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2026-2027 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
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2026-2027 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

CEM 204 - Applied Mechanics-Statics

(3 units)

Prerequisites: MATH 122  and PHYS 100A  or PHYS 151  all with a grade of “C” or better.
Provides an overview of the principles of statics as it relates to building structures and machines. Equilibrium of forces. Free body diagrams. Force components. Bending moments. U.S. and S.I. units of measurements.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hours, Activity 2 hours) Same course as CEM 204H. Not open to students with credit in CEM 204H. Not repeatable for credit.