C&EE 108
Introduction to Mechanics of Deformable Solids
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisites: course 91, Mathematics 32B, Physics 1A. Review of equilibrium principles; forces and moments transmitted by slender members. Concepts of stress and strain. Stress-strain relations with focus on linear elasticity. Transformation of stress and strain. Deformations and stresses caused by tension, compression, bending, shear, and torsion of slender members. Structural applications to trusses, beams, shafts, and columns. Introduction to virtual work principle. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2017 - I loved Bauchy. His lectures were super clear and methodical. He never skipped steps. The midterm wasn't too bad, and it was on par with the homework assignments. I think the TA, Han Liu, made the homework assignments and he did a good job with them. The final was also about on par with the homework assignments. The class wasn't too difficult for me. I think in previous years Bauchy assigned homework from the book but this year he didn't. Having good homework assignments really helped.
Winter 2017 - I loved Bauchy. His lectures were super clear and methodical. He never skipped steps. The midterm wasn't too bad, and it was on par with the homework assignments. I think the TA, Han Liu, made the homework assignments and he did a good job with them. The final was also about on par with the homework assignments. The class wasn't too difficult for me. I think in previous years Bauchy assigned homework from the book but this year he didn't. Having good homework assignments really helped.
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The concepts in the class aren't too difficult to grasp, and Professor Shugar is pretty good about sectioning things off into the categories you need to study. The homework is worth a lot of your grade, but it's not too bad. Discussion is mandatory since there are quizzes (though they CAN eventually count for 0% of your grade). Professor Shugar knows his stuff pretty well, but lecture can get boring at times. His notes are very straightforward and complete. Pretty good overall.
The concepts in the class aren't too difficult to grasp, and Professor Shugar is pretty good about sectioning things off into the categories you need to study. The homework is worth a lot of your grade, but it's not too bad. Discussion is mandatory since there are quizzes (though they CAN eventually count for 0% of your grade). Professor Shugar knows his stuff pretty well, but lecture can get boring at times. His notes are very straightforward and complete. Pretty good overall.
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Tough professor, lecture presentations suck. He derives the equations really fast and he doesnt elaborate on them. There is no depgh to the material presented which although it doesn't screw on the hw it screws you on his test. I memorized the equations, did all of the hws, even did and understood his old practice examsbut I still wasn't prepared for his final.
Tough professor, lecture presentations suck. He derives the equations really fast and he doesnt elaborate on them. There is no depgh to the material presented which although it doesn't screw on the hw it screws you on his test. I memorized the equations, did all of the hws, even did and understood his old practice examsbut I still wasn't prepared for his final.
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Spring 2020 - Professor Zheng knows the material very well and provided solid examples of how to do specific problems in each topic. I feel like he had a good course schedule of chapters and worked his way through each section efficiently. He was adept with Zoom from day one, asked for frequent student input, and developed an equitable, straight-scale grading format that was fair and well-suited for remote learning. The professor really cared about us learning the course material, and he shared a lot of his interesting research that related to the content learned in class, which was fun. I cannot recommend Professor Zheng enough, and I would happily take another course with him.
Spring 2020 - Professor Zheng knows the material very well and provided solid examples of how to do specific problems in each topic. I feel like he had a good course schedule of chapters and worked his way through each section efficiently. He was adept with Zoom from day one, asked for frequent student input, and developed an equitable, straight-scale grading format that was fair and well-suited for remote learning. The professor really cared about us learning the course material, and he shared a lot of his interesting research that related to the content learned in class, which was fun. I cannot recommend Professor Zheng enough, and I would happily take another course with him.
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