EML3004C Intro to ME - Fall 2000 - Course Outline
Textbooks EJMN: Eide, Jennison, Mashaw, & Northrop H: Hibbler OLG: Oakes, Leone, Gunn, etc.
Tuesday Thursday Friday
8/29   Introduction, Setting up problems
  Read: EJMN: Chapter 1
    OLG: Chp 2 (2.1, 2.2 & Mech Eng.)
HW
#1
8/31   Lettering, Sketching
  Read: OLG: Chp 3
HW
#2
9/1   Estimation, Unit Conversions
  Read: Handout,
    OLG: 8.4, 8.8, Chp 15
    EJMN: 3.1, 3.5
HW
#3
9/5   Estimation
  Read: Handout
HW
#4
9/7   Math Review, Significant Figures
  Read: EJM: 3.2
    OLG: 16.1-16.3, 16.6
HW
#5
9/8   Drafting
  Read: OLG: Chp 9, Handout
    OLG: Chp 4
HW
#6
9/12   Drafting
  Read: OLG: Chp 9
NO
HW
#7
9/13   Drafting
  Read: OLG: Chp 9
NO
HW
#8
9/15   Project Overview, Plotting Data (FSU Career Fair)
  Read: EJM: Chp 2
    OLG: Chp 12
HW
#9
9/19   Drafting
  Read: OLG: Chp 5
NO
HW
#10
9/21   Drafting
  Read: OLG: Chp 6
NO
HW
#11
9/22   * EXAM #1 POSTPONED*
Due to HELENE (tropical storm/hurricane)
9/26   * EXAM #1 *
Drafting
9/28   * EXAM #1 *
Traditional Exam
9/29   Project Overview, Plotting Data (FAMU Career Fair)
  Read: EJM: Chp 2
        OLG: Chp 12
HW
#15
10/3   Vector Analysis
  Read: H: 2.1, 2.5
HW
#16
10/5   Vector Analysis
  Read: H: 2.2-2.4, 2.6
HW
#17
10/6   Vector Analysis
  Read: H: 2.7-2.9
HW
#18
10/10   * EXAM #2 *
NEW DATE
10/12   Moments
  Read: H: 3.1-3.5
HW
#20
10/13   Class Cancelled
  FSU Homecoming
NO
HW
#21
10/17   Couples, Rigid Bodies, Force-Couple Systems
  Read: H: 3.6-3.9
HW
#22
10/19   Moments
  Read: H: Chapter 3
HW
#23
10/20   Moments
  Read: H: Chapter 3
HW
#24
10/24   Moments
  Read: H: Chapter 3
HW
#25
10/26   * EXAM #3 * 10/27   Class Cancelled
  FAMU Homecoming
HW
#27
10/31   Equilibrium
  Read: H: 4.1, 4.2
HW
#28
11/2   Free Body Diagrams
  Read: H: 4.3 - 4.6
NO
HW
#29
11/3   FBDs & Equilibrium
  Read: H: 4.1 - 4.6
HW
#30
11/7   3-D equilibrium, Friction
  Read: 4.4 - 4.7
NO
HW
#31
11/9   Equilibrium
  Read: H: Chapter 4
NO
HW
#32
11/10   H O L I D A Y
        Veteran's Day
11/14   Center of Gravity, Center of Mass, Centroids
  Read: H: 6.1, 6.2
HW
#33
11/16   Composite Bodies
  Read: H: 6.3
HW
#34
11/17   Moments of Inertia, Parallel-Axis Theorem
  Read: H: 6.6 - 6.9
HW
#35
11/21   Geometric Properties
  Read: H: Chapter 6
HW
#36
11/23   H O L I D A Y
        Thanksgiving
11/24   H O L I D A Y
        Thanksgiving
11/28   Review
  Read: H: Chapters 4 & 6
NO HW
#37
11/30   Review
  Read: H: Chapters 4 & 6
NO HW
#38
12/1   * EXAM #4 *
12/5   TBD
  Read: TBD
HW
#40
12/7   TBD
  Read: TBD
HW
#41
12/8   TBD
12/11 - 12/15     F I N A L S   W E E K
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