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 or experience programming in python.

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 policies may be found at: http://mechref.engr.illinois.edu/pol/policies.html

Grading: All assessment scores are stored on Compass2g. 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 all sections are held LUMEB 0023.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9-10am		AD2 TA: Colton CA: Emily, Arya LUMEB 0023
10-11am		AD3 TA: Colton CA: Emily, Arya LUMEB 0023
11am-12pm		AD4 TA: Colton CA: Emily, Jonas LUMEB 0023
12-1pm		AD5 TA: Colton CA: Nathan, Linh LUMEB 0023
1-2pm		AD6 TA: Orcun CA: Nathan, Arya LUMEB 0023	AD7 TA: Orcun TA/CA: Boqiang, Linh LUMEB 0023
2-3pm			AD8 TA: Boqiang TA/CA: Junren LUMEB 0023
3-4pm			AD9 TA: Boqiang TA/CA: Junren, Jonas LUMEB 0023
4-5pm			ADA TA: Junren TA/CA: Boqiang, Nathan LUMEB 0023

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:

Dr. Wayne Chang: Monday 3-5pm in 1025 LUMEB or by appointment

Daily office hours are held at LUMEB 0023 according to the schedule below. Office hours begin Week 2.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
5-6pm	-	TA: Colton CA: Linh LUMEB 0023	TA: Junren CA: Jonas LUMEB 0023	-	A: Boqiang CA: Linh LUMEB 0023
6-7pm	TA: Orcun CA: Emily LUMEB 0023	TA: Colton CA: Nathan LUMEB 0023	TA: Junren CA: Jonas LUMEB 0023	TA: Colton CA: Nathan LUMEB 0023	TA: Boqiang CA: Arya LUMEB 0023

Online forum (Campuswire):

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

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