OREGONSTATEUNIVERSITY

CollegeofEngineering

ENGR211,Fall2016
Instructor:K.Martin

ENGR211Statics

Instructor:
Office:

PhoneNumber:
EmailAddress:
OfficeHours:

KennethG.Martin(KennyorMr.Martin)
248OwenHall
5417372057
kenny.martin@oregonstate.edu
SeecourseCanvassite,StartHeremodule,InstructorInfo

MeetingTimes:
Lectures:
Section001:MW9:009:50am,GilbertHall(GILB)124

Section002:MW1:001:50pm,GilbertHall(GILB)124

Recitations:

MEMORIZEYOURRECITATIONSECTIONNUMBER.ITMUSTBEREPORTEDONALLSUBMITTEDWORK!

TAs:SeecourseCanvassite,StartHeremodule,InstructorInfo.TAswillconductweeklyoffice
hours,alsopostedonthecourseCanvassite.YoumaygotoanyTAsofficehours,notjustthe
TAwhoconductsyourrecitationsection.
Credits:3
ContactHours:2lecture/2recitation
Prerequisite:MTH252withaCorbetter
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CollegeofEngineering

ENGR211,Fall2016
Instructor:K.Martin

CourseDescription
Analysisofforcesinducedinstructuresandmachinesbyvarioustypesofloading.
CourseLearningObjectives
Tosuccessfullycompletethiscourse,astudentmustdemonstratethefollowingabilities:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Presentallworkinaprofessionalmannercommunicationskillsareessential.
Drawafreebodydiagramofanobject.
Calculateresultantvectorsfromasystemofforces&moments.
Writeandsolveequationsofequilibriumforstaticallydeterminateobjects.
Applystaticsconceptstotrusses,frames&machines.
Computeinternalforcesdrawshearandmomentdiagramsforabeam.
Learntothinkcriticallyanddevelopproblemsolvingskillsapplythesetocommon
engineeringsituations.

Text:Hibbeler,R.C.,Statics.13thor14thEdition,PrenticeHall.
RequiredSupplies
ResponsecardNxtClickerbyTurningTech,availableattheOSUbookstore
3ringbinder,engineeringcalculator(seeapprovedmodelsonCanvas),engineering
computationpaper,straightedgeorruler.Additionally,unlessotherwisestated,all
assignmentsmustbecompletedinpencil.Pleasegetyourselfagoodmechanicalpenciland
eraser!
ClassAttendance
Youareexpectedtoattendeveryclassandrecitation.Ifyoudomissclass,itisyour
responsibilitytofindoutwhatwascoveredfromtheclasswebsiteandfellowstudents.
Lecture:Youareadults.Whatyougetoutofthisclasswilldependentirelyonwhatyouputin.
Recitation:Yourrecitationgradedependspartiallyonattendance.Arrivinglateforrecitation
mayresultinalossofpointsandarrivingmorethan15minuteslateforrecitationwillbe
countedasanabsence.
CourseMaterialsonCanvas
Thisisawebenhancedcourse.StudentsMUSTregularlychecktheclasswebsitefor
announcements,duedates,assignments,etc.
Email

UseyourofficialONIDemailaddress.Forwardingyouremailtoanemailserveroutside
ofOSUisnotrecommended(suchashotmail,gmail,oryahoo).
Checkyouremaildaily.Itisnottheinstructorsresponsibilityifyoumissimportant
informationdeliveredviaemailbecauseyouarenotregularlycheckingyouremail
account.
WhenemailingyourTAortheinstructorputENGR211:Briefsummaryinthe
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CollegeofEngineering

ENGR211,Fall2016
Instructor:K.Martin

subjectline.
TheinstructorandTAscannotanswerquestionsoveremailwhicharenotfully
formulatedandspecific.
DoNOTwriteanemailthatsimplystates,Idontunderstandquestion#2.
EmaillendsitselftoansweringVERYSPECIFICquestionssuchas,Isthevertical
dimensioninFig2.3onpage87,9.8inor9.6in?Itisunclearinthefigure.
Itisyourresponsibilitytoformulateclear,logical,specific,andprofessionalemail
communication.Ifnot,yourinstructororTAmaynotbeabletorespond.Youare
alwayswelcometovisitofficehours.

Theinstructordoesnotreademailintheeveningsoroverweekends.Pleaseexpect
approximately12businessdaysforaresponsetoemail.YOUAREALWAYSWELCOME
ANDENCOURAGEDTOVISITOFFICEHOURS!

