Teaches concepts of stress, strain, deformation,
internal equilibrium, and basic properties of engineering materials. Analyzes
axial loads, torsion, bending, shear and combined loading. Studies stress
transformation and principle stresses, column analysis and energy principles.
Introduces mechanics of vector forces and space, scalar mass and time, including S.I. and U.S. customary units. Teaches equilibrium, free-body diagrams, moments, couples, distributed forces, centroids, moments of inertia analysis of two-force and multi-force members and friction and internal forces.
Presents approach to kinematics of particles in linear and curvilinear motion. Includes kinematics of rigid bodies in plane motion. Teaches Newton's second law, work-energy and power, impulse and momentum, and problem solving using computers.
