ENGR 221 - Dynamics

Number of Credits: 3
Dynamics introduces students to systems of heavy particles and rigid bodies at rest and in motion in a plane and in three dimensional space. Force-acceleration, work-energy, and impulse-momentum relationships will be studied and applied.(Spring)Three hours lecture each week. Three Credits. Three billable hours.

Pre-requisite(s): PHYS 111, ENGR 102 and MATH 136 with minimum grades of C or better.

Course Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Analyze various motions of a particle or projectile by computing its displacement, velocity and acceleration.
Determine the relative velocity and acceleration of two particles in motion.
Explain Newton’s laws of motion.
Apply the Work/Energy principle to the solution of problems involving particles in motion.
Apply the Impulse-Momentum principle to solutions of problems involving particles in motion.
Describe the stages of impact when two bodies collide.
Analyze the motion of a rigid body.
Determine the relative motion of two rigid bodies in translation.
Locate the instantaneous center of zero velocity for a rotating body and use it to analyze the rotational motion of the body.
Compute the moment of inertia and rotational acceleration of a body in rotation about a fixed axis.
Calculate the acceleration of a body which is both in translation and rotation.
Apply the principles of Conservation of Energy and Conservation of Momentum to the solution of problems involving rigid bodies in general motion.