TAM 212: Dynamics

Week Day Date Lecture Discussion Assignments Quiz
1 M Jan 15

M.L. King Day

(no lecture)

 Welcome Ice-breaker    
T Jan 16      
W Jan 17 Lecture 1:    
R Jan 18      
F Jan 19 Lecture 2:    
S Jan 20        
U Jan 21    
2 M Jan 22 Lecture 3:

Worksheet 1
Great Circle Navigation
Solution

 

    
T Jan 23      
W Jan 24 Lecture 4:    
R Jan 25      
F Jan 26 Lecture 5:    
S Jan 27        
U Jan 28    
3 M Jan 29 Lecture 6:

Worksheet 2
Orbit of the Moon
Solutions

 

    
T Jan 30   HW 1A: Coordinates and Vectors  
W Jan 31 Lecture 7:    
R Feb 1      
F Feb 2 Lecture 8:    
S Feb 3        
U Feb 4    
4 M Feb 5 Lecture 9:

Worksheet 3
Track Design
Solutions

 

    
T Feb 6   HW 1B: Coordinates and Vectors  
W Feb 7 Lecture 10:   Quiz 1
R Feb 8    
F Feb 9 Lecture 11:  
S Feb 10        
U Feb 11    
5 M Feb 12 Lecture 12:

Worksheet 4
Roller Coaster Loops
Solutions

    
T Feb 13   HW 2A: Vector Calculus and Rotations  
W Feb 14 Lecture 13:   Quiz 1 Retry
R Feb 15    
F Feb 16 Lecture 14:  
S Feb 17      
U Feb 18    
6 M Feb 19 Lecture 15: Cancelled

Worksheet 5
Air Resistance (Numerical Integration)
Solutions

 

Project Checkpoint:

Part 1

    
T Feb 20   HW 2B: Vector Calculus and Rotations  
W Feb 21 Lecture 15:   Quiz 2
R Feb 22    
F Feb 23 Lecture 16:
Project Description		  
S Feb 24        
U Feb 25    
7 M Feb 26 Lecture 17:

Worksheet 6
Car Backflip
Solutions

 

    
T Feb 27   HW 3A: Tangential Normal and Particles  
W Feb 28 Lecture 18:   Quiz 2 Retry
R Mar 1    
F Mar 2 Lecture 19:  
S Mar 3        
U Mar 4    
8 M Mar 5 Lecture 20:

Worksheet 7
Car Steering
Solutions

 

Project Checkpoint: Part 2 (a), (b)

    
T Mar 6   HW 3B: Tangential Normal and Particles  
W Mar 7 Lecture 21:   Quiz 3
R Mar 8    
F Mar 9

Engineering Open House

(no lecture)

  
S Mar 10        
U Mar 11    
9 M Mar 12 Lecture 22:

Worksheet 8
Bike Gears
Solutions

Project Checkpoint:

Part 2 (c)

 

    
T Mar 13   HW 4A: Rigid Body Kinematics Quiz 3 Retry
W Mar 14 Lecture 23:  
R Mar 15    
F Mar 16 No Lecture  
S Mar 17        
U Mar 18    
10 M Mar 19 Spring Break
(no lecture)		 (no discussion)    
T Mar 20    
W Mar 21    
R Mar 22    
F Mar 23    
S Mar 24        
U Mar 25    
11 M Mar 26 Lecture 24:

Worksheet 9
Cornering and Banked Turns
Solutions

 

    
T Mar 27   HW 4B: Rigid Body Kinematics  
W Mar 28 Lecture 25:   Quiz 4
R Mar 29    
F Mar 30 Lecture 26:  
S Mar 31        
U Apr 1    
12 M Apr 2 Lecture 27:

Worksheet 10
Braking and Acceleration
Solutions

 

Project Checkpoint:

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

    
T Apr 3   HW 5A  
W Apr 4 Lecture 28:   Quiz 4 Retry
R Apr 5    
F Apr 6 Lecture 29:  
S Apr 7        
U Apr 8    
13 M Apr 9 Lecture 30:

Worksheeet 11

 

    
T Apr 10  

HW 5B

Draft of Project Report (in Compass): Everyone submit

  
W Apr 11 Lecture 31:   Quiz 5
R Apr 12    
F Apr 13 Lecture 32:  
S Apr 14        
U Apr 15    
14 M Apr 16 Lecture 33:

Project Checkpoint:

Peer Review Feedback

ICES Feedback

    
T Apr 17  

HW 6A

Peer Review Feedback (in Compass): Everyone submit

  
W Apr 18 Lecture 34:   Quiz 5 Retry
R Apr 19    
F Apr 20 Lecture 35: Cancelled  
S Apr 21      
U Apr 22  
15 M Apr 23 Lecture 35:

Project Checkpoint:

Launching Mechanism Contest

 

    
T Apr 24  

HW 6B

Final Project Report (in Compass)

Final Project Excel Sheet (in Compass)

  
W Apr 25 Lecture 36:

 

 Quiz 6
R Apr 26    
F Apr 27 Lecture 37:  
S Apr 28        
U Apr 29   Quiz 6 Retry
16 M Apr 30 Lecture 38: (No Discussion)  
T May 1   HW 7
W May 2 Lecture 39:    
R May 3 Reading day

Project Grades Released

Last Day to Dispute Non-Project Grades

 FINAL EXAM (in CBTF)
Thurs. 5/3 - Mon. 5/7
F May 4 Final Exams

Last Day of Office Hours

Last Day to Dispute Project Grades
S May 5
U May 6
17 M May 7
T May 8    
W May 9    
R May 10    
F May 11    
S May 12    
U May 13