AME 301: Dynamics

AME 301: Dynamics
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
University of Southern California

Fall 2007

Instructor: Eva Kanso, kanso@usc.edu, office, RRB 214, office hours : Wed 1-3pm
Teaching assistant: Babak Ghaemi Oskouei, ghaemios@usc.edu, office hours : Mon 10am-12, Fri 4-5pm, location: VHE 213
Class syllabus: (pdf)
Textbook: Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics, by F.P. Ferdinand, E. Russell Johnston Jr., and W.E. Clausen, 8th edition, McGraw Hill.

Grading: Grades will be based on the following categories:
- Problem assignments : 30%
- In-class exams: 30%
- Final exam: 30%
- Attendance and class participation: 10%
Schedule of in-class exams:
- 1st exam: Friday, September 28
- 2nd exam: Friday, October 26
- 3rd exam: Monday, November 19
Exam 1:
- Material included: Chapter 11, class notes, hw 1 & 2, discussion sessions
Exam 2:
- Material included: Chapters 11 & 12, class notes, hw 1, 2, 3 & 4, discussion sessions
Exam 3:
- Material included: Chapters 11, 12, 13 & 14, class notes, hw 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7, discussion sessions
Final Exam will be held in class on Friday Dec 7:
- Material included: Chapters 15 & 16, class notes, hw 8, 9 & 10, discussion sessions

Homeworks:

Homework Solution Date posted Date due

hw1 hw1 solution 08/31 09/10

hw2 hw2 solution 09/14 09/21 graded hw available outside my office

hw3 hw3 solution 10/08 for problem 2, take m1 = 10 kg, m2 = 5 kg and theta = 45 degrees
for problem 5, use thetadot d(thetadot) = thetadotdot d(theta)
also see this example
graded hw outside my office (Oct 17)

hw4 hw4 solution 10/05 10/15

hw5 hw5 solution 10/17 10/24

hw6 hw6 solution 10/22 10/31 graded hw availabe outside my office

hw7 hw7 solution 10/31 11/07

hw8 hw8 solution 11/07 11/14

hw9 hw9 solution 11/14 11/26 In prob 3, take the slope of body 1 to be 30 degrees

hw10 hw10 solution 11/26 12/03

Homework	Solution	Date posted	Date due
hw1	hw1 solution	08/31	09/10
hw2	hw2 solution	09/14	09/21	graded hw available outside my office
hw3	hw3 solution		10/08	for problem 2, take m1 = 10 kg, m2 = 5 kg and theta = 45 degrees for problem 5, use thetadot d(thetadot) = thetadotdot d(theta) also see this example graded hw outside my office (Oct 17)
hw4	hw4 solution	10/05	10/15
hw5	hw5 solution	10/17	10/24
hw6	hw6 solution	10/22	10/31	graded hw availabe outside my office
hw7	hw7 solution	10/31	11/07
hw8	hw8 solution	11/07	11/14
hw9	hw9 solution	11/14	11/26	In prob 3, take the slope of body 1 to be 30 degrees
hw10	hw10 solution	11/26	12/03

Lectures (date and content) : lectures and discussions notes are available on Blackboard

Date Contents Reading

08/27 class policy and contents

08/29 overview of vectors calculus Overview of vector calculus
Overview of ordinary differential equations

08/31 rectilinear motion: position, velocity, acceleration 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.7, 11.8

09/03 no class: Labor day

09/05 curvilinear motion in the plane: position, velocity, acceleration 11.9, 11.10, 11.11

09/07 projectile motion - examples 11.11

09/10 relative motion - examples 11.6

09/12 YouTube Video Clips

09/14 curvilinear coordinates - normal and tangential frame notes and 11.13

09/17 polar coordinates notes and 11.14

09/19 motion of a particle in space notes and examples

09/21 Newton's second law notes and 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5

09/24 Static and dynamic friction notes

09/26 Review of chapter 11 and examples

09/28 Exam 1

10/01 Exam 1 solution
Newton's second law - continued sample problems
wrong solution to problem 11 , can you find the mistake?
solution to the rest of the sample problems available on blackboard

10/03 Newton's second law and examples 12.6, 12.8

10/05 Newton's second law examples

10/08 Balance of angular momentum notes and 12.7, 12.9

10/10 Numerical integration of second-order nonlinear O.D.Es notes and doublependulum.m , parameters.m , plotter.m

