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L2 - CUPGE Mechanical Engineering
General Knowledge - Choose from the list below +
2 creditsChoose 1 out of 12
Calling bullshit
2 creditsCreative Writing
2 creditsHigh-Frequency Waves for Medical and Healthcare Applications
2 creditsArts and Sciences
2 creditsIntroduction to Python Programming for Analysis and
2 creditsAn Introduction to Electronics Through Instrumentation
2 creditsSports
2 creditsNutrition, Sports, and Health
2 creditsConceptual Information Tools (PIX)
2 creditsExperimenting to Create—A Dialogue Between Art, Music, and Material
2 creditsScience and Society
2 creditsOulipian Pastimes
2 credits
Electrostatics & Magnetostatics
36hAlgebra III: Reduction of Endomorphisms
6 creditsElementary Numerical Analysis
3 creditsSimple Materials and Structures - Part 2
Analysis III: Integration and Elementary Differential Equations
6 creditsRigid Body Dynamics
English S3
2 creditsSimple Materials and Structures, Part 1
ASTRE's Scientific Approach to the Ecological Transition
2 credits
English S4
2 creditsTopology of R^n and Functions of Several Variables
5 creditsElectromagnetism
6 credits54hDynamics of Mechanical Systems
5 creditsAnalysis IV: Function Sequences, Power Series, Fourier Series
8 creditsCAD and Simulation of Mechanical Systems
4 creditsPersonal and Professional Project
2 creditsAlgebra IV: Euclidean Spaces
6 credits
L2 - Science and Technology in Mechanical Engineering
Program available through Accès Santé (L.AS).
General Knowledge - Choose from the list below +
2 creditsChoose 1 out of 12
Calling bullshit
2 creditsCreative Writing
2 creditsHigh-Frequency Waves for Medical and Healthcare Applications
2 creditsArts and Sciences
2 creditsIntroduction to Python Programming for Analysis and
2 creditsAn Introduction to Electronics Through Instrumentation
2 creditsSports
2 creditsNutrition, Sports, and Health
2 creditsConceptual Information Tools (PIX)
2 creditsExperimenting to Create—A Dialogue Between Art, Music, and Material
2 creditsScience and Society
2 creditsOulipian Pastimes
2 credits
Technical Communication
5 creditsMathematical Tools in Mechanics
4 creditsManufacturing Processes
5 creditsSimple Materials and Structures - Part 2
Rigid Body Dynamics
English S3
2 creditsSimple Materials and Structures, Part 1
ASTRE's Scientific Approach to the Ecological Transition
2 credits
Dynamics of Mechanical Systems
5 creditsElectronics for Mechanical Engineering
6 creditsIntroduction to Mechanical Design (Polytech'/MI Course)
6 creditsEnglish S4
2 creditsIntroduction to Mechanical Design
CAD and Simulation of Mechanical Systems
4 creditsTechnology Project
5 creditsPersonal and Professional Project
2 credits
General Knowledge - Choose from the list below +
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Calling bullshit
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Creative Writing
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
High-Frequency Waves for Medical and Healthcare Applications
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Arts and Sciences
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Introduction to Python Programming for Analysis and
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
An Introduction to Electronics Through Instrumentation
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Sports
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Nutrition, Sports, and Health
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Conceptual Information Tools (PIX)
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Experimenting to Create—A Dialogue Between Art, Music, and Material
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Science and Society
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Oulipian Pastimes
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Electrostatics & Magnetostatics
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Number of hours
36h
This course is the first step in university-level electromagnetism instruction. It covers electrostatics, steady-state currents, and magnetostatics.
See the syllabus in the “More Info” tab
Algebra III: Reduction of Endomorphisms
ECTS
6 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
This course will cover the concepts of symmetric groups and determinants, and will address the reduction of endomorphisms to finite dimensions (up to Jordan form) and its applications. It serves as an introduction to spectral analysis.
Elementary Numerical Analysis
ECTS
3 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
In this course, we will cover the fundamentals of floating-point arithmetic and then discuss common basic numerical methods for solving nonlinear equations, interpolating functions, and approximating integrals. Students will learn how to implement an algorithm to solve a numerical analysis problem.
Simple Materials and Structures - Part 2
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
Training Structure
College of Sciences
This module is a basic course on the physical properties of materials and on design techniques for mechanically simple components or systems.
