TAM 210/11: Statics

General Info	Grades	Formal Assessment	Contact Info
Course description	TAM 2XX Policies	Discussions	Office hours
Big idea	Grading	Online forum
Prerequisites		Exam
Reference text
Equity & Diversity

 

Website: The official class website is http://courses.engr.illinois.edu/tam210/

Description: In this course, we will cover fundamental concepts that are used in every engineering discipline. We will begin with forces, moments and move towards structural analyses of frames, devices, and machines.  By the end, you will be able to solve rigid body mechanics problems that will inform the design of everything from bridges to biomedical devices.  

Big Idea: Clear knowledge of external forces (boundary conditions) is required to determine what constraints are necessary for the safe (static equilibrium) development and design of any widget. Free body diagrams are an essential tool for understanding the forces and moments on a body.

Prerequisites: Required: PHYS 211; credit or concurrant registration in MATH 241. Preferred: CS 101.

Reference texts:

• Engineering Mechanics: STATICS, 14th edition by Hibbeler.  (Not required, but would be VERY useful)
  • Available at bookstore (electronic or hard copy)
  • Available on reserve at Grainger
• Also vailable on reserve at Grainger
  • Beer, Ferdinand P.;   Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics
  • Nelson, E.W. [et al.];   Engineering Mechanics: Statics
  • Nelson, E. W.;   Schaum’s Outlines Statics, 6th Edition [online electronic resource] (Great study guide resource with many worked examples)

Equity and diversity:

This is an equal opportunity classroom environment. We value the diversity represented by the participants in this course. Our diversity is a primary source of ideas and perspectives. As you work through the course, practice using this diversity to your advantage.

TAM 2XX Policies: 

General TAM 2XX course in-person section policies may be found at: http://mechref.engr.illinois.edu/pol/policies.html

 

Grading: All assessment scores are stored on Canvas. The total score for the course is computed with the following weights:

In-class polls	5%	Homework	15%
Discussion group activity	10%	Quizzes	40%
Cumulative exam	30%

Discussion sections: The discussion section schedule is listed below, and are held in room 0023 Sydney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9-10am		ADG TA: Tusher CA: Arya, Elliot	ADK TA: Christian CA: Patricks	ADQ TA: Jaekwang CA: Arya, Aman
10-11am	ADA TA: Tusher CA: Jaylynn, Patrick S	ADH TA: Jianing CA: Arya, Deepit	ADL TA: Christian CA: Patricks	ADR TA: Jaekwang CA: Haoyang, Elliot	ADV TA: Himanshu CA: Jaylynn, Eamon
11am-12pm	ADB TA: Junren CA: Shayna, Eamon	ADI TA: Jianing CA: Shayna, Deepit		ADS TA: Jaekwang CA: Linh, Shayna
12-1pm		ADJ TA: Jianing CA: Haoyang, Patrick L		ADT TA: Himanshu CA: Linh, Partick L
2-3pm	ADC TA: Jehyung CA: Junyoung, Saad		ADM TA: Boqiang CA: Eamon, Saad
3-4pm	ADD TA: Junyoung CA: Jehyung, Saad		ADN TA: Boqiang CA: Linh, Aman
4-5pm	ADE TA: Junren CA: Junyoung, Deepit		ADO TA: Junren CA: Haoyang, Elliot

Exam:

A cumulative exam will be held for all students (TAM 210 and 211 students) during week 12 after the completion of TAM 210 lecture materials. There will be no additional cumulative exam for TAM 211 students at the end of the semester; they will take additional quizzes only for the remaining topics.

Office hours: 

Prof. Nikhil Admal: Monday 1-2 pm 2027 LuMEB

Daily office hours are held in room 0023 Sydney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building according to the schedule below. Office hours begin Week 2. Quiz reviews only on Mondays 5-7pm.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
5-6pm	TA: Junyoung CA: Aman Quiz Review: Junren (2052 MEB)	TA: Tusher CA: Elliot	TA: Junren CA: Jaylynn, Linh	TA: Himanshu CA: Shayna, Deepit	TA: Boqiang CA: Haoyang, Arya
6-7pm	TA: Junyoung CA: Jaylynn, Aman Quiz Review: Jianing (0024 MEB)	TA: Christian CA: Elliot	TA: Tusher CA: Haoyang, Linh	TA: Himanshu CA: Eamon	TA: Boqiang CA: Arya
7-8pm	TA: Jehyung CA: Shayna	TA: Christian CA: Eamon	TA: Jaekwang CA: Patrick S.	TA: Jianing CA: Saad
8-9pm

 

 

Online forum (Campuswire):

TAs and CAs are scheduled to be checking Campuswire on the following days:

The use of Campuswire should not replace the office hours time, since some questions cannot be fully addressed via an online forum.