Engineering Statics
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Course Information
Subject code
ENGR
Subject Code Description
Engineering
Course Number
2600
Course Title
Engineering Statics
Catalog Subject and Course Number
ENGR 2600
Catalog Title
Engineering Statics
Course Description (Combined)
Prerequisites: C or better in MATH 2214; and PHYS 2050.
Recommended: MATH 2215, PHYS 2052.
This course introduces the basics of engineering mechanics through the analysis of forces acting on particles and rigid bodies in static equilibrium. Statics is fundamental to civil and mechanical engineering, and has applications in many other areas of engineering. Subject covered: equivalent systems of forces, moments and resultants; analysis of trusses, frames, and machines; centroids, moments of inertia; and friction.
Credit: 3