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