CE C30 / ME C85 serves as an introduction to the fundamentals of engineering mechanics; it is hence cross-listed between the Mechanical Engineering and the Civil and Environmental Engineering departments. This particular version of the course was developed for the summer online (web-based-based) offering (CE W30 / ME W85), but anyone--Berkeley students and otherwise--is welcome to use this website as a resource.

This course assumes students have taken an undergraduate mechanics course (Physics 7A), Multivariate Calculus (Math 53), and Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (Math 54). The latter two (Math 53 and 54) may be taken concurrently.

1. [GHSWR] Engineering Mechanics 1: Statics by Gross, Hauger, Schroder, Wall, and Rajapakse: Springer, 2nd edition (2013), ISBN: 9783642303180.

GHSWR has an optional solution manual which is available as an e-book from Amazon: Engineering Mechanics 1, Supplementary Problems: Statics.

GHSWR is available as a PDF download from the library here; to access the URL one needs to be on the campus network or connected to the campus via VPN. Further, at this link one can also purchase a (new) printed copy of the book for only $25.

2. [G] Engineering Mechanics of Deformable Solids by Govindjee: Oxford University Press (2013), ISBN: 9780199651641. It is recommended to get the 2nd Impression: Reprinted 2017 (with corrections). If you purchase an e-book version, you should automatically get this impression. If buying a hardcopy, ask the sellar to verify the Impression.

If you are on the campus network or connected to the campus via VPN, then the library offers electronic access to the 2nd Impression via ProQuest Ebook Central here as partial PDF downloads or for online reading; alternately, in a slightly different format via Oxford Scholarship Online here.

If you are using the 1st Impression, please download the errata sheet for it here.

While this webpage is not designed to be used for any specific semester, here are some typical policies for the Summer Sessions web-based offering for reference:

Reading:

Reading assignments are required and should be done before the corresponding lectures. Note, reading assignments often contain material not covered in lecture. Students are responsible for this additional material; it may appear on exams.

Homework:

Homework problems are from the end of chapter problems in GHSWR or G, depending on the lecture.

Check-Your-Understanding (CYU) Quizzes:

In the actual web-based course there are also check-your-understanding quizzes after each video lecture. These are not available on these pages.

Midterm Exams:

Midterm 1 usually covers Lectures 1-13, and Midterm 2 usually covers Lectures 14-25.

Final Exam:

The final exam is typically comprehensive.