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Engineering Mechanics II
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Boston University
Welcome to ENG ME 302: Engineering Mechanics II! This document will be your
roadmap throughout the semester. It contains valuable information regarding the
course’s goals, resources, and expectations. Please read this document carefully and
refer back to it often throughout this semester.

As we all know, this semester will look different than prior semesters. It is my hope that
the Learn from Anywhere model will actually help enhance your learning experience.
However, I understand that we will have to be more flexible this semester as things may
not go as intended. Updated versions of this document will be posted throughout the
semester.

Description
Engineering Mechanics II investigates dynamics, which is the subfield of
mechanics that deals with the motion of bodies, the forces causing their motion,
and the forces caused by their motion. The main goal of this course is to provide
an introduction to the science, skill, and art involved in modeling mechanical
systems to predict their motion. The concepts studied in this course are
necessary to understand, analyze, and design mechanisms and machines, and
they are also fundamental to the study of biomechanics, robotics, and vehicles,
along with many other interesting subjects.

This is the course that made Prof. Khurshid decide to major in mechanical
engineering when she was an undergraduate student. She hopes you enjoy it as
much as she did!

Teaching Team
Prof. Rebecca P. Khurshid, Ph.D.
Section A1
110 Cummington Mall, Room 305
617 358-4500 (Office)
[email protected]

Graduate Teaching Fellow

Javier Morales
Doctoral Student
Mechanical Engineering
[email protected]
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Course Websites
Blackboard Learn: ME302 will use Blackboard to host video lectures, quizzes,
and to post announcements, handouts, and some lecture materials. We’ll also
use Blackboard for extensive online Q & A.

Have any questions about the class? Post to Blackboard! You may even post
questions anonymously to your peers. If you send us a question relating to the
course material via email, we’ll ask you to repost it on Blackboard. We also
encourage you to answer posted questions and improve existing answers.
Actively participating in Blackboard will have a positive influence on your end-of-
semester grade if your numerical score falls at the border between two grades.

Gradescope: Homework assignment (except for Matlab assignments), in-class

assignments, and exams will be graded using Gradescope. Students will be responsible
for uploading their assignments on Gradescope by all stated deadline

Office Hours (Update)

Javier and I will hold office hours every week. Please fill out this when2meet form
https://www.when2meet.com/?9613664-EGptT to help us schedule office hours that
work well for your schedules. Please fill the poll out with your general availability, not
just your availability for the week shown in the doodle poll. For example, if you have a
meeting at 2pm next Wednesday, but will typically be free on Wednesdays at 2, please
mark that time as available. We want you to come to office hours to ask questions and
discuss course topics with us!

Credit
This class is four credit hours. It is required for all Mechanical Engineering
students and is typically taken in the sophomore or junior year. ME minors and
students in other majors are welcome to take this class, provided they have
satisfied the pre-requisites.

Pre-Requisites
To enroll in ME 302, you should have already taken ENG EK 301: Engineering
Mechanics I or its equivalent. This means that you have also completed CAS PY
211, CAS MA 225, and ENG EK 127. ME 302 will build on each of these
courses. If you have doubts about your preparedness for the course, please co.

Lectures
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Each ME 302 will have lectures two times per week. Professor Khurshid will
teach Section A1 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 pm-5:15 pm in the
School of Theology (STH), Room B19.

The classroom can only fit 15 students. Video lectures will be recorded and
posted online. You must watch the videos and take the corresponding quiz prior
to starting each class.

The plan is to work many examples during lectures. The goal would be to have a
student in the classroom work with remote partners. Many students will be in a
timezone where they cannot attend the lectures live. These students will be
asked to complete the in-class exercises in groups on their own time.

Discussions
Discussions are an important time for you to actively engage with the course
material. Given the Learn from Anywhere Model, we will work together to figure
out the most productive way to use the discussions.

Javier will lead the discussion on Fridays from 3:35 pm - 4:25 pm in the Epic,
Room 207.

Textbook and Mastering Engineering

ME 302 will use the textbook Engineering Mechanics:
Dynamics, Fourteenth Edition by R.C. Hibbeler, published
by Pearson.

We have placed four copies of the textbook on course

reserves at the Engineering Library. You may borrow one
book for up the 2 hours at a time (we can change this window
to 24 hours, based on your feedback).

Course Requirements and Evaluation (update)

Your grade in this class will be determined as a weighted combination of your
performance in the following areas. The weights may be altered as the semester
progresses.
15% Quizzes
There will be a quiz due before the start of every class, unless stated
otherwise. These quizzes are meant to ensure that you are watching the
posted videos and absorbing the material.
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All stated deadlines are firm.