Homework
Homeworkassignmentswillbepostedonthecoursesite.Unlessotherwisestated,homework
assignmentsaredueby4pm,everyFriday.Homeworkmustconformtotheformatpostedon
Canvas.Lateworkisaccepteduptooneweekfromtheoriginalduedate,unlessthereisa
midtermorfinal,inwhichcasespecificinstructionswillbepostedonCanvasforthatweek.A
50%penaltyisassessedtoALLlatework.HomeworkshallbeturnedintothedesignatedHW
boxescorrespondingtoyourrecitationsection.Youmayalsoturninyourassignmentat
recitation.YourRECITATIONSECTIONNUMBERmustbenotedonallsubmittedassignments!
ReadingAssignmentsandQuizzes
StudentsareexpectedtocompletetherequiredreadingBEFORElecture.Lecturesessionmay
beginwithashortquizcoveringrequiredreading.Readingassignmentswillbefromthe
textbookandcoursenotespostedonCanvas.Studentsmustbepresenttocompletereading
quizzes.
Quizzesmaybeanyformat,butthemostcommonwillbeclickerquestions.Pointswillbe
awardedforparticipationand/orforprovidingthecorrectanswer.Attheendoftheterm,the
quizgradeiscomputedbydividingthetotalearnedclickerpointsbythetotalavailablepoints.
Clickerpointsmaynotbemadeupandyoumustbepresenttoparticipate.Inaddition,(1)your
clickermustberegisteredwiththeCanvascoursesite,(2)itmustbeturnedtothecorrect
channel,and(3)itmustfunctionproperly.Pointswillnotbeawardedifyourclickerbatteries
runloworthedevicemalfunctionsforanyreason.Pointswillalsonotbeawardedfor
handwrittenresponsestotheclickerquestions.
Clickerresponsesmustbesubmittedindividually,andyoumustbepresenttoparticipate.
EnteringaresponseforaclassmatewhoisnotpresentconstitutesaviolationoftheHonor
Code,andbothyouandyourclassmatecanbebroughtuponchargesofAcademicDishonesty.

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CollegeofEngineering

ENGR211,Fall2016
Instructor:K.Martin

GradeDisputes
Finalgradesarenonnegotiable.Ifyouthinkagradingerrorhasbeenmadeforanygraded
assignmentthroughouttheterm,youmustbringthistotheattentionoftheTA/instructor
withintwoweeksfromthedatethegradeforthatassignmentwasposted.Attheendofthe
term,gradedisputesforthelasthomeworkandrecitationassignmentmustbeacknowledged
beforetakingthefinalexam.Gradedisputesbroughtupafterfinalgradesarepostedwillnot
beconsidered.
Exams
STUDENTSAREREQUIREDTOBRINGPHOTOIDTOALLEXAMS.

Midterm
Thursday,November3rd
7:008:20pm
(week6,groupmidterm)
th
Final
Monday,December5
4:005:50pm
(finalsweek)

Ifyoumustmissanexamforavalidemergency(medicalemergency,deathinthefamily),let
theinstructorknowBEFOREtheregularlyscheduledexamstarttime.Attheinstructors
discretion,inthecaseofavalidemergency,missedexamsmaybemadeupwithinoneweekof
theregularlyscheduledexam.Documentationoftheemergencywillberequired.Makeup
examswillnotroutinelybegiven.
Ifthemidtermexamisscheduledoutsideregularclasstimeandyouhaveavalidconflict,let
theinstructorknowinwritingatleasttwoweekspriortothescheduledexamdate,andan
alternateexamdateandtimewillbescheduledwithin24hoursoftheregularlyscheduled
examtime(iftheinstructordeterminestheconflicttobevalid).
Ifyoudonotlettheinstructorknowinadvanceofaconflictoremergency,youwillnotbe
allowedamakeupexam.Makeupexamswillnotroutinelybegiven.Excusedabsenceswill
notbegivenforairlinereservations,routineillness(colds,flu,stomachaches),orother
commonailments.Excusedabsenceswillgenerallynotbegrantedaftertheabsencehas
occurred,exceptunderveryunusualcircumstances.
AccordingtotheOSUFinalExaminationPolicy,reschedulingafinalexammaynotbepossible
evenforthemostmeritoriousreasons.
Notebook/CourseBinder
Allstudentsareexpectedtomaintainacoursenotebook(3ringbinder).Youwillfindclass
notebooksareexcellentreferencesforfutureclasses,canprovidereferencematerialfor
potentialemployers,andwillserveasstudyaidswhenyoustudyfortheFEexam.Youshould
developahabitofmaintainingwellorganizedcoursenotebookswhethertheyarerequiredby
yourinstructorornot.

