Mechanics

EN‑2211

Syllabus Spring 2025

Lesson Date Topic Reading HW Due

1

3/5/2025

Introduction, Trig Review, units

Math Review Chapter 1

3/7

2

3/7/2025

Forces, Components, Parallelogram Rule

2.1-2.3

3/10

3

3/10/2025

Vector Addition, Graphical

2.6-2.6.4

3/12

4

3/12/2025

Vector Addition, Rectangular Components

2.6.5-2.6.6

3/14

5

3/14/2025

Equilibrium of a Particle

3.1-3.4.5

3/17

6

3/17/2025

Multi-Particle Equilibrium

3.4.6

3/19

7

3/19/2025

Moment of a Force

4-4.2

3/21

8

3/21/2025

Verignon’s Theorem

4.3

3/24

9

3/24/2025

Review

10

3/26/2025

Exam 1

11

3/28/2025

Couples, Equivalent Force Systems

4.4-4.6

3/31

12

3/31/2025

Free Body Diagrams

5.1-5.2, FBD Handout

4/2

13

4/2/2025

Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies

5.3-5.4

4/4

14

4/4/2025

More Equilibrium Problems

5.7

4/7

15

4/7/2025

Special Cases - 2 and 3 Force Members

3.3.3

4/9

16

4/9/2025

Equivalent Transformations, Resultants

4.5-4.5

4/11

17

4/11/2025

Review

18

4/14/2025

Exam 2

19

4/16/2025

Determination of Centroids by Composite Area

7.1-7.5

4/23

20

4/23/2025

Integration Review

7.6-7.7

4/25

21

4/25/2025

Centroids by Integration

7.7

4/28

22

4/28/2025

Distributed Loads

7.8

4/30

23

4/30/2025

Moment of Inertia

10.1 10.2

5/2

24

5/2/2025

Parallel Axis Theorem

10.3-10.6

5/5

25

5/5/2025

Centroidal Moment of Intertia

Examples 10.3.2-10.3.4

5/7

26

5/7/2025

Review

27

5/9/2025

Exam 3

28

5/12/2025

Trusses - Method of Joints

6.1-6.4

5/14

29

5/14/2025

Special Loading Conditions

6.3.4

5/16

30

5/16/2025

Trusses - Method of Sections

6.5

5/19

31

5/19/2025

Frames and Machines 1

6.6

5/21

32

5/21/2025

Frames and Machines 2

6.7

5/23

33

5/23/2025

Frames and Machines 3

5/27

34

5/27/2025

Exam 4

35

5/28/2025

Internal Forces in Members

8.1-8.3

5/30

36

5/30/2025

Shear and Bending Moments Diagrams

8.4-8.5

6/2

37

6/2/2025

Relationships Between Shear and Bending Moment

8.6

6/4

38

6/4/2025

V & M Diagrams Concentrated Loads

8.7

6/6

39

6/6/2025

V & M Diagrams Uniformly Distributed Loads

6/9

40

6/9/2025

V&M Concentrated Moments

12/13