ENME E3105: Mechanics

Course Overview

This course will introduce you to the fundamental principles of engineering mechanics. You will learn about the elements of statics and the dynamics of particles and particle systems that are vital for engineering practice. 

Mechanics is the fundamental course for structural engineering, and any application involves rigid body mechanics. It also serves as a foundation for further study in computational mechanics, vibration theory, and structural dynamics.

Course Instructor

Addis Kidane

Associate Professor

Kidane is an associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Columbia University. His field of research is experimental solid mechanics, which focuses on the mechanics of materials such as composites, nanocomposites, functionally graded materials, cellular materials, polycrystalline, and energetic materials at high-strain-rate loading and temperature. He is also an associate editor of the journal Mechanics of Materials. 

Kidane obtained his PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics from the University of Rhode Island (URI) and spent two years at the California Institute of Technology as a postdoctoral scholar. Prior to joining Columbia University, Kidane was an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina.