Mechanics

EN‑2211

Syllabus Spring 2026

Lesson Date Topic Reading HW Due

1

03/04 Wed

Introduction, Trig Review, units

Math Review Chapter 1

HW 1 - 3/6

2

03/06 Fri

Forces, Components, Parallelogram Rule

2.1-2.3

HW 2 - 3/9

3

03/09 Mon

Vector Addition, Graphical

2.6-2.6.4

HW 3 - 3/11

4

03/11 Wed

Vector Addition, Rectangular Components

2.6.5-2.6.6

HW 4 - 3/13

5

03/13 Fri

Equilibrium of a Particle

3.1-3.4.5

HW 5 - 3/16

6

03/16 Mon

Multi-Particle Equilibrium

3.4.6

HW 6 - 3/18

7

03/18 Wed

Moment of a Force

4-4.2

HW 7 - 3/20

8

03/20 Fri

Verignon’s Theorem

4.3

HW 8 - 3/23

9

03/23 Mon

Review

10

03/25 Wed

Exam 1

11

03/27 Fri

Couples, Equivalent Force Systems

4.4-4.6

HW 11 - 3/30

12

03/30 Mon

Free Body Diagrams

5.1-5.2, FBD Handout

HW 12 - 4/1

13

04/01 Wed

Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies

5.3-5.4

HW 13 - 4/3

14

04/03 Fri

More Equilibrium Problems

5.7

HW 14 - 4/6

15

04/06 Mon

Special Cases - 2 and 3 Force noneMembers

3.3.3

HW 15 - 4/8

16

04/08 Wed

Equivalent Transformations,

4.5-4.5

HW 16 - 4/10

17

04/10 Fri

Review

18

04/13 Mon

Exam 2

19

04/15 Wed

Determination of Centroids by Composite Area

7.1-7.5

HW 19 - 4/22

20

04/22 Wed

Integration Review

7.6-7.7

HW 20 - 4/24

21

04/24 Fri

Centroids by Integration

7.7

HW 21 - 4/27

22

04/27 Mon

Distributed Loads

7.8

HW 22 - 6/3

23

06/03 Wed

Moment of Inertia

10.1 10.2

HW 23 - 5/1

24

05/01 Fri

Parallel Axis Theorem

10.3-10.6

HW 24 - 5/4

25

05/04 Mon

Centroidal Moment of Intertia

Examples 10.3.2-10.3.4

HW 25 - 5/6

26

05/06 Wed

Review

27

05/08 Fri

Exam 3

28

05/11 Mon

Trusses - Method of Joints

6.1-6.4

HW 28 - 5/13

29

05/13 Wed

Special Loading Conditions

6.3.4

HW 29 - 5/15

30

05/15 Fri

Trusses - Method of Sections

6.5

HW 30 - 5/18

31

05/18 Mon

Frames and Machines 1

6.6

HW 31 - 5/20

32

05/20 Wed

Frames and Machines 2

6.7

HW 32 - 5/22

33

05/22 Fri

Frames and Machines 3

HW 33 - 5/26

34

05/26 Tue

Exam 4

35

05/27 Wed

Internal Forces in Members

8.1-8.3

HW 35 - 5/29

36

05/29 Fri

Shear and Bending Moments Diagrams

8.4-8.5

HW 36 - 6/1

37

06/01 Mon

Relationships Between Shear and Bending Moment

8.6

HW 37 - 6/3

38

06/03 Wed

V & M Diagrams Concentrated Loads

8.7

HW 38 - 6/5

39

06/05 Fri

V & M Diagrams Uniformly Distributed Loads

HW 39 - 6/8

40

06/08 Mon

V&M Concentrated Moments

HW 40 - 6/10

41

06/10 Wed

Final Exam (Date tentative)