MET 2100 — Mechanics 1: Statics

3 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fallOnlineOnline

Introduces the fundamental concepts and principles needed to analyze the mechanical equilibrium of engineering systems. Topics include Newton’s fundamental laws, systems of units, vector operations, forces, mechanical equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies, moments of forces, moments of couples, free-body diagrams, 2D and 3D equilibrium of bodies, centers of gravity, centroids, concentrated and distributed loads, analysis of mechanical structures, dry friction, moments of areas and inertia, and an introduction to the concepts and definitions of mechanical work and potential energy.

Prerequisites

all of:
- one of:
  - MTH 2105 (min D-)
  - MTH 2120 (min D-)
- PHY 1200 (min D-)

Offering history

Term	Sections	Enrolled	Capacity	Full	Open seats/section
Fall 2025	1	2	30	7%	28.0

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Professors

Fall

Barry DeCristofano (100% of students)

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Unlocks

MET 2200

Courses that list MET 2100 in their prerequisites.

Links

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