MEAM at University of Pennsylvania

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate MEAM coursework.

• MATH 1410Calculus, Part IIopens 21 courses (4 directly)
• MATH 2400Calculus, Part IIIopens 17 courses (4.3 directly)
• MEAM 1100Introduction to Mechanicsopens 17 courses (2.2 directly)
• PHYS 0150Principles of Physics I: Mechanics and Wave Motionopens 13 courses (1.2 directly)
• PHYS 0170Honors Physics I: Mechanics and Wave Motionopens 11 courses (0.7 directly)
• MEAM 2020Introduction to Thermal-Fluids Engineeringopens 9 courses (2 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate MEAM work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 50 MEAM and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 138 more MEAM courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in MEAM. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 8 courses deep, ending at MEAM 5130

  1. MEAM 2470Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I
  2. MEAM 2100Statics and Strength of Materials
  3. MEAM 2110Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics
  4. MEAM 3210Dynamic Systems and Control
  5. MEAM 5130Feedback Control Design and Analysis

• 6 courses deep, ending at MEAM 3330

  1. MATH 1400Calculus, Part I
  2. MATH 1410Calculus, Part II
  3. MATH 2400Calculus, Part III

• 5 courses deep, ending at MEAM 6330

  1. MATH 1400Calculus, Part I
  2. MATH 1410Calculus, Part II
  3. MATH 2400Calculus, Part III

• 4 courses deep, ending at MEAM 2030

  1. MATH 1400Calculus, Part I
  2. MATH 1410Calculus, Part II
  3. MEAM 2020Introduction to Thermal-Fluids Engineering

Grade medians

Professors

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Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under MEAM yet.

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Department events

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