Engineering Mechanics I (Statics) Syllabus for 2020-2021
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Course

ENGR-2301-001 Engineering Mechanics I (Statics)

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: MATH 2413-minimum grade of C Corequisite: PHYS 2425

Course Description

Basic theory of engineering mechanics, using calculus, involving the description of forces, moments and couples acting on stationary engineering structures; equilibrium in two and three dimensions; free-body diagrams; friction; centroids; centers of gravity; and moments of inertia.

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics; 14^th edition; ISBN 0133915425; R. C. Hibbeler; Pearson+

Supplies

Graphing Calculator Ti-84 prefered

Student Performance

After completing this course, the student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the following topics with 70% accuracy as evaluated by the engineering faculty:  

1. State the fundamental principles used in the study of mechanics.
2. Define magnitude and directions of forces and moments and identify associated scalar and vector products.
3. Draw free body diagrams for two- and three-dimensional force systems.
4. Solve problems using the equations of static equilibrium.
5. Compute the moment of force about a specified point or line.
6. Replace a system of forces by an equivalent simplified system.
7. Analyze the forces and couples acting on a variety of objects.
8. Determine unknown forces and couples acting on objects in equilibrium.
9. Analyze simple trusses using the method of joints or the method of sections.
10. Determine the location of the centroid and the center of mass for a system of discrete particles and for objects of arbitrary shape.
11. Analyze structures with a distributed load.
12. Calculate moments of inertia for lines, areas, and volumes.
13. Apply the parallel axis theorem to compute moments of inertia for composite regions.
14. Solve problems involving equilibrium of rigid bodies subjected to a system of forces and moments that include friction.
15. Solve problems involving dry sliding friction, including problems with wedges and belts.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

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Expected Student Behavior

Students are expected to behave in the classroom in a manner that is supportive of the learning environment. Behaviors that are not supportive include, but are not limited to: tardiness/leaving early; electronic device noises; texting or using electronic devices for non-course related activities during the lecture; talking during the lecture; abusive, offensive, and/or disrespectful language or demeanor toward AC faculty, staff, students, and/or Amarillo College property.

In order to receive credit for a course, all material listed on the syllabus must be covered. The instructor sets the pace to ensure that these requirements are met. Complaining about the pace will not result in less material being covered.

Students who fail to comply with the standards outlined in the syllabus and/or AC’s Student Rights & Responsibilities document will be subject to disciplinary action which may include, but is not limited to: removal from the classroom; consultation with the Math & Engineering Department Chair and/or other AC authority; withdrawal from the course and/or Amarillo College.

Grading Criteria

The final grades of A (90-100), B (80-89), C (70-79), D (60-69), and F (below 60) will be computed as the average of the earned grades as follows:

Learning Activities          10% Homework                      15% Exams, 4 @ 15%            60% Final Exam                      15%

 

Homework, Quizzes and Tests

The Final exam will replace the lowest test score. The lowest 2 homeworks  will not be averaged into your final homework/quiz average.  No late work will be accepted. Make up homework/quizzes will not be permitted under any circumstances.

If you miss two tests, a grade of zero will be given for the test that cannot have the grade replaced. If you are found to have cheated on an exam including helping another student cheat on an exam, you will be given an F for the course.

Grading of Tests: In complex problem analyses, such as those used in this course, there are many opportunities for errors. Thus exams will be graded using "partial credit" as it is recognized that some sections of an individual problem may have been carried out correctly even though the final answer may be incorrect. Partial credit will only be given if the student work is logically developed, with clear and well-marked diagrams, with the appropriate fundamental and auxiliary equations prominently displayed, where the substitutions into the equations are quite clear, and the assumptions used are quite obvious to the grader when grading. That is, it is the student's responsibility to present his/her work so clearly that the grader can quickly ascertain the location and nature of the error(s) and can easily follow the subsequent work through to the now incorrect solution of the problem. Thus, the student's contribution, needed to obtain partial credit, is to be able to clearly lead the grader through the student's thought process on the exam page alone. If this is not quite clear on the work submitted, credit will not be given then nor later. Partial credit is simply not negotiable.

Activities Grade

As an engineer, you will need to continue lifelong learning throughout your career. You will attend workshops, tour work sites, interview clients, among other duties. To foster the need for students to work and engage outside of the classroom an activities grade will be factored into your grade.

The activities grade can be achieved by completing any 3 of the following:

 

1. Attending, Signing in and Submitting a report for an approved ACES meeting (tours do not count)

 

The Engineering Department and The Amarillo College Engineering Society (ACES) will arrange for guest speakers to broaden your education. There will be speakers on the first Wednesday, at noon, of each month. If you attend an approved speaker activity, your report is due one week after the meeting. No late speaker activities will be accepted past this one week window. This means if you attend a meeting and miss the one week window you will still be responsible for 4 additional activities. The form will be provided for you in Blackboard and must be submitted through Blackboard. A sign in sheet will be provided at the meeting that you must sign to receive credit. Your report will be cross checked with the sign in sheet.

If it is found that you submitted a report and did not attend the meeting, a grade of 0 will be submitted for your entire activities grade.

If it is discovered that you signed in for another student or allowed another student to sign for you at a meeting, a grade of 0 will be submitted for your activities grade.

