| Lecture | Date | Day | Lecture Topic, *Break, **Tutorial, or ***Exam | Text Reading | Homework |
| 1. | 8-20 | M | Overview of rigid body mechanics concepts. Course objectives. | ||
| 2. | 8-22 | W | Equilibrium of a particle. Vector addition and rectangular components. | 2.4, 2.7, 2.9, 2.12 | |
| 3. | 8-24 | F | Position vectors. Resolving force components. 2D Example (Truss2D). | 2.13-2.15 | |
| 4.. | 8-27 | M | Summary. 3D Example (Truss3D). Cramer's Rule. | 3.4-3.6, 3.8-3.9 | #1- 4 Problems (Handout 1) |
| 5. | 8-29 | W | Rigid bodies. Moment of a force. Vector and scalar products. | 3.12,3.16 | |
| ** | 8-30 | X | Tutorial 1 (137 Anderson, 6:30-8:30) | ||
| 6. | 8-31 | F | Force couple. Equivalent force and couple. | ||
| * | 9-3 | M | Labor Day Holiday | ||
| 7. | 9-5 | W | Examples. | ||
| ** | 9-6 | X | Tutorial 2 (137 Anderson, 6:30-8:30) | ||
| 8. | 9-7 | F | Examples. | 4.1-4.4 | #2-4 Problems (Handout 2) |
| 9. | 9-10 | M | Free body diagrams. 2D rigid body equilibrium and supports. | Extra Credit #1.(Handout 2) | |
| 10. | 9-12 | W | 3D rigid body equilibrium and supports | 4.8-4.9 | |
| ** | 9-13 | X | Tutorial 3 (137 Anderson, 6:30-8:30) | #3-2 Problems (Handout 3), 4.77 | |
| 11. | 9-14 | F | Examples. | ||
| 12. | 9-17 | M | Review. | ||
| *** | 9-19 | W | Midterm Exam I *** REVISED DATE ***
(50 min, in-class, closed book) |
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| 13. | 9-21 | F | Center of gravity. Centroid and first moment of an area. | 5.1 - 5.5 | |
| 14. | 9-24 | M | Composite shapes. | ||
| 15. | 9-26 | W | Integration over cartesion and polar domains. | 5.6 | |
| ** | 9-27 | X | Tutorial 4 (137 Anderson, 6:30-8:30) | ||
| 16. | 9-28 | F | Moment of Inertia. | 9.1 - 9.5,9.7 | |
| 17. | 10-1 | M | Structures. Basic definitions. | 6.1-6.4 | Hw. 4 (5.3, 5.25,5.46,9.15) |
| 18. | 10-3 | W | Simple truss- FBD conventions and finding reactions. | ||
| 19. | 10-5 | F | Simple truss by Method of Joints. | 6.7 | |
| 20. | 10-8 | M | Space trusses. | : | |
| 21. | 10-10 | W | Simple trusses by Method of Sections. | 6.9 - 6.11 | |
| ** | 10-11 | X | Tutorial 5/6 (137 Anderson, 6:30-8:30) | ||
| 22. | 10-12 | F | Simple frames. | Hw. 5/6 (6.4,6.15,6.37,6.43,6.107) | |
| 23. | 10-15 | M | Review | Extra Credit #2 (See Instructor) | |
| *** | 10-17 | W | Midterm Exam II (50 min, in-class, closed book) | *** | *** |
| 24. | 10-19 | F | Kinematics. Basic definitions. | 11.4-11.6,11.9 - 11.14 | |
| 25. | 10-22 | M | Examples. Rectilinear and relative motion. | ||
| 26. | 10-24 | W | Examples. Projectile motion | ||
| 27. | 10-26 | F | Normal-tangential and polar-cylindrical paths. Special cases. | ||
| 28. | 10-29 | M | Examples. Normal-tangential and polar-cylindrical paths. | Hw. 7 (11.42,11.107,11.141,11.165) | |
| 29. | 10-31 | W | Kinetics. Basic definitions. Dynamic equilibrium of a pendulum. | 12.5 - 12.8, 8.2 - 8.4 | Extra Credit #3 (See Instructor) |
| ** | 11-1 | X | Tutorial 7 (213 Carrier, 6:30-8:30) | Excel-Matrices/Integration | |
| 30. | 11-2 | F | Examples. Friction. Stability of transformer in earthquake. | ||
| 31. | 11-5 | M | Examples. Liftoff in cylindrical system. | ||
| 32. | 11-7 | W | Examples. Relative sliding of blocks. | 15.1 - 15.8 | |
| ** | 11-8 | X | Tutorial 8 (137 Anderson, 6:30-8:30) | ||
| 33. | 11-9 | F | Examples. | Hw. 8: (12.23, 12.36,12.45, 12.71) | |
| 34. | 11-12 | M | Kinematics of a rigid body in a plane. Basic definitions. | ||
| *** | 11-14 | W | Examples. Velocity. | ||
| ** | X | Tutorial 9 (137 Anderson, 6:30-8:30) | |||
| 35. | 11-16 | F | Examples. Acceleration. | Hw. 9: (15.52, 15.87, 15.125) | |
| * | 11-19 | M | Thanksgiving Break | ||
| * | 11-21 | W | Thanksgiving Break | ||
| * | 11-23 | F | Thanksgiving Break | ||
| 36. | 11-26 | M | Review | *** | *** |
| 37. | 11-28 | W | Midterm Exam III (50 min, in-class, closed book) | ||
| 38. | 11-30 | F | Kinetics of a rigid body in a plane. Basic definitions. | 16.1 -16.7 | |
| 39. | 12-3 | M | Examples. Translation only. Translation with rotation. | ||
| 40. | 12-5 | W | Midterm Exam III-Retake (Optional) (50 min, in-class, closed book) | ||
| 41. | 12-7 | F | Introduction to free vibrations for single degree-of-freedom systems. | 19.1- 19.5, 19.8 | Hw. 10: (16.13, 16.16,16.60) |
| 42. | 12-10 | M | Review | Extra Credit #4 (19.4,19.47,19.134) | |
| ** | 12-11 | X | Tutorial 10 (137 Anderson, 6:30-8:30) | ||
| *** | 12-15 12-12 12-13 |
F Tu W |
Final Exam (3 hr, in-class, closed book)
Friday, 7:30 PM
Alternate 1: Tuesday, 4:00PM Alternate 2: Wednesday 4:00PM |
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