COURSE: MATH 2610-001, CALL #31053

TIME: 12:35-1:30 MWF, PLACE: Room 261 of Brown Hall

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Robert Gardner, OFFICE: Gilbreath 308L and Brown 201

OFFICE HOUR: 10:25-11:20 MWF, PHONE: 439-6978 (Math Office 439-4349)

E-MAIL ADDRESS: gardnerr@etsuarts.etsu.edu

HOMEPAGE: www.etsu.edu/math/gardner/gardner.htm (see my homepage for a copy of the course syllabus and updates for the course)

E-MAIL ADDRESS: gardnerr@etsu.edu

HOMEPAGE: www.etsu.edu/math/gardner/gardner.htm.

CLASS HOMEPAGE: A copy of the syllabus and additional information is available on the internet at: www.etsu.edu/math/gardner/2610/2610.htm

TEXT: Engineering Mechanics - Statics, 2nd Edition, by A. Bedford and W. Fowler (ISBN 0-201-49866-9), published by Addison-Wesley.

CALCULATORS: You will need a scientific calculator.

ABOUT THE COURSE: This is a standard introductory course in statics. It is a core course in any engineering curriculum and should transfer as follows:

ABOUT THE "PENG" PROGRAM: Several faculty members in the Departments of Mathematics, Physics, and Technology are currently revising the PENG ("Pre-Engineering" or "Engineering Transfer") program. Details of the current program can be found on the internet at: http://www.etsu.edu/math/gardner/peng.htm (a copy of the old Engineering Transfer program is also on the web at: http://www.etsu.edu/scitech/entc/programs/TRANSOUT.HTM). To keep on track in your program, you should register for Applied Mechanics II (Dynamics) in Spring 1999. This course will most likely be offered through the Physics Department. Some initial information is also available on the internet for this class at: http://www.etsu.edu/math/gardner/dynamics.htm.

HOMEWORK: We will develope a certain "style" for working problems. As an engineer, one of your big responsabilites will be to communicate your ideas to coworkers. This will require that your work be clean, organized and neat. You need to buy an "Engineer's Computation Pad" ($1.99 at the University Bookstore). I would also strongly recommend that you purchase a mechanical pencil and ruler for use in homework assignments. Neatness and clarity will be a factor in determining homework grades.

GRADING: Your grade will be determined by your average on a midterm (M), final (F) and homework assignments (HW) as follows: AVERAGE = ( HW + M + F )/ 3. Grades will be assigned based on a 10 point scale with "plus" and "minus" grades being assigned as appropriate. No credit will be given for late homework.

• Monday, September 7 = Labor Day holiday (no classes).
• Friday, September 11 = Last day for 75% refund.
• Monday, September 28 = Last day to drop without a grade of "W," last day for 25% refund.
• Friday, October 16 = Midterm.
• Monday, October 26 = Last day to drop!
• Friday, October 30 = Fall Break (no classes).
• Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27 = Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes).
• Wednesday, December 9 = Last day to withdraw from the university.
• Wednesday, December 16 = Final at 1:20-3:20 p.m.

We will try to adhere to the following schedule. "EE" means Every Eight (that is, 8, 16, 24, etc.). "Problems" will be dicussed briefly in class as time permits (a general "strategy" only will be given in class - these are time consuming problems!). The "homework" will be collected on the due date and graded.

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