EML3004C Intro to ME - Fall 2000 - Learning Objectives

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These learning objectives were created to clearly state the skills that you are expected to master in this course.

By the end of this course you are expected to be able to:

• set up a problem in a well-organized manner.
• neatly letter mechanical drawings and engineering problems.
• make valid/reasonable assumptions when estimating quantities.
• determine the appropriate number of significant figures to be used throughout an engineering problem and in the answer.
• use SI and English units in problems, and convert between the two systems.
• free-hand sketch straight horizontal lines, straight vertical lines, straight diagonal lines, and circles.
• sketch orthographic views of a 3-D object.
• use a T-square & triangles to draft orthographic drawings of a 3-D object, given the 3-D object or isometric drawings of the object.
• use a T-square & triangles to draft isometric drawings of a 3-D object, given the 3-D object or orthographic drawings of the object.
• construct a 3-D object out of Lego^TM & Duplo^TM blocks, given orthographic or isometric drawings of the object.
• hold a micrometer in one hand and accurately read & record a measurement.
• hold vernier calipers in one hand and accurately read & record a measurement.
• manually plot data on linear, semi-log, & log-log graph paper, and determine the mathematical realationship between the 2 given variables.
• define and calculate the mode, mean, & median for a given series of data, and generate/construct a histogram for this data.
• resolve forces (vectors) into cartesian and polar components.
• perform vector addition, scalar product (dot product), vector product (cross product) and vector triple products.
• identify and calculate the unit vector and magnitude for a given vector.
• draw Free Body Diagrams (FBDs) for rigid bodies, beams, 2-D structures, & 3-D sturctures.
• set-up and solve equilibrium force and equilibrium moment equations for rigid bodies, beams, 2-D structures, & 3-D sturctures.
• calculate/determine the center of mass for a collection of particles or objects and composite shapes.
• calculate/determine the centroid of 1-D, 2-D, & 3-D structures and composite shapes.
• state why you have chosen your current major, list several job functions for which you would be qualified after completing your B.S., and state the median starting salary for a B.S. graduate in your major.