TAM 212: Dynamics

Week Day Date Lecture Assignments Quiz
1 M Jun 10 Lecture 1: Introductions
Positions and coordinates
Vectors and bases
Pre-Lecture
   
T Jun 11      
W Jun 12 Discussion Worksheet 1: Great Circle Navigation

Lecture 2: Polar coordinates and polar basis
3D: cylindrical and spherical vector bases
Pre-Lecture
   
R Jun 13   PL Homework 0 Due Quiz 0
F Jun 14 Lecture 3: Calculus and vectors
Position, velocity, and acceleration
Pre-Lecture
 
S Jun 15      
U Jun 16      
2 M Jun 17 Lecture 4: Position, velocity and acceleration in polar basis
Pre-Lecture
   
T Jun 18      
W Jun 19 Discussion Worksheet 2: Track Design

Lecture 5: Rotational motion
Pre-Lecture
   
R Jun 20   PL Homework 1 Due Quiz 1
F Jun 21 Lecture 6: Angular velocity and acceleration
Pre-Lecture
 
S Jun 22      
U Jun 23      
3 M Jun 24 Lecture 7: Tangential-Normal basis
Velocity and acceleration in tangential-normal basis
Pre-Lecture
   
T Jun 25      
W Jun 26 Discussion Worksheet 3: Roller Coaster Loops

Lecture 8: Coordinate system comparisons
Pre-Lecture
   
R Jun 27   PL Homework 2 Due Quiz 2
F Jun 28 Lecture 9: Relating kinetics and kinematics for particles
Pre-Lecture
 
S Jun 29      
U Jun 30      
4 M Jul 1 Lecture 10: Rigid body motions
Rigid body velocity equations
Pre-Lecture
   
T Jul 2     Quiz 3
W Jul 3 Discussion Worksheet 4: Car Backflip

Lecture 11: Constrained motions
Pre-Lecture
 
R Jul 4 Happy 4th! PL Homework 3 Due  
F Jul 5 No Class    
S Jul 6      
U Jul 7      
5 M Jul 8 Lecture 12: Rigid body acceleration equations
Rigid bodies in contact
Pre-Lecture
   
T Jul 9      
W Jul 10 Discussion Worksheet 5: Bike Gears

Lecture 13: Gears examples
Pre-Lecture
   
R Jul 11   PL Homework 4 Due Quiz 4
F Jul 12 No Class  
S Jul 13      
U Jul 14      
6 M Jul 15 Lecture 14: Center of mass; moment of inertia 
Pre-Lecture
   
T Jul 16      
W Jul 17 Discussion Worksheet 6: Banked Turns

Lecture 15: Rigid body kinetics
Pre-Lecture
   
R Jul 18   PL Homework 4A & 5 Due Quiz 5
F Jul 19 Lecture 16: Rolling motion
Pre-Lecture
 
S Jul 20      
U Jul 21      
7 M Jul 22 Lecture 17: Energy and work
Pre-Lecture
   
T Jul 23      
W Jul 24 Discussion Worksheet 7: Accelerating and Braking

Lecture 18: Friction
Pre-Lecture
   
R Jul 25   PL Homework 6 Due Quiz 6
F Jul 26 Lecture 19: Linear and angular impulse and momentum
Pre-Lecture
 
S Jul 27      
U Jul 28      
8 M Jul 29 Lecture 20: Rigid body momentum
Pre-Lecture
   
T Jul 30      
W Jul 31 Lecture 21: Review and questions PL Homework 7 Due  
R Aug 1 Reading Day
F Aug 2 Final Exam
S Aug 3  
U Aug 4