ASSIGNMENT AND EXAM SCHEDULE
 
Instructor: Dr. Chris Mullen 
(http://www.olemiss.edu/~cvchris)
(Last Update: 12-7-01)

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 
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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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