Material properties are examined through tensile testing, binary diagrams, and microstructure.
Component design involves selecting the most suitable material and defining the geometry to ensure structural integrity and fatigue resistance. The dimensional analysis approach also makes it possible to determine the characteristics of a more complex system based on experiments conducted on a scale model.
Analysis III: Integration and Elementary Differential Equations
ECTS
6 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Building on the analysis course from the second semester, this course will cover the concepts of series with terms of arbitrary sign. The Riemann integral will be defined and applied to solve differential equations, particularly linear ones. The section on integration will be expanded to include generalized integrals.
Rigid Body Dynamics
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
Training Structure
College of Sciences
This unit focuses on the mechanics of rigid bodies. It is the natural continuation of the unit on the kinematics and statics of rigid bodies covered in the first year of undergraduate studies. In this unit, we will adopt a dynamic framework and apply the Fundamental Principle of Dynamics. Deriving this principle requires knowledge of the torque of external forces, which was studied in the first year, as well as knowledge of the dynamic torque. The latter can be calculated using the kinetic torque, which, for a rigid body, involves the concept of moment of inertia. The main applications studied in this unit concern rigid bodies or simple cases of articulated systems of rigid bodies. In addition, we will study the special case of contact and friction forces (Coulomb friction) and discuss the Kinetic Energy Theorem.
English S3
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Simple Materials and Structures, Part 1
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
Training Structure
College of Sciences
This module is a basic course on the physical properties of materials and on design techniques for mechanically simple components or systems.
Material properties are examined through tensile testing, binary diagrams, and microstructure.
Component design involves selecting the most suitable material and defining the geometry to ensure structural integrity and fatigue resistance. The dimensional analysis approach also makes it possible to determine the characteristics of a more complex system based on experiments conducted on a scale model.
ASTRE's Scientific Approach to the Ecological Transition
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
English S4
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Spring
The first-semester course covers the grammatical concepts essential for oral and written communication (tenses and aspect, asking questions, comparisons and superlatives, passive voice) as well as essential general vocabulary (numbers, measurements, shapes); it also includes an introduction to technical vocabulary (basic building materials, airplane engines, bicycle parts, electronic devices) through themed lessons and videos in the field of mechanical engineering.
Finally, a wide range of activities are offered to develop oral communication skills (presentation vocabulary, simulations, role-playing, and board games) so that students will be able to describe—during an oral presentation in pairs—the specific features, functions, and uses of a piece of technical equipment of their choice.
S4
The grammatical aspects are limited to a review of modal auxiliaries.
The vocabulary focuses much more on the various components involved in the design and operation of different types of internal combustion engines and on emerging technologies (drones, driverless vehicles, 3D printing).
Students must also submit a resume in English and practice writing formal emails, so that they are prepared for situations involving internship or job searches where proficiency in English will be either required or considered an added asset.
The focus is always on practical application, culminating in an individual oral presentation at the end of the semester on their second-year mechanics project.
Topology of R^n and Functions of Several Variables
ECTS
5 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Spring
This course will provide an introduction to the topology of R^n, the basic concepts of differential calculus of functions from R^n to R, and optimization. Parametric curves will also be covered.
Electromagnetism
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
ECTS
6 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Number of hours
54h
The first part of this course aims to reinforce the concepts of magnetostatics and to establish the relationships governing the behavior of the electromagnetic field at the interface of a plane of charges or currents. We also introduce the expression for Laplace’s forces (force and torque) acting on volumetric or filiform circuits. The second part is devoted to the properties of fields and potentials in a time-varying regime. After introducing Faraday’s law, which describes induction phenomena, we derive the time-dependent Maxwell’s equations. An energy-based approach allows us to define the electric and magnetic energies, as well as the Poynting vector. We apply these concepts to various examples, such as electromechanical conversion or induction heating via eddy currents. A final chapter is devoted to the equations of propagation of fields and potentials, and their application in systems approximated as a vacuum, as well as in perfect conductors and insulators. The concept of skin depth is also introduced.
Dynamics of Mechanical Systems
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
ECTS
5 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Spring
This unit focuses on the study of mechanical systems as chains of rigid bodies connected by mechanical links.
Mechanical systems will be studied from a kinematic, sthenic, and energy perspective.
The concepts of torsional forces, connections, the Fundamental Principle of Statics, mass geometry, the Fundamental Principle of Dynamics, and energy will be revisited in the study of mechanical systems to determine the forces at connections and the equations of motion.
