TSM 330: Agricultural Machinery & Power Systems

Syllabus Spring 2008

Location: Lectures – 110 Davidson Hall

Labs – To Be announced

Times: Lectures – 3-4pm - Monday, Wednesday

Labs - 3-5pm Friday

Instructor: Lloyd Snell

paecific@iastate.edu

Office Location: 206B Davidson

Office hours: 4-6pm Monday, Wednesday

5-8 Tuesday,

Appointment: Thursday & Friday

515-291-8250

Course Policies

Academic Measures

Homework 20%

Labs 10%

Peer Review 5%

Project 45%

Overall 25%

Peer Weighted 20%

Midterm 10%

Final 10%

Grades

≥93 A

≥90 A-

≥85 B+

≥80 B

≥77 B-

≥73 C+

≥70 C

≥67 C-

<67 D

Course Outline

Date

Day

Lecture and Lab Topic

Project Deliverables

Reg. Reading

Homework Assgn.

Hw. Solutions

Opt.

Reading

14-Jan

M

Lecture: Introduction

16-Jan

W

Lecture:Farm Machinery Safety

18-Jan

F

No Lab

21-Jan

M

University Holiday, No Class

23-Jan

W

Lecture: Project, Cost Analysis

25-Jan

F

Lab 1: Crystal Ball

28-Jan

M

Lecture: Cost Analysis

30-Jan

W

1-Feb

F

Lab: None

4-Feb

M

Lecture: CB Review

6-Feb

W

Lecture: Tractor Power

8-Feb

F

Lab 2: Crystal Ball

11-Feb

M

Lecture: Tillage Equipment: Primary

Section 8.1, p169-184; ASAE S477

13-Feb

W

Lecture: Tillage Equipment: Secondary

Section 8.2, p. 185-188

15-Feb

F

Lab 3: Tillage

 

18-Feb

M

Lecture: Tillage Equipment: Secondary

20-Feb

W

Lecture: Secondary Tillage

22-Feb

F

Lab 4: Crystal Ball OptQuest

Excel File; Lab Notes

25-Feb

M

Lecture: Tillage Misc

Assignment 4

27-Feb

W

Lecture: Planters

Planter.ppt

29-Feb

F

Lab 4: Project Review

#1 - Submit Equipment Requirement Outline

3-Mar

M

Test: Midterm

Eq Sheet MT

5-Mar

W

Test Review

7-Mar

F

10-Mar

M

Lecture: Sprayers

Sprayers.ppt

12-Mar

W

Lecture: 2 Teams

Instructor Discussion:Presentation: Primary Tillage, Crystal Ball

Assignment #5

14-Mar

F

Lab: 4 Teams

Instructor Discussion: Primary Tillage, Crystal Ball

17-Mar

M

Spring break, classes recessed

19-Mar

W

Spring break, classes recessed

 

21-Mar

F

Spring break, classes recessed

24-Mar

M

Tree Harvesting

26-Mar

W

Tree Harvesting

28-Mar

F

Lab:

31-Mar

M

2-Apr

W

4-Apr

F

Submit Work to Date (Electronic), Primary, Secondary, Spraying, Risk

7-Apr

M

9-Apr

W

11-Apr

F

14-Apr

M

16-Apr

W

18-Apr

F

21-Apr

M

Lecture:

23-Apr

W

Lecture: Project Presentations

Project Presentations

25-Apr

F

Lab: Project Presentations

Project Presentations

28-Apr

M

Lecture:

30-Apr

W

Lecture: Final Review

2-May

F

Lab: None

5-May

M

Finals Week

9-May

F