AEM 2021 - Statics and Dynamics

Fulfills degree requirements for ME and BAE majors only. Force and moment vectors, resultants. Principles of statics and free-body diagrams. Applications to simple trusses, frames, and machines. Properties of areas, second moments. Internal forces in beams. Laws of friction. Principles of particle dynamics. Mechanical systems and rigid-body dynamics. Kinematics and dynamics of plane systems. Energy and momentum of 2-D bodies and systems.

Prerequisites: CSE or pre-BBE student, PHYS 1301, concurrent MATH 2374 or equiv.
Textbook: Required: Vector Mechanics For Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 11th, Author: Beer