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 MATLAB.

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 i-Clicker 4% Online Homework 12.4%
Discussion group activity 9.6%

Written Assignment

4%
Cumulative exam 30% CBTF quizzes 40%
       

Discussion sectionsThe discussion section schedule is listed below, and all sections are held in 106B6 Engineering Hall.

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9-10  

AD2

TA:Qasim

 

 

 

10-11

 

AD3

TA:Gorkem

 

 

 

11-12

 

AD4

TA:Qasim

 

 

 
12-1  

AD5

TA:Boqiang

 

 

 
1-2  

AD6

TA:Gorkem

AD7

TA:Seung Whan

   
2-3

 

 

AD8

TA:Yuelin

   
3-4

 

 

AD9

TA:Gorkem

   
4-5    

ADA

TA:Boqiang

   
5-6    

ADB

TA:Boqiang

   

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. Mariana Kersh: TBD

Daily office hours are held in Grainger Library 429 according to the schedule below. Office hours begin Week 2.

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9-10am   CA: JasonAnanda      
10-11am   CA: JasonAnanda      
11am-12pm   CA: IsabelZeying      
12-1pm   CA:ZeyingBerat      
1-2pm   CA:BeratDavid CA:EmilyIsabel    
2-3pm     CA:EmilyRami    
3-4pm     CA:DilanRami    
4-5pm

TA:Yuelin

CA:David,Caroline

TA:Seung Whan

CA:Dilan,Isabel

TA:Gorkem

CA:Jason

CA:DilanCaroline

TA:Seung Whan

CA:Berat,Emily

TA:Boqiang

CA:Rami,Zeying

5-6pm

TA:Yuelin

CA:David,Caroline

TA:Seung Whan

CA:Dilan,Isabel

TA:Gorkem

CA:Jason

CA:DavidCaroline

TA:Qasim

CA:Berat,Emily

TA:Boqiang

CA:Rami,Zeying

6-7pm

TA:Yuelin

CA:David,Caroline

TA:Seung Whan

CA:Dilan,Isabel

TA:Gorkem

CA:Jason

TA:Qasim

CA:Berat,Emily

TA:Boqiang

CA:Rami,Ananda

Online forum (Piazza):

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

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

TA

Gorken  

Seung Whan Yuelin Qasim Boqiang Qasim Yuelin
CA David Dilan Rami, Caroline Jason, Ananda Zeying Berat, Emily

Isabel

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