TAM 251: Introductory Solid Mechanics

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Prerequisites      
Reference text      

Website:

The official class website is http://courses.engr.illinois.edu/tam251/

Description:

Relationship between internal stresses and deformations produced by external forces acting on deformable bodies, and design principles based on mechanics of solids: normal stresses, shear stresses, and deformations produced by tensile, compressive, torsional, and bending loading of members; beam deflections; elastic energy and impact; multi-dimensional stress states; buckling of columns.

Big Idea:

Solid materials deform and break. The extrinsic relation of force and displacement is governed by intrinsic material measures of stress and strain. The challenge is to connect the extrinsic to the intrinsic.

Prerequisites:

TAM 210 or TAM 211.

Reference texts:

There is no required textbook for this class. However, theses texts are very useful

  • R. C. Hibbeler, Mechanics of Materials, 9th edition, Pearson, Prentice Hall, 2014.
  • F. B. Beer, E. R. Johnston, J. T. DeWolf, and D. F. Mazurek, Mechanics of Materials, 7th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2015.
  • R. R. Craig, Mechanics of Materials, 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2011.

Grading:

The total score for the course is computed with the following weights:

Computer-based Quizzes (PraireLearn)

Quiz Grade= max([First Try, 1/3*(First Try) + 2/3*(Quiz Retry)])

Online Homework (PraireLearn)

Discussion worksheets

In-lecture iClickers

Final Exam

 

40%

 

15%

10%

5%

30%

 

Discussion sections:

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

  Tuesday Wednesday
9-10    
10-11    
11-12  

ADF

George

Zach, Suhaib

12-1

 

ADG

George

Haolin, Tristan

1-2

ADA

George

Lewis, Tristan

ADH

Jaekwang

Zach, Suhaib

2-3

ADB

Matt

Lewis, Anka

 

3-4

ADC

Matt

Anka, Zach

 

4-5

ADD

Matt

Suhaib, Haolin

 

 

Office hours:

Teaching and Course Assistants office hours are held in 429 Grainger, according to the schedule below. Office hours start in Week 2 of the semester.

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
10-11        

Prof. Mercer

(OPEL 128)

11-12          
12-1   Matt      
1-2

 

Matt

Prof. Mercer

(OPEL 128)

   
2-3  

 

Prof. Mercer

(OPEL 128)

  George
3-4 Suhaib       George
4-5 Suhaib   Tristan, Haolin    
5-6

Office Hours

Zach 

Quiz Review (DCL 520)

George

Quiz Review (DCL 520)

Matt

Tristan, Haolin Anka, Lewis  
6-7

Office Hours

Zach 

Quiz Review (DCL 520)

George

Quiz Review (DCL 520)

(Matt)

  Anka, Lewis  
7-8          
8-9          

Online forum (Piazza):

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

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Matt, George

Anka

Matt

Zach

 

Matt

Tristan

George

Anka

George

Lewis

Jaekwang

Haolin

Jaekwang

Suhaib