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ENGR-2301-001 Engineering Mechanics I (Statics)
Prerequisites: MATH 2413-minimum grade of C Corequisite: PHYS 2425
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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(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)
On Campus Course
TEXTBOOK:
Engineering Mechanics. Statics and Dynamics, 14th edition.
AUTHORS:
R. C. Hibbeler, Prentice Hall Publishing Company.
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:
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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
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:
| Homework and Class Quizzes | 15% |
| Learning Activities | 10% |
| Major Exams and Project | 60% (15% each) |
| Final Exam | 15% |
Absence from an exam will incur a zero unless there is prior notification of the instructor with approval granted or there is an emergency that could not be circumvented. Students who miss an exam because of College or business related activities should notify the instructor before the absence occurs. Make-up exams will be given only under rare, extenuating circumstances and at the discretion of the instructor (after written petition for consideration).
Project: The project counts the same as a major exam. It will be completed as a group project and includes a written report. As a class, you will have input into what the project will entail.
Learning Activites: 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 support the goal of lifelong learning outside of the classroom, the Engineering Department will provide opportunities for activities including, but not limited to: club meetings, community service, meetings with advisors/mentors, independent projects such as preparation of a possible schedule to complete your degree, and tours to broaden your education. Currently there are plans to provide at least 16 opportunities and you must participate in 6 activities and fill out a short report form for each one. If you cannot attend six activities, you may submit a 3 page, double spaced, 12 point paper (including footnotes) on a mutually agreed upon engineering topic for each of the six activities you did not participate in. You are certainly welcome to participate in all the activities but you must participate in six to obtain the full 10 percent toward your class grade.
Homework: As an engineer, you will be required to submit proposals and complete forms as part of your job requirements. As you will be representing your company, your ability to follow rules and regulations of the various forms could adversely affect the company’s ability to be seriously considered for jobs, projects, etc. It is imperative that you learn to follow requirements for your presentation.
It is possible you have never had to follow a particular format before. I will give you opportunities to improve your work and get it in a proper professional format. The first two homeworks you submit will be graded and commented on “as is”. There will be no deductions for formatting/presentation. I will let you know if you are doing it correctly or where deductions would apply in the future. If you do follow the presentation rules correctly on these first two, it is possible you will receive extra credit on the assignments. Having a chance to get at least your first homework returned before the third assignment is turned in, I will deduct points if you are not following the proper format on the third, fourth and fifth assignments. Starting with the sixth assignment, if you are not correct in your formatting of the headings at the top of the pages and presenting work in a single column to the left with drawings to the right and boxed answers, I will not accept your homework.
Please keep in mind that on your job, you will be expected to follow policies and procedures correctly the first time you prepare and present information, there will not be five learning opportunities for you before you must format a paper/report/bid correctly.
I will provide examples on Blackboard of the proper format to visually demonstrate the instructions I give below:
Homework shall be presented on engineering (quadrille) paper, in or white copy/printer paper in pencil NOT pen. 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:
*NOTE:If I can’t read it, I won’t grade it.
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. Be advised that if the quality of presentation is very poor, then the submission may not be marked for correctness. But don't get out your word processor. Neat and legible handwriting, preferably printing, and adherence to the above guidelines is all that is required.
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.
You must attend to be allowed the opportunity to take the pop tests and hear the lectures and homework assignments as described below.
Expect to have homework assigned each day. Please note the homework format requirements. You are responsible for the requirements. A number of in-class quizzes may be given during lecture periods. These will count as extra homework. Homework and in-class exam grades will comprise 15 % of the course grade.
Please remember the deadline for dropping a class at Amarillo College during the Fall semester is November 18. If you stop attending class and do not officially drop the course by this deadline, and your average is below a 60, you will receive an F for the course.
Attendance is essential for successful completion of this course. In order to promote consistent attendance, 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.
| Projected Schedule Subject to Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Syllabus, 1.1 - 2.3 | Week 9 | 6.1 - 6.3, Test |
| Week 2 | 2.4 - 2.6 | Week 10 | 6.5 - 6.6 |
| Week 3 | 2.6 - 3.1 | Week 11 | 7.1 - 7.2 |
| Week 4 | 3.2 - 4.1 | Week 12 | 8.1-8.3 |
| Week 5 | 4.2 - 4.4, Test | Week 13 | 9.1-9.3, Test |
| Week 6 | 4.5 - 4.7 | Week 14 | 10.1 - 10.2 |
| Week 7 | 5.1 -5.4 | Week 15 | 10.3-10.4 |
| Week 8 | 5.5 - 5.7 | Week 16 | Final |
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