GENERAL INFORMATION
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Instructor :

Professor Huajian Gao
Office : 610 Barus and Holley.
Tel : Ext. 3-2626, Email : Huajian_Gao@brown.edu
Office Hours : By appointment or call or email or just drop by.
Textbook (Fall 2009):
"Mechanics of Materials" by Beer, Johnston, DeWolf and Mazurek, 5th Edition, McGraw-Gill
Class Schedule :
Lecture Hours: MWF 9:00am - 9:50am, Wilson 102
Sections: S01: Thursday 1:00pm - 2:20pm, B&H 141
S02: Thursday 2:30pm - 3:50pm, B&H 155
Teaching Assistants :
Tanmay Bhandakkar (Recitation/Lectures)
Email: Tanmay_Bhandakkar@brown.edu
Office Hours: Wednesdays 4:00pm-6:00pm, B&H 750
Xiaoyan Li (Handouts, Web information)
Email: Xiaoyan_Li@brown.edu
Office Hours: Thursdays 5:00pm-7:00pm, B&H 750
Hsiao-Mei Wu (Lab/Project)
Email: Hsiao-Mei_Wu@brown.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays 10:00am-12:00pm, B&H 732
Glareh Azadi (Lab/Project)
Email: Glareh_Azadi@brown.edu
Office Hours: Mondays 10:00am-12:00pm, 102 B&H Basement (Prince Lab)
Grading policy:
Homework : 20% (5-10 problems in a week)
Laboratory: 15% (based on attendance and lab reports)
Design Project : 15% (preliminary design, calculations, performance, etc.)
Midterm Exam : 20%
Final Exam : 30%
Homeworks: weekly assignments (normally due on Friday)
Examinations: Midterm: in-class exam; Final: December 19, 2009, 2:00pm-5:00pm
Laboratory/Project: 2 laboratories (pay attention to sign up sheets) and final design project (team)
Notes :
(a) Laboratory experiments cannot be arranged outside of allotted time slots; sign up promptly when labs are announced.
(b) Homework solutions will be posted on our web site on the due date; late homework cannot be accepted once the solution is out.
(c) Exam date/time cannot be changed under normal circumstances.
(d) The tenets of Brown’s Academic Code will be followed.