REQUIRED COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

 1.  Apply principles of kinematics of a particle to calculate the motion of the particle.

 2.  Calculate the velocities and accelerations of rigid bodies in translation.

 3.  Calculate the velocities and accelerations of rigid bodies in rotation about a fixed axis.

 4.  Calculate the velocities and accelerations of rigid bodies in general plane motion.

 5.  Solve 2-D kinetics problems using Newton’s Laws.

 6.  Solve 2-D kinetics problems using the Work-Energy method.

 7.  Solve 2-D kinetics problems using the Impulse-Momentum method for linear motion.

 8.  Solve 2-D kinetics problems using the Impulse-Momentum method for angular motion.

 9.  Apply scalar and vector concepts to a variety of problems.

 10. Construct appropriate free-body diagrams.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

  I.  Particle kinematics

         A.  Position, velocity and acceleration relationships

         B. Coordinate systems

            1. Cartesian coordinates

            2. Normal-tangential coordinates

            3. Polar coordinates

 II.   Newton’s Laws for particles and systems

 III.  Work and energy for particles and systems

         A.  Work-Energy theorem

         B.  Conservation of energy

         C.  Power

 IV.   Impulse-Momentum systems

         A.  Linear Impulse-Momentum

         B.  Angular Impulse-Momentum

 V.    Kinematics of planar rigid bodies

 VI.   Newton’s Laws for rigid bodies

         A.  Newton’s Force Law

         B.  Newton’s Moment Law

         C. Motion of rigid bodies

            1.  Translation

            2.  Rotation about a fixed axis

            3.  General plane motion

 VII.  Work and energy for rigid bodies

         A.  Work-Energy theorem

         B.  Conservation of energy

         C.  Power

 VIII. Impulse-Momentum for rigid bodies

         A.  Linear Impulse-Momentum

         B.  Angular Impulse-Momentum