TAM 210/11: Statics

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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 Statics: Open and Interactive by Daniel Baker and William Haynes 
  • A free, open-source textbook
• Also vailable on reserve at Grainger
  • Hibbeler, R.C.; Engineering Mechanics: Statics
  • 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.

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%

Retake quizzes: Optional retake quizzes are available in the week following each first-chance quiz. If you choose to take the retake quiz, the quiz score will be 90% of the higher scores + 10% of the lower score (0.9*max(first_chance_score, retake_score)+0.1*min(first_chance_score, retake_score)). If you do not take the first-chance-quiz, then your score will be 90% of the retake score.

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	ADP TA: Sharier CA: Nathan	ADG TA: Hananeh CA: Matthew, Jerry	ADK TA: Hananeh CA: Matthew	ADQ TA: Christian CA: Matthew, Jerry
10-11am	ADA TA: Skyler CA: Eben, Nathan	ADH TA: Sharier CA: Matthew, Isabella	ADL TA: Hananeh CA: Jash, Patrick	ADR TA: Christian CA: Patrick, Aadyanth	ADV TA: Zakaria CA: Eben, Jash
11am-12pm	ADB TA: Skyler CA: Nathan, Isabella	ADI TA: Sharier CA: Jerry, Aadyanth		ADS TA: Christian CA: Patrick, Aadyanth
12-1pm		ADJ TA: Shivam CA: Nathan		ADT TA: Skyler CA: Patrick, Aadyanth
2-3pm	ADC TA: Jehyung CA: Eben, Jiya		ADM TA: Zakaria CA: Jiya, Henry
3-4pm	ADD TA: Jehyung CA: Hanlin, Isabella		ADN TA: Boqiang CA: Henry
4-5pm	ADE TA: Shivam CA: Jash, Hanlin		ADO TA: Boqiang CA: Henry

 

Quiz review: Quiz review only on Mondays and Tuesdays 3-5pm, beginning Week 4.

	TA1	TA2
Monday 3-4pm	Sharier	Boqiang
Monday 4-5pm	Jehyung	Christian
Tuesday 3-4pm	Shivam	Zakaria
Tuesday 4-5pm	Skyler	Hananeh

 

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: 

Daily office hours are held in room 2045 Sydney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building according to the schedule below, beginning Week 2. 

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
5-6pm	TA: Skyler CA: Jiya, Eben	TA: Hananeh CA: Aadyanth, Henry	TA: Boqiang CA: Aadyanth, Jash, Jerry	TA: Skyler CA: Patrick, Nathan	TA: Jehyung CA: Henry
6-7pm	TA: Sharier CA: Jiya, Eben	TA: Hananeh CA: Aadyanth, Matthew	TA: Boqiang CA: Hanlin, Jerry, Henry	TA: Zakaria CA: Patrick, Nathan	TA: Jehyung CA: Henry
7-8pm	TA: Sharier CA: Isabella, Matthew	TA: Shivam CA: Matthew, Isabella	TA: Christian CA: Hanlin, Jerry, Isabella	TA: Zakaria CA: Jash
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.