Republic of the Philippines

NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Cabanatuan City
SYLLABUS IN ME333
I.

PRELIMINARIES
A. Course Number and Title : ME 333 Machine Elements 1
B. Credit Units : 3 Units
C. Time Duration : 2 hours Lecture, 3 hour lab, 18 Weeks/Semester x 5 Hours/Week = 90
Hours/Semester
D. Pre-requisite : Draw 121, Phys 124

II.

NEUST VISION

NEUST is a recognized leader in the region managed by committed and ethical public servants
where:
1. A culture of excellence, ethics and solidarity thrives and prosper in each academic and
administrative unit; and
2. Each colleges, institute and campus is a center of development and excellence in its respective
program of instruction, research and extension services and production, transforming students,
alumni and other clienteles into high quality, competent and ethical leaders professionals and/or
middle-level manpower in the field of science, technology education, management, arts and
technology-based education and training.
NEUST MISSION
By offering graduate, undergraduate and short term courses within its areas of specialization
and according to its capabilities, NEUST ensures to primarily provide advanced instruction,
professional training in arts, science and technology, education and other related fields, undertake
research and extension services, and provide progressive leadership in these areas.
VISION OF COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Competent and ethical leaders and professionals in the field of engineering technology who
meet the challenges of the changing global environment productive, flexible and nationalistic with
high critical thinking competence as effective instruments of quality research, higher instruction
and training, and dynamic extension services and production.
MISSION OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Establish and maintain the NEUST College of Engineering as a model of quality engineering
instruction, research, extension services and production for developing competent and ethical
leadership and professionalism and to contributing to local, national and international development.
GOALS OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Train and produce competent professional engineers who are imbued with moral and spiritual
values and responsive to the aspirations of the region to contribute towards the attainment of a
globally competitive country.
Enhance environmental and social consciousness in consonance with efforts towards
sustainable development.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Provide quality instruction and training in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering.
Undertake research programs, projects and activities which are responsive and relevant to the
developmental needs of the service area and the country.
Perform extension works that will serve as linkage/contact with the local and international
communities.

OBJECTIVES OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM

Instruction
Provide students with quality instruction and training in the field of mechanical engineering covering
such areas as power plant design, industrial plant engineering, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning
systems, machine designs, and industrial safety engineering.
Research
Conduct research studies in the field of mechanical engineering which are responsive and relevant to
the developmental needs of the service area, locally and internationally.
Extension
Carry out extension services supportive to the social and economic needs of the students and other
members of the community.
Production
Lead in the production and packaging of technologies derived from mechanical engineering program
and responsive to the demands and needs of the department and relevant to the needs of the province,
community and region in general and of NEUST in particular.
III.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course deals with the study of mechanisms disregarding the forces and energies that causes the
motion. It emphasize on the analytical and graphical study of displacement, velocity and acceleration.
IV.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

After completing this course, the student must be able to:

1. Understand the concepts of kinematics of machineries
2. Apply these concepts in the design of machine elements
3. Solve problems in kinematics of machineries using graphical and analytical
V.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING CRITERIA

A.
1.
2.
3.
.

Course Requirements
Regular Attendance
Submit solution to problems set assigned by the professor/instructor
Examination and Quizzes

B. Grading Criteria
MID-TERM GRADING SYSTEM
Quizzes-------------------------30%
Attendance----------------------10%
Assignment/ Seatwork-------30%
Term Exam--------------------30%
Total----------------------------100%
Minimum Passing Score-----50%
FINAL TERM GRADING SYSTEM
Quizzes-------------------------30%
Attendance----------------------10%
Assignment/ Seatwork-------30%

Term Exam--------------------30%
Total----------------------------100%
Minimum Passing Score-----50%
VI.

COURSE CONTENT

1. Introduction of the concepts of kinematics machineries

2. Vector operation in analytical and graphical method.
3. Motion and machinery: Displacement, velocity and acceleration, linkage and constraints.
4. Instant Center: Location of Instant Center
5. Velocity Analysis Method
6. Acceleration Analysis
Laboratory Equipment Drafting Tables, computer (optional)
VII.

REFERENCES

Cook, Tony. The ABC of Mechanical Drafting, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, N.J.: 2004
Martin, George H. Kinematics and Dynamics of Machine, , 2nd ed. 2000
Wilson, Charles E. and Snaler, J. Peter. Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery, 3rd. ed. 1997
Norton, Robert L.; Design of Machinery: An introduction to the synthesis and analysis of Mechanism
and Machines, WCB McGraw-Hill, Boston, 1999
Ballaney, P.L.; Theory of Machines, 20th Ed., Khanna Publishers,2000
Maxwell, Robert. Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery Prentice Hall, 1960
Doughtle & James. Elements of Mechanism, Tokyo, 1954
Ham, Crane, Rogers. Kinematics and Dynamics of Machine
Waldron, KJ and Kinzel, GL, Kinematics, Dynamics and Design of Machines, 2nd edition, John Wiley
& sons, 2003
Mabie, H. and Reinholdz, C., Mechanisms and Dynamics of Machines, 4th edition, John Wiley & sons,
1987
Prepared by:
ENGR. NATHANIEL S. OLIVEROS

Noted:
ENGR. GIL B. GARCIA
Chairman, ME Department
ENGR. ERNESTO A. DELA CRUZ
Dean, College of Engineering