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Mechanics (MECH) - For a syllabus or more detailed course information, please contact the department at 610-758-4102.
Course Listings
Course# Course Title (Credit Hours) CRN Day/Time Location Session Instructor
| 3-010 | Fundamentals of Engr. Mechanics (3) | 20415 | M-Th 8-9:35am | PA 208 | First | Lucas |
| 12-010 | Strength of Materials (3) | 20302 | M-Th 10-11:35am | PA 208 | Second | Ozturk |
| 102-010 | Dynamics (3) | 20304 | M-Th 8-9:35am | PA 360 | Second | Angstadt |
Course Descriptions
3. Fundamentals of Engineering Mechanics: Static equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies. Analysis of simple truss and frame structures, internal forces, stress, strain, and Hooke's Law; torsion of circular shafts; pure bending of beams. Prerequisites: MATH 22 and Phys 11. (MATH 22 may be taken concurrently).
12. Strength of Materials: Transverse shear in beams. Mohr's circle for stress. Plastic yield criteria. Deflection of beams. Introduction to numerical analysis of simple structures. Fatigue and facture. Column buckling. Stresses in thick-walled cylinders. Prerequisites: MECH 2 and MATH 23. (MATH 23 may be taken concurrently)
102. Dynamics: Particle dynamics, work-energy, impulse-momentum, impact, systems of particles; kinematics of rigid bodies, kinetics of rigid bodies in plane motion, energy, momentum, eccentric impact. Prerequisites: MECH 2 and MATH 23.