Mechanics

EN‑2211

Syllabus Fall 2027

Lesson Date Topic Reading HW Due

1

09/02 Wed

Introduction, Trig Review, units

Math Review Chapter 1

HW 1 - 9/4

2

09/04 Fri

Forces, Components, Parallelogram Rule

2.1-2.3

HW 2 - 9/9

3

09/09 Wed

Vector Addition, Graphical

2.6-2.6.4

HW 3 - 9/11

4

09/11 Fri

Vector Addition, Rectangular Components

2.6.5-2.6.6

HW 4 - 9/14

5

09/14 Mon

Equilibrium of a Particle

3.1-3.4.5

HW 5 - 9/16

6

09/16 Wed

Multi-Particle Equilibrium

3.4.6

HW 6 - 9/18

7

09/18 Fri

Moment of a Force

4-4.2

HW 7 - 9/21

8

09/21 Mon

Verignon’s Theorem

4.3

HW 8 - 9/23

9

09/23 Wed

Review

10

09/25 Fri

Exam 1

11

09/28 Mon

Couples, Equivalent Force Systems

4.4-4.6

HW 11 - 9/30

12

09/30 Wed

Free Body Diagrams

5.1-5.2, FBD Handout

HW 12 - 10/2

13

10/02 Fri

Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies

5.3-5.4

HW 13 - 10/5

14

10/05 Mon

More Equilibrium Problems

5.7

HW 14 - 10/7

15

10/07 Wed

Special Cases - 2 and 3 Force noneMembers

3.3.3

HW 15 - 10/9

16

10/09 Fri

Equivalent Transformations,

4.5-4.5

HW 16 - 10/13

17

10/13 Tue

Review

18

10/14 Wed

Exam 2

19

10/16 Fri

Determination of Centroids by Composite Area

7.1-7.5

HW 19 - 10/19

20

10/19 Mon

Integration Review

7.6-7.7

HW 20 - 10/21

21

10/21 Wed

Centroids by Integration

7.7

HW 21 - 10/23

22

10/23 Fri

Moment of Inertia

10.1 10.2

HW 22 - 10/26

23

10/26 Mon

Parallel Axis Theorem

10.3-10.6

HW 23 - 10/28

24

10/28 Wed

Centroidal Moment of Intertia

Examples 10.3.2-10.3.4

HW 24 - 10/30

25

10/30 Fri

Review

26

11/02 Mon

Exam 3

27

11/04 Wed

Distributed Loads

7.8

HW 27 - 11/6

28

11/06 Fri

Trusses - Method of Joints

6.1-6.4

HW 28 - 11/9

29

11/09 Mon

Special Loading Conditions

6.3.4

HW 29 - 11/13

30

11/13 Fri

Trusses - Method of Sections

6.5

HW 30 - 11/16

31

11/16 Mon

Frames and Machines 1

6.6

HW 31 - 11/18

32

11/18 Wed

Frames and Machines 2

6.7

HW 32 - 11/20

33

11/20 Fri

Frames and Machines 3

HW 33 - 11/23

34

11/23 Mon

Exam 4

35

11/30 Mon

Internal Forces in Members

8.1-8.3

HW 35 - 12/2

36

12/02 Wed

Shear and Bending Moments Diagrams

8.4-8.5

HW 36 - 12/4

37

12/04 Fri

Relationships Between Shear and Bending Moment

8.6

HW 37 - 12/7

38

12/07 Mon

V & M Diagrams Concentrated Loads

8.7

HW 38 - 12/9

39

12/09 Wed

V & M Diagrams Uniformly Distributed Loads

HW 39 - 12/11

40

12/11 Fri

V&M Concentrated Moments

HW 40 - 12/14

41

12/14 Mon

Final Exam (Date tentative)