An Engineering Statics Outline
Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW
a.
Introduction
Objective: State Newton's Laws and apply them to the study of statics
Objective: tate the importance of drawing a correct Free Body Diagram
b.
Design
Objective: State the three steps of the design process: Conceptual Design, Design Development, and Final Design
Objective: Explain the importance of proper statics analysis to the Development phase
c.
Problem Solving
Objective: Illustrate the problem solving process and adopt this process for all problem solution
Objective: State the six steps of the problem solving process.
Objective: Explain the real-world importance of documenting the solution (i.e.,"showing your work")
d.
Units
Objective: Use unit conversion to manipulate the units provided in a problem statement in order to get the desired output units.
Objective: State the base units and abbreviations used in the US and S.I. systems.
Objective: State the S.I. prefixes for positive and negative powers of ten up to 10^3.
Objective: Recognize and name the letters of the Greek alphabet.
e.
Forces in Statics
Objective: Identify ten kinds of forces (five pairs)
Objective: State the importance of correctly identifying loads on a structure.
f.
Mass vs. Force
Objective: State the units of mass and force in the US and S.I. systems
Objective: Define the unit kips.
Objective: Calculate the force of gravity on an object of a given mass.
Objective: Explain the difference between force and mass
g.
Algebra Review
Objective: Solve one equation with one unknown
Objective: Solve two equations with two unknowns
Objective: Use substitution to solve algebraic equations
Objective: Use elimination to solve algebraic equations
h.
Trigonometry Review
Objective: Use the definitions of sin, cos, and tan to find the sides and angles of right triangles
Objective: Use the law of sines, law of cosines, and law of tangents to solve polygons
Objective: Relate the Pythagorean Theorem to the Law of Cosines
i.
Geometry Review
Objective: Use the principles of parallel lines to find equal, supplementary, and complementary angles.
Objective: Given two adjacent interior angles on a triangle, find the exterior angle of the opposite point.
Objective: Describe the result when a perpendicular is drawn from the hypotenuse to the opposite vertex.
Objective: Explain what is meant by "similar triangles"
Objective: Find the measure and sum of the interior and exterior angles on an n-sided polygon.
Objective: Find the properties of an arc segment given the radius and included angle
j.
Significant Digits
Objective: State the rules of significant digits.
Objective: Given a calculation involving numbers, correctly determine the number significant digits in the result.
Objective: Discriminate between measurements and exact numbers.
Objective: Discriminate between the rules for significant digits when adding & subtracting, and those when multiplying and dividing.
Objective: Discriminate between accuracy and precision