Contact Information:
Jeff Vipperman
531 Benedum Hall
624-1643
jsv+@pitt.edu
Office Hours:
Text:
Principles of Dyanamics, 2/e, Donald T. Greenwood, Prentice Hall, 1988.
Objectives:
To become proficient at analyzing and mathematically modeling the effects of forces and inertia in mechanical systems with various methods, including Newton�s Laws, Work/Energy, Impulse/Momentum, Lagrange�s Equations, etc..
Course Webpage:
http://www.pitt.edu/~jsv/courses/me2027/index.html
Grading:
Midterm |
35% |
Final Exam |
35% |
Homework |
30% |
Tentative Syllabus:
Class: |
Date: |
Notes: |
Topic: |
(a priori)Reading: |
1 |
1/6/00 |
Overview/Kinematics of Particles |
ch. 1 & 2 |
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2 |
1/13/00 |
Kinematics, cont. |
ch. 2 |
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3 |
1/20/00 |
Kinematics & Kinetics of Particles |
ch. 2 & 3 |
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4 |
1/27/00 |
Particle Kinetics |
ch. 3 |
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5 |
2/3/00 |
Particle Kinetics, cont. |
ch. 3 & 4 |
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6 |
2/10/00 |
Dynamics of Systems of Particles |
ch. 4 |
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7 |
2/17/00 |
Test Review, Lagrange�s Eqn�s |
ch. 6 |
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8 |
2/24/00 |
Midterm Exam (ch 1-4) |
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9 |
3/2/00 |
Lagrange�s Eqns |
ch. 6 |
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10 |
3/9/00 |
Spring Break |
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11 |
3/16/00 |
Kinematics of Rigid Bodies |
ch. 7 |
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12 |
3/23/00 |
Kinematics of Rigid Bodies |
ch. 7 |
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13 |
3/30/00 |
Dynamics of Rigid Bodies |
ch. 8 |
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14 |
4/6/00 |
Satellites, Peturbation Thry, stability |
Sect. 5.6-5.7, ch. 8 |
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15 |
4/13/00 |
Dynamics of Rigid Bodies |
ch. 8 |
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16 |
4/20/00 |
Review, Applications, etc. |
Notes, book |
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17 |
4/27/00 |
Final Exam (comprehensive) |
Course Policies:
References:
Advanced Dynamics:
Introductory Dynamics:
Math