ENGR 252A/B – STRENGTHS

INSTRUCTORS: Jeff Jones, Eltahry Elghandour OFFICE: email us PHONE: email us

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
ENGR 252A - Strength of Materials I
Study of stresses, strains, and deformations associated with axial, torsional, and flexural loading of
bars, shafts, and beams. Includes analysis of elementary determinate and indeterminate
mechanical and structural systems. Prerequisite: ENGR 250
ENGR 252B - Strength of Materials II
Study of stress and strain transformations, analysis of beam deflection and rotation, indeterminate
beams, and column buckling. Prerequisite: ENGR 252A

TEXT: MECHANICS OF MATERIALS, 5th Edition, by Beer and Johnston (Class4me.me

has a copy of this older edition for everyone . You can pick up your copy for the
semester at the Reserve Desk in the library.) Please return at the end of the term.

ONLINE: Course assignments and additional materials can be viewed online at

www.class4me.me . There is a fee of $37.50 for access to the site.

TUTORS: Tutors are available for free through Tutorial Services located in building 3300.
GRADES: Chapter Tests (2) (85%) 90-100 A (-)
Quizzes and Homework (15%) 80-89 B (+/-)
70-79 C (+)
You will receive a separate grade for each course (A/B) 60-69 D (+/-)
+/- grades break at 3 and 7 (ex. 83 and 87) <60 F
(I am firm on the break down, 79.99 is a C+, etc. !).

TEST and QUIZ FORMAT: Each problem must:

 be neat, clear, and organized
 contain a Free-body Diagram (FBD) (if appropriate)
 state the equations used
 have the answer double underlined using a straight edge
 all pages must contain at the top: Test#, ENGR 252, NAME, DATE, PAGE#/#
 tests and hw are to be done on engineering calc paper. Quizzes: Write on the quiz itself.
 Always use pencil and never write on the back.
 all lines must be drawn with a straight edge
 print using uppercase letters
 use 3 significant figures at each step in the calc (be consistent)
 don't crowd work (one problem per page)
 include units in answers

TESTS/ QUIZZES: NO makeup’s will be permitted. Problems may come from the textbook,
suggested homework problems, and the Strengths Companion. All tests are closed book, and only
basic trigonometric calculators may be used. All work must be shown in order to receive credit and
adhere to the format stated above. Online quizzes are open book and you are not to use any other
resources.
TEST SCHEDULE (subject to change) (approximately 90 minutes allowed per test)
TEST NO. CHAPTER DATE Format
Test 1 (E252A) 1 to 3 Tuesday 2/15 Proctored in class
Test 2 (E252A) 4 to 6 Thursday 3/17 Proctored in class
Test 1 (E252B) 7 to 8 Thursday 4/14 Proctored in class
Test 2 (E252B) 9 to 10 Thursday 5/19 Proctored in class

 Online Students: Bring a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE) if you want me to mail
you the test back. I highly suggest that you bring a SASE to the final as unclaimed finals
will be recycled immediately after I grade the final.
 Online Students: Proctored tests will take place in rm 3406 (SLO) at 10:30 am with the
exception of the final (Test 2) for ENGR252B which is at 7:30 am.
 Quizzes and due dates can be found at www.class4me.me and are due by 9 pm PT (Pacific
Time). Typically quizzes are due on Sundays.
 Homework is due at the start of each test.

QUESTIONS? MESSAGES
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Cuesta email system. Also get in the habit to check www.class4me.me everyday as we will post
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ERRORS?
If you find any error or a discrepancy, please post it in the Discussion Forum. Do not assume you
know what we want. We may give extra credit to the first person who reports it.

CORRECTIONS:
The instructor reserves the right to make corrections to the syllabus. Other modifications may be
made with the agreement between the instructor and the student.
 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
(See www.Class4me.me for any updates)
ENGR252A
TEXTBOOK Class4me HOMEWORK
WEEK

SECTION section (Beer/ Johnston, 5th edition)

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By Beer/ Johnston

1 1.1 to 1.10 1.1 Chapter 1: 1, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 20, 25

1.11 to 1.13 1.2 Chapter 1: 30, 37, 41, 43, 51
2 2.1 to 2.8 2.1 Chapter 2: 3, 14, 19, 23, 26,
2.9 to 2.10 2.2 Chapter 2: 33, 35, 41, 48, 55
2.11, 12, 14, 15, 17 2.3 Chapter 2: 61, 64
2.18 2.4 Chapter 2: 93, 99
3 3.1 to 3.4 3.1 Chapter 3: 1, 7, 11, 17, 19, 21
3.5 to 3.6 3.2 Chapter 3: 31, 35, 37, 52, 56
4 3.7 to 3.8 3.3 Chapter 3: 64, 72, 84
3.12, 3.13 3.4 Chapter 3: 123, 130, 136
Review
5 Test 1
4.1 to 4.5 4.1 Chapter 4: 1, 5, 6, 9, 17, 20
6 4.6, 4.7 4.2 Chapter 4: 34, 37, 41, 50, 63
4.12 4.3 Chapter 4: 99, 103, 106
4.13 to 4.14 4.4 Chapter 4: 126, 128, 134
7 5.1 to 5.2 5.1 Chapter 5: 1, 2, 3, 9, 23
5.3 5.2 Chapter 5: 34, 35, 36, 42, 56
5.4 5.3 Chapter 5: 75, 82, 93
8 6.1 to 6.4 6.1 Chapter 6: 2, 5, 9, 16, 21, 23
6.6 to 6.7 6.2 Chapter 6: 30, 33, 35, 45, 48
9 Review
Test 2
ENGR252B
10 7.1 to 7.3 7.1 Chapter 7: 17, 21
7.4 7.2 Chapter 7: 31, 35, 52
11 7.5 to 7.6 7.3 Chapter 7: 66, 72, 78
7.9 7.4 Chapter 7: 99, 104, 108, 112
12 7.10, 7.11, 7.13 7.5 Chapter 7: 142, 146, 148, 152
8.1 to 8.4 8.1 Chapter 8: 1, 5
13 Review
Test 1
14 9.1 to 9.5 9.1 Chapter 9: 1, 4, 6, 10, 19, 21

15 Spring Break

16 9.7 to 9.8 9.2 Chapter 9: 67, 68, 70, 72, 76, 78

Chapter 9: 80, 83, 87, 89, 91
17 10.1 to 10.4 10.1 Chapter 10: 11, 17, 19, 22, 24

Final Test 2