 

2. Attending an approved ACES fundraiser for 1 consecutive hour and submitting the designated ACES volunteer report in class  a week after the event. No late reports will be accepted. If a report is forged in any form, a grade of 0 will be submitted for your entire activities grade.

 

3. Shadowing an Engineer for at least 1 consecutive hour and completing the appropriate form (can only be applied for 1 activity) including contact information for the engineer you shadowed.

 

The person you shadow must have an accredited engineering degree of any engineering field. It is okay if their job title does not say “engineer.” You cannot get paid while shadowing an engineer. If it is discovered that you received any form of compensation while shadowing, you did not shadow someone with an engineering degree or that the job shadow never took place and you submitted a shadow report, a grade of 0 will be submitted for your activities grade.

 

4. Writing and Submitting a Report on an approved subject by your instructor

 

Submit a 2 page (not including the resource page or the heading), double spaced, 12 point font paper on the topic approved by your instructor (listed in Blackboard). You must have at least 2 resources on the resources page and the resources must be correctly cited in the report. 2 resources must be from published papers in scientific journals. The paper must include proper grammar and punctuation which reflect a college level understanding of the English language. If the paper is written poorly with an incoherent flow or contain numerous grammatical errors, a grade of 0 will be given for that particular activity. Each report submitted for an activity grade must be written over a different subject. You cannot submit more than one report on any given approved subject. The due date for all reports will be April 30. No late reports will be accepted past this date.

If it is found that in part or whole you plagiarized (according to the Webster Dictionary definition) any portion of your report, a grade of 0 will be submitted for the activities portion of your grade.

 

Plagiarize (Webster Dictionary Definition)

transitive verb

: to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own

: use (another's production) without crediting the source

intransitive verb

: to commit literary theft

: present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source

If you are unsure if your work includes any forms of plagiarism discuss your concerns with your instructor before your report is submitted.

If you are enrolled in 2 or more of my classes concurrently, your activities are reduced to 2 per class. If you attend two of my classes concurrently, a total of 4 activities must be completed for you to receive full credit. If you attend 3 of my classes concurrently a total of 6 must be completed. In addition to the activities you must submit the “concurrent class form” and submit it April 30 for each of your classes to receive full credit.

Homework Format

Handwritten homework shall be presented on paper, in pencil, one side only. If an error is made, erase thoroughly. Homework with scratched out work will NOT be accepted. Each problem should be started on a new page. Homework presentations shall be as follows:

• In the upper left corner full rectangle box, place the course name, number and section. ENGR 1371-002
• In the far right small square, place the page number: 1/2, 2/2, etc.
• In the rectangular box immediately to the left of the page number, place your first and last name.
• Explicitly state any assumptions that you make.
• Show all significant steps. It should be clear why each step is taken.
• Redraw figures and clearly label as needed with dimensions, labels, and units.
• Underline important intermediate results.
• Box (not circle) final results.
• Review work to be certain all work is neat* and easy to read.

*NOTE: If I can’t read it, I won’t grade it.

Homework sets shall be stapled upper left and then folded in half along a line perpendicular to the long dimension. The student’s name, course and section number (ENGR 1371-002), date, and the problems included shall be placed on the outside sheet with the fold to the left, the holes toward the bottom.

Janie Smith

ENGR 1371-001

1/11/11

2-4, 6, 9

Memos, Reports, and other formal Engineering documents done in Word and/or Excel will be, at the discretion of your instructor, either turned in in electronic file form or printed and stapled, but not folded with a cover sheet containing the following information

Janie Smith

ENGR 1371-002

1/11/11

Assignment title

Grades will be awarded based on the following formula:

HW mark = (presentation factor) x (correctness)

Here the presentation factor is a number between 0 and 1. This means that homework should be both correct (or mostly correct) and well presented to receive a high mark. For handwritten work be advised that if the quality of presentation is very poor, then the submission may not be marked for correctness. Neat and legible block letter printing but not cursive, and adherence to the above guidelines is all that is required.

• The Instructor reserves the right to grade any number of problem(s) per assignment.
• Collaboration between students is allowed on problem solving; however, EACH STUDENT must hand in an ORIGINAL, COMPLETE, problem set.
• NO CREDIT will be given for late homework. Homework is due at the beginning of the class period. Once lecture has started none will be accepted. Homework can be submitted early.

Attendance

Due to the onset of COVID-19, the class will convert to technology supported learning as of March 30, 2020.  Course learning will not involve face to face instruction, but the instructor will deliver course lectures and related assignments and assessments through Blackboard Collaborate.  For more information, refer to "Path Forward to Tech-Supported Learning" which was emailed to each student or you may find it in the course content. 

Homework is regularly assigned and in-class quizzes may periodically be given.  Late homework is not accepted and in-class quizzes may not be made up.  Homework may be submitted and exams taken in advance when absences are due to a scheduled event.

Expect to have weekly homework assignments.  Please note the homework format requirements. You are responsible for the requirements. In-class quizzes may be given during lecture periods.  Homework and in-class quiz grades will comprise 15% of the course grade.

Please remember the deadline for dropping a class at Amarillo College during Spring 2021 is April 22.  If you stop attending class and do not officially drop the course by this deadline, and your final average is below a 60, you will receive an F for the course.

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Additional Information

The best way to contact me is during office hours or via email. Hard work, positive attitude and team work are expected. Remember, as engineers, we are problem solvers!