TAM 212: Dynamics

Week Day Date Lecture Discussion Assignments Quiz
1 M Jan 14

Lecture 1:

 Welcome Ice-breaker    
T Jan 15      
W Jan 16 Lecture 2:    
R Jan 17      
F Jan 18 Lecture 3:    
S Jan 19        
U Jan 20    
2 M Jan 21

M.L. King Day

(no lecture)

Worksheet 1
Great Circle Navigation
Solution

 

    
T Jan 22      
W Jan 23 Lecture 4:    
R Jan 24      
F Jan 25 Lecture 5:    
S Jan 26        
U Jan 27    
3 M Jan 28 Lecture 6:

Worksheet 2
Orbit of the Moon
Solutions

 

 HW 1A: Coordinates and Vectors  
T Jan 29      
W Jan 30 Lecture 7:    
R Jan 31      
F Feb 1 Lecture 8:    
S Feb 2        
U Feb 3    
4 M Feb 4 Lecture 9:

Worksheet 3
Track Design
Solutions

 

 HW 1B: Coordinates and Vectors  
T Feb 5     Quiz 1
W Feb 6 Lecture 10:  
R Feb 7    
F Feb 8 Lecture 11:    
S Feb 9        
U Feb 10    
5 M Feb 11 Lecture 12:

Worksheet 4
Roller Coaster Loops
Solutions

 HW 2A: Vector Calculus and Rotations  
T Feb 12     Quiz 1 Retry
W Feb 13 Lecture 13:  
R Feb 14    
F Feb 15 Lecture 14:    
S Feb 16        
U Feb 17    
6 M Feb 18  Lecture 15:

Worksheet 5
Air Resistance (Numerical Integration)
Solutions

 

Project Checkpoint:

Part 1

 HW 2B: Vector Calculus and Rotations  
T Feb 19     Quiz 2
W Feb 20 Lecture 16:  
R Feb 21    
F Feb 22 Lecture 16:
Project Description		    
S Feb 23        
U Feb 24    
7 M Feb 25 Lecture 17:

Worksheet 6
Car Backflip
Solutions

 

 HW 3A: Tangential Normal and Particles  
T Feb 26     Quiz 2 Retry
W Feb 27 Lecture 18:  
R Feb 28    
F Mar 1 Lecture 19:    
S Mar 2        
U Mar 3    
8 M Mar 4 Lecture 20:

Worksheet 7
Car Steering
Solutions

 

Project Checkpoint: Part 2 (a), (b)

 HW 3B: Tangential Normal and Particles  
T Mar 5     Quiz 3
W Mar 6 Lecture 21:  
R Mar 7    
F Mar 8

Engineering Open House

(no lecture)

    
S Mar 9        
U Mar 10    
9 M Mar 11 Lecture 22:

Worksheet 8
Bike Gears
Solutions

Project Checkpoint:

Part 2 (c)

 

 HW 4A: Rigid Body Kinematics  
T Mar 12     Quiz 3 Retry
W Mar 13 Lecture 23:  
R Mar 14    
F Mar 15 No Lecture    
S Mar 16        
U Mar 17    
10 M Mar 18 Spring Break
(no lecture)		 (no discussion)    
T Mar 19    
W Mar 20    
R Mar 21    
F Mar 22    
S Mar 23        
U Mar 24    
11 M Mar 25 Lecture 24:

Worksheet 9
Cornering and Banked Turns
Solutions

 

 HW 4B: Rigid Body Kinematics  
T Mar 26     Quiz 4
W Mar 27 Lecture 25:  
R Mar 28    
F Mar 29 Lecture 26:    
S Mar 30        
U Mar 31    
12 M Apr 1 Lecture 27:

Worksheet 10
Braking and Acceleration
Solutions

 

Project Checkpoint:

Part 2 (d),(e),(f)

 HW 5A  
T Apr 2     Quiz 4 Retry
W Apr 3 Lecture 28:  
R Apr 4    
F Apr 5 Lecture 29:    
S Apr 6        
U Apr 7    
13 M Apr 8 Lecture 30:

Worksheeet 11
Centripetal Acceleration and Weight
Solutions

 

 HW 5B  
T Apr 9  

Draft of Project Report (in Compass): Everyone submit

 Quiz 5
W Apr 10 Lecture 31:  
R Apr 11    
F Apr 12 Lecture 32:    
S Apr 13        
U Apr 14    
14 M Apr 15 Lecture 33:

Project Checkpoint:

Peer Review Feedback

ICES Feedback

 HW 6A  
T Apr 16  

Peer Review Feedback (in Compass): Everyone submit

 Quiz 5 Retry
W Apr 17 Lecture 34:  
R Apr 18    
F Apr 19 Lecture     
S Apr 20        
U Apr 21     
15 M Apr 22 Lecture 35:

Project Checkpoint:

Launching Mechanism Contest

 

 HW 6B  
T Apr 23  

 

Final Project Report (in Compass)

Final Project Excel Sheet (in Compass)

 Quiz 6
W Apr 24 Lecture 36:

 
R Apr 25    
F Apr 26 Lecture 37:    
S Apr 27        
U Apr 28    
16 M Apr 29 Lecture 38:

(No Discussion)

 HW 7  
T Apr 30     Quiz 6 Retry
W May 1 Lecture 39:    
R May 2 Reading day

Project Grades Released

Last Day to Dispute Non-Project Grades

    
F May 3 Final Exams

Last Day to Dispute Project Grades

Last Day of Office Hours

 FINAL EXAM (in CBTF)
 
S May 4
U May 5
17 M May 6
T May 7    
W May 8    
R May 9    
F May 10    
S May 11    
U May 12