Copyright ©1999-2025 Thomas M. Adams, PhD | www.rose-hulman.edu/~adams1Department of Mechanical Engineering | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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This schedule is subject to change. Last change made on 01-Feb-2024 11:46 AM.
Problems are scattered throughout the chapters. To find a particular problem, search at the end of the associated assigned reading.
| LE/Date | Topic | Reading Assignment | HW Set | Stuff Due/Notes |
| 1 Nov 27 | Introduction | 1.1-1.7 | ||
| 2 Nov 28 | 2D Vectors | 2.1-6 | HW 1: 2-36, 41, 49 | |
| 3 Nov 30 | 3D Vectors | 2.5-6 | HW 2: 2-39, 46, 56 | |
| 4 Dec 1 | FBDs & 2D Particle Equilibrium | 3.1-4 | HW 2: 3-5 ,9, 12 | HW 1 |
| 5 Dec 4 | FBDs & 2D Particle Equilibrium | 3.1-4 | HW 3: 3-10, 3-14, 3-15 | |
| 6 Dec 5 | FBDs & 3D Particle Equilibrium | 3.1-4 | HW 3:3-21, 3-37, 3-38 | HW 2 |
| 7 Dec 7 | Stress: Tension, Compression, and Shear | 4.1-2 | HW 4: 4-3, 4-4, 4-9 | |
| 8 Dec 8 | Stresses on Inclined Planes | 4.3 | HW 4: 4-22, 4-24, 4-30 | HW 3 |
| 9 Dec 11 | Stress-Strain Relationships | 4.4-5 | HW 5: 4-53 (a, c, e, & f) | |
| 10 Dec 12 | Strain: Thermal and Mechanical | 4.4-5 | HW 5: 4-56, 4-58, 4-62, 4-65 (a) (b) (d) | HW 4 |
| 11 Dec 14 | Statically Indeterminant Systems | 4.4-4.5, 4.8-9 | HW 6: 4-74, 4-83, 4-87 | |
| 12 Dec 15 | Exam 1 - 1-10 Only calculators and provided equation sheet allowed | Exam Day - No Problems! | ||
| 13 Dec 18 | Statically Indeterminant Systems | 4.10-11 | HW 7: 4-85 (a only), 4-86 | HW 5 |
| 14 Dec 19 | Allowable Stress, Factor of Safety | 4.10-11 | HW 7: 4-99, 4-96, 4-101 | |
| 15 Dec 21 | Moment about a Point | 5.4 | HW 8: 5-2, 5-7, 5-22 | HW 6 |
| 16 Dec 22 | Couples | 5.5 | HW 8: 5-43, 5-45, 5-47 | HW 7 |
| 17 Jan 8 | FBDs for rigid body supports | 6.1-2 | HW 9: 6-2, 6-5, 6-6, 6-10 | |
| 18 Jan 9 | Equilibrium in 2D | 6.3 | HW 9: 6-14, 6-15, 6-21 | HW 8 |
| 19 Jan 11 | 2D Equilibrium; 2-Force Members | 6.3 | HW 10: 6-20, 6-25 | |
| 20 Jan 12 | Assign Project Please bring your laptops to class today. | Project Work Day 1 - No Problems! | HW 9 | |
| 21 Jan 15 | Analysis of Frames and Machines | 6.4 | HW 11: 6-44, 6-46 | |
| 22 Jan 16 | Analysis of Frames and Machines | 6.4 | HW 12: 6-50, 6-51 | HW 10 |
| 23 Jan 18 | Analysis of Frames and Machines | 6.5 | HW 12: 6-54, 6-56 | |
| 24 Jan 19 | Project work day | HW 11 | ||
| 25 Jan 22 | Exam 2 - 11-23 | Exam Day - No Problems! | ||
| 26 Jan 23 | Statically Indeterminate Systems | 6.6 | HW 13: 6-69, 6-73 | HW 12 |
| 27 Jan 25 | Statically Indeterminate Systems | 6.6 | No new problems! | |
| 28 Jan 26 | Trusses: Method of Joints | HW 14: 6-82, 6-83 | HW 13 | |
| 29 Jan 29 | Trusses: Method of Sections | HW 15: 6-86 | ||
| 30 Jan 30 | 3D Equilibrium | 6.7 | HW 15: 6-102, 6-110 | HW 14 |
| 31 Feb 1 | 3D Equilibrium | 6.7 | HW 16: 6-103 | |
| 32 Feb 2 | Friction, Impending motion | 6.8 | HW 16: 6-111, 6-117, 6-119 | HW 15 |
| 33 Feb 5 | Friction, Slip/tip | 6.8, 6.10 | HW 17: 6-124, 6-149 | |
| 34 Feb 6 | Buffer day | HW 16 | ||
| 35 Feb 8 | Exam 3 - 26-33 | Exam Day - No Problems! | ||
| 36 Feb 9 | Center of Gravity/Mass and Centroids | 5.7-8 | HW 18: 5-71, 5-77, 5-81 | HW 17 |
| 37 Feb 12 | Centroids by Composite Bodies | 5.9 | HW 19: 5-94, 5-97, 5-102 | |
| 38 Feb 13 | Distributed Loads | 5.1 | HW 19: 5-110, 5-113, 5-117 | HW 18 |
| Feb 14 | Link contest! Remember, there will be prizes! | |||
| 39 Feb 15 | Class cancelled for link contest on Wednesday | 9 | ||
| 40 Feb 16 | Course Review | Review Day - No Problems! | HW 19 |
Copyright ©1999-2025 Thomas M. Adams, PhD | www.rose-hulman.edu/~adams1