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spring 11 - e14 - applied mechanics: statics
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e14 - statics - e14 on youtube ellen kuhl wed 2:30pm, durand 217 mon wed fri 12:50-2:05, 370-370 |
goals
why do things break? to reliably predict what’s going on inside a structure, we need to know the forces that act on it. it’s newton’s law that helps us to determine these forces. basically, this class is all about newton’s law, force equilibrium, and its application to civil, mechanical, aerospace, and biological problems. we explore it for particles first, then for two-dimensional, and finally for three-dimensional systems. first we look at the structure from the outside, then from the inside. we learn how to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. to do so, you should be familiar with and not afraid of maths, vectors, and basic physics.
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grading
- 20 % homework - 5 homework assignments, 4% each
- 25 % midterm 1 - closed book, closed notes, one single page cheat sheet
- 25 % midterm 2 - take home exam
- 25 % final - closed book, closed notes, one single page cheat sheet
the best of the three exams will count 30% towards your final grade
syllabus
| day | date | topic | chapter | notes/slides | |
| w01 | force week | ch 1-2 | |||
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| mon | mar | 28 | what's statics? | 1.1-1.5 | n01,s01 |
| wed | mar | 30 | what's a 2d force? | 2.1-2.4 | n02,s02 |
| fri | apr | 01 | what's a 3d force? | 2.5-2.9 | n03,s03 |
| w02 | particle week | ch 3 | |||
| mon | apr | 04 | what's a free body diagram at a point? | 3.1-3.2 | n04,s04 |
| wed | apr | 06 | what's force equilibrium at a point? | 3.3-3.4 | n05,s05 |
| fri | apr | 08 | problem session 1 | h01 | |
| w03 | moment week | ch 4 | |||
| mon | apr | 11 | what's a moment? | 4.1-4.4 | n06,s06 |
| wed | apr | 13 | what's a couple? what's distributed loading? | 4.5-4.7 | n07,s07 |
| fri | apr | 15 | problem session 2 | h02 | |
| w04 | practice week | ch 1-4 | |||
| mon | apr | 18 | problems, problem, problems ... | ||
| wed | apr | 20 | midterm 1, all day take home, wed 12pm - thu 2pm | ||
| fri | apr | 22 | recover-from-midterm friday / no problem session | ||
| w05 | 2d equilibrium week | ch 5 | |||
| mon | apr | 25 | what's a free body diagram of a 2d system? | 5.1-5.2 | n08,s08 |
| wed | apr | 27 | what force and moment equilibrium in 2d? | 5.3-5.4 | n09,s09 |
| fri | apr | 29 | problem session 3 | h03 | |
| w06 | 3d equilibrium week | ch 5 | |||
| mon | may | 02 | what's a free body diagram of a 3d system? | 5.5 | n10,s10 |
| wed | may | 04 | what force and moment equilibrium in 3d? | 5.6-5.7 | n11,s11 |
| fri | may | 06 | problem session 4 | h04 | |
| w07 | structures week | ch 6 | |||
| mon | may | 09 | what's truss structure? | 6.1-6.3 | n12,s12 |
| wed | may | 11 | what's a frame? | 6.6 | n13,s13 |
| fri | may | 13 | problem session 5 | ||
| w08 | internal force week | ch 7 | |||
| mon | may | 16 | what's inside? | 7.1 | n14,s14 |
| wed | may | 18 | midterm 2, in class, closed book, 1 cheat sheet | cubberley | |
| fri | may | 20 | what's a shear and moment diagram? | 7.2-7.3 | n15,s15 |
| w09 | friction and center week | ch 8-9 | |||
| mon | may | 23 | what's friction? | 8.1-8.2 | n16,s16 |
| wed | may | 25 | what's the center? | 9.1-9.2 | n17,s17 |
| fri | may | 27 | problem session 6 | h05 | |
| w10 | that's it week | ||||
| mon | may | 30 | memorial day / no class | ||
| wed | jun | 01 | what's a was this all about? | rep 1-9 | n18,s18 |
| fri | jun | 03 | end of quarter / no class | ||
| sun | jun | 05 | makeup final, in class, closed book, 1 cheat sheet | 530-127 | |
| mon | jun | 06 | final, in class, closed book, 1 cheat sheet | cubaud |