Recitation
Recitationexercisesmaytakeavarietyofforms,including,butnotlimitedto:groupor
individualproblemsolving,quizzes,anddiscussion.Attendanceandparticipationduring
recitationisessentialforyourlearningduringthiscourse.Studentsmustdoboththeweekly
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CollegeofEngineering

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Instructor:K.Martin

homeworkandrecitationproblemstolearnthematerial.Problemsareassignedinrecitation
andaredueattheendoftherecitationperiod,unlessotherwisestated.
MissedrecitationattendanceandassignmentscannotbemadeupforANYreason.
Yourlowestweeklyrecitationscorewillbedropped.
MaintainingaPositiveLearningEnvironment
Itisyourinstructorsresponsibilitiestomaintainapositivelearningenvironmentforall
studentsinthisclass.Yourinstructorstakethisresponsibilityseriouslyandwillinform
membersoftheclassiftheirbehaviormakesitdifficultforhimorhertocarryoutthistask.As
afellowlearner,youareaskedtorespectthelearningneedsofyourclassmates.

DisruptiveBehavior
WhiletheUniversityisaplacewherethefreeexchangeofideasandconceptsallowsfordebate
anddisagreement,allclassroombehavioranddiscourseshouldreflectthevaluesofrespect
andcivility.Behaviorswhicharedisruptivetothelearningenvironmentwillnotbetolerated.As
yourinstructors,wearededicatedtoestablishingalearningenvironmentthatpromotes
diversityofrace,culture,gender,sexualorientation,andphysicaldisability.Anyonenoticing
discriminatorybehaviorinthisclass,orfeelingdiscriminatedagainstshouldbringittothe
attentionoftheinstructorsorotherUniversitypersonnelasappropriate.
ENGR211studentsareexpectedtoconductthemselvesaccordingtothepracticesoutlinedin
theOSUCCEHonorCode,CodeofStudentConduct,andCCEasaProfessionalCommunity
documents:http://cce.oregonstate.edu/node/257
Thefollowingspecificbehaviorsshallbeobservedtominimizedisruption:

Nocellphonesorotherpersonalelectronicdevicesareallowedtobeonwhileinclass.
Phonesandsimilardevicesshallnotbevisibletoothers,andshouldbestowedin
backpacksorstoredoutofsightinsomeothermanner.
Useofcomputersisnotallowed.
Studentswithdisabilitieswhorequiretheuseofanelectronicdeviceshouldcontactthe
instructortodiscussoptions.Accommodationscanbemade.

AcademicDishonesty
Theinstructorsofthisclasstaketheissueofacademichonestyveryseriously.Youaretobe
honestandethicalinyouracademicwork.Thereisazerotolerancepolicyineffectfor
cheatinginthisclass.Anyinstanceinwhichastudentiscaughtcheatingwillbehandledinstrict
accordancewiththepoliciesoutlinedat:
http://oregonstate.edu/studentconduct/academicmisconduct
Inordertoprovidestudentswithapositivelearningenvironmentandpromoteaprofessional
environmentintheclassroom,studentsarerequiredtoabidebytheOSUStudentConductCode
(http://oregonstate.edu/studentconduct/featurestories/studentconductcode),theCCEHonor
Code,andtheCCECodeofStudentConduct(http://cce.oregonstate.edu/node/257).
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CollegeofEngineering

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Instructor:K.Martin

AcademicorScholarlyDishonestyisdefinedasanactofdeceptioninwhichaStudentseeksto
claimcreditfortheworkoreffortofanotherperson,orusesunauthorizedmaterialsor
fabricatedinformationinanyacademicworkorresearch,eitherthroughtheStudentsown
effortsortheeffortsofanother.Itincludes:

Cheatinguseorattempteduseofunauthorizedmaterials,informationorstudy
aids,oranactofdeceitbywhichaStudentattemptstomisrepresentmasteryof
academiceffortorinformation.Thisincludesbutisnotlimitedtounauthorized
copyingorcollaborationonatestorassignment,usingprohibitedmaterialsand
texts,anymisuseofanelectronicdevice,orusinganydeceptivemeanstogain
academiccredit.
Fabricationfalsificationorinventionofanyinformationincludingbutnot
limitedtofalsifyingresearch,inventingorexaggeratingdata,orlistingincorrect
orfictitiousreferences.
Assistinghelpinganothercommitanactofacademicdishonesty.Thisincludes
butisnotlimitedtopayingorbribingsomeonetoacquireatestorassignment,
changingsomeone'sgradesoracademicrecords,takingatest/doingan
assignmentforsomeoneelsebyanymeans,includingmisuseofanelectronic
device.ItisaviolationofOregonstatelawtocreateandoffertosellpartorallof
aneducationalassignmenttoanotherperson(ORS165.114).
Tamperingalteringorinterferingwithevaluationinstrumentsordocuments.
Plagiarismrepresentingthewordsorideasofanotherpersonorpresenting
someoneelse'swords,ideas,artistryordataasone'sown,orusingonesown
previouslysubmittedwork.Plagiarismincludesbutisnotlimitedtocopying
anotherperson'swork(includingunpublishedmaterial)withoutappropriate
referencing,presentingsomeoneelse'sopinionsandtheoriesasone'sown,or
workingjointlyonaprojectandthensubmittingitasone'sown.

