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Course Syllabus
2142211: Mechanical Dynamics
1. Class ID: 2142211
2. Course Credit: 3 (3-0-6) credits 3. Course Title: Mechanical Dynamics
4. Offered by: The International School of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University 5. Semester: Second
6. Academic Year: 2012
7. Lecturer: Nopdanai Ajavakom (NAV) email: [email protected] 8. Conditions
(a) Prerequisite: None (b) Co-requisite: None (c) Concurrent: None
9. Course Status: Required for Aerospace Engineering 10. Curriculum: Aerospace Engineering
11. Degree Level: Undergraduate
12. Lecture: 3 hours per week Day-time: Wednesdays and Fridays 1.30-3.00 p.m
13. Course Description: Motions of particles and rigid body in 2-D; kinematics; kinetics; Newton’s second law of motion; equation of motion; impulse and momentum
14. Course Outline (a) General Objectives
i. To be able to describe motions of particles using position, velocity, acceleration, and force relations
ii. To be able to describe relative motions of particles in terms of relative position, velocity, acceleration, and force
iii. To be able to describe motion of rigid body in terms of relation between position, velocity, acceleration, and force
iv. To be able to calculate velocity and acceleration relations between points in mechanisms v. To be able to write equations of motions for simple system
(b) Weekly Schedule (1 week = 3 hours) Week 1
– Introduction to Mechanics – Kinematics of Particles – Rectilinear Motion Week 2
- Holiday Week 3
– Plane Curvilinear Motion – Rectangular Coordinates (x-y)
– Normal and Tangential Coordinates (n-t) – Polar Coordinates (r-θ)
Week 4
– Relative Motion (Translating Axis) Week 5
– QUIZ1
– Kinetics of Particles – Newton’s Second Law Week 6
– Work and Energy
2 – Work Kinetic Energy Potential Energy
Week 7
– Impulse and Momentum
Week 8 Midterm Exam (Feb 27th, 2013) Week 9
– Plane Kinematics of Rigid Bodies – Rotation
– Absolute Motion Week 10
– Relative Velocity
– Instantaneous Center of Zero Velocity Week 11
– Relative Acceleration Week 12
– Motion Relative to Rotating Axes Week 13
– Plane Kinetics of Rigid Bodies – Equation of Motion
– Curvilinear Translation Week 14
– QUIZ 2
– Fixed-Axis Rotation – General Plane Motion Week 15
– Work and Energy Week 16
– Impulse and momentum
Week 17: Final Exam (May 1st, 2013)
*to be made up (due to Songkran’s holidays) (c) Teaching Methods
i. Lecture 40 hours ii. Quizzes 2 hours iii. Exams 6 hours
(d) Teaching Medium: whiteboard, LCD projector (e) Assignments
i. J.L. Meriam, L.G. Kraige, Engineering Mechanics, Dynamics, 6th Edition, SI version ii. or, R.C. Hibbeler, Engineering Mechanics, Dynamics, 11th Edition, SI version (f) Optional Readings
i. None
(g) Electronic Media: http://pioneer.chula.ac.th/~anopdana/211.htm
15. Student Evaluation
i. Academic knowledge (40% Midterm, 40% Final, 10% Quizzes) ii. Assignments (10% homework)
iii. Attendance (3% extra)
