TAM 212: Dynamics

Week Day Date Lecture Discussion Assignments Quiz
1 M Aug 27 Lecture 1: Notes Welcome Ice-breaker    
T Aug 28      
W Aug 29 Lecture 2: Notes    
R Aug 30      
F Aug 31 Lecture 3: Notes    
S Sep 1        
U Sep 2    
2 M Sep 3 Labor Day (no lecture)

Worksheet 1
Great Circle Navigation

Solution

    
T Sep 4      
W Sep 5 Lecture 4: Notes    
R Sep 6      
F Sep 7 Lecture 5: Notes    
S Sep 8     HW 1A  
U Sep 9    
3 M Sep 10 Lecture 6: Notes 

Worksheet 2
Orbit of the Moon

Solution

    
T Sep 11      
W Sep 12 Lecture 7: Notes     
R Sep 13      
F Sep 14 Lecture 8: Notes    
S Sep 15     HW 1B  
U Sep 16   Quiz 1
4 M Sep 17 Lecture 9: Notes

Worksheet 3
Track Design

Solution

  
T Sep 18    
W Sep 19 Lecture 10: Notes  
R Sep 20      
F Sep 21 Lecture 11: Notes    
S Sep 22     HW 2A  
U Sep 23   Quiz 1 Retry
5 M Sep 24 Lecture 12: Notes

Worksheet 4
Roller Coaster Loops

Solution

  
T Sep 25    
W Sep 26 Lecture 13: Notes  
R Sep 27      
F Sep 28 Lecture 14: Notes    
S Sep 29     HW 2B  
U Sep 30   Quiz 2
6 M Oct 1 Lecture 15: Notes

Worksheet 5
Air Resistance (Numerical Integration)

Solution

Project Checkpoint:

Part 1

  
T Oct 2    
W Oct  3 Lecture 16: Notes

Group Project Announcement

Project Description PDF
R Oct 4      
F Oct 5 Lecture 17: Notes    
S Oct 6     HW 3A  
U Oct 7   Quiz 2 Retry
7 M Oct 8 Lecture 18: Notes

Worksheet 6
Car Backflip

Solution

  
T Oct 9    
W Oct 10 Lecture 19: Notes  
R Oct 11      
F Oct 12 Lecture 20: Notes    
S Oct 13     HW 3B  
U Oct 14   Quiz 3
8 M Oct 15 Lecture 21: Notes

Worksheet 7
Car Steering

Solution

  
T Oct 16    
W Oct 17 Lecture 22: Notes  
R Oct 18      
F Oct 19 Lecture 23: Notes    
S Oct 20     HW 4A  
U Oct 21   Quiz 3 Retry
9 M Oct 22 Lecture 24: Notes

Worksheet 8
Bicycle Gearing

Solution

Project Checkpoint:

Part 2 (a),(b)

  
T Oct 23    
W Oct 24 Lecture 25: Notes  
R Oct 25      
F Oct 26 Lecture 26: Notes    
S Oct 27     HW 4B/HW 4C  
U Oct 28   Quiz 4
10 M Oct 29 Lecture 27: Notes

Worksheet 9
Cornering and Banking

Solution

Project Checkpoint:

Part 2 (c)

  
T Oct 30    
W Oct 31 Lecture 28: Notes  
R Nov 1      
F Nov 2 Lecture 29: Notes    
S Nov 3     HW 5A  
U Nov 4   Quiz 4 Retry
11 M Nov 5 Lecture 30: Notes

Worksheet 10
Centripetal Acceleration and Weight

Solution

Project Checkpoint:

Part 2 (d),(e),(f)

  
T Nov 6    
W Nov 7 Lecture 31: Notes  
R Nov 8      
F Nov 9 Project Proposal Demo    
S Nov 10     HW 5B  
U Nov 11   Quiz 5
12 M Nov 12 No Lecture (No Discussion)  
T Nov 13    
W Nov 14 No Lecture  
R Nov 15      
F Nov 16 No Lecture    
S Nov 17     HW 6A  
U Nov 18    
13 M Nov 19 Fall Break

 

  
T Nov 20    
W Nov 21 Fall Break  
R Nov 22      
F Nov 23 Fall Break    
S Nov 24        
U Nov 25   Quiz 5 Retry
14 M Nov 26 Lecture 32: Notes

Worksheet 11
Accelerating and Braking

Solution

Project Checkpoint:

 

 

  
T Nov 27    
W Nov 28

Lecture 33: Notes

  
R Nov 29      
F Nov 30 Lecture 34: Notes    
S Dec 1     HW 6B  
U Dec 2   Quiz 6
15 M Dec 3 Lecture 35: Notes

Discussion Week 14

Project Checkpoint:

Launching Mechanism Contest

ICES Feedback

  
T Dec 4    
W Dec 5 Lecture 36: Notes

 
R Dec 6      
F Dec 7 Lecture 37: Notes    
S Dec 8     HW 7  
U Dec 9   Quiz 6 Retry
16 M Dec 10 Lecture 38: Notes (No Discussion)  
T Dec 11    
W Dec 12 Lecture 39: Notes  
R Dec 13 Reading day      
F Dec 14 Final Exams      
S Dec 15    
U Dec 16    
17 M Dec 17    
T Dec 18    
W Dec 19    
R Dec 20