MAE 130A/SE 101A: MECHANICS I – STATICS

Winter 2008

Lectures: MWF 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm (PETER108)

http://maecourses.ucsd.edu/mae130a/

Instructor:       Dr. Vlado Lubarda        TA: Kristin Schaaf

Office:              EBU II  278 (Tel: 534-3169)         Office: EBU II 270                                       

Office Hours:  TuTh 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Office Hours: WF 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Email: vlubarda@ucsd.edu Email: kschaaf@ucsd.edu

TA: Chinung Ni TA: Christian Nielsen

Office:              EBU II 270 Office: EBU II 270

Office Hours:  TuTh 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Office Hours:  MTu 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Email: cni@ucsd.edu Email: cenielse@ucsd.edu

Book:              F. P. Beer, E. R. Johnston, and W.E. Clausen,                          

Vector Mechanics for Engineers – Statics, 8^th ed.

(McGraw-Hill, 2007)

Grading:        Homework         10 %    (Assigned in class)

2 Midterms        50 % (During 4^th and 8^th week)

Final Exam         40 %    (March 19, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm)

Announcements:

-- FINAL EXAM SOLUTIONS

-- FINAL EXAM will be on Wednesday 3/19 11:30 – 2:30 in PETERSON 110 – please bring a calculator

-- MIDTERM #2 SOLUTIONS

-- MIDTERM #2 will be on Wednesday 2/27 – closed book/notes – please bring a calculator

-- MIDTERM #1 SOLUTIONS

-- MIDTERM #1 will be on Wednesday 1/30 – please bring a calculator

Homework: 

Homework #1: 2.25, 2.42, 2.48, 2.57 Solutions

Homework #2: 2.88, 2.92, 2.103, 2.116 Solutions

Homework #3: 3.78, 3.84, 3.87, 3.118, 3.121 Solutions

Homework #4: 3.147, 3.153, 4.2, 4.16 Solutions

Homework #5: 4.29, 4.50, 4.55, 4.110 Solutions

Homework #6: 4.95, 4.101, 4.122, 4.129 Solutions

Homework #7: 6.25, 6.52, 6.92, 6.99 Solutions

Homework #8: 7.37, 7.65, 7.76, 7.79 Solutions Kristin’s Solutions

Topics to be covered:

Chapter 1: Introduction (Sections 1.1-1.5)
Chapter 2: Statics of Particles (Sections 2.1-2.15)
Chapter 3: Rigid Bodies: Equivalent Systems of Forces (Sections 3.1-3.18)
Chapter 4: Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies (Sections 4.1-4.9)
Chapter 5: Distributed Forces: Centroids and Centers of Gravity (Sections 5.1-5.7)
Chapter 6: Analysis of Structures (Sections 6.1-6.4, 6.7, 6.9-6.12)
Chapter 7: Forces in Beams and Cables (Sections 7.1-7.6)
Chapter 8: Friction (Sections 8.1-8.5)