TAM 210/11: Statics

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Week Day Date Class

Supplement Material (Baker and Haynes)

Quiz Discussion Sections Homework Due
1 M Jan 15

MLK Day - No Class

  No Quiz

Introduction

PL Tips

W Jan 17

Lecture 1
Introduction

Chapter 1
F Jan 19

Lecture 2
Cartesian vectors; unit vectors

Chapter 2
2 M Jan 22

Lecture 3
Position vectors; vector directed along a line

  No Quiz

Worksheet-2

Solution of Worksheet-2

HW 1A
due Wed

W Jan 24

Lecture 4
Vector operations

 

F Jan 26

Lecture 5
Equilibrium of a particle: FBD

Chapter 3
Video 1
Video 2
3 M Jan 29

Lecture 6
Equilibrium of a particle

  Quiz 1
 

Worksheet-3

Supplement of Worksheet-3

Solution of Worksheet-3

HW 1B
due Wed

W Jan 31

Lecture 7
System of particles equilibrium

 
F Feb 2

Lecture 8
Moment from a force

Chapter 4

4 M Feb 5

Lecture 9
Moment from a force

Moment - video
Moment vector - video

Optional Quiz 1 Retry

Worksheet-4

Solution of Worksheet-4

HW 2A
due Wed

W Feb 7

Lecture 10
Couple moment

Force couples - video

F Feb 9

Lecture 11
Equivalent systems

ES Video

5 M Feb 12

Lecture 12
Equivalent systems

 

Quiz 2

Worksheet-5

Solution of Worksheet-5

HW 2B
due Wed

W Feb 14

Lecture 13
Reduction of a distributed loading

Chapter 7.8
F Feb 16

Lecture 14
Equilibrium of rigid body - 2D reactions

Chapter 5
6 M Feb 19

Lecture 15
Equilibrium of rigid body - FBD

  Optional Quiz 2 Retry

Early Feedback

Worksheet-6

Solution of Worksheet-6

HW 3A
due Wed

W Feb 21

Lecture 16
Equilibrium of rigid body 

 
F Feb 23

Lecture 17
Two-force members

Chapter 6
7 M Feb 26

Lecture 18
Truss analysis: Method of Joints

  Quiz 3

Worksheet-7

Solution of Worksheet-7

HW 3B
due Wed

W Feb 28

Lecture 19
Zero force members

 
F Mar 1

Lecture 20
Truss analysis: Method of Sections

 

8 M Mar 4

Lecture 21
Frames & Machines

  Optional Quiz 3 Retry

 

Worksheet-8

Solution of Worksheet-8

 

HW 4A
due Wed

W Mar 6

Lecture 22
Internal forces

Frames video 1
Frames video 2
Frames video 3

Chapter 8

F Mar 8

Lecture 23
No class

 
9 M Mar 11 Spring Break - No Class        
W Mar 13  
F Mar 15  
10 M Mar 18

Lecture 24
Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams

  Quiz 4

Worksheet-9

Solution of Worksheet-9

HW 4B
due Wed

W Mar 20

Lecture 25
Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams

 
F Mar 22

Lecture 26
Relationships between w, V, M

 
11 M Mar 25

Lecture 27
Relationships between w, V, M

Friction

  Optional Quiz 4 Retry

Worksheet-10

Solution of Worksheet-10

HW 4C
due Wed

W Mar 27

Lecture 28
Friction

Chapter 9
F Mar 29

Lecture 29
Center of gravity & centroid

Chapter 7

12 M Apr 1

Lecture 30
Centroid: Composite area method

 

No quiz

Worksheet-11

Solution of Worksheet-11

HW 4D
due Wed

W Apr 3

Lecture 31
Fluid pressure

Chapter 7.9
F Apr 5

Lecture 32
Engineering Open House - No Class

 
13 M Apr 8

Lecture 33
Fluid pressure

 

Cumulative Exam

Worksheet-12

Solution of Worksheet-12

HW 5A
due Sun
(TAM 211 only)

W Apr 10

Lecture 34
Fluid pressure

 
F Apr 12

Lecture 35
No class

 
14 M Apr 15

Lecture 36
Moment of Inertia

Parallel axis theorem

Chapter 10 Quiz 5
(TAM 211 only)

Worksheet-13

Solution of Worksheet-13

HW 5B
due Fri
(TAM 211 only)

W Apr 17

Lecture 37
Virtual Work

 
F Apr 19

Lecture 38
No class

 
15 M Apr 22

Lecture 39
Virtual Work

  Optional Quiz 5 Retry

Worksheet-14

Solution of Worksheet-14

HW 6A
due Wed
(TAM 211 only)

W Apr 24

Lecture 40
Virtual Work

 
F Apr 26

Lecture 41
No class

 
16 M Apr 29

No class

  Quiz 6
Sun (4/28) - Tues (4/30)
 

HW 6B
due Wed
(TAM 211 only)

W May 1

No class