Course Schedule (subject to change)


 

Monday

Wednesday

Week 1

Jan 21 - Jan 25

Course Administration

Topics Overview

Week 2

Jan 28 - Feb 01

Particle Kinematics (Chapter 12)

Particle Kinematics (continued)

Week 3

Feb 04 - Feb 08

Particle Kinematics (practice) Particle Kinetics: Force and Acceleration (Chapter 13)

Week 4

Feb 11 - Feb 15

Particle Kinetics: Force and Acceleration (continued)

Particle Kinetics: Force and Acceleration (practice)

Week 5

Feb 18 - Feb 22

Particle Kinetics: Work and Energy (Chapter 14) Particle Kinetics: Work and Energy (continued)

Week 6

Feb 25 - Feb 29

Particle Kinetics: Work and Energy (practice)

Particle Kinetics: Impulse and Momentum (Chapter 15)

Week 7

Mar 03 - Mar 07

Particle Kinetics: Impulse and Momentum (continued) Particle Kinetics: Impulse and Momentum (practice)

Week 8

Mar 10 - Mar 14

Review (Chapters 12, 13, 14, 15) Mid-Term Exam (tentative)

Week 9

Mar 17 - Mar 21

Project coordination

Mid-term exam solutions & discussion

Week 10

Mar 24 - Mar 28

Spring recess (no class)

Spring recess (no class)

Week 11

Mar 31 - Apr 04

Cesar Chavez Day (no class)

Planar Rigid Body Kinematics (Chapter 16)

Week 12

Apr 07 - Apr 11

Planar Rigid Body Kinematics (continued) Planar Rigid Body Kinematics (practice)

Week 13

Apr 14 - Apr 18

Planar Rigid Body Kinetics: Force and Acceleration (Chapter 17) Planar Rigid Body Kinetics: Force and Acceleration (continued)

Week 14

Apr 21 - Apr 25

Planar Rigid Body Kinetics: Force and Acceleration (practice) Planar Rigid Body Kinetics: Work and Energy (Chapter 18)

Week 15

Apr 28 - May 02

Planar Rigid Body Kinetics: Work and Energy (practice) Planar Rigid Body Kinetics: Impulse and Momentum (Chapter 19)

Week 16

May 05 - May 09

Planar Rigid Body Kinetics: Impulse and Momentum (practice) Concepts in 3-D Rigid Body Dynamics (Chapters 20 & 21)

Week 17

May 12 - May 16

Review & final exam preparation

 

 


ME 101 Dynamics  |  Spring 2008  |  S. J. Lee  |  Updated 2008 Jan 22

San José State University  |  Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department