ENGR309: INTRODUCTORY MECHANICS
   MWF 10:00 - 10:50 AM      137 Anderson Hall (**Room Change**)
   Instructor: Dr. Chris Mullen         (http://www.olemiss.edu/~cvchris)
(Last Updated: 9-17-01)

Office: Rm. 204 Carrier Hall
Office Hours: MWF 1:30-2:30 PM 		 Voice Mail: (662) 915-5370
Email: cvchris@olemiss.edu
Text: Beer, F. P. and Johnston, E.R., Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 6th ed.
Optional CD-ROM: Working Model 3D-Simulations and Student Resources 		 Prerequisite: Phys 211 (Mechanics)
Corequisite: Math 263 (Vector Calculus)

Summary:
Primarily covers sections not asterisked in text and limited to chapters listed below.
I. Equilibrium of rigid body systems (Statics)
  • 3D force systems and vector algebra (Chs. 1-3)
  • support reactions, free-body diagrams, 3D equilibrium (Ch. 4)
  • structural analysis: simple planar trusses, frames, machines (Chs. 6-7)
  • dry friction (Ch. 8)
  • centroids, center of gravity, moments of inertia, (Chs. 5,9)
 II. Motion of particles and rigid body systems (Dynamics)
  • 3D curvilinear particle kinematics and Newtonian kinetics (Ch. 11, 12)
  • 2D particle kinetics: energy and momentum methods (Ch. 13)
  • kinematics of a planar rigid body (Ch. 15)
  • Newtonian kinetics of a planar rigid body (Ch. 16)
  • Undamped mechanical vibration of a SDOF system (Ch. 19)

Grading Summary :
Three midterm exams will cover Chs. 1-4, Chs. 5-9, and Chs. 11-13, respectively.
The final exam will cover all material presented during the course with emphasis on Chs. 15-16.
Grader  (Exams): The instructor
Graders(Hwks.): Tezeswi Tadepalli (pttadep@olemiss.edu),  Jaisimha Siruguri ( jsirugur@olemiss.edu), Room 206 Carrier
Weights: Midterm Exams I, II, III- 45 % ( 15 % each)  Final Exam- 25 %  Homeworks-.30 %

Computers Access and Programs:
Student should have both email and web access to view the course assignments and download files.
Software is available on the PC's in the School of Engineering Microcomputer Lab for optional programming assignments.
Students are encouraged to do these assignments to develop critical thinking skills but grading will be strictly for extra credit.
Sample Excel, Matlab, and Fortran programs may be downloaded from the course web site.