STATICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( MATH 222 or concurrent enrollment) or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Physical Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Interpret a given engineering schematic in the context of equilibrium Audience: Undergraduate 2. Determine the need for free body diagram(s) or appropriate sketch(es) Audience: Undergraduate 3. Draw the free body diagram(s) with appropriate annotations Audience: Undergraduate 4. Generate the governing equations informed by the free body diagram(s) Audience: Undergraduate 5. Solve the governing equations Audience: Undergraduate 6. Critically review results to ensure answers are realistic Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Interpret a given engineering schematic in the context of equilibrium Audience: Undergraduate 2. Determine the need for free body diagram(s) or appropriate sketch(es) Audience: Undergraduate 3. Draw the free body diagram(s) with appropriate annotations Audience: Undergraduate 4. Generate the governing equations informed by the free body diagram(s) Audience: Undergraduate 5. Solve the governing equations Audience: Undergraduate 6. Critically review results to ensure answers are realistic Audience: Undergraduate