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Lecture Notes



Lecture Notes

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LEC #TOPICSSUPPLEMENTAL FILES
1Introduction (PDF)
Engineering Economics
2Introduction, Time Value of Money, Single Payment Discounting (PDF)
3Value, Multi-payment Discounting, Non-uniform Cash Flows (PDF)
4Effective Interest Rates (PDF)

Evaluating Alternatives, MARR, PW, AW, IRR
5Uncertainty
6Comparing Alternatives (PDF)
7Dealing with Changing Prices (PDF)
8Combining Concepts (PDF)Class Examples (XLS)
9Presentations and Review
10Exam 1
Materials Selection
11Concepts of Materials Indices, Software Introduction (Guest lecturer: Jeremy Gregory) (PDF - 1.5 MB)#
12Material and Shape Selection (Guest lecturer: Jeremy Gregory) (PDF)#
13Process Selection, In-class Examples (Guest lecturer: Jeremy Gregory) (PDF)
14Presentations and Review
Cost Modeling
15Using Cost Models: Concepts and Principles (PDF)
16Tackling Variable Costs (PDF)Pizza Model (XLS)
17Modeling Fixed Costs (PDF)Pizza Model (XLS)
18Presentations and Review
19Exam 2
LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)
20Introduction: What is the Cost of Materials Usage? (PDF)
21An Overview of Life Cycle Assessment (PDF)
22Analysis Goal and Scope; Inventory Methods (PDF)
23Impact Assessment (PDF)
24Presentations and Wrap-up

 








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