Module 1-Whiteman 16-9 (light) 2, Coursera.org, Introdution to Engineering Mechanics, Week 1
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Introduction to
Engineering
Mechanics
Dr. Wayne Whiteman
Director of the Office of Student Services
and Senior Academic Professional
School of Mechanical Engineering
This course is an introduction to learning and applying the
principles required to solve engineering mechanics problems.
School of Mechanical Engineering
Module 1 Learning Outcomes
Describe what makes engineering different from
science
List the major topics in the course
Identify the systems of units used in the course
Express the typical units of
measurement for the quantities
of distance, force, and mass
2
What is Engineering?
What’s different about engineers and
scientists?
3
What Do Engineers Do?
“The scientist describes what is.
The engineer creates what never was.”
Theodore von Karman–Hungarian-American physicist and aeronautical engineer
4
Engineering Mechanics/Engineering Science
Math
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Physics
Material Science Engineering
Basic Sciences
Other Engineering
“pplicationof
science to fill a
humanneed”
“Howthephysical
worldworks”
5
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