Mechanics for Applied Science

This is a first-year course in engineering mechanics intended for students pursuing a degree in engineering. Topics include two-dimensional and three-dimensional force systems, moments of a force, equations of equilibrium, truss analysis, machines, internal forces, friction, and particle kinematics.

This course pack contains 23 modules. Each module has a lesson plan, a problem sheet, and an activity sheet with a completed example. The syllabus in this course pack details a potential course schedule and recommended readings from two different textbooks: a common commercial textbook and an open textbook with similar content.

Assessments in this course pack include two midterm exams and a final exam. In addition, some modules have shorter tests.

Several associated instructor resources are available, such as a link to a collection of openly licensed physics diagrams and graphics in the course overview section. While many of these images are used in course content already, instructors are encouraged to browse this collection and use these images to create their own problems.