TAM 212: Dynamics

General Info

Grades Formal Assessment Contact Info
Website Grading Lectures Office hours
Course description Final grades Group worksheets
Prerequisites   Online homework  
Reference text   Quizzes  
    Final Exam  
       

 

Lectures: MWF, 1-3pm, Loomis Lab 158

Website: The official class website is http://courses.engr.illinois.edu/tam212/

Description:Kinematics and dynamics of the three-dimensional motion of particles; kinematics and dynamics of the plane motion of rigid bodies; methods of work/energy and impulse/momentum; moving reference frames.

Prerequisites: TAM 210 or TAM 211.

Reference texts: Dynamics reference pages

Alternative texts:

  • R. C. Hibbeler, Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, 13th edition, Prentice Hall, 2012, ISBN 0132911272, (Amazon).
  • G. Gray, F. Costanzo, and M. Plesha, Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, 1st edition, McGraw-Hill, 2009, ISBN 0077275543 (Amazon).
  • D. J. McGill and W. W. King, Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, 4th edition, Tichenor Publishing, 2003, ISBN 0742134938, (Amazon).

Grading: The total score for the course is computed with the following weights:

Online quizzes 40% Group Worksheets 10%
Final Exam 30% Online homework 10%
Group Project 10%

Final grades: The total score s corresponds to final grades as follows. 

97.0% ≤ s < 100.0% A+ 93.0% ≤ s < 97.0% A 90.0% ≤ s < 93.0% A-
87.0% ≤ s < 90.0% B+ 83.0% ≤ s < 87.0% B 80.0% ≤ s < 83.0% B-
77.0% ≤ s < 80.0% C+ 73.0% ≤ s < 77.0% C 70.0% ≤ s < 73.0% C-
67.0% ≤ s < 70.0% D+ 63.0% ≤ s < 67.0% D 60.0% ≤ s < 63.0% D-
s < 60.0% F        

This means that a score of 79.998% is a C+, while 80.000% is a B-.

Quizzes: These quizzes are designed to assess your problem solving skills on course material. Solutions will not be posted. All quizzes will be held in the CBTF (Computer-based Testing Facility) and follow the rules of the CBTF.

Group worksheets Group worksheets will be presented during regularly scheduled lectures. The goal of each worksheet is to engage with your fellow students to apply course content to different design problems. Grading on each worksheet is based on your present, active participation and engagement with your group mates.

You are encouraged to bring a phone, tablet or laptop to lecture to access the online reference pages.

Online homeworks: Weekly online homeworks will use PrairieLearn.

Final Exam: Online in the CBTF, during the final exam period (Exact times to be determined soon).

Office hours: Information about office hours will be posted here soon.

Online forum (Piazza): This class uses Piazza for ALL communications between the instructor, TAs, CAs, and students. Students should not communicate with instructors via email. This is so we can ensure a faster response and keep everyone informed about what's going on.

Students are encouraged to post public messages on Piazza ("Post to Entire Class"). If you like, you can post anonymously, but we encourage everyone to use their name because it makes a friendlier and more welcoming environment. We will never judge anyone for asking anything on Piazza, and you will see professors, TAs, and CAs making mistakes and saying stupid things as well!

You can also use the private feature on Piazza by posting a message visible only to the Instructors. In this last case, you should type "Instructors", instead of sending a message to a specific TA or instructor. Again, this helps to ensure that you get a prompt response.