10/12 Example notes

10/15 Work and Energy 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5

10/17 Work and Energy 13.3, 13.4, 13.5 13.6, 13.7

10/19 Work and Energy 13.8

10/22 Impulse and Momentum 13.10, 13.11, 13.12, 13.13

10/24 Review of chapter 12 and examples

10/26 Exam 2

10/29 Conservation of momentum and impact 13.12, 13.13, 13.14, 13.15

10/31 Impact examples

11/02 Dynamics of systems of particles 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5, 14.6

11/05 Dynamics of systems of particles -- examples

11/07 Dynamics of systems of particles and examples 14.7, 14.8, 14.9

11/09 Rigid body motion 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4 (also 15.12 and 15.13)

11/12 Rigid body motion and examples 15.6, 15.8

11/14 examples

11/16 Rotating frame and Coriolis acceleration 15.10, 15.11

11/19 Exam 3

11/21 No class

11/23 No class

11/26 Rigid body kinematics -- examples. Rigid body kinetics

11/28 Rigid body kinetics -- examples for case of no rotation 16.1, 16.2, 16.3 and 16.4

11/30 Rigid body kinetics -- pure rotation and general motion 16.1, 16.2, 16.3,16.4, 16.5, 16.6 and 16.8

12/03 Rigid body kinetics -- examples of pure rotation and general motion 16.1, 16.2, 16.3,16.4, 16.5, 16.6 and 16.8

12/05 examples of pure rotation and general motion 16.1, 16.2, 16.3,16.4, 16.5, 16.6 and 16.8

12/07 Final Exam

Date	Contents	Reading
08/27	class policy and contents
08/29	overview of vectors calculus	Overview of vector calculus Overview of ordinary differential equations
08/31	rectilinear motion: position, velocity, acceleration	11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.7, 11.8
09/03	no class: Labor day
09/05	curvilinear motion in the plane: position, velocity, acceleration	11.9, 11.10, 11.11
09/07	projectile motion - examples	11.11
09/10	relative motion - examples	11.6
09/12	YouTube Video Clips
09/14	curvilinear coordinates - normal and tangential frame	notes and 11.13
09/17	polar coordinates	notes and 11.14
09/19	motion of a particle in space	notes and examples
09/21	Newton's second law	notes and 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5
09/24	Static and dynamic friction	notes
09/26	Review of chapter 11 and examples
09/28	Exam 1
10/01	Exam 1 solution Newton's second law - continued	sample problems wrong solution to problem 11 , can you find the mistake? solution to the rest of the sample problems available on blackboard
10/03	Newton's second law and examples	12.6, 12.8
10/05	Newton's second law	examples
10/08	Balance of angular momentum	notes and 12.7, 12.9
10/10	Numerical integration of second-order nonlinear O.D.Es	notes and doublependulum.m , parameters.m , plotter.m
10/12	Example	notes
10/15	Work and Energy	13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5
10/17	Work and Energy	13.3, 13.4, 13.5 13.6, 13.7
10/19	Work and Energy	13.8
10/22	Impulse and Momentum	13.10, 13.11, 13.12, 13.13
10/24	Review of chapter 12 and examples
10/26	Exam 2
10/29	Conservation of momentum and impact	13.12, 13.13, 13.14, 13.15
10/31	Impact examples
11/02	Dynamics of systems of particles	14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5, 14.6
11/05	Dynamics of systems of particles -- examples
11/07	Dynamics of systems of particles and examples	14.7, 14.8, 14.9
11/09	Rigid body motion	15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4 (also 15.12 and 15.13)
11/12	Rigid body motion and examples	15.6, 15.8
11/14	examples
11/16	Rotating frame and Coriolis acceleration	15.10, 15.11
11/19	Exam 3
11/21	No class
11/23	No class
11/26	Rigid body kinematics -- examples. Rigid body kinetics
11/28	Rigid body kinetics -- examples for case of no rotation	16.1, 16.2, 16.3 and 16.4
11/30	Rigid body kinetics -- pure rotation and general motion	16.1, 16.2, 16.3,16.4, 16.5, 16.6 and 16.8
12/03	Rigid body kinetics -- examples of pure rotation and general motion	16.1, 16.2, 16.3,16.4, 16.5, 16.6 and 16.8
12/05	examples of pure rotation and general motion	16.1, 16.2, 16.3,16.4, 16.5, 16.6 and 16.8
12/07	Final Exam

lectures and discussions notes are available on Blackboard

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