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Credits: 3 Hr
Prerequisite: MATH 155 - Calculus 1 and Physics 111, both with grades of C or
better
Textbook: R. C. Hibbeler, STATICS, 12th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, New
Jersey USA, 2004, ISBN 0-13-607790-0
Instructor:
Dr. Konstantinos Sierros: Room 263 ESB New Add , Phone: (304) 293-3111
x2310;
E-mail: Kostas.Sierros@mail.wvu.edu
(Section 001, CRN#: 51004) M, T, W, R 08:45 – 10:20, Room 211 ESB
Course Grading:
Evaluation of student performance will be done using a combination of absolute and
relative scales. This means that part of your grade will be based on your
demonstration of mastery of certain skills/knowledge. Those skills are listed as the
“critical skills” in the Educational Objectives section above. You will not pass this
class without demonstrating complete facility with those skills. The remainder of
your grade will be based on your level of mastery of the “competency” skills, and to
some extent on your performance relative to your peers. Numerical grades will be
assigned for quizzes, homework assignments, hour exams and a final exam, with
final semester grades weighted according to the following scale.
Individual instructors may choose how to weight the split between homework
assignments and quizzes. Specific homework assignments and the content and
timing of exams and quizzes will also be decided by the instructor. The final will be
comprehensive.
Class Attendance:
Instructors may or may not record attendance and include it in the homework grade,
at the discretion of the instructor. Students are responsible for all material covered
in class regardless of their attendance. Students cannot expect to master the course
material without regular attendance at class.
Missed Exams:
Makeup exam can be granted only if the student obtained permission from the
instructor before the scheduled exam for medical and/or emergency reasons.
Appropriate papers must be provided by the student prior to the exam.
Homework:
Instructors will assign problems that are representative of the types of questions that
will appear on quizzes and exams. Homework that is to be submitted must be done
professionally and must include proper diagrams, neatly drawn and appropriately
labeled. Students are advised to use a straightedge and circle template, and to
submit homework on “Engineering Paper”. MAE 241 will for most students be
their first “real” engineering course, and part of becoming an engineer is to learn
professional presentation. Care and precision are the hallmark of a successful
engineer. Sloppy or unprofessional work will be penalized. Specific details of how
homework is to be done will be provided by the instructor.
The key to success in most engineering and science classes is to work a large
number of homework problems. Students are advised to work additional problems
for practice. It is not necessary to work a problem completely to determine whether
or not one knows how to complete the problem. It is much better to work many
problems down to the “plug and chug” point than it is to work only a few to the
final answer. The more problems you work, the greater your chance of having one
show up on an exam that is very similar to a problem you have already done.
Solution Manuals
We are well aware that solution manuals for most textbooks are widely available,
and that it is common practice for students to copy the solutions to homework
problems directly from the manuals. YOU should be aware that this strategy is not
a good one. While it may gain you a few points on the homework grade, it will not
offset the loss in understanding you will suffer as a consequence of not thinking
your own way through the problem. Rest assured that exam and quiz problems will
not be identical to those for which you have manuals.
Having said that, we do think that there is a constructive way to use solution
manuals, and we welcome their use if done responsibly. We suggest that you work a
problem on your own, and then use the manual to check your answer. Or, if you get
really stuck (meaning you spend more than 15 or 20 minutes really thinking about
the problem and trying different ways to solve it), use the manual to see what to do.
Look at the strategy employed in the solution, don’t just copy things down like an
automaton. Then go find a similar problem and work it without looking at the
manual. Generally, problems in the text are grouped by topic, so there will be
similar problems near the one that stumped you.
Academic Integrity:
Students are expected to conduct themselves with complete integrity in this and all
classes at WVU. In MAE 241 that means the following: you may discuss
homework problems and class materials with other students but consulting or
copying the work of another student on an examination or quiz is absolutely
forbidden. Active measures will be taken to prevent cheating and to detect it if it is
attempted. Students caught cheating will receive a grade of zero for the assignment
as a minimum penalty. Any student caught cheating more than once in a semester
will receive a grade of UF (unforgivable F—cannot be expunged from the transcript
via D/F repeat).
ABET Course
MAE 241 is a Related Course for ABET Outcomes A and E:
Outcome A: Graduates will have an ability to apply mathematics, science and
engineering.
Outcome E: Graduates will have an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering
problems.
Tentative Schedule