ENGR 2033 Statics – revised 10-Dec-2004

Fall 2004

Department of Physics and Engineering

University of Central Oklahoma

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to basic engineering mechanics and examines the laws which describe the response of objects to applied forces and torques.

Prerequisites

PHY 2014, MATH 2333 or concurrent enrollment in MATH 2333.

Textbook

Engineering Mechanics; Statics, 10th Edition, Russell Hibbeler, Prentice Hall, 2004. Please bring your textbook to class for each meeting.

Calculator

You must own a scientific calculator – see the list of allowed calculators for exams in the Department of Physics and Engineering. Please bring your calculator to class for each meeting.

Engineering Paper

Engineering Paper -- available from Thompson's Bookstore or Triangle A&E at Broadway Ext. and 63rd. Please use engineering paper for all homework assignments.

Internet & E-mail

Access to the Internet and ability to send and receive E-mail. If you do not have a computer at home you can use machines on the UCO campus: Look at

http://technology.ucok.edu/support/microcomplab.htm

for a full list of available general use computers on campus.

Portable Electronic Devices (including cell phones)

Please turn off any portable electronic devices (esp. cell phones) during class. You may not access any portable electronic device during exams except calculators that are on the approved list for Physics and Engineering courses.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to

1. Use force vectors to calculate resultant forces acting on a rigid body.

2. Determine resultant moments due to a force acting on a rigid body.

3. Apply equilibrium principles to general problems involving two-dimensional and three-dimensional bodies.

4. Apply equilibrium to determine conditions for impending motion for problems involving friction.

5. Use the Method of Joints or the Method of Sections in truss and frame analysis.

6. Determine the center of gravity and centroid of a three-dimensional rigid body.

7. Determine the moment of inertia for a general three-dimensional body.

Instruction Techniques

Lecture will be used predominantly although sometimes recitation periods will be employed.

Class Polices

Attendance is not required, but you will responsible for any announcements or notes from class (and quizzes).

Attendance is mandatory for all exams or other graded activities (e.g. project competitions or presentations).

Cheating or academic dishonesty of any kind will not be tolerated.

Homework

Working HW problems in a timely manner is the best way to do well on exams and in the class as a whole. Homework is due at the beginning of the class period on the due-date or due-day. Homework should be neatly written on only one side of your paper, folded length-wise with your name written on the outside of the folded pages before turning it in. Each problem should fit all of the following criteria: clearly labeled, one problem per sheet of paper, legible and organized. HW papers that do not fit these criteria will be penalized accordingly. See the attached HW Format section for details on the presentation of HW problems. You may also visit the following site for an electronic version of the homework format requirements:

http://engrphys.lemley.org/courses/hwk_format.php

Each HW problem you turn in is worth ten points. Some problems will be graded on detailed solutions and others will be graded on effort. I will not tell you ahead of time which or how many problems will be graded relative to a detailed solution, but on the returned and graded HW paper a check mark next to the problem number will indicate full effort (or ten points) and a numerical score (e.g. 8/10) next to the problem number will be used on those problems under more scrutiny.

Project (cancelled)

There will be a Team Design Project in the last third of the semester. This project will constitute 15% of your grade (the equivalent of one exam). You will receive a hand-out describing your project roughly midway through the semester.

Grading Policies

The following table shows the breakdown of credit for the course.

Tentative Grading Scale

90-100% -- A, 80-90% -- B, 70-80% -- C, 60-70% -- D, <60% -- F

STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET / SYLLABUS ATTACHMENT

See separate handout or go to: http://www.busn.ucok.edu/academicaffairs/FORMS/StudentINFOFall04.pdf

Tentative Class Schedule for Statics Fall 2004