© 2005 Baylor University Slide 1 Course Introduction Fundamentals of Engineering Analysis Approximate Running Time - 5 minutes Distance Learning / Online Instructional Presentation Presented by Department of Mechanical Engineering Baylor University Procedures: 1.Select “Slide Show” with the menu: Slide Show|View Show (F5 key), and hit “Enter” 2.You will hear “CHIMES” at the completion of the audio portion of each slide; hit the “Enter” key, or the “Page Down” key, or “Left Click” 3.You may exit the slide show at any time with the “Esc” key; and you may select and replay any slide, by navigating with the “Page Up/Down” keys, and then hitting “Shift+F5”.

© 2005 Baylor University Slide 2 Fundamentals of Engineering Analysis Professor Richard Campbell Department of Mechanical Engineering Baylor University

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© 2005 Baylor University Slide 4 Course Syllabus and Course Documents On the CD, you will find a Folder called “1302_Course_Documents” The file “1302_Content_Index.xls” contains a cross- reference of the Text sections, and the assigned problems with the lecture material by Lecture. The file “1302_Syllabus.doc” contains the course content information, grading criteria, and Errata information. You may want to print out a hard copy of this file for reference before proceeding with the remainder of this presentation.

© 2005 Baylor University Slide 5 Course Elements: Matrix AlgebraDeterminantsLinear Equations Complex Numbers Elementary operations with VectorsScalar product Vector product Set TheoryBoolean AlgebraProbability

© 2005 Baylor University Slide 6 Computer Tools and programming for engineering problem solving: TI-89 Calculator Microsoft Excel MathCAD MATLAB Note: The TI-89 calculator is required.

© 2005 Baylor University Slide 7 Text: Mathematical Techniques, 3rd Ed., Jordan and Smith TI-89 Guidebook, Texas Instruments

© 2005 Baylor University Slide 8 Unit Coverage: The chapters and sections of the text listed by unit below constitute the material covered by the respective Unit Exams. Unit 1: Matrix algebra, determinants, linear equations: Chapters 7(all), 8(all), 12( ) Unit 2: Complex numbers, elementary vector operations: Chapters 6( , 6.7), 9( , ) Unit 3: Scalar product, vector product: Chapter 10( , 10.5, ), 11( ) Unit 4: Set theory, Boolean algebra, Probability: Chapters 35(all), 36( ), 39( ) Grading Policy: Calculation of Final Course Grade (Weighting of each element): Each Unit Exam (x 4)11.25% (45%) Final Exam35% Lab Average20% 100% Exam Format:  Exams are closed book without notes.  Calculators may be used. Sharing of calculators is prohibited.

© 2005 Baylor University Slide 9 Errata Sheet Errors and Typos in the Text and Solutions Solution Manual Online Numerous Errors and Typos – Beware!

© 2005 Baylor University Slide 10 This Concludes the Course Introduction