Engineering Mechanics I

(Co-listed with PHYS 2510, PHYS 2520, PHYS 2530) Statics of particles and rigid bodies, equivalent systems of forces, frames and machines, friction, centroids and centers of mass, moments of inertia, virtual work. Kinematics of particles, Newton’s second law, energy and momentum methods for particles and systems of particles, angular momentum, impulsive motion, kinematics and motion of rigid bodies in two and three dimensions; accelerated frames of reference; mechanical vibrations. Prerequisite for ENME 2510: PHYS 1211. Co-requisite: MATH 1953. Prerequisite for ENME 2520; ENME 2510. Co-requisite: MATH 2070. Prerequisites for ENME 2530: ENME 2520, ENGR 3610 or permission of instructor.