TAM 212: Dynamics

Week Day Date Lecture Discussion Assignment Due Dates Quiz
1 M Aug 26 Lecture 1

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Python Tutorial with Sympy and Vectors (Prairelearn) 

   
T Aug 27      
W Aug 28 Lecture 2    
R Aug 29      
F Aug 30 Lecture 3    
S Aug 31        
U Sep 01    
2 M Sep 02

Labor Day

(No Lecture)

Worksheet 1: Great Circle Navigation

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T Sep 03      
W Sep 04 Lecture 4    
R Sep 05      
F Sep 06 Lecture 5    
S Sep 07        
U Sep 08    
3 M Sep 09 Lecture 6

Worksheet 2: Orbit of the Moon

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HW 1A: Coordinates and Vectors  
T Sep 10      
W Sep 11 Lecture 7    
R Sep 12      
F Sep 13 (No Lecture)    
S Sep 14        
U Sep 15    
4 M Sep 16 Lecture 8

Worksheet 3: Track Design

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HW 1B: Coordinates and Vectors  
T Sep 17     Quiz 1
W Sep 18 Lecture 9  
R Sep 19    
F Sep 20 Lecture 10    
S Sep 21        
U Sep 22    
5 M Sep 23 (No Lecture)

Worksheet 4: Roller Coaster Loops

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HW 2A: Vector Calculus and Rotations  
T Sep 24    

Quiz 1

Retake

W Sep 25 Lecture 11  
R Sep 26    
F Sep 27 Lecture 12    
S Sep 28        
U Sep 29    
6 M Sep 30

Lecture 13

Worksheet 5: Air Resistance (Numerical Integration)

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HW 2B: Vector Calculus and Rotations  
T Oct 01     Quiz 2
W Oct 02 Lecture 14  
R Oct 03    
F Oct 04 Lecture 15    
S Oct 05        
U Oct 06    
7 M Oct 07 Lecture 16

Worksheet 6: Car Backflip

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HW 3A: Tangential Normal and Particles  
T Oct 08    

Quiz 2

Retake

W Oct 09 Lecture 17  
R Oct 10    
F Oct 11 Lecture 18    
S Oct 12        
U Oct 13    
8 M Oct 14 Lecture 19

(No discussion)
Office hours are offered instead during discussion times.

HW 3B: Tangential Normal and Particles  
T Oct 15     Quiz 3
W Oct 16 Lecture 20  
R Oct 17    
F Oct 18 Lecture 21    
S Oct 19        
U Oct 20    
9 M Oct 21 Lecture 22

Worksheet 8: Bike Gears

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HW 4A: Rigid Body Kinematics  
T Oct 22    

Quiz 3

Retake

W Oct 23 Lecture 23  
R Oct 24    
F Oct 25 Lecture 24    
S Oct 26        
U Oct 27    
10 M Oct 28 Lecture 25

Worksheet 9: Cornering and Banked Turns

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HW 4B: Rigid Body Kinematics  
T Oct 29     Quiz 4
W Oct 30 Lecture 26  
R Oct 31    
F Nov 01 Lecture 27    
S Nov 02        
U Nov 03    
11 M Nov 04 Lecture 28

Worksheet 10: Braking and Acceleration

HW 5A  
T Nov 05    

Quiz 4

Retake

W Nov 06 Lecture 29  
R Nov 07    
F Nov 08 Lecture 30    
S Nov 09        
U Nov 10    
12 M Nov 11 Lecture 31

Worksheet 7: Car Steering

HW 5B  
T Nov 12     Quiz 5
W Nov 13 Lecture 32  
R Nov 14    
F Nov 15 Lecture 33    
S Nov 16        
U Nov 17    
13 M Nov 18 (No Lecture)

(No Discussion)

HW 6A  
T Nov 19    

Quiz 5

Retake

W Nov 20 Lecture 34  
R Nov 21    
F Nov 22 (No Lecture)    
S Nov 23        
U Nov 24    
14 M Nov 25 Thanksgiving

 

   
T Nov 26    
W Nov 27  
R Nov 28  
F Nov 29    
S Nov 30        
U Dec 01    
15 M Dec 02 Lecture 35

Worksheet 11: Centripetal Acceleration and Weight

HW 6B  
T Dec 03     Quiz 6
W Dec 04 Lecture 36  
R Dec 05    
F Dec 06 Lecture 37  
S Dec 07        
U Dec 08    
16 M Dec 09 Lecture 38   HW 7  
T Dec 10    

Quiz 6

Retake

W Dec 11

Lecture 39

Last Day to Dispute Grades

Last Day of Office Hours

R Dec 12 Reading day

 

   
F Dec 13 Final Exam  

 

FINAL EXAM

 

 
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U Dec 15  
17 M Dec 16    
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R Dec 19    
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U Dec 22