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Schedule

TAM 210/11: Statics

 

Online tutorials via Mastering Engineering (assignment number based on the week # associated with pre-reading)

Online homework via PrairieLearn (PL) (assignment number based on the week # on which HW is based)

Week Day Date Class Reference Material Computer Quiz Discussion Sections Homework Due Written Assignment
1 M Jan 15

M.L.King Day (No lecture)

 

Quiz 0 (practice)
in PrairieLearn

Discussion Introduction

PL Guide

ME Tutorial 2
due Friday (1/19)

PL HW 0
due Sunday (1/21)

WA1

WA Instructions

W Jan 17

Lecture 1
Introduction and general principles

Pre-lecture   Post-lecture

Chapter 1
F Jan 19

Lecture 2
Force vectors - Cartesian and unit vectors 

Pre-lecture   Post-lecture

Chapter 2

Vectors help 1
Vectors help 2
2 M Jan 22

Lecture 3
Position vectors, Force along line

Pre-lecture    Post-lecture

Chapter 2 Quiz 0 (practice)
in PrairieLearn

Worksheet 2

Solution

PL HW 1
due Tuesday

 

ME Tutorial 3
due Friday

WA1
due Thursday

W Jan 24

Lecture 4
Dot product; Projections; Cross product

Pre-lecture    Post-lecture

Chapter 2

Chapter 4 (cross product)
Cross product help

F Jan 26

Lecture 5
Equilibrium of particle; FBD

Pre-lecture     Post-lecture


Chapter 3
Video 1

Video 2
3 M Jan 29

Lecture 6
System of particles; 3D systems

Pre-lecture      Post-lecture

Chapter 3

Quiz 1

(Wed.-Fri.)

Lectures 1- 4

Worksheet 3

Solution

PL HW 2
due Tuesday

ME Tutorial 4
due Friday

 

W Jan 31

Lecture 7
Moment of a force

Pre-lecture       Post-lecture

Chapter 4

Video help

Video
F Feb 2

Lecture 8
Moment about a specified axis

Pre-lecture       Post-lecture

Chapter 4

Force couples - video

Moment vector - video

4 M Feb 5

Lecture 9
Couples

Pre-lecture          Post-lecture

Chapter 4

ES Video

Quiz 2

(Wed.-Fri.)

Lectures 5-9

Worksheet 4

Solution

PL HW 3
due Tuesday

ME Tutorial 5
due Friday

WA2

WA Instructions

 

 

W Feb 7

Lecture 10
Equivalent systems

Pre-lecture          Post-lecture

Chapter 4
F Feb 9

Lecture 11
Equivalent systems, Reduction of a distributed loading

Pre-lecture           Post-lecture

Chapter 4
5 M Feb 12

Lecture 12
Equilibrium of rigid body - FBD

Pre-lecture            Post-lecture

Chapter 5  

Worksheet 5

Solution

PL HW 4
due Tuesday

ME Tutorial 6
due Friday

WA 2
due Thursday

W Feb 14

Lecture 13
2D support reactions 

Pre-lecture              Post-lecture 

Chapter 5
F Feb 16

Lecture 14
Two and Three-Force Members, Constraints

Pre-lecture              Post-lecture

Chapter 5
6 M Feb 19

Lecture 15
Structural Analysis - Method of Joints

Pre-lecture              Post-lecture

Chapter 6

Pre-Lecture Chap 6 Slides

Quiz 3

(Wed.-Fri.)

Lectures 10-14

note that lecture

material always

builds on earlier

fundamental concepts 

 

Worksheet 6

Solution

PL HW 5
due Tuesday

ME Tutorial 7
due Monday (2/26)

WA3

WA Instructions

 

W Feb 21

Lecture 16
Method of Joints, Zero-Force Members

Pre-lecture              Post-lecture

Chapter 6
F Feb 23

Lecture 17
Method of Sections

Pre-lecture               Post-lecture

Chapter 6
7 M Feb 26

Lecture 18
Frames and Machines
Pre-lecture        Post-lecture    Video

Chapter 6  

Worksheet 7

Solution

 

(Extra Credit: CBTF Concept Inventory 1)

PL HW 6
due Tuesday

ME Tutorial 8
due Monday (3/5)

WA 3
due Thursday

 

W Feb 28

Lecture 19
Frames and Machines

Pre-lecture               Post-lecture 

Chapter 6

Frames 1
Frames 2
Frames 3

F Mar 2

Lecture 20
Internal Forces

Pre-lecture               Post-lecture 

Chapter 7

Pre-Lecture Chap 7 Slides

8 M Mar 5

Lecture 21
Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams

Pre-lecture               Post-lecture 

Chapter 7  

Quiz 4

(Wed.-Fri.)

