GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS/COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
1.
Statics
2.
Prerequisite: PHYS 2211 AND PHYS 2211L, Co-requisite MATH
2432 with a C or better
3.
Textbook: “Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics”, sixth
edition, Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russel Johnston, Jr. The McGraw Hill
Companies, Inc.
4.
Catalog Description:
The principles of statics in two and three dimensions
are covered. Other topics are internal forces in trusses, frames, machines, and
continuous beams, dry friction, and centroids or centers of mass of curves,
areas and volumes.
5.
Course objective:
To develop and refine the ability
to apply sound analytical techniques and logical procedures in solving
problems.
To understand and apply the concepts
of force, moment, couple, resultant force or force-couple resultant of a system
of forces.
To apply vector methods to
problems involving bodies in equilibrium
To analyze forces in trusses,
frames and machines.
To introduce the concepts of shear
force and bending moment in beams.
To learn the laws and applications
of dry friction.
To apply mathematical techniques
of integration to locate center of areas, and mass of common geometric shaped
objects.
6.
General notes:
The emphasis of the course should
be in problem solving. Many topics have been covered with various levels of
depth e.g. Newton’s laws of motion, concept of force in physics and centroids
in calculus. The problems in this course are of engineering importance and
their solutions should be presented in a three step form; listing of what is
known, what is required to find and what principle/s need be applied to arrive
at the desired result. The importance of successfully producing free body
diagram must be stressed throughout the course.
The textbook comes with practice
problems on two disks. The students should be encouraged to use them in
improving their skills in problem solving. These exercises can also be
incorporated into home assignments.
7. Course Outline:
Fundamental
concepts, system of units: Chapter 1 all sections.
Statics of particles: Chapter 2
all sections.
Equivalent system of forces:
Chapter 3 all sections except 3.21
Equilibrium of rigid bodies:
Chapter 4 all sections.
Centroids of areas, volume and
mass : Chapter 5 sections 5.1- 5.8
Analysis of structures trusses,
frames and machines: Chapter 6 sections 6.1,2,3,4,7,9,10,12.
Forces in beams: Chapter 7
sections 7.1-7.5
Friction: Chapter 8 sections
8.1-8.5, 8.10
Moments of inertia: Chapter 9
sections 9.1-9.7.
7.
Evaluation:
The details of grade determination
are flexible however one recommended procedure would be to weigh the four
components as follows:
Labs/Homework:
30-40%
Tests
(three): 30-35%
Final
Examination: 30-35%
Revised: August, 2002