ME 35a
Statics and Dynamics

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.

Teaching Assistants
Nathalie Vriend (Head TA)
02 Thomas
nmvriend@caltech.edu

Farshid Roumi
212C Thomas
froumi@its.caltech.edu

Devvrath Khatri
108 Firestone
dev@caltech.edu

Schedule

Tues & Thurs, 2:30-4:00 pm


Location

306 Thomas


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Homeworks / Collaboration policy / Master Schedule / Office Hours

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Announcements

  Oct 2nd, 2007. Letures begin.
  Oct 5, 2007. Handouts updated ,Chapter 2 of Vector Mechanics for Engineers uploaded
  Nov 7, 2007. Handouts updated ,supporting document for home work 7
  Dec 3, 2007. The final will be made available on the ME 35a webpage on Thursday, December 6th before 4pm. .
  Dec 3, 2007. Extra sample problems put on the webpage .
  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 .

Office Hours

Name Office Hours Location
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


Policy on Collaborations and Late Submissions

Course grade decomposition:

HW (Best 6 out of 7) : 40%, Midterm : 20%, Final : 40%

The students are welcome and encouraged to discuss among themselves the subject matter of the course.
The students are also encouraged to attend TA and office hours and bring up any questions they may have regarding the homework problems or the material covered in the course. Should the students be unable to attend the TA or office hours, they are welcome to contact the head TA or the instructor directly and set up individual appointments.
The students must complete the homework problems entirely by themselves. They may discuss the subject matter of the problems and compare final answers, but must work on the problems independently.
The students must complete the examinations entirely by themselves within the allocated time in one sitting. No discussion of problems, subject matter or answers is permitted. The use of the assigned text-book and class notes is permitted, but no other material may be consulted.
No late homeworks or examinations will be accepted except in the case of genuine documented emergencies. Exemptions from this rule must be approved by the instructor at least one week before the due date.


Handouts

Date

Description 

 pdf

Oct 5, 2007

Chapter 2

-->Chapter 2 of Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics by Beer & Johnston

Nov 8, 2007

Supporting file for home work 7

-->Bridge Site

Dec 3, 2007

Practice Problems

-->Practice Problems



Homework ME 35a

HW Due Date (in class) Homework (B&J) Solutions Grading TA
1
 Oct 11th Textbook: p2.10, p2.26, p2.35, p2.55, p2.57
Home Work 1 		solution1 Farshid
2
 Oct 18th Textbook: 2.139, 3.14, 3.24, 3.54, 3.60
Home Work 2 		solution2 Nathalie
3
 Oct 25th Textbook: 3.75, 3.134, 4.50, 4.60, 4.116
Home Work 3 		solution3 Devvrath
4
 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
6
 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 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) Farshid + Devvrath

 

Master Schedule ME 35a

Date  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
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  
Friday, Dec 14th End of Fall Term