Analysis IV: Function Sequences, Power Series, Fourier Series
ECTS
8 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Spring
This course will cover the concepts of sequences and series of functions, as well as various types of convergence. Integral series and Fourier series will also be discussed.
CAD and Simulation of Mechanical Systems
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
ECTS
4 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Spring
This course unit enables students to acquire skills in the field of computer-aided design and mechanism simulation.
With regard to CAD, we will cover the part mode (3D design of a mechanical part), assembly mode (design of a mechanism), and the creation of part drawings and assembly drawings.
As part of the simulation, we will use CAM/CAM software to analyze the kinematic and dynamic behavior of mechanisms composed of rigid bodies.
Personal and Professional Project
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Spring
Algebra IV: Euclidean Spaces
ECTS
6 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Spring
This course is an introduction to bilinear algebra and will cover Euclidean and Hermitian spaces. It will address topics such as isometries, duality, quadratic forms, and endomorphisms.
General Knowledge - Choose from the list below +
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Calling bullshit
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Creative Writing
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
High-Frequency Waves for Medical and Healthcare Applications
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Arts and Sciences
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Introduction to Python Programming for Analysis and
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
An Introduction to Electronics Through Instrumentation
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Sports
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Nutrition, Sports, and Health
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Conceptual Information Tools (PIX)
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Experimenting to Create—A Dialogue Between Art, Music, and Material
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Science and Society
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Oulipian Pastimes
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Technical Communication
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
ECTS
5 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
The objective of this course is to provide students with the tools necessary for technical communication in mechanical engineering, with an emphasis on reading technical drawings, technical drawing (vocabulary, rules of technical drawing, projections, intersections, cross-sections, components, etc.), and the creation of virtual models using CAD software (SolidWorks).
Mathematical Tools in Mechanics
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
ECTS
4 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
This course consists of supplementary material in analysis and algebra focused on practical calculations.
Manufacturing Processes
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
ECTS
5 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
This ECUE provides knowledge about various manufacturing processes (machining, casting, forging, plastics processing, etc.).
It also allows students to learn the standard rules for drafting mechanical parts in accordance with the most common methods of producing raw parts.
Based on a set of specifications and/or a design drawing, students must be able to: select a manufacturing or assembly process and create the corresponding drawing for that process.
They must also be able to produce a prototype using traditional machining methods or a “rapid prototyping” CNC machine, and verify specifications during and after machining. They will also gain hands-on experience with casting and welding during a lab session.
Finally, it helps future designers understand the challenges faced by the production engineering department when manufacturing parts based on a design drawing.
Simple Materials and Structures - Part 2
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
Training Structure
College of Sciences
This module is a basic course on the physical properties of materials and on design techniques for mechanically simple components or systems.
Material properties are examined through tensile testing, binary diagrams, and microstructure.
Component design involves selecting the most suitable material and defining the geometry to ensure structural integrity and fatigue resistance. The dimensional analysis approach also makes it possible to determine the characteristics of a more complex system based on experiments conducted on a scale model.
Rigid Body Dynamics
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
Training Structure
College of Sciences
This unit focuses on the mechanics of rigid bodies. It is the natural continuation of the unit on the kinematics and statics of rigid bodies covered in the first year of undergraduate studies. In this unit, we will adopt a dynamic framework and apply the Fundamental Principle of Dynamics. Deriving this principle requires knowledge of the torque of external forces, which was studied in the first year, as well as knowledge of the dynamic torque. The latter can be calculated using the kinetic torque, which, for a rigid body, involves the concept of moment of inertia. The main applications studied in this unit concern rigid bodies or simple cases of articulated systems of rigid bodies. In addition, we will study the special case of contact and friction forces (Coulomb friction) and discuss the Kinetic Energy Theorem.
English S3
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
The first-semester course covers the grammatical concepts essential for oral and written communication (tenses and aspect, asking questions, comparisons and superlatives, passive voice) as well as essential general vocabulary (numbers, measurements, shapes); it also includes an introduction to technical vocabulary (basic building materials, airplane engines, bicycle parts, electronic devices) through themed lessons and videos in the field of mechanical engineering.
Finally, a wide range of activities are offered to develop oral communication skills (presentation vocabulary, simulations, role-playing, and board games) so that students will be able to describe—during an oral presentation in pairs—the specific features, functions, and uses of a piece of technical equipment of their choice.
