianca N Howard
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Instructor:
Harry West
CULPA: 1 h-index: 1 Info -
Instructor:
Yevgeniy Yesilevskiy
h-index: 7 Info -
Instructor:
Hod Lipson
Wikipedia h-index: 79 Info -
Instructor:
Karen Kasza
h-index: 17 Info - 1-3 points
FIELDWORK
Only for ME graduate students who need relevant off-campus work experience as part of their program of study as determined by the instructor. Written application must be made prior to registration outlining proposed study program. Final reports required. May not be taken for pass/fail credit or audited. International students must consult with the International Students and Scholars Office.
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Instructor:
Matei T Ciocarlie
Info - 1 points
ADVANCED HEAT TRANSFER
Application of analytical techniques to the solution of multidimensional steady and transient problems in heat conduction and convection. Lumped, integral, and differential formulations. Topics include use of sources and sinks, laminar/turbulent forced convection, and natural convection in internal and external geometries.
- M 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
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Instructor:
Arvind Narayanaswamy
CULPA: 9
h-index: 26
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- 3 points
ADVANCED MACHINE DYNAMICS
Advanced Machine Dynamics
Review of classical dynamics, including Lagrange’s equations. Analysis of dynamic response of high-speed machine elements and systems, including mass-spring systems, cam-follower systems, and gearing; shock isolation; introduction to gyrodynamics.
- R 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
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Instructor:
Nicolas W Chbat
Info - 3 points
ROBOT LEARNING
Robots using machine learning to achieve high performance in unscripted situations. Dimensionality reduction, classification, and regression problems in robotics. Deep Learning: Convolutional Neural Networks for robot vision, Recurrent Neural Networks, and sensorimotor robot control using neural networks. Model Predictive Control using learned dynamics models for legged robots and manipulators. Reinforcement Learning in robotics: model-based and model-free methods, deep reinforcement learning, sensorimotor control using reinforcement learning.
- TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Matei T Ciocarlie
Info - 3 points
MASTERS THESIS
Research in an area of mechanical engineering culminating in a verbal presentation and a written thesis document approved by the thesis adviser. Must obtain permission from a thesis adviser to enroll. Recommended enrollment for two terms, one of which can be the summer. A maximum of 6 points of master’s thesis may count toward an M.S. degree, and additional research points cannot be counted. On completion of all master’s thesis credits, the thesis adviser will assign a single grade. Students must use a department-recommended format for thesis writing.
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Instructor:
Gerard A Ateshian
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Instructor:
Arvind Narayanaswamy
CULPA: 9
h-index: 26
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Instructor:
Bianca N Howard
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Instructor:
James Hone
CULPA: 11
h-index: 124
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Instructor:
Kristin Myers
CULPA: 3
h-index: 25
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Instructor:
Jeffrey W Kysar
CULPA: 9
h-index: 37
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Instructor:
Michael Burke
h-index: 22 Info -
Instructor:
Vijay Modi
CULPA: 3
h-index: 40
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- 1-3 points