METC 1310 Statics with Applications

3 [2 lecture hours + 3 lab hour (5 total contact hours/week)] Credit Hour(s)

A study of the effects of forces acting on rigid bodies at rest. Topics include moments, equilibrium, simple trusses, friction, centroids, and moments of inertia.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Construct free-body diagrams.
Associate and apply force analysis to system equilibrium.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 1740,PHYS 2010, or approval of program coordinator.
This course is not designed for transfer to four-year universities. Students should check course recommendations with the college or university they intend to transfer to for a baccalaureate degree. The receiving institution always makes the final decision about the transferability of credits.