Dynamics in Engineering Practice

By Dara.W. Childs, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA                                        

 

Learn exactly how an engineer REALLY solves engineering modeling and analysis problems

 

A companion to the textbook Dynamics in Engineering Practice  10th Edition

ISBN: 9781439831250

 

Publisher: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group www.crcpress.com

Cat. #:  K11527, ISBN:  9781439831250, Publication Date:  August 16, 2010, Binding:  Hardback

http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781439831250

 

Course Description: Application of Newtonian methods to model dynamic systems (particles and rigid bodies) with ordinary differential equations; solutions of models; using analytical and numerical approaches; interpreting solutions/performance measures; linear  vibrations

 

Prerequisites: (Texas A&M University) MEEN 221, MATH 308, MEEN 357 or CVEN 305 or registration therein, CVEN 305 or registration therein

What you must already know to succeed in this course


Course Objectives: To introduce fundaments for modeling mechanical systems, to derive differential equations of motion (kinetics and kinematics), find (predict) the dynamic response of systems using mathematical analysis, and to provide knowledge for practice in understanding mechanical systems behavior.

Outcomes: What you will learn in this course

 

 

Welcome

To the prospective teacher and interested student

 

Course Syllabus

Class description – a 14 week educational challenge; ABET syllabus

 

Textbook latest ERRATA  (Sept 2, 2011)  

 

Part

Major Topic

Lectures

Textbook Chapter

1

PLANAR KINEMATICS OF PARTICLES

1-4

2

2

PLANAR KINETICS OF LUMPED MASS SYSTEMS

 

 

(a)

  Systems with 1-DOF (degree of freedom)

5-12

3

(b)

  Systems with 2-DOF

9-18

3

3

PLANAR KINEMATICS OF RIGID BODIES

18-23

4

4

PLANAR KINETICS OF RIGID BODIES (1 DOF)

24-31

5

5

PLANAR KINETICS FOR MULTI-BODY SYSTEMS

32-35

5

 

 

 

 

 

Resources

 

About writing a technical memorandum

(recommended format for presentation of technical reports)

 

 

 

MATLAB Handbook

Solving Problems in Dynamics and Vibrations Using MATLAB

Introduction to writing computational physics code in MATLAB

2002 version

 

 

 

Designed by Luis San Andrés, July 2011

 

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