ENGINEERING LEARNING CENTER

Dynamics – Module Syllabus

Resource Description /
Textbook Required 
 
Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics, 12th Edition, R C Hibbeler, Prentice Hall, 2010, ISBN: 978-1408257746. /
Recommended Reading Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics, 5th Edition, Bedfrod and Fowler, Prentice Hall, 2007, ISBN: 978-0136142256.  
 
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 9th Edition, Beer and Johnston, McGraw hill, 2009 ISBN: 978 0077275556. 
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Other Resources Companion website, Internet search of periodicals. /
Week Topic Chapters 
1-3Kinematics of a Particle 
 
Rectilinear kinematics  
General curvilinear motion  
Motion of a projectile  
Curvilinear motion: normal and tangential components  
Absolute dependent motion analysis  
Relative motion analysis of two particles 
12
4Kinetics of a Particle: Force and Acceleration 
 
Newton’s laws of motion  
The equations of motion 
The equations of motion for a system of particles. 
13
5-6Kinetics of a Particle: Work and Energy 
 
The work of a force 
Principle of Work and Energy 
Principle of Work and Energy for a System of Particles 
Power and Efficiency 
14
7-8 
 
Kinetics of a Particle: Impulse and Momentum 
 
Principle of Linear Impulse and Momentum 
Principle of Linear Impulse and Momentum for System of Particles 
Conservation of Linear Momentum for a System of Particles 
Impact 
15
8-9Midterm Revision Sessions 12-15
9-11Planar Kinematics of Rigid Body 
 
Rigid-Body Motion 
Translation 
Rotation about a fixed axis 
Absolute Motion Analysis – Equilibrium in 3 Dimensions 
Relative-Motion Analysis: Velocity 
Instantaneous Center of Zero Velocity 
Relative-Motion Analysis: Acceleration 
16
12-13Planar Kinematics of Rigid Body: Force and Acceleration 
 
Moment of Inertia  
Planar Kinetic Equations of Motions 
Equation of Motion: Translation 
Equation of Motion: Rotation about a Fixed Axis 
Equations of Motion: General Plane Motion 
17
14-15Three-Dimensional Kinetics of a Rigid Body 
 
Moments and Product of Inertia  
Angular Momentum 
Kinetic Energy 
Equations of Motion 
21
16-17Final Exam Revision Sessions 15-21