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Program of Mechanical Engineering (English)

ME206

DYNAMICS

Course Code
ME206
Semester
Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 1
ECTS
5
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study2
SemesterFourth Term (Spring)
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Acquire knowledge on the basics of kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies making planar motion.
  2. Formulate and solve problems related to kinematics of particles and rigid bodies making planar motion.
  3. Draw free body diagrams and formulate and solve problems related to kinetics of particles and rigid bodies making planar motion by using force and acceleration, work and energy and impulse and momentum concepts.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsStatics, General Physics I, Mathematical Analysis I-II
Course DescriptionGeneral principles. Kinematics of particles. Rectilinear motion. Curvilinear motion: analysis in normal and tangential coordinates, analysis in polar coordinates. Relative motion analysis of particles. Kinetics of a particle: force, mass and acceleration. Work and energy principles. Impact. Impulse and momentum. Planar kinematics of a rigid body. Relative motion analysis. Mass moment of inertia. Kinetics of rigid bodies: Force and acceleration, energy and work, impulse and momentum.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Historical perspective, Archimedes Huygens and Newton, Newton experiments, Newton's laws.
2nd Week Definition of velocity and acceleration, Equations of rectilinear motion.
3rd Week Simple translational motion with constant acceleration, example problems.
4th Week Simple rotational motion with constant acceleration, example problems.
5th Week Acceleration as a fonction of time, example problems.
6th Week Acceleration as a fonction of displacement, solution of second order linear differential equations.
7th Week Plane curvililinear motion, problem definition in cartesian coordinate system, example problems.
8th Week Plane curvilinear motion in polar coordinates, definition of position vector in complex notation.
9th Week Velocity and acceleration in polar coordinates by differentiating the complex position vector.
10th Week Curvilinear motion approximated by circular arcs, normal and tangencial coordinates.
11th Week Motion discontinuities, zeroth, first and second order discontinuities.
12th Week Problem solving by integrating the Newton equation through time, the inverse dynamics problem.
13th Week Indegration of Newton equation with respect to time, Concept of impulse, work and energy.
14th Week Integration of Newton equation with respect to velocity, concept of momentum.
15th Week Impact as an example to conservation of momentum.
16th Week Central force motion as an example to the conservation of angular momentum.
Recommended or Required ReadingText Book :

Dynamics, Meriam & Kraige, John Wiley &Sons

Reference Book(s):

Dynamics, Beer & Jonstan, McGeaw-Hill Publishers

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Presentation
  • Problem Solving
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Quiz 9 30
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz 14 0.5 7
Individual or group work 14 2.5 35
Preparation for Final exam 14 2 28
Course hours 14 4 56
Preparation for Midterm exam 7 2 14
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 6 2 12
Quiz 4 0.8 3.2
Total Work Load159.2
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.3
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No

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