Topic:Dynamics

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Part of the Division of Applied Mechanics and the School of Engineering

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The study of Dynamics is the fundamental examination of the effects of Forces upon objects and the resulting relationship with movement. Often referred to as one of the two primary disciplines within the field of Engineering Mechanics, dynamics explores the behavior of moving bodies.

[edit] Prerequisites

[edit] Mathematics

• Algebra
• Trigonometry
• Calculus
• Differential Equations[[b:Differential_Equations]b:Calculus/Ordinary_differential_equations]

[edit] Physics

• Introduction to physics

[edit] Engineering

• Classical Mechanics
• Statics
• Nonlinear finite elements

[edit] Learning Materials

[edit] Texts

• b:Mechanics

[edit] Dynamics Lessons

• Introduction to Dynamics
• Kinematics of Particles
• Kinetics of Particles
• Kinematics of Rigid Bodies
• Kinetics of Rigid Bodies
• Three Dimensional Dynamics of Rigid Bodies

[edit] Assignments

[edit] Preliminary Study guide

1. Wikipedia article:Dynamics
2. Wikipedia article:Space
3. Wikipedia article:Time
4. Wikipedia article:Mass
5. Wikipedia article:Force
6. Wikipedia article:Particle
7. Wikipedia article:Rigid Body
8. Wikipedia article:Vector
9. Wikipedia article:Scalar
10. Wikipedia article:Newtons laws
11. Wikipedia article:Units
12. Wikipedia article:Gravity
13. Wikipedia article:Free Body Diagram
14. Wikipedia article:List of centroids

[edit] Readings

• Peruse the appropriate sections of b:Mechanics

[edit] Activities

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[edit] References

Additional helpful readings include:

• Dynamics Course at Penn State, 1999, PSU
• Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics (4th Ed.); Meriam & Kraige, 1997, Wiley New York
• Vector Analysis Tutorial
• Mechanical Engineering Notes, 2007, MIT

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