TAM 212: Dynamics

Week Day Date Lecture Assignments Quiz
1 M Jun 11 Lecture 1: Introductions
Positions, coordinates, and position vectors
Polar coordinates and polar basis
Lecture Notes
   
T Jun 12      
W Jun 13 Lecture 2: Vector Projections
Calculus with coordinates and vectors
Lecture Notes
   
R Jun 14      
F Jun 15 Lecture 3: Numerical Integration
Lecture Notes
Worksheet 1: Numerical Integration
Solutions
Semester Project Desription (pdf)  
S Jun 16      
U Jun 17      
2 M Jun 18 Lecture 4: Derivatives of polar basis vectors
Position, velocity, and acceleration in polar basis
Lecture Notes
   
T Jun 19      
W Jun 20 Lecture 5: Rotational motion
Angular velocity and acceleration
Lecture Notes
PL Homework 1 Due Quiz 1
R Jun 21    
F Jun 22 Lecture 6: Tangential-Normal Basis
Velocity and acceleration in TN basis
Osculating circle, curvature, and radius of curvature
Lecture Notes
Worksheet 2: O'Hare Track Design
Solutions
 
S Jun 23      
U Jun 24      
3 M Jun 25 Lecture 7: Examples of Tangential-Normal basis vectors
Relating kinetics and kinematics for particles
Lecture Notes
   
T Jun 26      
W Jun 27 Lecture 8: Kinetics of particles - examples
Worksheet 3: Roller Coaster Loops
Solutions
PL Homework 2 Due
Project Checkpoint 2(a,b) (in lecture)
Quiz 2
R Jun 28    
F Jun 29 NO LECTURE  
S Jun 30      
U Jul 1      
4 M Jul 2 Lecture 9: Rigid body motions
Rigid body velocity and acceleration equations
Lecture Notes
   
T Jul 3      
W Jul 4 NO LECTURE PL Homework 3 Due  
R Jul 5     Quiz 3
F Jul 6 Lecture 10: Constrained motions
Lecture Notes
Worksheet 4: Car Backflip
Solutions
Video of the jump
Project Checkpoint 2(c) (in lecture)
S Jul 7      
U Jul 8      
5 M Jul 9 Lecture 11: Rigid bodies in contact
Gears
Lecture Notes
   
T Jul 10      
W Jul 11 Lecture 12: Rigid body kinetics
Centers of mass
Lecture Notes
PL Homework 4 Due Quiz 4
R Jul 12    
F Jul 13 Lecture 13: Rigid body kinetics
Moment of inertia
Lecture Notes
Worksheet 5: Bicycle gears
Solutions
Project Checkpoint 2(d,e,f) (in lecture)
S Jul 14      
U Jul 15      
6 M Jul 16 Lecture 14: Rigid body kinetics
Rigid rod pendulum example
Lecture Notes
   
T Jul 17      
W Jul 18 Lecture 15: Instantaneous Centers
Rolling without slipping (intuition)
Lecture Notes
PL Homework 5 Due Quiz 5
R Jul 19    
F Jul 20 Lecture 16: Rolling Motion
Rolling without slipping (equations)
Rolling on curved surfaces
Lecture Notes
Worksheet 6: Banked turns Solutions
Project Report Rough Draft Due (in lecture)
S Jul 21      
U Jul 22      
7 M Jul 23 Lecture 17: Energy and Work Lecture Notes    
T Jul 24      
W Jul 25 Lecture 18: Friction
Lectures Notes
PL Homework 6 Due Quiz 6
R Jul 26    
F Jul 27 Lecture 19: Project Peer Feedback
Worksheet 7: Acceleration and Braking
Solutions
Project Peer Feedback due (in lecture)
S Jul 28      
U Jul 29      
8 M Jul 30 Lecture 20: Review and questions    
T Jul 31      
W Aug 1 Lecture 21:
Project Launching Mechanism Contest
PL Homework 7 Due
Project Report Final Draft Due (electronic)
 
R Aug 2 READING DAY
F Aug 3  
S Aug 4  
U Aug 5