Course Name	Dynamics
Credits	3
Professor(s)	Name	Dong-Hyun Kim
	Affiliation	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Objectives

The main objective is to study the principle of dynamics with practical applications to the design of aerospace and mechanical systems such as aircraft, automobile, machines and ships etc.

MAIN TEXTBOOK and FURTHER READINGS

Main Textbook: F. P. Beer, and E. R. Johnston Jr., Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics, McGraw-Hill

Further Reading: Thomas R. Kane and David A. Levinson, Dynamics: Theory and Applications

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING

Assignments: Homework and team projects

Grading Scheme: Attendance (10%), Mid-term Exam (30%), Final Exam (30%), Homeworks(10%)

Computer Practice (20%)

COURSE SCHEDULE

Course Outline

Week 1: Introduction to Dynamics
Week 2: Kinemtics of Particles(1)
Week 3: Matlab Programming Practice (1)
Week 4: Kinetics of Particles(1) - Newton's Second Law
Week 5: Kinetics of Particles(2) - Newton's Second Law
Week 6: Kinetics of Particles(3) - Energy and Momentum
Week 7: Matlab Programming Practice (2)
Week 8: Mid-term exam
Week 9: Kinematics of Rigid Bodies(1)
Week 10: Kinematics of Rigid Bodies(2)
Week 11: Matlab Application (1)
Week 12: Plane Motion of Rigid Bodies (Forces and Accelerations)
Week 13: SAMCEF Rigid-Body Practice
Week 14: Plane Motion of Rigid Bodies (Forces and Accelerations)

Week 15: Plane Motion of Rigid Bodies (Energy and Momentum Method)

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel: 82-55-751-6125        e-mail: dhk@gnu.ac.kr