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Exam 3 will take place on Monday April 20, 6-8 pm in a location TBD. The content of the exam is restricted to Chapters 7 and 8 only (and only the material we have actually covered out of those chapters–Sec. 7.1-7.4, and 8.1 and 8.2)! You can bring 1 sheet of 8.5 x […]

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Exam 2 will take place on Monday March 23 from 6-8 pm. We will be in MEC 205. The content of the exam is everything we’ve covered in chapters 5 and 6 of the book. I expect to have 4 problems, and I will write the exam so that time will hopefully […]

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Exam 1 will take place on Wednesday Feb. 18 from 6-8 pm. We will be in MEC 341. The content of the exam is everything we’ve covered in the first 4 chapters of the book, except thermal stress. Pretty much everything else is fair game. I expect to have 4 problems, […]

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As we discussed in class today, here are some news and notes about the final exam:

Thursday May 1, 2-5 pm, in MEC 205; bring a calculator, pencil, eraser, batteries
you are allowed 1 sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper, both sides, for exam-related information (I will supply Appendix C if needed)
coverage: […]

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Exam 2 is now in the books…and here is some feedback.

Shear and moment (#1) was pretty decent, for the most part the class seems fairly confident about this issue.
On #2, it was clear that many of you don’t quite get the idea of how to find the centroid of the transformed […]

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Here’s some information about exam 2, and if you have any questions or comments, post them here…

Date and time: April 3, 7-9 pm
Location: MEC 205
Coverage: Ch. 5 (sec. 5.1-5.5 + 5.8), Ch. 6 (sec. 6.1-6.7), Ch. 7 (sec. 7.1-7.4)
Groundrules: pledged (duh), 1 sheet of information 8.5 x 11, both […]

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Whoops…forgot to post this, didn’t I. Well, here it is, and of course come see me if you have any questions.

 

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

 

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I was reminded today that I had not yet posted this…

 

 Video Solution: Quiz 1: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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UPDATE (2/22/08): THE EXAM LOCATION HAS CHANGED…THE EXAM WILL BE ADMINISTERED IN E303 THORNTON HALL!
Exam 1 will take place on Monday Feb. 25 from 7-9 pm in MEC 205. Obviously the exam is pledged, and here are some things to think about:

Bring a pencil, eraser, and calculator. I will supply paper. […]

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You may recall that the first day of class, you took a few minutes to do a “concept review”–four questions which asked you to recall what you learned in statics. The point of this was two-fold: (i) it helps remind you of what’s important, and also highlights what you know and don’t know, and […]

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