CREATESPACE STATICS - Teacher's Notes for 15 Engineering Mechanics Lessons: Volume 1

This is a complete set of lecture notes for a college-level statics course. They are in "board-note" format, with each square containing exactly what you as the instructor should write on the chalkboard. The notes are in color, with comments to the instructor in pink. The topics include: Lesson 1 - Introduction to Statistics - System of Units - Methods of Problem Solution Lesson 2 - Forces in a Plane, 2D - Force Addition (2D) problem and solution - Force Resolution (X and Y components) problem and solution Lesson 3 - Equilibrium of a Particle - Force resolution (Connection equilibrium) problem and solution Lesson 4 - Forces in space, 3D - Force resolution (3D) problem and solution - Force resultant (3D) #1 problem and solution - Force resultant (3D) #2 problem and solution Lesson 5 - Equivalent systems of forces - Moment calculation #1 problem and solution - Moment calculation #2 problem and solution Lesson 6 - Scalar product of two vectors - Scalar product problem and solution - Movement of a force about a particular axis problem and solution Lesson 6 - 1/2 - Moment of a couple - Couple problem and solution - Equivalent couple problem and solution Lesson 7 - Moments and forces - Equivalent forces problem and solution - Moving a force couple problem and solution - Wrench problem and solution Lesson 8 - Equilibrium of rigid bodies - Finding reactions #1 problem and solution - Finding reactions #2 problem and solution - Finding reactions #3 problem and solution Lesson 9 - Centroids and center of gravity - Problem 5.5 and solution Lesson 10 - Determination of centroids - Problem 5.77 and solution Lesson 11 - Analysis of structures - Zero force members Lesson 12 - Method of sections - Method of sections problem and solution - Frames problem and solution - Machine problem and solution Lesson 13 - Forces in beams - Reactions of a machine problem and solution - M&V diagrams, 2 examples, problems and solutions - M&V diagrams by integration, 2 examples, problems and solutions - Problem 5.14 and solution - Problem 5.23 and solution Lesson 14 - Friction - Friction #1 problem and solution - Friction #2 problem and solution - Friction #3 problem and solution - Friction #4 problem and solution These are handwritten notes; example problems are worked out, and each example problem is included as a separate page, suitable for creating a student handout sheet.