Schedule


This is the schedule for the quarter. All videos, lecture notes, Jupyter notebooks, and scripts will be added here. The weekly topics may be adjusted throughout the course to fit the learning pace, and we will do our best to keep the homework due dates fixed. Check the schedule periodically for updates.

The basic flow of the course is as follows:

  • One or more lecture videos with accompanying lecture notes will be released on Mondays, starting the Monday before the first lecture and work session. URLs to these materials will be posted here in this schedule.
  • Homeworks will be released to Brightspace-Vocareum one week before they are due. Homeworks are due at 23:59 on Mondays.
  • You will have at least one homework work session available for each homework assignment.
  • You should have watched the lecture videos and ideally started the homework assignments before attending the lecture and work sessions.
  • During the work sessions you have free time to work on the assignments and the instructors will be present to answer questions and give ad hoc explanations on topics.
  • Homework grades and solutions will be made available prior to a new homework.
  • Adjustments will be made for holidays that fall on due dates, video/homework releases, or work sessions.
Lecture # Date Topic Assignment Due Materials
1 M Feb 12
  • 1.1 Introduction & Problem Example
  • 1.2 Vocareum
  • 1.3 Jupyter & Python Introduction
  • 1.4 SymPy Introduction
 
1 R Feb 15 Lecture 10:45-11:15    
1 R Feb 15 Work Session 11:15-13:15    
2 M Feb 19
  • 2.1 Reference Frames & Orientation
  • 2.2 Vectors
  • 2.3 Vector Differentiation
HW00
2 R Feb 22 Lecture 10:45-11:15    
2 R Feb 22 Work Session 11:15-13:15    
3 M Feb 26
  • 3.1 Angular Kinematics
  • 3.2 Translational Kinematics
HW01
3 R Feb 29 Lecture 10:45-11:15    
3 R Feb 29 Work Session 11:15-13:15    
4 M Mar 04
  • 4 Configuration constraints
  • 4 Generalized coordinates
HW02
4 R Mar 07 Lecture 10:45-11:15    
4 R Mar 07 Work Session 10:45-12:45    
5 M Mar 11
  • 5.1 Motion constraints
  • 5.2 Generalized Speeds
  • 5.3 Degrees of Freedom
HW03
5 R Mar 14 Lecture 10:45-11:15    
5 R Mar 14 Work Session 11:15-13:15    
6 M Mar 18
  • 6 Mass and Mass Center
  • 6 Inertia Vector & Scalars
  • 6 Moments and products of inertia
  • 6 Inertia Matrix
HW04
6 R Mar 21 Lecture 10:45-11:15    
6 R Mar 21 Work Session 11:15-13:15    
7 M Mar 25
  • 7 Dyadics
  • 7 Parallel axis theorem
  • 7 Principal moments of inertia
  • 7 Angular Momentum
HW05
7 R Mar 28 Lecture 10:45-11:15    
7 R Mar 28 Work Session 11:15-13:15    
NA F Mar 29 Good Friday    
NA M Apr 1 Easter Monday    
8 T Apr 02 8 Forces & Torques HW06
8 R Apr 04 Lecture 10:45-11:15    
8 R Apr 04 Work Session 11:15-13:15    
NA   Two week break Apr 8 -19    
9 M Apr 22
  • 9 Partial Velocities
  • 9 Generalized Forces
HW07
9 R Apr 25 Lecture 10:45-11:15    
9 R Apr 25 Work Session 11:15-13:15    
NA S Apr 27 Koningsdag    
10 M Apr 29 10 Kane's Eqs. (unconstrained) HW08
10 R May 02 Lecture 10:45-11:15    
10 R May 02 Work Session 15:45-17:45    
NA U May 05 Liberation Day    
11 M May 06
  • 11 Integration (unconstrainted)
  • 11 2D Visualization
 
11 M May 06 Lecture 10:45-11:15    
11 M May 06 Work Session 11:15-13:15    
NA R May 09 Ascension Day    
12 R May 13
  • 12.1 Kane's Eqs. (nonholonomic)
HW09
12 R May 16 Lecture 10:45-11:15    
12 R May 16 Work Session 15:45-17:45    
NA M May 20 Whit Monday    
13 T May 21
  • 13.1 Kane's Eqs. (holonomic)
  • 13.2 Revealing noncontributing loads
HW10
13 R May 23 Lecture 10:45-11:15    
13 R May 23 Work Session 11:15-13:15    
14 R May 30 14 Energy and Power  
14 R May 30 Lecture 10:45-11:15    
14 R May 30 Work Session 11:15-13:15    
15 M Jun 03 15 Lagrange's Equations HW11
15 R Jun 06 Lecture 10:45-11:15    
15 M Jun 06 Work Session 11:15-13:15    
16 M Jun 10 Exam review    
16 R Jun 13 Lecture 10:45-11:15    
16 R Jun 13 Work Session 11:15-13:15    
16 F Jun 14   HW12  
NA F Jun 28 Exam 9:00-12:00    
NA W Jul 17 Re-sit Exam 9:00-12:00