INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICS AND APPLICATIONS IN ENGINEERING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Consent of instructor Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Correctly use basic mathematics concepts that are applied to introductory mechanics and connect math to conceptual physical understanding Audience: Undergraduate 2. Practice 3D spatial awareness/reasoning Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply problem-solving strategies to physical problems, including evaluating engineering problem solving approaches. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate group problem solving skills through assessment of peers’ ideas and work, discussion of alternate approaches, and explanation of solutions Audience: Undergraduate 5. Effectively communicate problem solving processes and results through writing and diagrams. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Correctly use basic mathematics concepts that are applied to introductory mechanics and connect math to conceptual physical understanding Audience: Undergraduate 2. Practice 3D spatial awareness/reasoning Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply problem-solving strategies to physical problems, including evaluating engineering problem solving approaches. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate group problem solving skills through assessment of peers’ ideas and work, discussion of alternate approaches, and explanation of solutions Audience: Undergraduate 5. Effectively communicate problem solving processes and results through writing and diagrams. Audience: Undergraduate