TEXT:

Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics, Hibbeler, Seventh Edition

INSTRUCTOR:

Assistant Professor of Engineering M.D. May, P.E.

Office
Telephone

email

Administration Building, Room 227A
641-3459 (Office)
649-5741 (Home)
mikem@usca.edu

OFFICE HOURS:

Monday
Wednesday
Friday

11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon, 1:00 - 2:00 PM
11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon, 1:00 - 2:00 PM
11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon, 1:00 - 2:00 PM

or by appointment

COURSE PRE-REQUISITE:

ENGR 200 - Statics

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

In order to satisfactorily complete this course, students will be required to demonstrate facility in the solution of technical problems involving rigid body kinetics and kinematics in the format illustrated by the attached homework problem solution. In particular, students must demonstrate proficiency in solving problems involving rectilinear, curvilinear and rotational motion (velocity and acceleration) in Cartesian, polar and cylindrical coordinate systems. Students must develop a thorough understanding of the relationship between mass and force, work and energy and the principles of impulse, momentum and impact for individual particles as well as for systems of particles.

HOMEWORK:

The attached course syllabus provides details of daily reading assignments and homework problems for the entire semester. Homework problems are due at the BEGINNING of the class meeting following the date on which the homework problems are assigned. HOMEWORK PROBLEMS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COURSE. STUDENTS CANNOT REASONABLY EXPECT TO DEVELOP THE NECESSARY SKILLS IN THIS COURSE UNLESS HOMEWORK PROBLEMS ARE COMPLETED AS SCHEDULED. IN ORDER TO ENSURE TIMELY COMPLETION OF HOMEWORK, HOMEWORK PROBLEMS WILL BE COLLECTED AT RANDOM, AND FOR THIS REASON IT IS NECESSARY TO BRING ALL OF YOUR HOMEWORK SOLUTIONS TO EACH CLASS MEETING. HOMEWORK OFFERED FOR LATE SUBMISSION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND A FAILING GRADE WILL BE ASSIGNED.

STUDENT STUDY ROOM:

Room 230A in the Administration Building is available to engineering students for group study. Research indicates that group study is particularly beneficial for students in a technical curriculum, and students are encouraged to make the greatest possible use of the group study room.

DESIGN PROJECT:

A design project will be assigned as indicated on the attached course syllabus. The project will consist of an "open-ended" engineering problem to which there is no single correct answer. Students will be assigned to teams for the purpose of completing this project. The teams will analyze the problem, prepare a formal written summary of their calculations, the decisions made and the calculations supporting those decisions. The design project accounts for 20% of the course grade. GRAMMAR, SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, SENTENCE STRUCTURE AND THE COHERENCE OF THE PRESENTATION WILL BE IMPORTANT FACTORS IN THE GRADING OF THE DESIGN PROJECT.

TESTS:

Three tests will be administered during the semester. One entire class meeting (1:15) will be devoted to each of the tests. Test dates are indicated on the attached syllabus.

ATTENDANCE:

Attendance at class is required and will be periodically recorded. Students cannot reasonably expect to master the course material without regular attendance at class. Students are responsible for all material covered in class regardless of their attendance. Students who do not regularly attend class should not expect to receive individual tutoring from Asst. Prof. May outside of class.

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES:

If you have a physical or learning disability which might affect your performance in this class, please contact the Office of Disabled Student Services as soon as possible. Once an evaluation has been made, appropriate accommodations will be determined. The Office of Disabled Student Services is located in the Administration Building, room 116C (phone 641-3317).

COURSE GRADING:

Grades for the course will be calculated as follows:

ENGR 210 - DYNAMICS - Fall 1998 Semester - Professor M.D. May
Class Schedule

LESSON NUMBER

DATE

TOPIC

READING ASSIGNMENT

HOMEWORK PROBLEMS

1

Aug 25

Rectilinear Motion

Section 12.1

12-3, 12-9, 12-17

2

Aug 27

Graphical Solutions

Section 12.2

12-43, 12-45

3

Sep 1

Curvilinear Motion

Sections 12.3 - 12.5

12-67, 12-75, 12-89

4

Sep 3

Normal & Tangential Coordinates

Section 12.6

12-115,12-126, 12-135

5

Sep 8

Cylindrical Coordinates

Section 12.7

12-151, 12-158

6

Sep 10

Relative Motion

Sections 12.8 - 12.9

12-193,12-194, 12-223,12-231

7

Sep 15

Kinetics of a Particle

Sections 13.1 - 13.4

13-14, 13-18, 13-50

8

Sep 17

Normal & Tangential Coordinates

Section 13.5

13-63, 13-66, 13-72

9

Sep 22

Review Chapts. 12-13 Cylindrical Coordinates

Section 13.6

13-101

10

Sep 24

TEST #1

11

Sep 29

NO CLASS MEETING

12

Oct 1

Work & Energy

Sections 14.1 - 14.3

14-2, 14-9, 14-15, 14-35

13

Oct 6

Power & Efficiency

Section 14.4

14-50, 14-59

14

Oct 8

Conservation of Energy

Sections 14.5 - 14.6

14-71, 14-91, 14-99

15

Oct 13

Impulse & Momentum

Sections 15.1 - 15.3

15-4, 15-35, 15-41, 15-47

16

Oct 15

Impact

Section 15.4

15-62, 15-90

17

Oct 20

Angular Momentum

Sections 15.5 - 15.7

15-95, 15-106, 15-110

18

Oct 22

Review Chapts. 14-15 Kinematics of a Rigid Body

Sections 16.1 - 16.3

16-5, 16-13, 16-24

19

Oct 27

TEST #2

20

Oct 29

Relative Motion: Velocity Instant Center

Sections 16.5 - 16.6

16-62, 16-67, 16-81

21

Nov 5

Relative Motion: Acceleration

Section 16.7

16-93, 16-127, 16-131

22

Nov 10

Equations of Motion: Translation & Rotation

Sections 17.2 - 17.4

17-41, 17-75, 17-77

23

Nov 12

General Plane Motion

Section 17.5

17-101,17-118, 17-125*

24

Nov 17

Review Chapts. 16-17; Planar Kinetics; Work & Energy

Sections 18.1 - 18.4

18-11, 18-13, 18-21

25

Nov 19

TEST #3

26

Nov 24

Planar Kinetics: Impulse & Momentum

Sections 19.1 - 19.2

19-7, 19-13, 19-23

27

Dec 1

Course Review

28

Dec 3

Course Review