TAM 212: Dynamics

Week Day Date Lecture Discussion Assignments Quiz
1 M Aug 26 Lecture 1: Welcome Ice-breaker    
T Aug 27      
W Aug 28 Lecture 2:    
R Aug 29      
F Aug 30 Lecture 3:    
S Aug 31        
U Sep 01    
2 M Sep 02 Labor Day
(no lecture)

Worksheet 1
Great Circle Navigation
Solution

    
T Sep 03      
W Sep 04 Lecture 4:    
R Sep 05      
F Sep 06 Lecture 5:    
S Sep 07        
U Sep 08    
3 M Sep 09 Lecture 6:

Worksheet 2
Orbit of the Moon
Solutions

 

 HW 1A: Coordinates and Vectors  
T Sep 10      
W Sep 11 Lecture 7:    
R Sep 12      
F Sep 13 Lecture 8:    
S Sep 14        
U Sep 15    
4 M Sep 16 Lecture 9:

Worksheet 3
Track Design
Solutions

 

 HW 1B: Coordinates and Vectors  
T Sep 17     Quiz 1
W Sep 18 Lecture 10:  
R Sep 19    
F Sep 20 Lecture 11:    
S Sep 21        
U Sep 22    
5 M Sep 23 Lecture 12:

Worksheet 4
Roller Coaster Loops
Solutions

 HW 2A: Vector Calculus and Rotations  
T Sep 24     Quiz 1 Retry
W Sep 25 Lecture 13:  
R Sep 26    
F Sep 27 Lecture 14:    
S Sep 28        
U Sep 29    
6 M Sep 30  Lecture 15:

Worksheet 5
Air Resistance (Numerical Integration)
Solutions

 

Project Checkpoint:

Part 1

 HW 2B: Vector Calculus and Rotations  
T Oct 01     Quiz 2
W Oct 02 Lecture 16:  
R Oct 03    
F Oct 04 Lecture 17:
Project Description		    
S Oct 05        
U Oct 06    
7 M Oct 07 Lecture 18:

Worksheet 6
Car Backflip
Solutions

 

 HW 3A: Tangential Normal and Particles  
T Oct 08     Quiz 2 Retry
W Oct 09 Lecture 19:  
R Oct 10    
F Oct 11 Lecture 20:    
S Oct 12        
U Oct 13    
8 M Oct 14 Lecture 21:

Worksheet 7
Car Steering
Solutions

 

Project Checkpoint: Part 2 (a), (b)

 HW 3B: Tangential Normal and Particles  
T Oct 15     Quiz 3
W Oct 16 Lecture 22:  
R Oct 17    
F Oct 18

Lecture 23:

    
S Oct 19        
U Oct 20    
9 M Oct 21 Lecture 24:

Worksheet 8
Bike Gears
Solutions

Project Checkpoint:

Part 2 (c)

 

 HW 4, 4A: Rigid Body Kinematics  
T Oct 22     Quiz 3 Retry
W Oct 23 Lecture 25:  
R Oct 24    
F Oct 25 Lecture 26:    
S Oct 26        
U Oct 27    
10 M Oct 28 Lecture 27: Worksheet 9
Cornering and Banked Turns
Solutions		 HW 4B: Rigid Body Kinematics  
T Oct 29     Quiz 4
W Oct 30 Lecture 28:  
R Oct 31    
F Nov 01 Lecture 29:    
S Nov 02        
U Nov 03    
11 M Nov 04 Lecture 30:

Worksheet 10
Braking and Acceleration
Solutions

Project Checkpoint:
Part 2 (d),(e),(f)

 HW 5A  
T Nov 05     Quiz 4 Retry
W Nov 06 Lecture 31:  
R Nov 07    
F Nov 08 Lecture 32:    
S Nov 09        
U Nov 10    
12 M Nov 11 Lecture 33:

Worksheeet 11
Centripetal Acceleration and Weight
Solutions

 HW 5B  
T Nov 12   Draft of Project Report (in Compass): Everyone submit Quiz 5
W Nov 13 Lecture 34:  
R Nov 14    
F Nov 15 Lecture 35:    
S Nov 16        
U Nov 17    
13 M Nov 18 Lecture 36:

Project Checkpoint:

Peer Review Feedback

ICES Feedback

 HW 6A  
T Nov 19  

Peer Review Feedback (in Compass): Everyone submit

 Quiz 5 Retry
W Nov 20 Lecture 37:  
R Nov 21    
F Nov 22 No Lecture    
S Nov 23        
U Nov 24    
14 M Nov 25 Thanksgiving

 

    
T Nov 26

 

  
W Nov 27  
R Nov 28  
F Nov 29    
S Nov 30        
U Dec 01     
15 M Dec 02 Lecture 38:

Project Checkpoint:

Launching Mechanism Contest

 HW 6B  
T Dec 03  

 

 Quiz 6
W Dec 04 Lecture 39:

 
R Dec 05  

Final Project Report (in Compass)

Final Project Excel Sheet (in Compass)
F Dec 06 Lecture 40:    
S Dec 07        
U Dec 08    
16 M Dec 09 Lecture 41:

(No Discussion)

    
T Dec 10     Quiz 6 Retry
W Dec 11 Lecture 42:    
R Dec 12 Reading day

Project Grades Released

Last Day to Dispute Non-Project Grades

Last Day of Office Hours

 HW 7  
F Dec 13 Final Exams

Last Day to Dispute Project Grades

 

 FINAL EXAM (in CBTF)
 
S Dec 14
U Dec 15
17 M Dec 16
T Dec 17    
W Dec 18    
R Dec 19    
F Dec 20    
S Dec 21    
U Dec 22