Engr 113

Introduction
Winter 2021
 Overview
• Today will be an overview of
• -the purpose of the course
• -a review of some of the material you are already familiar with
• -the format we will use
• -more review of the material you know – with a bit of a twist
 Short Summary of Engr 113
• This course will seem familiar to you. A lot of the course is a repeat of
Phys 111
• -however, it is Phys 111 on steroids
• In Phys 111 most problems were 2D. In Engr 113 about half of the
problems are in 3D.
• In Phys 111 the emphasis was the right answer. In Engr 113 the
emphasis will be on getting to the answer. Process matters!
• A section on Thermodynamics has been added
 How to Do Well
• Put your effort where it counts – on following the process
• We will follow a simplified version of the ISO 9000 standards for
writing a solution.
• Make your starting point clear
• Make your diagrams clear
• Explain each block of the solution
• Summarize at key points
• Unambiguously state the solution
• (Never fall behind in the class)
 Your Resources
• Textbook: Hibbeler: Statics and Dynamics 14th ed
• My lectures
• My study guide
• Each other
 The Course Format (planned)
• Cover 1 chapter a week
• About 10-20 minutes of “theory”
• More than an hour of examples
• An hour and a half of in-class problem solving
• Emphasis will be on the process of solving a problem and
documenting it
• Much of the learning will be student-to-student discussion
• Weekly homework
• Exams
 Topics
• Determined by new “Core Curriculum” for the province
• Hibbeler: Chapters 1-8, 12-13
• Thermodynamics: Zeroth law, Heat Capacity, Kinetic Theory, First Law
of Thermodynamics, Heat Engines
 Summary
• You are about to get a (modified) course that has been very popular
and successful
• You will need to stay on top of the material – each chapter tends to
build on previous ones
• The material will (usually) be familiar
• The biggest hurdle for most people is getting into the mindset that
your duty is to your client/employer and must make your work
accessible to them