GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Statics/OM 201
Course Title: Statics
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Course Semester 3 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Ability to do a free-body diagram of a mechanical system and gain ability to perform force analysis
Learning of force system resultants
Learning of analysis of structures
To acquire competencies to analyze internal forces for solution of strength problems
Learning the concept of friction
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  General principles and units of measurement
2. Week  Force Vectors: Vectors, Vector addition and subtraction, direction cosines, Position vector
3. Week  Force Vectors: Multiplication of vectors, Scalar product, Cross product, Vectorial statement of surface
4. Week  Equilibrium of a Particle: Condition for the equilibrium of a particle, the free-body diagram, Coplanar force systems, Three-dimensional force systems
5. Week  Force System Resultants: Moment of a force, Principle of moments, moment of a couple
6. Week  Force System Resultants: Further simplification of a force and couple system, Force wrench
7. Week  Equilibrium of a Rigid Body: Condition for rigid-body equilibrium, Free-body diagrams, Equations of equilibrium
8. Week  Midterm Exam, Analysis of Structures: Coplanar trusses systems, The method of joints, The method of sections
9. Week  Analysis of Structures: Three-dimensional trusses systems, Frames and machines
10. Week  Internal Forces: Internal loadings developed in structural members
11. Week  Internal Forces: Shear and moment equations and diagrams
12. Week  Friction
13. Week  Center of gravity and centroid
14. Week  Moments of inertia
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
60
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
14
1
14
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
1
14
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
12
12
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
18
18
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
100
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Capability of obtaining adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects in the automotive field; applying theoretical and practical knowledge for modeling and solving engineering problems in this field.X
2Capability of formulation and solving engineering problems; for this purpose selecting and appliying the appropriate analysis and modeling methods.X
3Capability of evaluation of engine and vehicle design projects, designing any engine and vehicle parts, to bring prototype and series production stage.X
4Capability of design of complex systems for specific needs, component or process in whole or in part.X
5Capability of development of modern methods and tools necessary for engineering applications, selection and effective use and to use of information technologies effectively.X
6Capability of analysis of the engineering problems and for the solution designing and performing experiments, collecting data, analyzing and interpretting the results.X
7Capability of work in team and individual and ability to work effectively with other disciplines.X
8Capability of effective communication both verbal and written in Turkish and at least one foreign language konwledgeX
9Capability of access to information in the framework of lifelong learning, to follow the developments in science and technology and self-improvement.X
10Resposibility of professional and ethical liability.X
11Awareness of leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainable development in business life.X
12Being competent in the engineering applications, legislations, legal consequences and in the field of occupational health and safety.X
13Capability of research and application in the subjects of noise, environment and emissions.X
14Capability of making education in the field.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Halit KARABULUT , Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tolga TOPGÜL)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/halitk , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/topgul)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (halitk@gazi.edu.tr , topgul@gazi.edu.tr)