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ME 35a
Statics and Dynamics |
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Instructor
Professor Kaushik Bhattacharya
# 315 Thomas Laboratory
(626) 395-8306
bhatta@caltech.edu
Assistant
Sylvie Gertmenian
(626) 395-3389
Text book
"Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics " by Beer, Johnston, Eisenberg , 8th Ed.
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Schedule
Tues & Thurs, 2:30-4:00 pm
Location
306 Thomas
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Comments area:
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Announcements
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Oct 2nd, 2007. |
Letures begin. |
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Oct 5, 2007. |
Handouts updated ,Chapter 2 of Vector Mechanics for Engineers uploaded |
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Nov 7, 2007. |
Handouts updated ,supporting document for home work 7 |
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Dec 3, 2007. |
The final will be made available on
the ME 35a webpage on Thursday, December 6th before 4pm. . |
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Dec 3, 2007. |
Extra sample
problems put on the webpage . |
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Dec 3, 2007. |
The schedule of the
last week of classes :
* Tuesday, December 4th:
- 2.30pm - 3pm: truss bridge presentation. Don't miss it! Who got the best design?!?
- 3pm - 4pm: Sample problems in class, presented by Farshid
- 5pm - 6pm: Office hours Farshid, SFL study room 2-1
* Wednesday, December 5th:
- 5.15pm - 6.15pm: Office hours Nathalie, SFL study room 2-4.
- 9pm - 10pm: Office hours Dev, SFL room 328
* Thursday, December 6th:
- 2.30pm - 4pm: Final review in class, presented by Nathalie
* Saturday, December 8th:
- 4pm - 5pm: Sample problems, presented by Dev, SFL room 328 . |
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Office Hours
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Office
Hours |
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| Farshid Roumi |
Tuesday 5pm-6pm |
SFL 2nd Floor Room 218, Group Study Room #2-1 |
| Nathalie Vriend |
Wednesday 5:15pm-6:15pm |
SFL 2nd Floor Room 231, Group Study Room #2-4 |
| Devvrath Khatri |
Wednesday 9:00pm-10:00pm |
SFL 3rd Floor Room 328, Multimedia Conference Room |
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Policy on Collaborations and Late Submissions
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Homework
ME 35a
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Due
Date (in class) |
Homework (B&J) |
Solutions |
Grading TA |
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Oct 11th |
Textbook: p2.10, p2.26, p2.35, p2.55, p2.57 Home Work 1 |
solution1 |
Farshid |
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Oct 18th |
Textbook: 2.139, 3.14, 3.24, 3.54, 3.60 Home Work 2 |
solution2 |
Nathalie |
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Oct 25th |
Textbook: 3.75, 3.134, 4.50, 4.60, 4.116 Home Work 3 |
solution3 |
Devvrath |
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Nov 1 |
Textbook: 5.110-5.136-6.36-6.43-6.60 Home Work 4 |
solution4(pdf) |
Farshid |
Midterm |
Nov 8 |
Midterm |
Midterm Solution |
Nathalie |
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Nov 15th |
Textbook: 7.27, 7.45, 7.74, 7.110, 8.38 Home Work 6 |
solution6(pdf) |
Devvrath |
7 |
Nov 29th |
Home work 7 |
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Nathalie |
8 |
Dec 6th |
Textbook: 8.96, 8.140, 8.142, 10.6, 10.54 |
solution7(pdf) |
Farshid |
Final Exam |
See instructions on exam first page |
Final Exam (pdf) |
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Farshid + Devvrath |
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Master
Schedule ME 35a
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Description |
Text (B & J) |
| Tuesday, Oct 2nd |
Fundamental Principles |
Chapter 1 |
| Thursday, Oct 4th |
Forces in a plane |
2.1-2.8 |
| Tuesday, Oct 9th |
Forces in a plane |
2.9-2.15 |
| Thursday, Oct 11th |
Rigid Bodies |
3.1-3.8 |
| Tuesday, Oct 16th |
Rigid Bodies |
3.9-3.15
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| Thursday, Oct 18th |
Rigid Bodies |
3.16-3.21 |
| Tuesday, Oct 23rd |
Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies |
4.1-4.9 |
| Thursday, Oct 25th |
Distributed Forces |
5.1-5.7 |
| Tuesday, Oct 30th |
Distributed Forces |
5.8-5.12 |
| Thursday, Nov 1st |
Analysis of Strctures |
6.1-6.6 |
| Tuesday, Nov 6th |
Analysis of Strctures |
6.7-6.12 |
| Thursday, Nov 8th |
Forces in Beams and Cables |
7.1-7.3 |
| Tuesday, Nov 13th |
Forces in Beams and Cables |
7.4-7.6 |
| Thursday, Nov 15th |
Forces in Beams and Cables |
7.7-7.8 |
| Tuesday, Nov 20th |
Forces in Beams and Cables |
7.9-7.10 |
| Tuesday, Nov 27th |
Friction |
8.1-8.3 |
| Thursday, Nov 29th |
Friction |
8.4-8.6 |
| Tuesday, Dec 4th |
Method of Virtual Work |
10.1-10.4 |
| Thursday, Dec 6th |
Method of Virtual Work |
10.5-10.6 |
| Wednesday, Dec 12th |
Final Examination Period |
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| Friday, Dec 14th |
End of Fall Term |
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