EME 232 Engineering Dynamics    3 credits                                             Pre: EME231
Description:
This course is an introduction to engineering dynamics.  This study includes coverage of both kinematics and kinetics.  These involve analyzing and predicting motion of bodies subjected forces.  Concepts covered include displacement,  velocity, acceleration, work, energy, impulse, and momentum of both particles and rigid body systems.  This course involves extensive solution of algebraic and calculus level vector problems. 

Objectives:
To analyze the effect of forces acting on bodies in order to predict the resulting motion.
To describe the motion of a body and learn to predict what forces caused such motion.
To develop important skills such as problem solving, critical thinking, and the use of computer tools.

Meets:
Section 1:  MWF at 2:00 a.m. to 2:50 in Science 118
                

Textbooks.   Vector Mechanics for Engineers, Dynamics, by Beer and Johnson,
                      pub. by McGraw-Hill., 8th Ed.

Link to Course Syllabus

Portfolio:  All students are expected to keep and maintain an organized course portfolio which contains all notes, returned work, and other handouts provided during the course. 

Official Course Syllabus: Spring 2009

Lectures for Spring 2009:  (to be added as written or revised)
Week 1: Lecture 01: Position, Velocity, and Acceleration..............................................2/1/2010
                Lecture 02: Uniform Motion and Uniform Accel...............................................2/3/2010
                Lecture 03: Graphical Methods.........................................................................2/5/2010.
Week 2:  Lecture 04: Vector Motion.................................................................................2/8.2010
                 Lecture 05: Curvilinear Motion.........................................................................2.10/2010
                 Lecture 06: Workout Problems..........................................................................2/12/2010
Week 3:  Test #1................................................................................................................2/15/2010
                 Lecture 08: Newton's 2nd Law ........................................................................2/17/2010
                 Lectuure 09: More applications of Newton's 2nd Law...................................2/19/2010
Week 4:   Lecture 10: More application of Newton's 2nd Law continued......................2/22/2010
                 Lecture 11: Angular Momentum...................................................................  2/23/2010
                 Lecture 12: REview for Test 2.......................................................................2/25/2010
Week 5:   Test #2.............................................................................................................3/1/2010
                  Lecture 14: Work and Energy.......................................................................3/3/2010
                  Lecture 15: Power and Efficiency..................................................................3/5/2010
Week 6:    Lecture 16: Conservation of Energy and Potential Energy..........................3/8/2010  
                  Lecture 17: Impact and Momentum..............................................................3/10/2010
                  Lecture 18:  Collisions....................................................................................3/12/2010
Week 7:    Lecture 19: Review for Exam #3.................................................................. 3/15/2010
                   Lecture 20: Problem Workday......................................................................3/17/2010
                   Test #3............................................................................................................3/19/2010
Week 8:    Rigid Body Kinematics: Translation and Rotation.....................................3/22/2010
                  Rigid Body Kinematics: General Plane Motion.........................................3/24/2010.
                  Instantaneous Center of Rotation...............................................................3/26/2010
************Spring Break Week ************************************************
Week 9:     Accelerated Plane Motion.........................................................................4/7/2010
                   Problem WorkDay
 Week 10:  Motion of Rotating Reference Frames.....................................................4/12/2010
                   Review for Test .........................................................................................4/14/2010
                   Test #4        ..................................................................................
 Week 11:  Rigid Body Kinetics .......................................................................4/19/2010               
                   More Rigid Body Kinetics       .................................................. ..4/21/2010
                    Constrained Motion Kinetics .......................................................4/23/2010.
Week 12:   More Constrained Motion Kinetics..............................................4/26,2010
                   Rigid Body Kinetics using Energy Methods.................................4/28//2010
                   More Rigid Body Energy Method Problems................................4/30/2010
Week 13:   Intro to Working Model................................................................5/3/2010
                   More Working Model...................................................................5/5/2010
                   Working Model Problem Workday..............................................5/7/2010
Week 14:   Intro to Vibrations...........................................................................
                   Review for Final Exam....................................................................
                   Final Exam: to be scheduled

Homework Solutions: (to be added as completed).
                 ....

