HigherEd 2.0

As we decided in class on Friday, Exam One will be on Thursday 10/2 from 6.30-8.30 in room E303 Thornton Hall. The exam will cover Chapters 1-4, and you can bring 1 sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper with writing on ONE SIDE only. Bring your calculator, a pencil, an eraser. During […]

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So the grades are in, and I wanted to give you some statistics for the course. Final exam class average: 82.5%. That was a challenging exam, and I am really impressed with the class performance. In particular, the average on the machine/frame problem was (drumroll, please) 17.7/20! My 4-year-old, Mr. Mixed […]

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As we talked about in class today and on Wednesday, here’s some last-minute advice on the exam. First, we will have at least 4 regular problems (like on the previous exams) and at least 2 “short” problems. Short problems are things like: here’s a truss…how many zero force members are there? […]

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Exam 2 is now ready for pickup in the folders outside my office. The overall average was 76%, with the grade breakdown much more uniform than on the last exam. As I mentioned in class on Wednesday, Problem 3 on machines and frames had the lowest average; a grade breakdown for this […]

 

 Exam 2, problem 1 solution: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Exam 2, problem 2 solution: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Exam 2, problem 3 solution: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Exam 2, problem 4 solution: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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The class has spoken. The exam will be on Tuesday 11/13 from 7-9 pm. The location is TBD. Guidelines:

The content of the exam is: Ch. 5 (all), Ch. 6 (all EXCEPT Sec. 6.5 Space Trusses), and Ch. 7 (shear and moment only).
You can bring one sheet of 8.5 x […]

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At long last, here are the solutions to the exam problems. Just a reminder: average on the exam was about 86% and the grade distribution can be seen in this histogram. The point is that overall the class performance was quite good. But be warned: exam 2 will be more […]

 

 Exam 1 Problem 1 solution: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Exam 1 Problem 2 solution: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Exam 1 Problem 3 solution: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Exam 1 Problem 4 solution: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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The class has spoken! Exam 1 is going to be on Wednesday October 10, from 7-9 pm in a location to be determined. This is certainly not going to meet everyone’s needs, so if you have a HARD conflict, please let me know ASAP and we will schedule a different time for you.
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