Schedule


This is the schedule for the quarter. Check the schedule periodically for changes. All lecture notes, Jupyter notebooks, and scripts will be added here.

# Date Topic Materials Assignment Due
01 R Sep 26
  • Introduction
  • Jupyter Introduction
 
02 T Oct 01
  • Vectors & Reference Frames
SymPy Tutorial
03 R Oct 03
  • Vector Differentiation
 
04 T Oct 08
  • Vector Differentiation
  • Angular Velocity
05 R Oct 10
  • Angular Velocity
 
06 T Oct 15
  • Angular Acceleration
  • Points and Linear Motion
07 R Oct 17
  • Velocity Thereoms
 
NA F Oct 18     Project Proposal
08 T Oct 22
  • Configuration Constraints
  • Generalized Coordinates
09 R Oct 24
  • Generalized Speeds
  • Motion Constraints
 
10 T Oct 29
  • Kinematic Diff. Eqs.
  • Exam 1 Provided
11 R Oct 31
  • Partial Velocities
 
NA F Nov 01     Exam 1 Due
12 T Nov 05
  • Partial Velocities
 
13 R Nov 07
  • Mass and Inertia
  • Inertia: Tensors and Dyadics
 
NA M Nov 11 Veteran's Day Holiday    
14 T Nov 12
  • Principal Moments of Inertia
  • Forces and Torques
15 R Nov 14
  • Generalized Active Forces
 
16 T Nov 19
  • Generalized Inertia Forces
  • PS5 (Secs 3.1-3.5): 5,6,7,8
  • PS6 (Secs 3.6-3.9): 1,7,8
17 R Nov 21
  • Generalized Inertia Forces
  • Kane's Equations
 
18 T Nov 26
  • Simulation & Visualization
  • PS7 (Secs 4.1-4.3): 1,2,7
NA R Nov 28
  • Thanksgiving Holiday
   
NA F Nov 29
  • Thanksgiving Holiday
   
19 T Dec 03
  • Noncontributing Loads
  • Alternative coordinates
  • PS8 (Secs 4.4-4.11): 1,2,3,4,6
  • Exam 2 Provided
20 R Dec 05
  • Linearization
  • Four bar linkage
 
NA F Dec 06     Exam Due
NA R Dec 12 1:00-3:00PM Proj. Presentations   Project Report Due

Videos

The videos from the 2017 lectures are all available online and will roughly correspond to the current lectures: