Introduction to Dynamics and Vibrations

4 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: None. Enforced Prerequisite: (PHYSICS 140 or PHYSICS 160) and (PHYSICS 141 or PHYSICS 161); Co-requisite: ( MATH 216 or MATH 256 or MATH 286 or MATH 316); and fewer than two previous elections of MECHENG 240, including grades of W & I; No OP/F. Minimum grade requirement of “C” for enforced prerequisite. (4 credits) Vector description of force, position, velocity and acceleration in fixed and moving reference frames. Kinetics of particles, of assemblies of particles and of rigid bodies. Energy and momentum concepts. Euler’s equations. Moment of inertia properties. The simple oscillator and its applications.