TAM 212: Dynamics

Week Day Date Lecture Discussion Assignments Quiz
1 M Aug 28 Lecture 1: Intros and Logistics Welcome Ice-breaker    
T Aug 29      
W Aug 30 Lecture 2:
Cartesian Coordinates, Basis
Polar Coordinates, Basis
Position Vectors
   
R Aug 31      
F Sep 1 Lecture 3:
Calculus and Vectors
Derivatives of Vectors
Velocity in Polar Basis
   
S Sep 2        
U Sep 3    
2 M Sep 4 Labor Day
(no lecture)
Worksheet 1
Great Circle Navigation
Solution
   
T Sep 5      
W Sep 6 Lecture 4:
Reviewed coordinates and charts
Great circles and spherical coords
Cross product
   
R Sep 7      
F Sep 8 Lecture 5:
Reviewed projections and velocity decompositions
Cross product and vector product identities
   
S Sep 9        
U Sep 10    
3 M Sep 11 Lecture 6:
Cross product and vector product identities
Cylindrical coordinates
Worksheet 2
Orbit of the Moon
Solution
   
T Sep 12      
W Sep 13 Lecture 7:
Vector-valued functions
Position, Velocity and Acceleration
HW 1A: Coordinates and Vectors
(Part A)
 
R Sep 14      
F Sep 15 Lecture 8:
More: Position, Velocity and Acceleration
   
S Sep 16        
U Sep 17    
4 M Sep 18 Lecture 9:
Sample problems with polar velocity and acceleration
Worksheet 3
O'Hare Track Design
Solution
   
T Sep 19      
W Sep 20 Lecture 10:
More sample problems with polar velocity and acceleration
HW 1B: Coordinates and Vectors
(Part B)
 
R Sep 21      
F Sep 22 (no lecture)   Quiz 1
S Sep 23      
U Sep 24  
5 M Sep 25 Lecture 11:
Parametric curves
Worksheet 4
Roller Coaster Loops
Solution
 
T Sep 26      
W Sep 27 Lecture 12:
Tangential and Normal Components
HW 2A: Vector Calculus and Rotations
(Part A)
 
R Sep 28      
F Sep 29 Lecture 13:
Examples using Tangential and Normal Components
  Quiz 1 Retry
S Sep 30      
U Oct 1  
6 M Oct 2 Lecture 14:
Introduction to Rigid Body Motion
Worksheet 5
Air Resistance (Numerical Integration)
Solution

Project Checkpoint:
Part 1
 
T Oct 3      
W Oct 4 Lecture 15:
Rigid Body Motion: velocities and accelerations
HW 2B: Vector Calculus and Rotations
(Part B)
 
R Oct 5      
F Oct 6 Lecture 15B examples: notes   Quiz 2
S Oct 7      
U Oct 8  
7 M Oct 9 Lecture 16:
Multiple Rigid Bodies with Constraints: velocities, accelerations
Worksheet 6
Car Backflip
Solutions
 
T Oct 10      
W Oct 11 Lecture 17:
Kinetics of point masses
HW 3A: Tangential/Normal Basis and Particle Kinetics
(Part A)
 
R Oct 12      
F Oct 13 Lecture 18:
More linkage problems
  Quiz 2 Retry
S Oct 14      
U Oct 15  
8 M Oct 16 Lecture 19:
Rolling and Rigid Bodies
Worksheet 7
Car Steering Geometry
Solutions
 
T Oct 17      
W Oct 18 Lecture 20:
Rolling and Relative Motion
HW 3B: Tangential/Normal Basis and Particle Kinetics
(Part B)
 
R Oct 19      
F Oct 20 Lecture 20B examples: notes   Quiz 3
S Oct 21      
U Oct 22  
9 M Oct 23 Lecture 21:
Rolling on Curved Surfaces: Intro
Worksheet 8:
Bicycle Gears
Solution

Project Checkpoint:
Part 2 (a), (b)
 
T Oct 24      
W Oct 25 Lecture 22:
Rolling on Curved Surfaces and Gears Intro
HW 4A: Rigid Body Kinematics
(Part A)
 
R Oct 26      
F Oct 27 Lecture 23:
Rolling on Curved Surfaces
  Quiz 3 Retry
S Oct 28      
U Oct 29  
10 M Oct 30 Lecture 24:
Rolling on Curved Surfaces
Worksheet 9:
Cornering and Banked Turns
Solution

Project Checkpoint:
Part 2 (c)
 
T Oct 31      
W Nov 1 Lecture 25:
Rolling Bodies
HW 4B: Rigid Body Kinematics
(Part B)
 
R Nov 2      
F Nov 3 Lecture 25B examples: notes   Quiz 4
S Nov 4      
U Nov 5  
11 M Nov 6 Lecture 26:
Gears, Chains, and Cranks
Worksheet 10:
Acceleration and Braking
Solution

Project Checkpoint:
Part 2 (d), (e), (f)
 
T Nov 7      
W Nov 8 Lecture 27:
Particle Systems
HW 5A: Instantaneous Centers and Rolling
(Part A)
 
R Nov 9      
F Nov 10 Lecture 28:
Center of Mass for Rigid Bodies
  Quiz 4 Retry
S Nov 11      
U Nov 12  
12 M Nov 13 Lecture 29:
Rigid Body: Equations of Motion
Worksheet 11
Centripedal Acceleration and Weight
 
T Nov 14      
W Nov 15 Lecture 30:
Rigid Body: Euler's laws
HW 5B: Instantaneous Centers and Rolling
(Part B)

Project Rough Draft (via Compass)
Quiz 5
R Nov 16    
F Nov 17 Lecture 30B examples: notes  
S Nov 18        
U Nov 19    
13 M Nov 20 Fall Break
(no lecture)
     
T Nov 21    
W Nov 22    
R Nov 23    
F Nov 24    
S Nov 25        
U Nov 26    
14 M Nov 27 Lecture 31:
Rigid Body: Angular Momentum and Moment of Inertia
Project Checkpoint:
Peer Review Feedback
   
T Nov 28      
W Nov 29 Lecture 32:
Rigid Body Kinetics
HW 6A: Gears and Rigid Body Kinetics
(Part A)

Peer Review Feedback (in Compass)
 
R Nov 30      
F Dec 1 Lecture 33:
Rigid Body Kinetics: Planar Case
  Quiz 5 Retry
S Dec 2      
U Dec 3  
15 M Dec 4 Lecture 34:
Work and Energy: Rigid Bodies
Project Checkpoint:
Launching Mechanism Contest

ICES Feedback
 
T Dec 5      
W Dec 6 Lecture 35:
Work and Energy: Rigid Bodies
HW 6B: Gears and Rigid Body Kinetics
(Part B)

Final Project Report (in Compass)
Final Project Excel Sheet (in Compass)
 
R Dec 7      
F Dec 8 Lecture 35B examples: notes   Quiz 6
S Dec 9      
U Dec 10  
16 M Dec 11 Lecture 36:
Energy examples and thought experiements
(No Discussion)   Quiz 6 Retry
T Dec 12    
W Dec 13 Lecture 37: HW 7: Energy and Friction
R Dec 14 Reading day   Final Exam Available (in CBTF)
F Dec 15 Final Exams  
S Dec 16
U Dec 17
17 M Dec 18
T Dec 19
W Dec 20    
R Dec 21    
F Dec 22    
S Dec 23    
U Dec 24