This is one of the most interesting and useful courses in the Program.  Although it could more accurately be described as a 'structural engineering' course, it deals with some of the most fundamental concepts in the field of engineering.

It also used very little calculus, which is a 'good thing' in my books.

Stress, strain, and beam analysis are the most dominant ideas covered in this course.  Torsion/torque and shafts are also explained. 

The text was excellent, and I kept it with me for some of my work-terms.  The book was written by a bloke named 'Beer', which I felt was very appropriate for engineering.

The prof also gave out some very good reference hand-outs, to which I still refer frequently.

An excellent reference book to have on hand, which meshes with this course perfectly, is 'The Handbook of Steel Construction'.  This book has tables and tables of info on hand, is an excellent way to check your work.  It will also be an invaluable resource for the rest of your career.

I got the feeling that the prof for this course took it easy on us.  That aside, the course was clearly presented.  None of my classmates had much difficulty when we took it.  Hopefully the course hasn't changed much.

The assignments were long, but fair.  I still have them on file, so e-mail me if you'd like me to send them to you.  The labs were interesting too - I don't have any soft-copies, but I can scan the labs which I was able to keep.

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