Develop in the engineering student the ability to mathematically formulate practical statics problems through application of basic principles, solve the problems in an organized and logical manner, and review the solutions in terms of the physics of the problem. Students with more than three unexcused absences may be dropped from the class in accordance with university policy as stated in the 1999-00 NMSU Undergraduate Catalog. Homework will be assigned daily from previously covered material. It is designed to help you learn to apply the concepts discussed in class. Regularly doing the homework is the best way to understand the course material.
Homework assignments are to be submitted at the beginning of the class period when due.
Late homework will not be counted, unless arrangements have been made with the instructor. A well sharpened or thin-lead mechanical pencil with either H or HB lead is recommended to produce sharp dark lines without smudging. Erasures should be clean and complete presentations are to be in good engineering format. Diagrams are an important part of an engineering analysis. These should be neatly drawn, using a straightedge and other drawing tools, to an appropriate scale of sufficient size so that pertinent data and dimensions can be clearly shown.