10% Laboratory Exercise
There will be two lab exercises. Details will be given later in the
semester.
15% In-Class Assignments and Book Problems
In-class assignments and book problems will be turned in using
Gradescope. These will mostly be graded using a rubric which will be
posted on Gradescope. While getting the correct answer is important, the
goal of the rubric will be to reinforce good problem-solving habits.
However, I retain the right to change the grading standard if I do not
believe sufficient effort is being put into the assignments.
20% Exam 1
October 8

20% Exam 2
November 12

20% Exam 3
During Finals

Academic Ethics
“Engineering is an important and learned profession. As members of this
profession, engineers are expected to exhibit the highest standards of
honesty and integrity. Engineering has a direct and vital impact on the
quality of life for all people. Accordingly, the services provided by
engineers require honesty, impartiality, fairness, and equity, and must be
dedicated to the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare.
Engineers must perform under a standard of professional behavior that
requires adherence to the highest principles of ethical conduct.”
- National Society of Professional Engineers

All students are expected to act with civility, personal integrity, respect other
students’ dignity, rights and property; and help create and maintain an
environment in which all can succeed through the fruits of their own efforts. An
environment of academic integrity is requisite to respect for self and others and a
civil community.
All students in this course must follow Boston University’s Academic Conduct
Code (https://www.bu.edu/academics/policies/academic-conduct-code/).
Sanctions for breaches in academic integrity may range, depending on the
severity of the offense, from an “F” grade on an assignment or test to an “F” in
the course. Severe cases and/or repeat offenses of academic dishonesty may
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also result in more severe disciplinary sanctions up to and including suspension

or expulsion.

To help you understand the meaning of academic integrity in this class, the teaching
team will attempt to provide very clear explanations of what types of activities are
allowed and disallowed on each assignment. You also need to ask questions whenever
you encounter or observe potentially ambiguous situations. As far as practicable, we
will also try to avoid academic procedures that create temptations to violate the Code of
Academic Conduct.
The teaching team understands that solution manuals and individual problem solutions
are freely available online and from peers. Students sometimes use these resources to
expedite or circumvent the completion of take-home assignments, which is not fair to
the rest of the class. Simultaneously, we believe that homework problems offer a
fundamentally important learning opportunity for students: you can learn to solve
challenging dynamics problems only by grappling with new problems that you haven’t
already seen worked out. The teaching team is committed to helping your through the
sometimes-frustrating process of learning new and difficult material. It is always better
to come to office hours, as opposed to checking the solutions manual for the next step,
when you get stuck. You will demonstrate your ability to independently solve problems
on the course’s three exams.

Disability Accommodation
If you have a physical or learning disability that we should be aware of, please
arrange for individual consultation with the professor of your section to discuss
accommodation. Students entitled to additional time and/or an alternative
location during in-class exams need to coordinate with the BU Disability Services
to make these arrangements.

Statement of Student Wellbeing

Diminished mental health, including significant stress, mood changes, excessive worry,
or problems with eating and/or sleeping can interfere with optimal academic
performance. The source of symptoms might be strictly related to your course work; if
so, please speak with us. However, health issues, problems with relationships, family
worries, loss, or a personal crisis can also contribute to decreased academic
performance.
Boston University provides mental health services to support the academic success of
students. BU offers a variety of resources that you should be aware of in the event that
you or a friend need additional support. Those seeking free, confidential mental health
counseling can contact Student Health Services Behavioral Medicine (p: 617-353-3569,
w: http://www.bu.edu/shs/behavioral-medicine). Behavioral Medicine can help to
support both better general mental wellness, as well as during psychiatric emergencies
617-353-3549. Students should as note that Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation offers
a variety of free and paid programs, including LEAD BU, a free course focused on
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developing well-being, academic, and interpersonal skills. (p: 617-353-3549, w:

http://www.cpr.bu.edu). Other BU resources include the Danielsen Institute (617-353-
3047), and the Center for Anxiety & Related Disorders (617-353-9610).
In the event we suspect you need additional support, we will express our concerns and
the reasons for them, and remind you of resources that might be helpful to you. It is not
our intention to know the details of what might be bothering you, but simply to let you
know we are concerned and that help, if needed, is available.
Getting help is a smart and courageous thing to do -- for yourself and for those who
care about you.

Schedule
The tentative course schedule is listed below.
Week Course Meetings Topics Reading

1 September 3 Particle Kinematics 12.1—12.3

2 September 8, 10 Particle Kinematics 12.4, 12.5,12.7, 12.8

3 September 15, 17 Particle kinetics: Newton’s 13.1—13.6, 12.6

second law for a particle and
system of particles

4 September 22, 24 Particle kinetics: work and 14.1—14.6

energy for a particle and system
of particles

5 September 29, October 1 Particle kinetics: impulse and 15.1—15.7

momentum for a particle and
system of particles

6 October 6, 8 October 6: Flex/Review

Exam 1: October 8
*Last day to drop a class without
a ‘W” is October 7

7 October 15 Planar kinematics of rigid bodies 16.1—16.8

8 October 20, 22 Planar kinematics of rigid bodies 16.1—16.8

9 October 27, 29 Rigid body kinetics: Newton’s 18.1—18.5

second law
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Week Course Meetings Topics Reading

10 November 3, 5 Rigid body kinetics: work and 18.1—18.5

energy

11 November 10, 12 November 10: Review

November 12: Exam 2

12 November 17, 19 Rigid body kinetics: impulse and 19.1—19.4

momentum

13 November 24 Rigid body kinetics: impulse and 19.1—19.4

momentum

14 December 1, 3 Mechanical vibrations 22.1-22.6

15 December 8, 10 Mechanical vibrations 22.1-22.6