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
[edit] Engineering
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[edit] Dynamics Lessons
- Introduction
- Basic Dynamic Motion
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[edit] Preliminary Study guide
- Wikipedia article:Dynamics
- Wikipedia article:Space
- Wikipedia article:Time
- Wikipedia article:Mass
- Wikipedia article:Force
- Wikipedia article:Particle
- Wikipedia article:Rigid Body
- Wikipedia article:Vector
- Wikipedia article:Scalar
- Wikipedia article:Newtons laws
- Wikipedia article:Units
- Wikipedia article:Gravity
- Wikipedia article:Free Body Diagram
- Wikipedia article:List of centroids
[edit] Readings
- Peruse the appropriate sections of b:Mechanics
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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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