This document provides information about a Mechanics of Materials course, including:
- The instructor's contact information and the course grading criteria.
- An outline of the course content which will cover topics like stresses, strains, bending of beams, torsion, and failure theories.
- Recommended study sources and learning objectives/outcomes which aim to equip students to analyze and design agricultural machinery and structures.
- An introduction to mechanics of materials and definitions of important material properties like strength, hardness, ductility, and elasticity that engineers must understand when designing with different materials.