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.