TAM 212: Dynamics

Week Day Date Lecture Discussion Assignment Due Dates Quiz
1 M Aug 21 Lecture 0

Discussion Policy (updated)

Welcome Icebreaker

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T Aug 22      
W Aug 23 Lecture 1    
R Aug 24      
F Aug 25 Lecture 2    
S Aug 26        
U Aug 27    
2 M Aug 28 Lecture 3

Worksheet 1: Great Circle Navigation

    
T Aug 29      
W Aug 30 Lecture 4    
R Aug 31      
F Sep 01 Lecture 5    
S Sep 02        
U Sep 03    
3 M Sep 04

Labor Day

(No Lecture)

Worksheet 2: Orbit of the Moon

 HW 1A: Coordinates and Vectors  
T Sep 05      
W Sep 06 Lecture 6    
R Sep 07      
F Sep 08 Lecture 7    
S Sep 09        
U Sep 10    
4 M Sep 11 Lecture 8

Worksheet 3: Track Design

 HW 1B: Coordinates and Vectors  
T Sep 12     Quiz 1
W Sep 13 (No Lecture)  
R Sep 14    
F Sep 15 Lecture 9    
S Sep 16        
U Sep 17    
5 M Sep 18 Lecture 10

Worksheet 4: Roller Coaster Loops

 HW 2A: Vector Calculus and Rotations  
T Sep 19    

Quiz 1

Retake
W Sep 20 Lecture 11  
R Sep 21    
F Sep 22 Lecture 12    
S Sep 23        
U Sep 24    
6 M Sep 25

Lecture 13

Worksheet 5: Air Resistance (Numerical Integration)

 HW 2B: Vector Calculus and Rotations  
T Sep 26     Quiz 2
W Sep 27 Lecture 14  
R Sep 28    
F Sep 29 (No Lecture)    
S Sep 30        
U Oct 01    
7 M Oct 02 Lecture 15

Worksheet 6: Car Backflip

 HW 3A: Tangential Normal and Particles  
T Oct 03    

Quiz 2

Retake
W Oct 04 Lecture 16  
R Oct 05    
F Oct 06 Lecture 17    
S Oct 07        
U Oct 08    
8 M Oct 09 Lecture 18

Worksheet 7: Car Steering

 HW 3B: Tangential Normal and Particles  
T Oct 10     Quiz 3
W Oct 11 (No Lecture)  
R Oct 12    
F Oct 13

Lecture 19

    
S Oct 14        
U Oct 15    
9 M Oct 16 Lecture 20

Worksheet 8: Bike Gears

 HW 4A: Rigid Body Kinematics  
T Oct 17    

Quiz 3

Retake
W Oct 18

Lecture 21

  
R Oct 19    
F Oct 20 Lecture 22    
S Oct 21        
U Oct 22    
10 M Oct 23 Lecture 23

Worksheet 9: Cornering and Banked Turns

 HW 4B: Rigid Body Kinematics  
T Oct 24     Quiz 4
W Oct 25 (No Lecture)  
R Oct 26    
F Oct 27 Lecture 24    
S Oct 28        
U Oct 29    
11 M Oct 30 Lecture 25

Worksheet 10: Braking and Acceleration

 HW 5A  
T Oct 31    

Quiz 4

Retake
W Nov 01 Lecture 26  
R Nov 02    
F Nov 03 Lecture 27    
S Nov 04        
U Nov 05    
12 M Nov 06 Lecture 28

Worksheet 11: Centripetal Acceleration and Weight

 HW 5B  
T Nov 07     Quiz 5
W Nov 08 (No Lecture)  
R Nov 09    
F Nov 10 Lecture 29    
S Nov 11        
U Nov 12    
13 M Nov 13 Lecture 30

(No Discussion)

 HW 6A  
T Nov 14  

 

Quiz 5

Retake
W Nov 15 Lecture 31  
R Nov 16 (No Office Hours)  
F Nov 17

(No Lecture, No Office Hours)

    
S Nov 18        
U Nov 19    
14 M Nov 20 Thanksgiving

 

    
T Nov 21

 

  
W Nov 22  
R Nov 23  
F Nov 24    
S Nov 25        
U Nov 26     
15 M Nov 27 Lecture 32

(No Discussion)

 HW 6B  
T Nov 28  

 

 Quiz 6
W Nov 29 (No Lecture)

 
R Nov 30  

 
F Dec 01 Lecture 33  
S Dec 02        
U Dec 03    
16 M Dec 04 Lecture 34

(No Discussion)

 HW 7  
T Dec 05    

Quiz 6

Retake
W Dec 06

(No Lecture)

Last Day of Office Hours

  
R Dec 07 Reading day

Last Day to Dispute Grades

    
F Dec 08 Final Exam  

 

FINAL EXAM

 

  
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U Dec 10  
17 M Dec 11    
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R Dec 14    
F Dec 15    
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U Dec 17