TAM 210/11: Statics

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Week Day Date Class Supplement Material
(Hibbeler 14th edition)		 Quiz Discussion Sections Homework Due
1 M Jan 25

Lecture 1
Introduction

 (Chapter 1) No Quiz

Introduction

PL Tips
W Jan 27 

Lecture 2
Cartesian vectors; unit vectors

(2.1-2.6)
Vectors help
F Jan 29

Lecture 3
Position vectors; vector directed along a line

 (2.7-2.8)
2 M Feb 1

Lecture 4
Vector projection and products

 (2.9, 4.2) No Quiz

Worksheet 2
Solution

HW 1A
due Thu
W Feb 3

Lecture 5
Equilibrium of a particle

 (3.1-3.3)
Video 1
Video 2
F Feb 5

Lecture 6
System of particles at equilibrium

 (3.4)
3 M Feb 8

Lecture 7
Moment from a force

 (4.1-4.4) Quiz 1
 

Worksheet 3
Solution

HW 1B
due Thu
W Feb 10

Lecture 8
Couple moment; equivalent systems

(4.6-4.7)
Moment - video
Moment vector - video
F Feb 12 Quiz 1

 
4 M Feb 15

Lecture 9
Equivalent systems;
moment about a specified axis

(4.5-4.8)
Force couples - video

 No Quiz

Worksheet 4
Solution

HW 2A
due Thu
W Feb 17

No Class

 
F Feb 19

Lecture 10
Reduction of a distributed loading

 (4.9)
ES Video
5 M Feb 22

Lecture 11
Equilibrium of rigid body - 2D support reactions

 (5.1-5.2)

Quiz 2

Worksheet 5
Solution

 

HW 2B
due Thu
W Feb 24

Lecture 12
Equilibrium of rigid body

 (5.3)
F Feb 26

Quiz 2

  
6 M Mar 1

Lecture 13
Equilibrium of rigid body - 3D reactions

 (5.5) No Quiz

Early Feedback

Worksheet 6
Solution

HW 3A
due Thu
W Mar 3

Lecture 14
3D Rigid body equilibrium - examples;
constraint classifications

 (5.6)
F Mar 5

Lecture 15
Two-force members
Truss analysis: Method of Joints

 (5.4, 6.1-6.2)
7 M Mar 8

Lecture 16
Truss analysis: Method of Joints
Zero force members

 (6.3) Quiz 3

Worksheet 7
Solution

HW 3B
due Thu
W Mar 10

Lecture 17
Zero force members
Truss analysis: Method of Sections

 (6.4)
F Mar 12

Quiz 3

 
8 M Mar 15

Lecture 18
Truss analysis: Method of Sections
Frames & Machines

 (6.6)
Frames video 1
Frames video 2
Frames video 3
 		 No Quiz

 

Worksheet 8
Solutions

 

HW 4A
due Thu
W Mar 17

Lecture 19
Internal forces

 (7.1)
F Mar 19

Lecture 20
Shear Force and Bending Moment diagrams

 (7.2)
9 M Mar 22

Lecture 21
Relationships between w, V, M

 (7.3) Quiz 4

Worksheet 9
Solutions

HW 4B
due Thu
W Mar 24

No Class

  
F Mar 26

Quiz 4

  
10 M Mar 29

Lecture 22
Relationships between w, V, M

 (7.3) No Quiz

Worksheet 10

Solutions

HW - Exam A
due Thu
W Mar 31

Lecture 23
Friction

 (8.2)
F Apr 2

Lecture 24
Friction

 (8.2)
11 M Apr 5

Lecture 25
Center of gravity & Centroid

 (9.1)

No quiz

Worksheet 11
Solutions

HW - Exam B
due Wed
W Apr 7

Lecture 26
Center of gravity & Centroid

 (9.1-9.2)
F Apr 9

Lecture 27
Composite area centroid

 (9.2)
12 M Apr 12

Lecture 28
Fluid pressure

 (9.5)

Cumulative Exam
(Wed, Apr 14
7:00 pm - 8:50 pm)
 

Worksheet 12
Solutions

HW 5A
due Thu
(TAM 211 only)
W Apr 14

Lecture 29
Fluid pressure

 (9.5)
F Apr 16

Lecture 30
Fluid pressure

 (9.5)
13 M Apr 19

Lecture 31
Moment of Inertia

 (10.1) Quiz 5 Worksheet 13
Solutions

HW 5B
due Thu
(TAM 211 only)
W Apr 21

Lecture 32
Moment of Inertia

 (10.2-10.4)
F Apr 23

Quiz 5 (TAM 211 students only)

  
14 M Apr 26

No Class

   No Quiz Worksheet 14
Solutions

HW 6A
due Thu
(TAM 211 only)
W Apr 28

Lecture 33
Virtual Work

 (11.1)
F Apr 30

Lecture 34
Virtual Work

 (11.2)
15 M May 3

Lecture 35
Virtual Work

 (11.3) Quiz 6

 

HW 6B
due Tue
(TAM 211 only)
W May 5

Quiz 6 (TAM 211 students only)