Georgia Institute of Technology
Engineering Systems in Motion: Dynamics of Particles and Bodies in 2D Motion
Georgia Institute of Technology

Engineering Systems in Motion: Dynamics of Particles and Bodies in 2D Motion

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There are 7 modules in this course

In this section students will learn about particle kinematics, Newton's Laws and Euler's Laws, motion of particles and mass centers of bodies.

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8 videos17 readings1 quiz

In this section students will learn the work-energy principle for particles/systems of particles, impulse and momentum, impact, conservation of momentum and Euler's 2nd Law - Moment of momentum.

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5 videos8 readings1 quiz

In this section students will learn about planar (2D) rigid body kinematics, relative velocity equation, rotation about a fixed axis, instantaneous center of zero velocity, and relative acceleration equations.

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6 videos11 readings1 quiz

In this section students will continue to learn about planar (2D) rigid body kinematics, relative velocity equation, rotation about a fixed axis, instantaneous center of zero velocity, and relative acceleration equations.

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8 videos12 readings1 quiz

In this section students will learn about planar (2D) rigid body kinetics, translation, moment of momentum - angular momentum, and equations of motion.

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6 videos11 readings1 quiz

In this section students will continue to learn about planar (2D) rigid body kinetics using the Work-Energy Method.

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9 videos11 readings1 quiz

In this section students will continue to learn about planar (2D) rigid body kinetics using the Impulse-Momentum Method and Conservation of Momentum.

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5 videos10 readings1 quiz

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4.7 (104 ratings)
Dr. Wayne Whiteman, PE
Georgia Institute of Technology
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