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Learn Multibody Dynamics
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This online book aims to teach multibody dynamics using interactive code woven
into the text. It follows the organization and methods presented in [Kane1985]_
and can be thought of a retelling of many topics in the book. Each page can be
downloaded as a Python_ script or  Jupyter_ Notebook. The book is also
`available in PDF format <learnmultibodydynamics.pdf>`_. This book is used
primarily as a companion resource for TU Delft's `Multibody Dynamics`_ course
taught by `Jason K. Moore`_ but it is designed to standalone from the course.

.. _Python: https://python.org
.. _Jupyter: https://jupyter.org
.. _Multibody Dynamics: https://moorepants.github.io/me41055
.. _Jason K. Moore: https://www.moorepants.info

.. todo:: If you make a section header "Table of Contents" then all the primary
   pages become sections instead of chapters in the latex document. But with
   the caption set to "Table of Contents" they don't but in HTML there is no
   section header in the table of contents for the table of contents.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2
   :caption: Table of Contents

   introduction
   license
   install
   jupyter-python
   sympy
   orientation
   vectors
   differentiation
   angular
   translational
   configuration
   motion
   mass
   loads
   generalized-forces
   eom
   simulation
   visualization
   nonholonomic-eom
   holonomic-eom
   noncontributing
   energy
   lagrange
   tmt
   notation
   references

Prior Versions
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- `Version 0.2`_: Final version after the 2023 course.
- `Version 0.1`_: Final version after the 2022 course.

.. _Version 0.2: https://github.com/moorepants/learn-multibody-dynamics/releases/tag/v0.2
.. _Version 0.1: https://github.com/moorepants/learn-multibody-dynamics/releases/tag/v0.1

Lecture Videos
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2023 Lecture Video Playlist

.. raw:: html

   <p>There are companion lecture videos that align with many of the chapters.
   The 2023 YouTube playlist is shown below:</p>

   <center>
     <iframe
       width="560"
       height="315"
       src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLK0jeQYhBx8Oi-6_-trPa-3MZcD3TKXuH"
       title="YouTube video player"
       frameborder="0"
       allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share"
       allowfullscreen>
     </iframe>
   </center>

2022 Lecture Video Playlist

.. raw:: html

   <p>There are companion lecture videos that align with many of the chapters.
   The 2022 YouTube playlist is shown below:</p>

   <center>
   <iframe
     width="560"
     height="315"
     src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLK0jeQYhBx8MfvU6bNDTYzgxYnkVQNsLy"
     title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay;
     clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"
     allowfullscreen>
   </iframe>
   </center>