MENG at Yale University

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 MENG coursework.

• ENAS 1510Multivariable Calculus for Engineersopens 2 courses (2 directly)
• MATH 2220Linear Algebra with Applicationsopens 2 courses (2 directly)
• MATH 2250Linear Algebraopens 2 courses (2 directly)
• MENG 2511Thermodynamics for Mechanical Engineersopens 2 courses (2 directly)
• MATH 1200Calculus of Functions of Several Variablesopens 1 course (1 directly)
• MENG 2311Mechanical Engineering I: Strength and Deformation of Mechanical Elementsopens 1 course (1 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 MENG 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 25 MENG and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 86 more MENG 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 MENG. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 4 courses deep, ending at MENG 4041

  1. MATH 2250Linear Algebra
  2. MATH 2220Linear Algebra with Applications
  3. MENG 4041Applied Numerical Methods for Differential Equations

• 3 courses deep, ending at MENG 3323

  1. MATH 1150Calculus of Functions of One Variable II
  2. ENAS 1510Multivariable Calculus for Engineers
  3. MENG 3323Mechanical Engineering III: Dynamics

• 3 courses deep, ending at MENG 3423L

  1. MATH 1150Calculus of Functions of One Variable II
  2. MENG 2511Thermodynamics for Mechanical Engineers
  3. MENG 3423LFluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics Laboratory

• 3 courses deep, ending at MENG 4138L

  1. MATH 1150Calculus of Functions of One Variable II
  2. MENG 2311Mechanical Engineering I: Strength and Deformation of Mechanical Elements
  3. MENG 4138LMechanical Design: Process and Implementation II

Grade medians

Teaching in Fall 2026

Instructors on MENG sections in Fall 2026, from the registrar's schedule.

• A. Dollar
• A. Gomez
• B. Primkulov
• C. Ahn
• C. Su
• E. Diehl
• J. Schroers
• M. Orelup
• M. Smooke
• M. Venkadesan
• O. Subasi
• P. Dixit
• Y. Luo

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under MENG yet.

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Department events

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