PHYS 242 - Dynamics

3 Credits: (3 lecture)

Course Description
This course provides a detailed review of the concepts of force, mass, and acceleration via Newton’s Laws of Motion. Vector algebra and scalar techniques will be used to analyze the relationships between forces and their resultant motions. Free-body diagrams will be used to solve various engineering problems. Particular subject areas will include kinematics and kinetics of particles, and plane kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies.

Note Spring semester only.

Prerequisite PHYS 241 and MATH 222.

Text
Hibbeler, R.C. Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics. 14th ed. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice, 2016. Print.

Objectives
The student will be able to:

A. Apply free-body diagrams and vectors to the concepts of force, mass, and acceleration via Newton’s Laws of Motion.

B. Solve engineering problems in kinematics and kinetics of particles, plane kinematics, and kinetics of rigid bodies.

Content
A. Kinematics of Particles

B. Kinetics of Particles

C. Plane Kinematics of Rigid Bodies

D. Plane Kinetics of Rigid Bodies

Student Evaluation
Homework, four examinations, and a final examination provide the basis for determining student grades.