EG1109FC - Statics and Mechanics of Materials

Type: Core Module
Difficulty: Hard
Workload: Normal
Lecturer(s): Prof C. Quan & Dr Victor Shim
Assessment: Class Participation, Midterms and Finals

It seems like they are not offering this module as an iBLOC module any more. However, it is very very similar in content to the normal EG1109 module.

This module is split into 2 parts (1-Statics and 2-Mechanics). In my opinion, the concepts in part 1 were very easy to grasp. The entire part 1 only uses 3 simple concepts:

• Moments = Force * Perpendicular Distance
• At equilibrium, net force = 0
• At equilibrium, net moment = 0

See, it is that simple and it's taught in JC physics. However, the lecturers usually set very tricky diagrams to dissect during tests and examinations. Hence, it's important to practice a lot.

* A hint: Please be comfortable when dealing with 3-d diagrams (x, y, z components). Although all tutorials in part 1 seems to focus mainly on 2-d diagrams, it may not be the case for the test.

Part 2 was mechanics of materials. The difficulty of this part is rather subjective, with some saying it is hard. Personally, I found part 2 easy. You just have to make sure you memorise every formula you see in your notes, and know what each term in the formula stands for. You also have to be strong in your integration (especially for non-uniform variables like the shape)

Midterms was 1 statics and 1 mechanics question. I flunked the statics question because it was 3-d which I was not prepared for it. The mechanics question on the other hand was straight out of the tutorial question. Finals wasn't very easy.

Expected Grade: B

Achieved Grade: B+