Lectures: 11:30-12:20, MWF, 102 Bancroft Hall

Instructor: Yuris A. Dzenis, 221 Bancroft Hall, 472-0713, ydzenis@unl.edu

Office Hours: Any time

Prerequisites: Statics (EM 223), Calculus III (MATH 208)

Text: J. M. Gere and S. P. Timoshenko, "Mechanics of Materials,"

Fourth Edition, PWS Publishing Co., 1997

Material Covered: A.1-A.5, B.1-B.5

1.1 - 1.8

2.1-2.7, 2.8-2.11*

3.1 - 3.6, 3.8

4.1 - 4.5

5.1 - 5.6, 5.8 - 5.10, 5.12

7.1 - 7.6

8.1 - 8.5

9.1 - 9.4

10.1 - 10.4*

11.1 - 11.4*

Test Schedule There will be three hour exams. Each exam will consist of three

problems. Tentative dates for these exams are 9/26, 10/24 and

11/24. These dates are subject to change. The final will consist of

five problems.

Grading System Homework 20

Hour Exams (3) 90

Final Exam 50

TOTAL 160 points

Final Class Grades Above 95% A+ (Final Exam Waived)

90 to 95% A 70 to 75% C

85 to 90% B+ 65 to 70% D+

80 to 85% B 60 to 65% D

75 to 80% C 0 to 60% F