Syllabus for Dynamics (ENTC/MATH/PHYS 2620)

Prerequisite: ENTC/MATH/PHYS 2610 (Statics)
Text: Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics, by A. Bedford and W. Fowler, published by Addison-Wesley.
Objective: To learn the basic principles of dynamics and to develop a reasonable proficiency in applying these principles to solve engineering problems.
Teaching Method: The course will be taught by lectures which include example problems similar to the assigned homework problems.
Grading: Grades will be determined by student performance on hand-in homework (two or three problems will be due each class period), in-class tests (there will be three), and a final.

Lecture Day Topic Sections
1 Newton's Laws, Units 1.1-1.4
2 Rectilinear motion 2.1, 2.2
3 Curvilinear Motion - Cartesian Coordinates 2.3
4 Curvilinear Motion - Normal & Tan. Components 2.3
5 Curvilinear Motion - Polar and Cyl. Coord. 2.3, 2.4
6 Relative Motion, Netwon's 2nd Law, Ref. Frames 2.5, 3.1, 3.2
7 Equation of Motion for Center of Mass 3.3, 3.4
8 Particle Kinetics - Cartesian Coordinates 3.4
9 Particle Kinetics - Normal & Tan. Components 3.4
10 Particle Kinetics - Polar Coordinates 3.4
11 Energy Methods, Work and Energy 4.1, 4.2
12 Work and Power 4.1, 4.2
13 Conservation of Energy 4.3, 4.4
14 Conservative Forces 4.3, 4.4
15 Impulse and Momentum 5.1, 5.2
16 Conservation of Linear Momentum 5.2
17 Impacts 5.3
18 Angular Momentum 5.3, 5.4

Lecture Day Topic Sections
Rigid Body Kinematics, Rotation 6.1, 6.2
20 General Motion - Velocities 6.3
21 General Motion - Accelerations 6.4
22 Sliding Contacts 6.5
23 More Rigid Body Kinematics 6.3-6.5
24 Rigid Bodies and Equation of Motion 7.1-7.3
25 Rigid Bodies Kinetics - Applications 7.4
26 Rigid Bodies Kinetics - Applications 7.4
27 Rigid Bodies Kinetics - Applications 7.4
28 D'Alembert's Principle 7.5
29 Work and Potential Energy 8.1, 8.2
30 Power, Impluse and Momentum 8.3-8.4
31 Impulse and Momentum 8.4
32 Impacts 8.4, 8.5
33 Energy and Momentum 8.1-8.5
34 Vibrations, Conservative Systems 10.1
35 Vibrations 10.1
36 Vibrations 10.1
37 Damped Vibrations 10.2
38 Damped Vibrations 10.2
39 Forced Vibrations 10.3
40 Forced Vibrations 10.3

This proposed syllabus is meant to closely follow that of Dr. Sally Pardue of Tennessee Tech.

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