EGN 3311 - VECTOR MECHANICS FOR ENGINEERS - STATICS

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

CLASS REQUIREMENTS
Term: Spring 2012, Reference No. 12104, F2F Section B50, 01/09/2012 - 04/21/2012; Professor: Class Hours: Dr. Claudius A. Carnegie, Ph.D., Ed.D., P.E.(Texas and Ontario-Canada). F2F Section lectures will be delivered weekly at the BBC, on Tuesdays in classroom AC2-115, at 6:25 pm to 10:10 pm. Room AC1- 208, Telephone: 305-919-4070, or 305-542-5883, E-mail: carnegie@fiu.edu , Leave a message with your name, phone number and best time to call on my voice-mail or in my e-mail. Office hours are as posted on Office Door or by mutually agreed appointments.

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Course Description: Study of forces on particles and on 2- and 3-dimensional rigid bodies; Newtons various Laws; equilibrium of forces; moments; couples; centroids, center of gravity/mass; section properties; moments of inertia or second moments of area; friction; and load analysis of various structural types/systems. A vector approach will be utilized. All homework assignments and all exams (in a proctored environment) will be completed online using the Mastering Engineering (ME) software and tools, at http://masteringengineering.com. All grade-book details will be published on the ME website, during the term. Prerequisites: MAC-2312 and PHY-2048 with Lab. EQUIPMENT REQUIRED and IMPORTANT DATES/EVENTS Textbook: ENGINEERING MECHANICS: STATICS, 12th edition, by R. C. Hibbeler by Prentice-Hall, 2010; ISBN: 0-13-701629-8, with special ME package. Chapters to be covered: 1 through 11 inclusive. Restricted Scientific or graphical calculator with the following keys: exponential, log, root, power, sin, cos, tan and other engineering keys, as a bare minimum. Class Assignments Exam I(Chp: 1, 2, 3, and 4) Exam II(Chp: 5, 6 and 7) Final Exam, comprehensiveTBA Attendance, Homework & Quizzes % of Grade 25 25 25 25 Due Date Thurs 02/16/2012 Thurs 03/22/2012 Thurs 04/26/2012 TBA--Various

Monitor MOODLE ANNOUNCEMENTS for exact exam times/locations in various FIU computer labsin a strictly proctored environment, or at other approved locations.

Exams are generally all closed book and online with ME, with only restricted calculators and writing equipments allowed. Formula sheets will be provided at all closed book exams. All homework assignments will be checked for original group efforts, timely submittal, completeness, neatness and accuracy. All HW assignments and exams will be graded instantaneously by ME and all grades will be maintained in the ME grade-book for the term. Any sign of cheating in this course will be cause for penalizing such cheaters appropriately, within current FIUs Policies and Guidelines (see the posted guidelines on MOODLE). IMPORTANT NOTICES Attendance and consistent monitoring of MOODLE is critically important to earn a good final grade in this course! A lot of material covered in the course is NOT in the Text book and are provided on MOODLE or other MOODLE provided resources and web-sites. You will all be assigned to GROUPS to simulate the effective Learning Community concept. So, all homework assignments and exam preparations are encouraged to be undertaken in your GROUP setting----even though your grades will be individualized!!! AGAIN---Any form of cheating in homeworkby use of solutions manuals, etc; cheating in exams or otherwise is strictly forbidden and may result in a final grade of F and a possible recommendation to the University Provost for expulsion of all such cheaters, without any exceptions. Late assignments will NOT be accepted by MEdue to the set due dates, as explained in Class and/or as specified in ME. PROPOSED COURSE GRADING SCHEME Letter Grade A AB+ B BC+ C CD F = FAILURE Percentages 90.00 - 100.00 85.00 - 89.99 83.30 - 84.99 80.00 - 83.29 75.00 - 79.99 70.00 - 74.99 67.30 - 69.99 65.00 - 67.29 64.99 - 60.00 less than 60.00 Grade Point 4.00 3.67 3.33 3.00 2.67 2.33 2.00 1.67 1.33 0.00