TheseactsofAcademicDishonestyconstituteviolationsoftheHonorCodeandaresubjectto
violationreportingasindicatedbelow.However,otherinstancesofacademicdishonestyor
misconductmaybedefinedbythefaculty.TheHonorCodemayappearonexamsandother
assignmentstoremindstudentsoftheirobligationtoupholdtheHonorCodeandtomaintain
thehighestlevelofethicalstandards.
Allassignments(includinghomework,recitations,clickerquestions,andexams)areintendedto
beusedonlyduringthecurrentterm.Gradedassignmentsfromaprevioustermshallnotbe
usedduringthecurrentterm.Similarly,gradedassignmentsshallnotbeusedinafuture
offeringofthiscourse.Aviolationofthispolicymaybeconsideredacademicdishonesty.
Examsinthisclassarenotgivenbacktothestudents.Therefore,possessionofanyexamis
consideredacademicdishonesty.Forexample,walkingoutoftheexamroomwithatest
packetconstitutesacademicdishonesty.Also,possessinganexamfromapreviousterm,
whetherdigitallyorasahardcopy,ordistributinganexamtoothers,isconsideredacademic
dishonesty.

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CollegeofEngineering

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Instructor:K.Martin

Disability
Accommodationsarecollaborativeeffortsbetweenstudents,facultyandDisabilityAccess
Services(DAS).StudentswithaccommodationsapprovedthroughDASareresponsiblefor
contactingthefacultymemberinchargeofthecoursepriortoorduringthefirstweekofthe
termtodiscussaccommodations.Studentswhobelievetheyareeligibleforaccommodations
butwhohavenotyetobtainedapprovalthroughDASshouldcontactDASimmediatelyat737
4098.
Formoreinformationabouttheservices,contactStudentswithDisabilitiesOffice,RoomA200,
KerrAdmin.Building(7374098orT.D.D.7373666)oremaildisability.services@orst.edu.SSD
website:http://ssd.oregonstate.edu/.

GradingPolicy
Studentsmusttakethemidtermexaminordertotakethefinalexam.Ifastudentdoesnot
takethemidtermexam,ortakestheexambutgetszeropoints,he/sheisnolongereligibleto
passthisclassandshouldwithdrawfromthecourseimmediately.
50%policy:Inordertopasstheclass,yourcombinedaverageforrecitationassignmentsmust
begreaterthan50%andyourcombinedaverageforhomeworkassignmentsmustbegreater
than50%.Studentsshouldnotassumetheycansimplydowellontheexamsandturninoneor
twoassignments.Itdoesntworklikethat.
Bytheendoftheterm,ifyouhavenotachievedtheminimumrequirementssetforthinthe
50%policydescribedabove,youwillnotbeeligibletotakethefinalexam.

Seecontinueddiscussionofthegradingpolicyaswellasthecourse
scheduleonthefollowingpage.....

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CollegeofEngineering

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Instructor:K.Martin

GradingPolicy,continued

Homework*
Recitation*
Quizzes
MidtermExam
FinalExam

15%
15%
5%
30%
35%

*seenotebelow
*seenotebelow

*Studentswhofailtoearnatleasta50%combinedaveragein
eitheroftheseindividualgradingelementswillreceiveanF
inthecourse,regardlessofwhatgradeisearnedonthe
midtermandfinalexams.
Passing
A
A
B+
B
B
C+
C

NotPassing

92100%
9091%
8889%
8287%
8081%
7879%
7277%

C
D+
D
D
F

7071%
6869%
6267%
6061%
below60%

THISCLASSISNOTGRADEDONACURVE

FINALGRADESARENONNEGOTIABLE

CourseOutline/Schedule(Tentative)
WEEK

TOPICS

1
2
3

IntroductiontoStatics,vectors,vectormath
Forceresultants,Introductiontothemoment(2D)
Moments(2Dand3D),Couples

Equivalentsystems,Equilibrium(2D)

Equilibrium(2Dand3D),Friction

READING
(Chapter.Section)
1.11.6,2.12.9
4.14.3
4.44.6
4.74.8
3.13.4,5.15.6(skip5.4)
5.15.6(skip5.4)
8.18.2

Twoforcemembers,Trussintroduction
6
7
8
9
10
Finals
Week

5.4,6.1

MidtermExam
7:008:20pm
Thursday,November3rd
(coversweeks15)
Trussanalysis,methodofjoints,methodofsections
Frameanalysis,distributedloading
Centroids,Centerofgravity,Internalforces
Shearandmomentdiagrams
Finalexam

Monday,December5th

4:005:50pm

LocationTBA
6.26.4
6.6,4.9
9.19.2,7.1
7.27.3
LocationTBA

Thefinalexamisnotcomprehensive(i.e.itcoversthematerialsincethemidtermexam).

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