COURSE SYLLABUS

First Semester, Academic Year 2015

1. Faculty: Engineering
Department: Mechanical Engineering
2. Subject Code: 01208201
Subject: Basic Principles of Engineering Mechanics
Credit: 3 credit points
3. Course Description
Analysis of forces, equilibrium, application of equilibrium equations to frames and machines, dry
friction, introduction to center of gravity, centroid and moment of inertia, kinematics and kinetics of
particles and rigid bodies in plane, and Newtons laws of
motion.
4. Subject Objective
1. To understand concepts of forces and equilibrium
2. To understand concepts of frames and machines
3. To understand concepts of dry friction
4. To understand concepts of center of gravity, centroid and moment of inertia
5. To understand concepts of kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies
(kinetics will apply Newtons Second Law.)
6. To understand concepts of plane motion of rigid bodies
5. Course Topics
1. Statics of Particles
2. Rigid Bodies: Equivalent Systems of Forces
3. Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
4. Analysis of Frames and Machines
5. Dry Friction
6. Center of Gravity, centroid and moment of Inertia
7. Kinematics of Particles
8. Kinetics of Particles: Newtons Second Law
9. Kinematics of Rigid Bodies
10. Plane Motion of Rigid Bodies: Forces and Accelerations
6. Teaching Process
1. Lecturer: Class Lecture
2. Student: Homework, Quiz, Examination
7. Teaching tools
1. Classical/Digital media
2. Chalkboard/Whiteboard
3. Class Documentations

8. Marking
1. Homework, Quiz and Participation
2. Examination
Midterm Examination
Final Examination

10%
45% (Topics 1-6)
45% (Topics 7-10)

Total
100%
9. Grading
From 100-percent of mark, mean of students grade for class will be in the range of 2.2
to 2.4. However, student will get Fail grade if he/she missed the midterm or the final
examinations.
10. Lecturer Meeting Time
See an announcement in class for each lecturer.
11. Teaching Materials
1. Class notes and homework exercise problems on M@xLearn at http://course.ku.ac.th
- Both midterm and final examinations will be modified as appropriate from the homework
exercises problems.
2. Class textbooks:
- Engineering Mechanics: Statics, Hibbeler, R. C., Prentice Hall, 2013
(KU Library: TA351 .H5 2013)
- Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, Hibbeler, R. C., Prentice Hall, 2013
(KU Library: TA352 .H5 2013)
3. Additional reference textbooks:
- Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics, A.M. Bedford and W. Fowler
- Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics, A. Nelson
- Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics, F.P. Beer and R.E. Johnston, Jr.
- Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics, F.P. Beer and R.E. Johnston, Jr.
12. Class Timetable
Regular Class (Group 1&2)
Wednesdays and Fridays 8.00 - 9.30 am
Special Class (Group 350&351)
Wednesdays and Fridays 4.00 - 5.30 pm
IUP Class (Group 450)
Wednesdays and Fridays 10.30 - 12.00 pm

13. Schedule of the Class Activities

Week No.
Dates
Topics
Begins August 17, 2015 Introduction
1-8
Statics of Particles
Rigid Bodies: Equivalent
Systems of Forces
Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
Analysis of Frame and
Machines
Dry Friction
Center of Gravity, Centroid
and Moment of Inertia
October 31, 2015 12
Midterm Examination
13-18

19

November 8, 2015
Begins before Midterm Kinematics of Particles
Examination

Activities
Discussions
Lecture/Homework
Lecture/Homework
Lecture/Homework
Lecture/Homework

14. Lecturers/Sections/Classrooms
1) Asst. Prof. Dr. Taweedej Sirithanapipat
(Sec1: E3204, Sec350: E3301, Sec450: 17402, 3111)
2) Asst. Prof. Dr. Supasit Rodkwan
(Sec2: E0406, Sec351: E3302)
15. Remarks
For Add/Drop, please contact Asst. Prof. Dr. Supasit Rodkwan only.
(The office is located on 9th Floor, Chuchart Kampoo 14th Engineering Building,
Tel: 02-797-0999 ext. 1810, E-Mail: fengssr@ku.ac.th)

Prepared by:

Lecture/Homework
Lecture/Homework
Lecture/Homework

Kinetics of Particles:
Lecture/Homework
Newtons Second Law
Kinematics of Rigid Bodies
Lecture/Homework
Plane Motion of Rigid Bodies: Lecture/Homework
Forces and Accelerations
December 14, 2015 Final Examination
December 25, 2015

Asst. Prof. Dr. Taweedej Sirithanapipat

August 17, 2015
and
Asst. Prof. Dr. Supasit Rodkwan
August 17, 2015