FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
COURSE OUTLINE
MMAN1300
ENGINEERING MECHANICS 1
SESSION 1, 2012
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1. Table of Contents
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Staff Contact Details
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Course Details
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Teaching Strategies
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Assessment
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Resources for students
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Course evaluation and improvement
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Course schedule
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Academic honesty and plagiarism
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Administrative matters
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2. Staff Contact Details
Position
Name
Email
Location
Telephone
Lecturer – Module A
Course Convenor
Dr. S.S. Leong
s.leong@unsw.edu.au
Room ME109C,
Mech Eng Building
9385 4138
Lecturer – Module B
Mark Whitty
m.whitty@unsw.edu.au
Room ME305,
Mech Eng Building
9385 4125
3. Course details
Units of credit: Six (6).
For MMAN1300 (6UoC) this means roughly:
In class
5 hours per week
Self-study
6 hours per week
Total
11 hours per week
Aims
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Introduce the fundamentals of engineering statics and engineering dynamics, and how they
may be applied to solve engineering problems
Develop documentation skills
Start to develop “engineers’ eyes”
Context
This is your first course in “engineering mechanics”, which is the mathematics-based engineering
science that engineers use in design and problem solving. It is an important tool for engineers, and
also a foundation for later courses in our degree programs.
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Expected student learning outcomes
Learning outcome
Understand the fundamentals of statics and dynamics.
Be proficient in using Statics and Dynamics to obtain
solutions to engineering problems.
Relate the fundamentals of Statics and Dynamics to
practical applications.
Develop documentation skills and correct professional
technique.
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4. Teaching strategies
Component
Lectures
Tutorials
Private study
(including Moodle)
Assessments
(Quizzes,
exams)
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Activities
Find out what you must learn
See methods that are not in the textbook
Follow worked examples
Hear announcements on course changes
Be guided by course notes and tutors
Ask questions
Do problems, as set out in the course notes
Discuss with friends
Review lecture material and textbook
Do set problems and assignments
Discuss with friends
Join Moodle discussions of problems
Download materials from Moodle
Keep up with notices and find out marks via Moodle
Demonstrate your basic knowledge and skills
Learn from feedback
Demonstrate higher understanding and problem solving
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5. Assessment
The assessment of this course will be based on quizzes as well as two tests (one in week 8 and one
during the formal examination period at the end of the session). The marks for the various
components are:
Module A: Statics
2 quizzes (8 marks each)
mid-session test (week 7)
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Module B: Dynamics
2 quizzes (8 marks each)
Final exam
16
34
Total
100%
Presentation requirements
All assessed materials should be neat and clear, and demonstrate professionalism. Guidance can be
found in the School’s publication Standard Specification for the Presentation of Student Written
Assignments which is provided in The Guide (see School General Office if you do not have a copy).
6. Resources for students
Essential textbook (available through the UNSW bookshop)
Meriam J.L., Kraige L.G. Engineering Mechanics:
Vol. 1 – Statics, 6th Edition, SI Version. Wiley. (referred to as M&K(S))
Vol. 2 – Dynamics, 6th Edition, SI Version. Wiley. (referred to as M&K(D))
UNSW Moodle site for MMAN1300 Engineering Mechanics 1. Access via:
https://moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au/login/index.php
School study guide
(2006) The Guide to studying in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering,
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, UNSW.
School’s website www.mech.unsw.edu.au
7. Course evaluation and improvement
The UNSW CATEI process will be used to survey your responses to this course. In this way we can
identify the good sections to keep for next time and the sections that need improving.
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8. Course schedule
3 hours of lectures per week; 2 hours tutorial; 6 hours self study.
Lectures take place in Weeks 1–12. Tutorials take place in Weeks 2–13.
Module A: Statics
Lecturer: Dr. S.S. Leong
Text
Meriam, J.L. and Kraige, L.G., Engineering Mechanics - Statics, SI Version, 6th edition. Wiley.
WEEK
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TOPICS
Introduction
Forces, Resultants of
Forces,
Moments and Couples and
Resultants
3-D Force Systems
Free Body Diagrams and
Equilibrium Conditions
Plane Truss, Method of
Joints,
Method of Sections
Frames and Machines
Friction, Friction in Machines
Centre of Mass, Centroids of
Areas & Volumes
Centroids of Composite
Figures
Forces in Beams: External
Effects
Forces in Beams: Internal
Effects
Fluid Statics
REFERENCES
PROBLEMS
1/1-8
1/1, 2, 3
2/1-6
2/3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 20, 21, 29, 32, 34, 35,
36, 40, 41, 63, 72, 78, 79, 81, 83, 88, 91,
96
2/7-9
2/117, 121, 131, 150
3/1-3
3/1, 5, 7, 11, 22, 25, 29, 37, 43, 54
4/1-4
4/6
4/3, 6, 14, 17, 18, 27
32, 36, 41, 45, 54
4/69, 72, 75, 84, 87, 108
6/1-5
6/2, 6, 9, 14, 36, 54, 55, 58, 59, 116
5/1-3
5/3, 4, 6, 10, 19, 35,38
5/4
5/45, 48, 56, 58, 66
5/6
5/97, 100, 101, 106, 109, 111
5/7
5/118, 120, 125, 129, 215
5/9.
