C&EE 91
Statics
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisites: Mathematics 31A, 31B, Physics 1A. Newtonian mechanics, vector representation, and resultant forces and moments. Free-body diagrams and equilibrium, internal loads and equilibrium in trusses, frames, and beams. Planar and nonplanar systems, distributed forces, determinate and indeterminate force systems, shear and moment diagrams, and axial force diagrams. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2022 - Statics itself is not a difficult subject, and Dragos is a decent professor. Everything up to the midterm is essentially basic static equilibrium, and the content after the midterm is slightly more challenging. One thing about the class is that the professor's grading scheme was 50% midterm 50% final (no homework!), with extra credit opportunities amounting to a maximum of 10% EC. Tests were reasonable and not too challenging, with problems often coming straight out of the textbook. As long as you do the recommended problems in the book, you should be fine.
Fall 2022 - Statics itself is not a difficult subject, and Dragos is a decent professor. Everything up to the midterm is essentially basic static equilibrium, and the content after the midterm is slightly more challenging. One thing about the class is that the professor's grading scheme was 50% midterm 50% final (no homework!), with extra credit opportunities amounting to a maximum of 10% EC. Tests were reasonable and not too challenging, with problems often coming straight out of the textbook. As long as you do the recommended problems in the book, you should be fine.
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Fall 2023 - Although the lecture and discussion sections could be boring to listen to, the professor and TA do go over helpful example problems that are useful in solving the homework. The homework problems can sometimes be too much work and could be graded harshly. The tests were decent, and the grades were relatively generous in giving partial credit (especially if you show all of your steps, draw a correct free body diagram, or list down your approach). However, be aware that the midterm exam will not be handed back to you, so to see your mistakes, you will have to go to the professor's or TA's office hours. Overall, the class was manageable and the concepts were easy to grasp. To do well on the tests, I recommend going to office hours and doing practice problems. For our class, the grade cutoffs were: A+, A, A- (>85%) B+, B, B- (>75%) C+, C, C- (>65%) D+, D, D- (>55%) F (<55%)
Fall 2023 - Although the lecture and discussion sections could be boring to listen to, the professor and TA do go over helpful example problems that are useful in solving the homework. The homework problems can sometimes be too much work and could be graded harshly. The tests were decent, and the grades were relatively generous in giving partial credit (especially if you show all of your steps, draw a correct free body diagram, or list down your approach). However, be aware that the midterm exam will not be handed back to you, so to see your mistakes, you will have to go to the professor's or TA's office hours. Overall, the class was manageable and the concepts were easy to grasp. To do well on the tests, I recommend going to office hours and doing practice problems. For our class, the grade cutoffs were: A+, A, A- (>85%) B+, B, B- (>75%) C+, C, C- (>65%) D+, D, D- (>55%) F (<55%)
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Fall 2018 - Technically, Iman Mehdipour taught the class but Gaurav Sant was the listed professor at the beginning so this will be in regards to this class. Iman's lectures were very thorough AND they were posted on CCLE!! They were great for understanding homework a little better, and he's very responsive to feedback. We used Slack to communicate as a class, which was helpful for asking questions and hearing back from Tandre the TA at great speeds! This class isn't curved, but Iman gave out many "bonus points" through Kahoot quizzes or asking questions in Slack or sending a "creative way to study for the final" which just became a meme channel in the Statics Slack group. We also built popsicle stick bridges in teams for bonus points, and that was one of my favorite memories of the quarter! The class is like the first 5 weeks for Physics 1A with a structural application.
Fall 2018 - Technically, Iman Mehdipour taught the class but Gaurav Sant was the listed professor at the beginning so this will be in regards to this class. Iman's lectures were very thorough AND they were posted on CCLE!! They were great for understanding homework a little better, and he's very responsive to feedback. We used Slack to communicate as a class, which was helpful for asking questions and hearing back from Tandre the TA at great speeds! This class isn't curved, but Iman gave out many "bonus points" through Kahoot quizzes or asking questions in Slack or sending a "creative way to study for the final" which just became a meme channel in the Statics Slack group. We also built popsicle stick bridges in teams for bonus points, and that was one of my favorite memories of the quarter! The class is like the first 5 weeks for Physics 1A with a structural application.
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