OTHER VERY IMPORTANT Course information:

. ONLY the following Calculators are allowed in all exams:

Casio: All fx-115 models. Any Casio calculator must contain fx-115 in its model name. Hewlett Packard: HP 33s and HP 35s models, but no others. Texas Instruments: All TI-30X and TI-36X models. Any Texas Instruments calculator must contain either TI-30X or TI-36X in its model name.
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Academic Misconduct: Florida International University is a community dedicated to generating and imparting knowledge through excellent teaching and research, rigorous and respectful exchange of ideas, and community service. All students should respect the right of others to have an equitable opportunity to learn and to honestly demonstrate the quality of their learning. Therefore, all students are expected to adhere to a standard of academic conduct, which demonstrates respect for themselves, their fellow students, and the educational mission of the University. All students are deemed by the University to understand that if they are found responsible for academic misconduct, they will be subject to the Academic Misconduct procedures, policies, and sanctions, as outlined in the Student Handbook. Furthermore, the 4-C Policy will be strictly enforced during all exams: That is, No Cell-phone usage, No Computer usage, No Chatting, or No Cheating!! Other: Academic dishonesty is a serious offense and will be treated according to the University policy. The instructor will abide by the Universitys policy on religious holidays.
VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING MasteringEngineering (ME)

MasteringEngineering (ME) is an online tutorial and homework and exam system that accompanies the course assigned textbook listed above. All homework and exams will be assigned and graded through this system for this courseon a regular basis. All students MUST register/enrol in ME in order to access this online system and to process your homework assignments and exams. You will need and MUST have the following three pieces of information in order to register/enrol on MEunder Student Registration, DURING the 1st week of the term (Carefully NOTE the different ME-Course ID for the F2F STATICS sections, and register ONLY in the correct course/section!!!): A valid e-mail address and your PantherSoft ID number This Course special ID: MECARNEGIE86246for the FEEDS STATICS section. A valid alpha only online personalized access code (provided by the publisher as a package during the purchase of your assigned course textbook; or you can buy this access code separately)

OTHER VERY IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATESsee online FIU Academic Calendar for details.

GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completing the chapters covered in this course, students will: Improve their verbal, live-presentation and written communications skills through their ongoing Group interactions Understand the concepts of STATICS and MECHANICS Understand the use of VECTORS to solve engineering Mechanics problems Understand Newtons Laws, Particles, and Rigid bodies Understand the concept of a force system resultant and vice-versa Understand the concept of equilibrium of a rigid body
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Understand the analysis of 2- and 3-dimensional trusses, frames, and machines Understand the concept of internal forces in rigid bodies; such as shear, bending moments, torsion, axial loads, distributed loads, and their relations and diagraming Understand the concept id friction and its relations with the real world Understand the concept of virtual work Learn how to work effectively in a Group/Team environment for active and team-based learning experiences---using case methods of instruction/learning and Socratic circles; improve their effective communication skills and develop a clear understanding of Blooms Taxonomy for effective learning Learn about the impact of STATICS in engineering, technology and on society Learn how to apply critical thinking to solve numerous problems in STATICS, using a variety of means and methods, in an ethical, honest, rigorous, and sustainable manner Learn about entrepreneurship: about relating STATICS to applied real world situations and in bringing new engineering, technology and related products to market Learn about working in a multi-disciplinary environment and process and in ethically applying these acquired skills in engineering and business practice in a variety of multiple cultures in the developed and developing world Work very closely with a practicing Professional Engineer (professor and/or guests) at all times---during this course.

GENERAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM and ABET STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: A. Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, statistics, multi-variable calculus, ordinary differential equations, physics, and engineering E. Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems I. Recognition of the need for, and the ability to engage in life-long learning K. Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

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