University Catalog 2014-2015

University of Colorado Boulder

GEEN-2851 (3) Statics for Engineers

Examines vector treatment of force systems and their resultants; equilibrium of frames and machines, including internal forces and three-dimensional configurations; static friction; properties of surfaces, including first and second moments; hydrostatics; and minimum potential energy and stability. Same as CVEN 2121. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of PHYS 1110 (minimum grade C-). Requires a prerequisite or corequisite course of APPM 2350 or MATH 2400. Restricted to College of Engineering majors only.