5/177, 178, 180, 186, 187, 189, 192
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Module B: Dynamics
Lecturer: Mark Whitty
Text
Meriam, J.L. and Kraige, L.G., Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics, SI Version, 6th edition. Wiley
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Kinematics of Particles
Position, velocity and acceleration of particles
Rectilinear motion
Curvilinear motion, x/y and n/t coordinates
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Circular motion, Angular motion
Relative motion of two particles
Kinetics of Particles
Force, mass and acceleration of particles, Newton’s 2nd law
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Work/Energy/Power
Impulse and Momentum, Impact
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Plane Kinematics of Rigid Bodies
Types of rigid body motion
General plane motion
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Centre of Mass & Mass Moments of Inertia
Parallel Axis Theorem
Introduction to Kinetics of Rigid Bodies
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Rigid body in plane motion
General equations of motion
Translation and fixed axis rotation
Work-Energy for a rigid body
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9. Academic honesty and plagiarism
What is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism is the presentation of the thoughts or work of another as one’s own.* Examples include:
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direct duplication of the thoughts or work of another, including by copying material, ideas or concepts
from a book, article, report or other written document (whether published or unpublished),
composition, artwork, design, drawing, circuitry, computer program or software, web site, Internet,
other electronic resource, or another person’s assignment without appropriate acknowledgement;
paraphrasing another person’s work with very minor changes keeping the meaning, form and/or
progression of ideas of the original;
piecing together sections of the work of others into a new whole;
presenting an assessment item as independent work when it has been produced in whole or part in
collusion with other people, for example, another student or a tutor; and
claiming credit for a proportion a work contributed to a group assessment item that is greater than
that actually contributed.†
For the purposes of this policy, submitting an assessment item that has already been submitted for
academic credit elsewhere may be considered plagiarism.
Knowingly permitting your work to be copied by another student may also be considered to be
plagiarism.
Note that an assessment item produced in oral, not written, form, or involving live presentation, may
similarly contain plagiarised material.
The inclusion of the thoughts or work of another with attribution appropriate to the academic discipline
does not amount to plagiarism.
The Learning Centre website is main repository for resources for staff and students on plagiarism and
academic honesty. These resources can be located via:
www.lc.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism
The Learning Centre also provides substantial educational written materials, workshops, and tutorials
to aid students, for example, in:
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correct referencing practices;
paraphrasing, summarising, essay writing, and time management;
appropriate use of, and attribution for, a range of materials including text, images, formulae and
concepts.
Individual assistance is available on request from The Learning Centre.
Students are also reminded that careful time management is an important part of study and one of
the identified causes of plagiarism is poor time management. Students should allow sufficient time for
research, drafting, and the proper referencing of sources in preparing all assessment items.
* Based on that proposed to the University of Newcastle by the St James Ethics Centre. Used with kind
permission from the University of Newcastle
† Adapted with kind permission from the University of Melbourne.
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10. Administrative Matters
Information about each of the following matters is presented in a School handout, Administrative
Matters for All Courses, available from the School website.
It is essential that you obtain a copy, read it carefully and become familiar with the information, as it
applies to this course and to each of the other courses in which you are enrolled.
Expectations of students (including attendance at lectures and tutorials/laboratory classes/seminars;
and computer use, for example, in the use of email and online discussion forums)
Procedures for submission of assignments and the School’s policy concerning late submission
Information on relevant Occupational Health and Safety policies and expectations:
www.ohs.unsw.edu.au
Equity and disability
Students who have a disability that requires some adjustment in their teaching or learning
environment are encouraged to discuss their study needs with the course convenor prior to, or at the
commencement of, their course, or with the Equity Officer (Disability) in the Student Equity and
Disabilities Unit (SEADU) by phone on 9385 4734, email seadu@unsw.edu.au or via the website
www.studentequity.unsw.edu.au
The office is located on the Ground Floor of the Goodsell building (F20).
Issues to be discussed may include access to materials, signers or note-takers, the provision of
services and additional exam and assessment arrangements. Early notification is essential to enable
any necessary adjustments to be made.
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