The following  is a preliminary course syllabus and tentative homework assignments



 

 

Session

Day

Date

Subject

Text Sections

Tentative Homework

1

W

1/09

Introduction/Resolution & Addition of Forces

Ch. 1 & 2.1-2.3

2-1, 13, 19

2

F

1/11

Addition of Forces

2.4

2-34, 47, 55

3

M

1/14

Forces in Space

2.5, 2.6

2-59, 71, 77

4

W

1/16

Position Vectors, 3-D Force Vectors, Dot Product

2.7-2.9

2-95, 97, 117

5

F

1/18

2-D Particle Equilibrium

3.1-3.3 &3.4

3-1, 7, 21

 

M

1/21

NO CLASS – Labor’s day

 

 

6

W

1/23

3-D Particle Equilibrium

3.1-3.3 &3.4

3-24, 39, 40

7

F

1/25

3-D Particle Equilibrium

3.1-3.3 &3.4

3-45, 53, 55

 

M

1/28

Exam No. 1     Practice Exam     Solution

Ch. 1, 2, 3

 

8

W

1/30

2-D & 3-D Moments about a Point

4.1-4.4

4-5, 10, 23

9

F

2/01

NO Class -- UI closed

 

 

10

M

2/04

2-D & 3-D Moments about a Point

4.1-4.4

4-22, 27, 49

11

W

2/08

Moment about a Line; Couples

4.5, 4.6

4-55, 63, 75

12

F

2/08

Force-Couple Systems

4.7-4.9

4-99, 117, 121

13

M

2/11

Simple Distributed Loads

4.10

4-142, 147, 150

14

W

2/13

2-D & 3-D Equilibrium on Rigid Bodies

5.1-5.7

5-16, 23, 33

15

F

2/15

2-D & 3-D Equilibrium on Rigid Bodies

5.1-5.7

5-37, 45, 46

 

M

2/18

NO CLASS – President’s day

 

 

16

W

2/20

2-D & 3-D Equilibrium on Rigid Bodies

5.1-5.7

5-43,49,58 

17

F

2/22

2-D & 3-D Equilibrium on Rigid Bodies

5.1-5.7

5-66, 67, 70& 5-73, 75, 82

 

M

2/25

Exam No. 2    Practice Exam     Solution

Ch. 4, 5

 

18

W

2/27

Trusses - Method of Joints/Zero Force Members

6.1-6.3

6-5, 19, 23

19

F

2/29

Trusses - Method of Sections

6.4

6-33, 41, 53

20

M

3/03

Frames

6.6

6-78, 83, 97

21

W

3/05

Machines

6.6

6-90, 107, 117

22

F

3/07

Dry Friction

8.1, 8.2

8-7, 19, 41

 

M

3/10

NO CLASS – Spring Recess

 

 

 

W

3/12

NO CLASS – Spring Recess

 

 

 

F

3/14

NO CLASS – Spring Recess

 

 

23

M

3/17

Wedges

8.3

8-62, 68, 69

24

W

3/19

Screws

8.4

8-71, 82, 83

25

F

3/21

Belt Friction

8.5

8-92, 94, 97

 

M

3/24

Exam No. 3      Practice Exam     Solution

Ch. 6, 8

 

26

W

3/26

Internal Forces

7.1

7-6, 12, 27

27

F

3/28

Shear & Bending Moment Diagrams

7.2, 7.3

7-43, 53, 55

28

M

3/31

Shear & Bending Moment Diagrams

7.2, 7.3

7-67, 77, 86

29

W

4/02

Centroids - Integration

9.1, 9.2

9-7, 26, 29

30

F

4/04

Centroids - Composite Shapes

9.3

9-46, 53, 67

31

M

4/07

Surface Areas & Volumes

9.4

9-88, 91, 101

32

W

4/09

Distributed Load

9.5

9-106, 111, 114

33

F

4/11

Fluid Pressure

9.6

9-108, 110, 113

 

M

4/13

Exam No. 4     Practice Exam     Solution

Ch. 7, 9

 

34

W

4/16

Moments of Inertia – Integration/ Design Project

10.1-10.4

10-1, 3, 11

35

F

4/20

Moments of Inertia – Composite Shapes

10.5

10-34, 37, 38

36

M

4/23

Product of Inertia

10.6

10-67, 71, 74

37

W

4/25

Maximum/Minimum Moment of Inertia

10.7

10-77, 81, 83

38

F

4/25

Mohr’s Circle

10.8

10-86, 82, 89

39

M

4/27

Mohr’s Circle

10.8

10-86, 82, 89

40

W

4/30

REVIEW

 

 

41

F

5/02

REVIEW

Design Project Due date

 

M

5/05

Final Exam   10:00 AM to 12:00 AM