TAM 251: Introductory Solid Mechanics

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Reference text      

Website:

The official class website is http://courses.engr.illinois.edu/tam251/

Description:

Relationship between internal stresses and deformations produced by external forces acting on deformable bodies, and design principles based on mechanics of solids: normal stresses, shear stresses, and deformations produced by tensile, compressive, torsional, and bending loading of members; beam deflections; elastic energy and impact; multi-dimensional stress states; buckling of columns.

Big Idea:

Solid materials deform and break. The extrinsic relation of force and displacement is governed by intrinsic material measures of stress and strain. The challenge is to connect the extrinsic to the intrinsic.

Prerequisites:

TAM 210 or TAM 211.

Reference texts:

There is no required textbook for this class. However, these texts are very useful

  • R. C. Hibbeler, Mechanics of Materials, 9th edition, Pearson, Prentice Hall, 2014.
  • F. B. Beer, E. R. Johnston, J. T. DeWolf, and D. F. Mazurek, Mechanics of Materials, 7th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2015.
  • R. R. Craig, Mechanics of Materials, 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2011.

TAM 2XX Policies:

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

Grading:

The total score for the course is computed with the following weights:

Computer-based Quizzes (PraireLearn)

Online Homework (PraireLearn)

Discussion worksheets (pre-discussion)

Lecture attendance and poll participation

Final Exam

 

40%

15%

10% (1%)

5%

30%

Retake quizzes: Optional retake quizzes are available in the week following each first-chance quiz. If you choose to take the retake quiz, the quiz score will be 90% of the higher scores + 10% of the lower score (0.9*max(first_chance_score, retake_score)+0.1*min(first_chance_score, retake_score)). If you do not take the first-chance-quiz, then your score will be 90% of the retake score.

Discussion sections:

Discussion sections will be held in 0023 LuMEB.

Discussion sections are held according to the schedule below

  Monday Tuesday Thursday
9-10    

ADC

TA: Jiaming

CA: Chris

10-11    

ADD

TA: Jiaming

CA: Madison/Diego

11-12

AD6

TA: Sharier

CA: Emily/Garrett

 

ADE

TA: Yaswanth Jetti

CA: Eamon/Christine

12-1

AD1

TA: Junren

CA: Emily/Garrett

 

 
1-2

AD2

TA: Junren

CA: Madison/Eamon

 

 
2-3

AD3

TA: Younghyuk

CA: Chris/Diego

AD7

TA: Jehyung

CA: Alejandra/Christine

 
3-4

AD4

TA: Younghyuk

CA: Chris

AD8

TA: Jehyung

CA: Alejandra/Aneesh

 
4-5

AD5

TA: Younghyuk

CA: Alejandra/Garrett

AD9

TA: Jehyung

CA: Madison/Christine

 
5-6

 

ADA

TA: Junren

CA: Eamon/Aneesh

 

 

Office hours:

Teaching and course assistant office hours are held according to the schedule below. Office hours start in the second week of the semester.

Office hours will be held in 1047 LuMEB.

In addition to office hours, there will be quiz review sessions on Monday and Tuesday 3pm - 5pm starting week 4 (TA: Jiaming).

 

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
6-7 

TA: Younghyuk

CA: Diego/Aneesh

TA: Jehyung

CA: Madison/Diego

TA: Junren

CA: Chris/Emily/Eamon

TA: Junren

CA: Christine/Garrett

TA: Sharier

CA: Alejandra/Christine

7-8

TA: Younghyuk

CA: Diego/Aneesh

TA: Jehyung

CA: Madison/Diego

TA: Junren

CA: Chris/Emily/Eamon

TA: Yaswanth

CA: Christine/Garrett

TA: Sharier

CA: Alejandra/Christine

8-9

TA: Younghyuk

CA: Aneesh

TA: Jehyung

CA: Eamon/Diego

TA: Jiaming

CA: Emily/Garrett/Eamon

TA: Yaswanth

CA: Aneesh/Eamon

TA: Jiaming

CA: Alejandra

Online forum (Campuswire):

TAs and CAs monitor Campuswire according to the following schedule:

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

TA: Younghyuk

CA: Diego

TA: Jiaming

CA: Chris

TA: Jehyung

CA: Emily

TA: Jiaming

CA: Aneesh/Alejandra

TA: Yaswanth

CA: Garrett

TA: Sharier

CA: Christine

TA: Junren

CA: Madison