24-261 STATICS
Fall 2001
| Instructor: | Professor Paul S. Steif Scaife Hall 304, 8-3507 email: steif@andrew.cmu.edu |
| Teaching Assistant: | Jesse Olson Hamerschlag B-129, 8-3606 email: jto@andrew.cmu.edu |
Lectures: Tuesday and Thursday 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Baker Hall A51
Recitations:
Section A: Monday 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM, Porter 226A
Section B: Monday 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM, Porter 226A
Section C: Monday 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM,
Porter 226A
Laboratories:
Section A: Monday
6:30 PM - 8:20 PM, Hamerschlag Hall B134
Section B: Wednesday 6:30
PM - 8:20 PM, Hamerschlag Hall B134
Section C: Thursday
6:30 PM - 8:20 PM, Hamerschlag Hall B134
See Laboratory Schedule below.
Note in the schedule below, that some labs are to be held in a room other
than HH B134.
Office
Hours to be determined based on consultation with class
Web
Site and Electronic Bulletin Boards:
Class web site will be: http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/24-261/
Class b-board will be: academic.mech-e.24-261.announce@andrew.cmu.edu
Required
Textbook:
Mechanics of Materials 5th
Edition by James M. Gere
OBJECTIVES, SCOPE AND CONDUCT OF COURSE
Statics is the first course in an
integrated two-semester sequence on the mechanics of engineering machines and
structures. Students will learn
about vectors, forces, moments, stress and deflection.
Emphasis will be placed on using these concepts to draw practical
conclusions regarding the mechanical suitability of machines and structures.
Prerequisite courses: 21-122, 33-106.
Lectures,
laboratories, recitations and homework are all critical parts of this course. In
different ways, they collectively address the material covered by the exams.
The textbook will be valuable in that it explains sometimes in more depth
and sometimes in an alternative manner material that is covered in lectures.
A web site
has been set up (listed above) on which problem sets and other materials will be
posted. The electronic bulletin
board (listed above) is for the Professor to use in making announcements and
giving reminders. If you wish to
send a message to the Professor, please use his email address (steif@andrew.cmu.edu),
not the b-board.
HOMEWORK
Homework will be assigned weekly.
Problem sets are due by 1:35 PM on the designated day.
They should be placed in the box set out for that purpose just inside the
entrance to the lecture hall. Homework
handed in between 1:35 PM and the end of lecture that day will be penalized by
80%. Homework handed in thereafter
will not be graded.
The homework is a major opportunity to
learn and practice the concepts and problem solving techniques presented in this
course. You are encouraged to
attempt all problems on your own and to discuss problems with one another, with
the TA or with the instructor. You
should never fail to hand in a problem because you did not know how to start it.
Get Help! It
is up to each student to derive maximum benefit from doing homework.
As a guideline, by the time of an examination, you should be able to
comfortably solve on your own problems such as those in the previous homework
sets.
Homework must be neat and legible;
points will be deducted when the grader has difficulty grading your homework.
RECITATION
In general, recitations will be held as
scheduled above in DH 1211.
On September 10, there will be a special
recitation. Students will be
required to hand in a report based on that recitation’s activities, which will
count towards the laboratory grade. On
September 10, recitations will be held in Hamerschlag Hall B134 at the usual
times.
LABORATORY
Laboratories will be scheduled as
follows:
|
Week beginning August 27 |
No Laboratory |
|
Week beginning September 3 |
Laboratory held in HH B134.
Section A moved from Monday night to Tuesday night. |
|
Week beginning September 10 |
Laboratory held in HH B134 |
|
Week beginning September 17 |
No Laboratory |
|
Week beginning September 24 |
Laboratory held in HH B134 |
|
Week beginning October 1 |
No Laboratory |
|
Week beginning October 8 |
No Laboratory |
|
Week beginning October 15 |
Laboratory held in HH B134 |
|
Week beginning October 22 |
Laboratory held in HH B134 |
|
Week beginning October 29 |
Laboratory held in HH C108.
1st third of alphabet. Specific names to be announced. |
|
Week beginning November 5 |
Laboratory held in HH C108.
2nd third of alphabet. Specific names to be announced. |
|
Week beginning November 12 |
Laboratory held in HH C108.
3rd third of alphabet. Specific names to be announced. |
|
Week beginning November 19 |
No Laboratory |
|
Week beginning November 26 |
No Laboratory |
EXAMINATIONS
There will be three examinations spaced
throughout the semester. You must bring a calculator to the examinations.
Examinations will be held on the following days:
October 4, 2001
November 8, 2001
December 11, 2001
Students are expected to conform to the
Carnegie Mellon University Code and meet the highest standards of personal
ethical and moral conduct possible.
GRADING POLICY
The final grade will be determined based
on the following weighting:
Examinations
75%
Homework
15%
Laboratory
10%
Grading is on an absolute scale; there
is no upper or lower limit on the numbers of A, B, C, D or R grades. Grades will
be awarded according to the following scale:
A: 85 ≤ Total
B: 75 ≤ Total < 85
C: 65 ≤ Total < 75
D: 60 ≤ Total < 65
R: Total < 60