ENGR 2302.003Dynamics

Instructor: Haifeng Zhang, Ph.D. Spring 2013

Office: Discovery Park F115W Time: 2:00-3:20 PM T & R

Office Hours: Mondays & Tuesdays 3:30-5:00 PM Meeting Place: Room B158(DP)

Phone: 940-369-8266

Email:

Catalog (2012-2013)Course Description:

Analysis of bodies in motion; kinematics and kinetics of particles, systems of particles and rigid bodies

Prerequisites:ENGR 2301 and MATH 1720.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the course, you be able to:

  1. Understand and objects in motion.
  2. Appreciate previously acquired skills and concepts from Calculus and Physics.
  3. Understand complex engineering problems.

Course Requirements:

Attendance – Attendence is mandatory. Lectures, videos, and class discussions will contain vital information needed to do well on the exams. Be on time, three “late” arrivals will result in one “nonattendance”.

Required text:Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, 5th edition, by Bedford, Anthony and Fowler, Wallace, Prentice Hall 2008. ISBN: 978-0-13-612916-5

Additional Reading Resources:Engineering Mechanics Dynamics. R.C. Hibbeler, Pearson-Prentice Hall, 7th Edition, 2007

Exams: There will be three exams (2 midterms, 1 final). Exams will be based on text readings, handouts, class exercises, videos, and class lectures and discussions. Students are responsible for all text material, regardless of whether we review the text material in class or not.

Missed Exams: You will be allowed to make up a missed exam only if you have a documented university excused absence. If you know in advance that you will miss an exam, you MUST contact me before the scheduled exam. Make-up exams will not contain the same questions and may contain only essay and short answer questions.

Assignments: In addition to the readings from the text, Homework will be assigned every Thursday; it will be due one week later in class.No late assignments will be accepted. No emailed assignments will be accepted.

Grades will be based on:

Attendance 5%

Homework and Quiz 20%

Two Midterm Exams 20% each

Final Exam 35%

Grade Distribution

90-100 = A

80-89 = B

70-79 = C

60 - 69 = D

Below 60 = F

Disabilities Accommodation:

The University of North Texas complies with Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act and with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The University of North Texas provides academic adjustments and auxiliary aids to individuals with disabilities, as defined under the law. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring accommodation, please see the instructor and/or contact the Office of Disability Accommodation at 940-565-4323 during the first week of class.

Additional Policies and Procedures:

The Student Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness (SETE) is a requirement for all organized classes at UNT.

Tardiness: If you arrive late, please enter quietly and sit down. Do not walk in front of speakers or disrupt the class in any other way.

Cell Phones: Please remember to turn off phones prior to class.

Extra Help: PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. If you are having trouble with this class, please come by my office during office hours. I am also available by email at

Couse outline

DateTopic/Reading

1/15/13 Introduction, 12.1- 12.2

1/17/13sections 13-1 through 13-3

1/22/13sections 13-4 through 13-5

1/24/13sections 13-6

1/29/13section13-7

1/31/13 section 13-8

2/5/13 sections 14-1through 14-2

2/7/13 sections 14-3 through 14-4

2/12/13 section 15-1

2/14/13 section 15-2

2/19/13 section 15-3

2/21/13 section 15-4

2/26/13 Review

2/28/13 Exam #1

3/5/13 sections 16-1 through 16-2

3/7/13 sections 16-3 through 16-4

3/12/13 Spring Break (No Class)

3/14/13 Spring Break (No Class)

3/19/13 sections 17-1 through 17-2

3/21/13 sections 17-3

3/26/13 sections 17-4

3/28/13 section 17-5

4/2/13 section 17-6

4/4/13 Review

4/9/13 Exam #2

4/11/13 section 17-7

4/16/13 sections 18-1 through 18-2

4/18/13 sections 18-2 (continued)

4/23/13section 19-1

4/25/13sections 19-2 through 19-3

4/30/13 Review

5/2/13 Q & A

5/7/13 No class

5/9/13 Comprehensive Final Exam (1:30 PM-3:30 PM)

Note: The course outline above is subject to change depending upon the overall course progress.

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