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General Information
Room 403, ME
rram@mecheng.iisc.ernet.in
Prof. R. Narasimhan (Oct-Nov)
Room 301, ME
narasi@mecheng.iisc.ernet.in
Teaching assistant: Kunal Patil
kdp@mecheng.iisc.ernet.in
Homeworks + Quiz 1 : 10%, computed as a mean
Mid term: 20%
For the content covered in Oct-Nov:
Test + Quiz 2: 20%
Final exam will cover all course content.
(i) Lai, Rubin and Krempl, Introduction to continuum mechanics. Excellent introductory text, with lots of examples and exercises.
(ii) Gurtin, Fried, Anand, The mechanics and thermodynamics of continua. This book is divided into multiple parts, and gets progressively more advanced. We will roughly cover parts 1-4. The notation used is slightly different from what we will adopt. Rigorous definitions/derivations and short bite- sized topics make this very readable.
(iii) L.S. Srinath. Advanced solid mechanics.
(iv) Shames and Dym, Solid Mechanics: A variational approach. An excellent text introducing energy methods in solid mechanics. Especially recommended for the later half of the class.
(v) Y.C. Fung. Foundations of solid mechanics.
(vi) I.S. Sokolnikoff. Mathematical theory of elasticity.
(vii) Some classics:
Timoshenko and Goodier, Theory of elasticity.
Malvern, Introduction to the mechanics of a continuous medium.
Marsden and Hughes, Mathematical elasticity. (Recommended for advanced reading).
There will be no credit for late turn-ins unless explicit permission is sought beforehand.
Collaboration in assignments between students is permitted only towards **discussing** the statement and the solution of a problem. The solution of each homework problem is an individual task and should be written independently by each student. Failure to honor this rule will result in the homework assignment receiving a zero score.
Please turn in neat and legibible assignments on clean sheets of paper. Please be as concise as possible, so that your clarity in solving the problem is reflected in your solution. Unnecessarily tedious/long answers are discouraged; I cannot emphasize this point enough.
In completing a homework assignment, make sure to clearly outline your thought process through the solution. This will enable us to assign you partial credit for an otherwise incorrect solution.
Announcements
Dear class,
As the semester draws to an end, please take a few minutes to evaluate your classes, including Solid Mechanics ME 242. The evaluation process is anonymous and is very useful to the instructors and the department. The link to the evaluations portal is here: http://coursefeedback.iisc.ac.in:8080/AbourFeedBack.html
All evaluations need to be completed by Dec 5. Be as specific as you like, provide constructive criticism and ideas for improving the course. In addition to the questions prompted by the feedback form, please provide some information regarding the following (if you haven't already done it):
* Was the course content appropriate (topics, pace, etc)?
* Did you enjoy doing the assignments? How can the grading procedure be improved?
* Were the lecture notes useful?
* Was the piazza portal a useful feature?
* Were the exams interesting? Doable (at least in hindsight)?
* What topics were not covered that you would like to have seen?
This will help the instructors improve not just ME 242, but also the future classes- especially for younger faculty members.
I had a lot of fun teaching the class. It was a lot of work but fully worth the effort. I hope you liked it as well.
Good luck for all your finals!
Ram.
The scoresheet has been updated. HWs and quiz-1 contribute to 10%, the first mid term to 20%. Please check your data and resolve any discrepancies with Kunal before Tuesday (Nov. 29).
Ram.
Dear class,
Please collect graded HW5 and HW6 after class tomorrow.
The scores from HWs 1-6, quiz 1 and the first midterm will be summed up by tomorrow and will be on piazza.
You have until Tuesday to check that your scores have been entered correctly and resolve any mistakes.
Ram.
The teaching staff has posted a new previous_year_question_paper resource.
Title: final.pdf
http://www.piazza.com/class_profile/get_resource/ir1ev4spkwi5ac/ivta7iiii7435l
You can view it on the course page: https://piazza.com/iisc.ernet.in/fall2016/me242/resources
Dear Class,
Please collect your graded midterms from Vachan after class today (Oct 14). If you have any questions regarding grading, stop by my office sometime.
Ram.
A reminder that about the class today at noon in the ME lecture hall.
Ram.
Dear class,
- The midterm will be held from 6-7:45pm today at the AR Auditorium next to my room.
- There will be chai/coffee at 5:45pm outside the hall.
- The next lecture will be held on Monday, Oct 3 at noon in the ME lecture hall. Prof. Narasimhan will be the instructor henceforth.
Good luck, Ram
Please note that HW6 has been reduced to 4 problems instead of 5.
Use the latest version on the webpage.
Ram
| Name | Office Hours | |
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Kunal D Patil | When? Where? | |
Ramsharan Rangarajan | When? Where? |