E126 - Mechanics of Solids - Course Schedule -  Spring 2007 Latest Revision Jan. 9, 2007
                                                                  Textbook: W.F. Riley, L.D. Sturges and D.H. Morris, "Statics and Mechanics of Materials," 2nd Ed., John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2002    ISBN #0 471 43446 9
DATES SUBJECT TEXT CLASS PROBLEMS Homework E122 DESIGN LAB.
           
Week 1 Introduction 1-1 to 1-7 1, 3, 4  Homework #1 Intro to Stress, Strain
Jan. 16 - 19 Concurrent Force Systems 2-1 to 2-7 (2, 5 in recitation) Due Jan. 23 Textbook Sections 4-4 and 4-5
  Equilibrium of a Particle 3-1 to 3-4 6, 7 Disassebly of Bathroom Scale
           
Week 2 Equilibrium of a Particle 3-1 to 3-4 8 Homework #2 Experiment 1: Factor of Safety
Jan. 23 - 26 Trusses: Methods of Joints (Ch. 6) 6-6 10, 12, 13 Due Jan. 30 Textbook Sections: 4-7 and 4-8
  Normal Stress and Shear Stress 4-1 to 4-4 (9, 11 in recitation)    
           
Week 3 Stress, Strain & Deformation 4-1 to 4-5 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 Homework #3 Project 1: Design of a Truss
Jan. 30 - Feb. 2     (16, 20 in recitation) Due Feb. 6 Textbook Sections: 6-4-1
           
Friday Feb. 2 Quiz #1        
             
Week 4 Stress, Strain & Deformation 4-7 to 4-8 and 4-10 21, 22, 24 Homework #4 Experiment 2: Friction
Feb. 6 - 9 Moment of a Force about a Point: 5-1 to 5-3 25, 26 Due Feb. 13 Textbook Sections: 6-7
  Scalar and Vector Methods   (23, 27 in recitation)    
           
Week 5 Moment of a Force about an Axis  5-4 to 5-6 28, 29, 31, 32 Homework #5 Design of a Truss (con't)
Feb. 13 - 16 Scalar and Vector Methods   (30 & 33 in recitation) Due Feb. 22  
  Equivalent Force  - Couple Systems        
           
Week 6       Homework #6 Design of a Truss (con't)
Feb. 22 - 23 Centroids - Distributed Loading 5-9 and 5-10 34, 35 Due Feb. 27  
      (36 in recitation)    
           
Week 7 Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies - 2D 6-1 to 6-3 37, 38, 41, 42 Homework #7 Design of a Truss (con't)
Feb. 27 - Mar. 2 Frames and Machines 6-4 (39, 40 in recitation) Due March 6  
           
Friday Mar. 2 Quiz #2      
           
Week 8 Frames and Machines 6-4 43, 45, 46 Homework #8 End of Project 1
March 6 - 9 Trusses - Method of Joints & Sections 6-6 and 6-10 (44, 47 in recitation) Due March 20 Experiment 3: Buckling of Columns
          Textbook Sections: 11-1 to 11-5
           
Week 9 Flexural Loading: Stresses in Beams 8-1 to 8-5 48, 49, 51 Homework #9 Experiment 4: Beam Deflection
March 20 - 23     (50 in recitation) Due March 27 and Stress Concentration
          Textbook Sections:
          8-1 to 8-3 and 9-1 to 9-5
           
Week 10 Shear and Bending Moment Diagrams 8-6 to 8-7 52, 53, 54, 55 Homework #10 Project 2: Design of a Hoist
March 27 - 30   8-8 to 8-10 (56 in recitation) Due April 3  
           
Friday March 30 Quiz# 3      
           
Week 11 Shear Stress in Beams 7-1 to 7-4 57, 58, 60, 62 Homework #11 Design of a Hoist (con't)
April 3 - 5     (59 in recitation) Due April 10  
           
Weeks 12 Torsional Loading: Shafts 7-4, 7-7 and 7-9 60, 62, 63, 64 Homework #12 Design of a Hoist (con't)
April 10 - 13 Combined Static Loading 10-1 to 10-5 (61 in recitation) Due April 17  
           
Weeks 13 Mohr's Circle   65, 66 Homework #13 Design of a Hoist (con't)
April 17 - 20 Review & Design Problems   67, 68 Due April 24  
           
Friday April 20 Quiz #4        
           
Week 14 Review & Design Problems   69 Design Project Project 2 Oral Presentations
April 24 - 27       Due May 4  
         
Week 15 Review & Design Problems   70    
May 1          
           
 
  Grading Policy:  
One-hour Quizzes (3 @ 10% each) 45% (best 3 out of 4 quizzes
  Short Quizzes (10 minutes each) 5%  
Homework 10%
Project (Design Problems) 5%
Final Examination 35%
Course Policy: There is complete uniformity between the sections
One-hour quizzes and the final exam will be closed book and closed notes, but you can use an 8½ x 11 inch review sheet written on both sides.
Short quizzes may be given during the recitation or during the lecture.
No make-up quizzes will be given.  A grade of zero will be recorded for a missed quiz unless you provide a valid excuse 
   or have prior instructor approval, in which case the grade will be prorated.
The lowest quiz grade (out of 4 quizzes) will be dropped.
Homework will be collected in class, every Tuesday, on the dates indicated on the course calendar. 
Homework assignments are posted on the course web site on WebCT.
No late homework will be accepted.