Lectures up thru 19

note that lecture

material always

builds on earlier

fundamental concepts 

 

Worksheet 8

Solution

Early Feedback 

 PL HW 7
due Tuesday

 ME Tutorial 9
due Monday (3/12)

 

W Mar 7

Lecture 22
Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams

Pre-lecture               Post-lecture       no video

Chapter 7
F Mar 9

EOH (no class)

 
9 M Mar 12

Lecture 23
Relationships between w, V, M

Pre-lecture              Post-lecture 

Chapter 7

Quiz 5

(Wed.-Fri.)

Lectures up thru 22

note that lecture

material always

builds on earlier

fundamental concepts

Worksheet 9

Solution

 PL HW 8
due Tuesday

 ME Tutorial 11
due Monday (3/26)

WA4

WA Instructions

W Mar 14

Lecture 24
Relationships between w, V, M

Pre-lecture              Post-lecture 

Chapter 7
F Mar 16

Lecture 25
Friction

Pre-lecture              Post-lecture 

Chapter 8

Pre-Lecture Chap 8 Slides

10 M Mar 19 Spring Break -
No class
         
W Mar 21  
F Mar 23  
11 M Mar 26

Lecture 26
Friction

Pre-lecture             Post-lecture

Chapter 8  

Worksheet 10

Solution

 

ME Tutorial 12
for TAM 211
due Monday (4/2)

 

WA 4
due Thursday

W Mar 28

Lecture 27
Friction

Pre-lecture              Post-lecture

Chapter 8
F Mar 30

Lecture 28
Review
Last TAM 210 Lecture

Pre & Post-lecture  (same slides)

Chapters 1-8
12 M Apr 2

Lecture 29
Center of Gravity and Centroid

Pre-lecture              Post-lecture

Chapter 9

Pre-Lecture Chap 9 Slides

 Exam

Thurs, 5 Apr.

7-9 pm

100 MSEB (210 students)

100 Noyes Lab (211 students)

Attendance taken for TAM 211, no worksheet,

TA/CA answer questions on exam

(Extra Credit: Concept Inventory 2 @ CBTF )

PL HW 9/11
for all students
due Monday 

ME Tutorial 13 for TAM 211
due Monday (4/9)

 

WA5

WA Instructions

W Apr 4

Lecture 30
Center of Gravity/Composite Areas

Class cancelled (study for exam)

Chapter 9
F Apr 6

Lecture 31
Composite Areas

Pre-lecture              Post-lecture

Chapter 9
13 M Apr 9

Lecture 32
Parallel Axis/Moment of Inertia

Pre-lecture               Post-lecture

Chapter 10

Pre-Lecture Chap 10 Slides

   
 

Worksheet 12

Solution

 

 PL HW 12
for TAM 211
due Tuesday

 ME Tutorial 14
due Monday (4/16)

WA 5
due Thursday

W Apr 11

Lecture 33
Class cancelled

 
F Apr 13

Lecture 34
Parallel Axis/Moment of Inertia

Pre-lecture              Post-lecture

Chapter 10/5
14 M Apr 16

Lecture 35
3D Rigid Body

Pre-lecture              Post-lecture

Chapter 5

 

Worksheet 13

Solution

 PL HW 13
due Tuesday

ME Tutorial 15
due Monday (4/23)

 

W Apr 18

Lecture 36
3D Rigid Body/Fluid Pressure

Pre-lecture                Post-lecture

Chapter 9

Pre-lecture Chap 9.5 slides

F Apr 20

Lecture 37

Fluid pressure

Pre-lecture               Post-lecture

Chapter 9
15 M Apr 23

Lecture 38
Fluid Pressure

Pre-lecture               Post-lecture

Chapter 9

Quiz 6

(Wed.-Fri.)

(CoG thru 3D Rigid Bodies:

Lectures 29-36)

Worksheet 14

Solution

PL HW 14
due Tuesday

WA6

WA Instructions

W Apr 25

Lecture 39
Fluid pressure/Virtual Work

Pre-lecture                Post-lecture

Chapter 11

Pre-Lecture Chap 11 Slides

F Apr 27

Lecture 40

Virtual Work

Pre-lecture                 Post-lecture

Chapter 11
16 M Apr 30

Lecture 41

Virtual Work

Pre-lecture                 Post-lecture

Chapter 11  

Worksheet 15

Solution

 PL HW 15
due Tuesday

WA 6
due Wednesday

(note DAY)

W May 2

Lecture 42
Review - includes links to some great videos that help tie some of the concepts of this course together
Last class

Post-lecture

 
    May 3-8    

Quiz 7

(Thurs-Tues)

(Fluid Pressure - Virtual Work)