TAM 210/11: Statics

General Info	Grades	Formal Assessment	Contact Info
Course description	TAM 2XX Policies	Discussions	Office hours
Big idea	Grading	Online forum
Prerequisites		Exam
Reference text
Equity & Diversity

 

Website: The official class website is http://courses.engr.illinois.edu/tam210/

Description: In this course, we will cover fundamental concepts that are used in every engineering discipline. We will begin with forces, moments and move towards structural analyses of frames, devices, and machines.  By the end, you will be able to solve rigid body mechanics problems that will inform the design of everything from bridges to biomedical devices.  

Big Idea: Clear knowledge of external forces (boundary conditions) is required to determine what constraints are necessary for the safe (static equilibrium) development and design of any widget. Free body diagrams are an essential tool for understanding the forces and moments on a body.

Prerequisites: Required: PHYS 211; credit or concurrant registration in MATH 241. Preferred: CS 101 or experience programming in python.

Reference texts:

• Engineering Mechanics: STATICS, 14th edition by Hibbeler.  (Not required, but would be VERY useful)
  • Available at bookstore (electronic or hard copy)
  • Available on reserve at Grainger
• Also vailable on reserve at Grainger
  • Beer, Ferdinand P.;   Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics
  • Nelson, E.W. [et al.];   Engineering Mechanics: Statics
  • Nelson, E. W.;   Schaum’s Outlines Statics, 6th Edition [online electronic resource] (Great study guide resource with many worked examples)

Equity and diversity:

This is an equal opportunity classroom environment. We value the diversity represented by the participants in this course. Our diversity is a primary source of ideas and perspectives. As you work through the course, practice using this diversity to your advantage.

TAM 2XX Policies: 

General TAM 2XX course policies may be found at: http://mechref.engr.illinois.edu/pol/onlinepolicies.html

Grading: All assessment scores are stored on Compass2g. The total score for the course is computed with the following weights:

In-class polls	5%	Homework	15%
Discussion group activity	10%	Quizzes	40%
Cumulative exam	30%

Discussion sections: The discussion section schedule is listed below, and all sections are held online via Zoom.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9-10am		AD2 TA: Yaswanth CA: Isabel, Nathan Zoom Link
10-11am		AD3 TA: Yaswanth CA: Karan, Nathan Zoom Link
11am-12pm		AD4 TA: Yaswanth CA: Berat, Karan Zoom Link
12-1pm		AD5 TA: Suya CA: Isabel, Berat Zoom Link
1-2pm		AD6 TA: Suya CA: Isabel, Dilan Zoom Link	AD7 TA: Boqiang CA: Zeyi     Zoom Link
2-3pm			AD8 TA: Boqiang CA: Zeyi, Berat Zoom Link
3-4pm			AD9 TA: Boqiang CA: Zeyi, Isabel Zoom Link
4-5pm			ADA TA: Jaekwang CA: Dilan, Nathan Zoom Link

Exam:

A cumulative exam will be held for all students (TAM 210 and 211 students) during week 12 after the completion of TAM 210 lecture materials. There will be no additional cumulative exam for TAM 211 students at the end of the semester; they will take additional quizzes only for the remaining topics.

Office hours:

Dr. Wayne Chang: Monday 2-3pm (Zoom link) or by appointment

Daily office hours are held online via Zoom according to the schedule below. Office hours begin Week 2.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9-10am				TA: Suya CA: Nathan Zoom Link	TA: Jaekwang CA: Zeyi Zoom Link
4-5pm	TA: Yaswanth CA: Berat Zoom Link	TA: Jaekwang CA: Dilan Zoom Link	TA: Suya CA: Zeyi Zoom Link	TA: Boqiang CA: Nathan Zoom Link	TA: Yaswanth CA: Isabel Zoom Link
5-6pm	TA: Yaswanth CA: Nathan Zoom Link	TA: Jaekwang CA: Dilan Zoom Link	TA: Suya CA: Dilan Zoom Link	TA: Boqiang CA: Berat Zoom Link	TA: Yaswanth CA: Karan Zoom Link
6-7pm				TA: Boqiang CA: Karan Zoom Link

Online forum (Piazza):

TAs and CAs are scheduled to be checking Piazza on the following days:

The use of Piazza should not replace the office hours time, since some questions cannot be fully addressed via an online forum.