Aero 211-501 Engineering Mechanics

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Free Body Diagram!

I hope that this page will prove to be a useful collection of resources for your endeavor in understanding the principles of statics & dynamics. The goal of this course is not just to make you proficient in the fundamentals of Newton’s laws and their application to statics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies, but to further prepare you for follow-on courses in aerospace engineering.

Course Description:


In this course we will learn and practice the following:
Fundamentals of Newtonian mechanics; Static equilibrium of particles, system of particles and rigid bodies; Free body diagrams; Rectilinear and curvilinear motion of particles; Linear momentum; Angular momentum; Friction; Plane motion of rigid bodies; Beams and trusses
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To succeed in this course (and in many related courses), you will need to:

1. Understand and properly use vector algebra,

2. Correctly draw Free Body Diagrams,

3. Correctly apply Balance Laws.

Prerequisites:

Admission to upper division AERO.  Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in, MATH 251 OR 253.

 

 

Exam Dates/Times:

 

Midterm:

Date: October 26, Monday

Time: 7 - 9 PM 

Room: 131 HRBB

 

Final Exam:

Date: December 16, Wednesday

Time: 01:00 – 03:00 pm

Room: TBA

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