EGM 3401 - Dynamics
Fall 2016
COURSE INSTRUCTOR
TEACHING ASSISTANTS
OFFICE HOURS
Name
Office Hours
Contact Information
Anil Rao
(Instructor)
MWF 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
in MAE-A 314 (or by Appointment)
anilvrao@ufl.edu
Mobile: 352-672-1529
Yunus Agamawi
(Teaching Assistant)
Tuesday and Thursday
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM in NEB 109
yagamawi@ufl.edu
Seong Hyeon Hong
(Teaching Assistant)
Tuesday and Thursday
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM in NEB 109
seonghyeonhong@ufl.edu
COURSE OBJECTIVE AND TOPICS
COURSE OBJECTIVE
The objective of this course is to provide a thorough and systematic introduction to the subject of dynamics of particles and rigid bodies using a Newton-Euler approach. The course provides a rigorous introduction to kinematics of particles and rigid bodies, kinetics of a particle, kinetics of a system of particles, and kinetics of a rigid body. All development is done in a coordinate-free manner and will be applied to examples in a way that provides insight into the structure of the underlying physical process.
COURSE TOPICS
Kinematics or particles and rigid bodies, kinetics or particles, kinetics of a system of particles, kinetics of a rigid body, and principles of work, energy, and momentum.
APPROXIMATE SCHEDULE FOR COVERAGE OF TOPICS
Topic
Kinematics
Kinetics of Particles
Kinetics of a System of Particles
Kinetics of Rigid Bodies
Schedule for Coverage
Weeks 1 Through 3
Weeks 4 Through 7
Weeks 8 Through 9
Weeks 10 Through 14
COURSE LOCATIONS AND CLASS PERIODS
TEXTBOOK
LECTURE VIDEOS
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
Assignment
Number
Assignment
Contents
Due
Date
Problem Set #6
5-2, 5-3, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7, 5-8, 5-10, 5-11, 5-12, and 5-17
Solutions: Click Here
5 December 2016
EXAM SCHEDULE, FORMAT, AND EXPECTATIONS
EXAM
EXAM 1: 17 October 2016
EXAM 2: 14 November 2016
EXAM 3: 5 December 2016
ROOMS
RNK 110, CSE 119, and CSE 121
FLG 210, FLG 260, FLG 280
LIT 101 and LIT 109
ATTENDANCE RULES
MAKE-UP EXAM POLICIES
COURSE GRADING
Item
Problem Sets
Theory Assignments
Exam 1
Exam 2
Exam 3
Total
Percent Value
7 Percent (7 @ 1 Percent)
18 Percent (3 @ 6 Percent)
25 Percent
25 Percent
25 Percent
100 Percent
GRADING SCALE
Letter Grade
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
E
Score Range
1 Standard Deviation Above Course Median and Higher
2/3 to 1 Standard Deviation Above Course Median
1/3 to 2/3 Standard Deviation Above Course Median
0 to 1/3 Standard Deviation Above Course Median
0 to 1/3 Standard Deviation Below Course Median
1/3 to 2/3 Standard Deviation Below Course Median
2/3 to 1 Standard Deviation Below Course Median
1 to 1 1/3 Standard Deviation Below Course Median
1 1/3 to 1 2/3 Standard Deviation Below Course Median
1 2/3 to 2 Standard Deviation Below Course Median
2 to 2 1/3 Standard Deviation Below Course Median
2 1/3 Standard Deviation Below Course Median and Lower