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About the Course

This course is an introduction to the study of bodies in motion as applied to engineering systems and structures. We will study the dynamics of particle motion and bodies in rigid planar (2D) motion. This will consist of both the kinematics and kinetics of motion. Kinematics deals with the geometrical aspects of motion describing position, velocity, and acceleration, all as a function of time. Kinetics is the study of forces acting on these bodies and how it affects their motion. --------------------------- Recommended Background: To be successful in the course you will need to have mastered basic engineering mechanics concepts and to have successfully completed my courses en titled an “Introduction to Engineering Mechanics” and “Applications in Engineering Mechanics.” We will apply many of the engineering fundamentals learned in those classes and you will need those skills before attempting this course. --------------------------- Suggested Readings: While no specific textbook is required, this course is designed to be compatible with any standard engineering dynamics textbook. You will find a book like this useful as a reference and for completing additional practice problems to enhance your learning of the material. --------------------------- The copyright of all content and materials in this course are owned by either the Georgia Tech Research Corporation or Dr. Wayne Whiteman. By participating in the course or using the content or materials, whether in whole or in part, you agree that you may download and use any content and/or material in this course for your own personal, non-commercial use only in a manner consistent with a student of any academic course. Any other use of the content and materials, including use by other academic universities or entities, is prohibited without express written permission of the Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Interested parties may contact Dr. Wayne Whiteman directly for information regarding the procedure to obtain a non-exclusive license....

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SK

Mar 7, 2016

A brilliant course, gave me a great foundation for more advanced courses in mechanical engineering. When ever i use some of the things i learned in this course in my work i think of Whiteman.

FA

Aug 28, 2020

A brilliant course, gave me a great foundation for more advanced courses in mechanical engineering. When ever i use some of the things i learned in this course in my work i think of Whiteman.

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By Philipa B

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May 6, 2019

Thanks prof

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Sep 21, 2021

Nice Course

By Ravindra C G

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Mar 12, 2022

Excellent

By Raghavendra B K

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Feb 29, 2016

excellent

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Mar 15, 2020

Great :)

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Dec 5, 2024

GOOD

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Sep 26, 2021

nice

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Sep 2, 2020

Good

By Md. R Q S

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Aug 16, 2020

nice

By SOUTRIK B

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Jul 24, 2020

Good

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May 16, 2020

good

By yashar k s

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Jul 29, 2017

best

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Nov 24, 2024

Wow

By Fhareza A

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Sep 12, 2020

wow

By Michael J A

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Nov 17, 2022

ok

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Jul 1, 2021

By Brian P

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Jul 9, 2021

While the content was very good for the most part, there were sections where the lessons did not adequately explain some of the concepts. The material was very dense in places and certain steps were taken with limited explanation. For example -- I still am not sure on the subtleties of calculating impulses and momentum equations due to the fact that the use of the center of the bar moment of intertia vs. end of the bar was not ever addressed with which R to use in calculating the momentum (and why that r even exists in momentum). I think that the diagrams are based on the impulse momentum, and then we calculate the diagrams and other items separate from that, but honestly, there were many of these areas where I struggled to follow a sudden jump in the lectures.

By John K

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Jul 22, 2021

The dynamics material covered is excellent in concept. The amount of exercises and feedback are only 10% of what is needed to actually learn well, from my point of view. The reference book doesn't align with the book from which the course material originates. Both books are recommended. Learn from them, along with the Coursera course, and gain a good start with dynamics.

By Joshua K

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Dec 11, 2016

Can be very challenging if you aren't well-versed in the various problem-solving tricks used for MechE problems (how & when to choose axes/reference frames, how to visualize the motion intended by the sketch, where/when to assume friction exists or does not exist, etc). Discussion fora are relatively inactive for assistance.

By Archisha B

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Jul 19, 2020

Really well explained. No complaints. It's just that, this course was slightly difficult for me compared to the preceding courses or those on Mechanics of Materials by Dr. Whiteman. But I understood the concepts well.

By Hans L

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Jan 22, 2023

Good although there are some mistakes, for example, in some of the modules, there are no exercises.

By Yuan K P K

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Oct 29, 2021

I understood the videos and enjoyed the whole course, thank you!

By Kyle J

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Mar 15, 2018

Great for review for my dynamics class!

By Joao M A d C

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Aug 24, 2019

easy to follow and well explain

By MAHANTESH P A

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May 3, 2020

Best ever I learnt