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CoE2001 Statics
Fall 2020, Mon. & Wed., Kendeda 230, Section J (2:00-2:50), Section M (12:30-1:20)
Instructor: Prof. Min Zhou, Rm 4108 MRDC, Tel: 404-894-3294
Email: min.zhou@gatech.edu
Office Hours: Mon 4-5 pm & Tue 2-3 pm, via Bluejeans
Graduate Dan Olsen, Rm 4114South MRDC, Tel: 404-894-6603
Teaching Intern: Email: dolsen8@gatech.edu
Office Hours: Wed 2-3 pm & Fri 2-3 pm, via Bluejeans
Textbook: Engineering Mechanics: Statics, by James L. Meriam, 9th ed., Wiley,
ebook included as part of WileyPlus access (required) via Canvas for $69.
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Click on “Modules” on the left of Canvas class page, under “WileyPlus”
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Course format: All lectures will be delivered live/synchronously and recorded to enable
later viewing on Bluejeans, unless otherwise announced. We may have up
to three lectures for which in-person attendance is also available, with up
to 20% of the class allowed in the classroom. Specific details and dates
will be announced in advance. Such in-person enabled sessions will not
occur in the first two weeks of class. All assignments and exams will be
available in Canvas and submitted to Canvas.
HOURS TOPICS CHAPTERS
Hours Topics
1 Introduction: Forces (2D) §1/2-2/2
2 Forces (2D) §2/3
Components of a force
Lines of Action