Old Lectures from Spring 2009:
Week 1:  Position, Velocity, and Acceleration..............................................1/28/2009
                Uniform Motion and Uniform Accel...............................................1/30.2009
Week 2:  Graphical Methods..........................................................................2/2/2009
                Vector Motion..................................................................................2/4/2009
                 Curvilinear Motion.........................................................................2/6/2009
Week 3:   Workout Problems..........................................................................2/9/2009
                  Chap 11 Review.............................................................................2/11/2009
                  Test 1..............................................................................................2/13/2009
Week 4:   Newton's 2nd Law .........................................................................2/16/2009
                  More applications of Newton's 2nd Law.....................................2/18/2009
                  Continuation of 2nd Law applications..........................................2/20/2009
Week 5:   Angular Momentum......................................................................2/23/2009
                  Chap 12 Review for Test #2........................................................2/25/2009
                  Test 2............................................................................................2/27/2009
Week 6:    Work and Energy..........................................................................3/2/2009
                  Solving Linear Equations..............................................................3/4/2009
                  Power and Efficiency.....................................................................3/6/2009
 Week 7:  Conservation of Energy and Potential Energy.............................3/9/2009.                   
                 Impact and Momentum.................................................................3/11/2009
                 Collisions........................................................................................3/13/2009
                     Spring Break Week:  March 16- 23
Week 8:   Problem Solving Day.....................................................................2/23/2009
                 Review for Exam #3.......................................................................2/25/2009
                 Test #3............................................................................................3/27/2009
Week 9:   Rigid Body Kinematics: Translation and Rotation......................3/30/2009
                 Rigid Body Kinematics: General Plane Motion...........................4/1/2009
                 Center of Rotation......................................................................... 4/3/2009
Week 10:  Accelerated Plane Motion............................................................4/6/2009
                  Motion of Rotating Reference Frames........................................4/8/2009
                   Easter Break   ************  No class
Week 11:  Easter Break  *************  no class              .......................4/13/2009
                   Example Problems.........................................................................4/15/2009
                   Example Problems ......................................................................4/17/2009
Week12:    Review for Test ...........................................................................4/20/2009
                   Rigid Body Kinetics .....................................................................4/22/2009
                   Test #4        ...................................................................................4/24/2009
Week 13:   More Rigid Body Kinetics       .....................................................4/27/2009
                    Example Problems    ....................................................................4/29/2009
                    Constrained Motion Kinetics ........................................................5/1/2009
Week 14:   ***not class********* instructor ill**************
                    More Constrained Motion Kinetics..............................................5/4/2009
                   Rigid Body Kinetics using Energy Methods.................................5/8/2009
Week 15:   More Rigid Body Energy Method Problems.......................................5/11/2009
                   Intro to Vibrations.............................................................................5/13/2009
                   Review for Final Exam.......................................................................5/15/2009
Other:        Particle Systems
                    Conservation Law for Particle Systems
                    General Motion

Homework:  
Homework assignments will be assigned daily and be collected at the start of the second lecture period following the assignment.  It is expected that students will attempt homework in a timely manner, so that they may ask questions at the very next lecture time.  Late homework will generally not be accepted for grading except due to special circumstances.

Exams and Tests:
During the semester you will be expected to take five tests and a final examination.
The final examination (date and time yet to be scheduled) will be given during finals week.
The lowest of your five test scores will be dropped from your grade. No make up tests will be given, so you should plan to be present for all tests.  The test dates are as scheduled on the class calendar.  Requests to change a test date will be considered, but must be approved by the instructor and a majority of the students.  All tests and the final exam will be given as a closed book, closed computer tests.  You are expected to have a scientific or graphing calculator for use during tests and exams.

Final Grade:
Course Grade will be determined by the follow criteria:
         Homework ...............................................  15%
         Attendance....................................................5%
         Portfolio......................................................  5%
         Tests...........................................................60%
         Final Exam..................................................15%

Email: clark.merkel@loras.edu

Last Modified: January 2008    

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