The grammatical aspects are limited to a review of modal auxiliaries.
The vocabulary focuses much more on the various components involved in the design and operation of different types of internal combustion engines and on emerging technologies (drones, driverless vehicles, 3D printing).
Students must also submit a resume in English and practice writing formal emails, so that they are prepared for situations involving internship or job searches where proficiency in English will be either required or considered an added asset.
The focus is always on practical application, culminating in an individual oral presentation at the end of the semester on their second-year mechanics project.
The goal of this course is to enable students to acquire or strengthen language skills that will be essential in their professional lives. English is now the language of international communication in the scientific and technical fields, both for scientific publications and at conferences and professional meetings.
Simple Materials and Structures, Part 1
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
Training Structure
College of Sciences
This module is a basic course on the physical properties of materials and on design techniques for mechanically simple components or systems.
Material properties are examined through tensile testing, binary diagrams, and microstructure.
Component design involves selecting the most suitable material and defining the geometry to ensure structural integrity and fatigue resistance. The dimensional analysis approach also makes it possible to determine the characteristics of a more complex system based on experiments conducted on a scale model.
ASTRE's Scientific Approach to the Ecological Transition
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Fall
Dynamics of Mechanical Systems
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
ECTS
5 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Spring
This unit focuses on the study of mechanical systems as chains of rigid bodies connected by mechanical links.
Mechanical systems will be studied from a kinematic, sthenic, and energy perspective.
The concepts of torsional forces, connections, the Fundamental Principle of Statics, mass geometry, the Fundamental Principle of Dynamics, and energy will be revisited in the study of mechanical systems to determine the forces at connections and the equations of motion.
Electronics for Mechanical Engineering
ECTS
6 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Introduction to Mechanical Design (Polytech'/MI Course)
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
ECTS
6 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
This module builds on the content of module HLME303 and introduces the basic analytical tools necessary for implementing a mechanical systems design process. It aims to provide methods for analyzing and sizing mechanical systems built using the most common technological components.
This module consists solely of lectures and tutorials but maintains close interaction with the HLME401 “Technology Project” module in order to apply all the acquired skills to a case study. Initially, the main methods for modeling mechanical systems (functional analysis, kinematic diagrams) will be covered. Next, the module will focus on the essential technological components used to create rotational guides (plain bearings) or transmit power (belts, gears).
English S4
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Spring
The first-semester course covers the grammatical concepts essential for oral and written communication (tenses and aspect, asking questions, comparisons and superlatives, passive voice) as well as essential general vocabulary (numbers, measurements, shapes); it also includes an introduction to technical vocabulary (basic building materials, airplane engines, bicycle parts, electronic devices) through themed lessons and videos in the field of mechanical engineering.
Finally, a wide range of activities are offered to develop oral communication skills (presentation vocabulary, simulations, role-playing, and board games) so that students will be able to describe—during an oral presentation in pairs—the specific features, functions, and uses of a piece of technical equipment of their choice.
S4
The grammatical aspects are limited to a review of modal auxiliaries.
The vocabulary focuses much more on the various components involved in the design and operation of different types of internal combustion engines and on emerging technologies (drones, driverless vehicles, 3D printing).
Students must also submit a resume in English and practice writing formal emails, so that they are prepared for situations involving internship or job searches where proficiency in English will be either required or considered an added asset.
The focus is always on practical application, culminating in an individual oral presentation at the end of the semester on their second-year mechanics project.
Introduction to Mechanical Design
Training Structure
Polytech Montpellier
CAD and Simulation of Mechanical Systems
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
ECTS
4 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Spring
This course unit enables students to acquire skills in the field of computer-aided design and mechanism simulation.
With regard to CAD, we will cover the part mode (3D design of a mechanical part), assembly mode (design of a mechanism), and the creation of part drawings and assembly drawings.
As part of the simulation, we will use CAM/CAM software to analyze the kinematic and dynamic behavior of mechanisms composed of rigid bodies.
Technology Project
Level of Education
2 years of post-secondary education
ECTS
5 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
This project allows students from different academic backgrounds to apply the theoretical and/or technological concepts they have previously learned—as well as those covered in other modules of the program—as part of a study of a proposed mechanical system or one of their own choosing (subject to approval).
Personal and Professional Project
ECTS
2 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Time of year
Spring