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Entries from March 2008

Student Solution: Prob. 7-18

March 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Many thanks to Jessica Wakeman for this solution (page one and page two) to Prob. 7-18.

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Tags: MAE 231 Strength of Materials · Student Solutions

Homework 7 assignment and open thread

March 17th, 2008 · 8 Comments

This homework is due on Friday 3/21 at NOON.
Probs. 6-110, 121, 128, 184
Caveat: these problems take some time, and that’s why I’m only assigning four of them. HOWEVER, for exam preparation, you will need to solve more problems! Please do not take the length of this homework assignment to mean that mastering […]

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Tags: MAE 231 Strength of Materials · Homework (MAE 231)

Module 17 podcast

March 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

This is also a good one, and it occurred to me that this kind of lecture really encapsulates the whole notion of how we are constructing our course. As you all know, I like the idea of presenting multiple perspectives on a topic, and then encouraging you to pick the one that makes the […]

 
icon for podpress  Lecture Module 17, March 13 2008: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Module 16, part 2

March 12th, 2008 · No Comments

This module includes information about concrete-reinforced beams. But it’s somewhat incomplete…the concepts and the basic notion of how to do the transformation are presented. But to see the full approach in action, check out the video solutions on the publisher’s website. Good stuff.

 
icon for podpress  Lecture Module 16 (part 2), Mar. 12 2008: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Twittering tweets…

March 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments

I recently read this article about Twitter. The idea is that you (i) get a twitter account (free!), (ii) then sign up to “follow” the twitter postings (“tweets”) of various people. Those messages are then delivered straight to your phone or to your online twitter account (you choose). For instance, I am […]

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Tags: MAE 231 Strength of Materials · Announcements (MAE 231)

Homework 6 assignment and open thread

March 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Here it is. These are all about bending from Chapter 6. HW is due Friday March 14 in class.
Probs. 6-49, 52, 93, 103, 104
Note: There are no V & M problems associated with this homework! If you are not feeling confident about V & M, you must practice on your own […]

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Tags: MAE 231 Strength of Materials · Homework (MAE 231)