Calendar
This calendar incorporates the lecture schedule and the assignment schedule. Some lecture topics may have required more than one class session to cover.
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Aerospace Dynamics |
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Coriolis "Demystified" |
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HW1 Issued |
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Dynamics |
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Introduction to Multiple Intermediate Frames |
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HW1 Due
HW2 Issued |
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Momentum, Angular Momentum, and Dynamics of a System of Particles |
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HW2 Due
HW3 Issued |
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Numerical Solution of Nonlinear Differential Equations |
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HW3 Due |
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Midterm Exam #1 |
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Lagrange's Equations |
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Examples Using Lagrange's Equations
Handout:
Examples (from Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics by M. G. Calkin. River Edge, NJ: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., 1999.) |
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HW4 Issued |
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Virtual Work and the Derivation of Lagrange's Equations |
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Virtual Work and the Derivation of Lagrange's Equations (Continued) |
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HW4 Due
HW5 Issued |
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Friction in Lagrange's Equations |
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Friction in Lagrange's Equations (Continued) |
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HW5 Due
HW6 Issued |
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Kinematics of Rigid Bodies |
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Rigid Body Dynamics |
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HW6 Due
HW7 Issued |
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Axisymmetric Rotations |
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Gyroscopes |
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HW7 Due
HW8 Issued |
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Gyroscopes (Continued) |
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HW8 Due |
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Midterm Exam #2 |
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HW9 Issued |
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Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics |
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Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics (Continued) |
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HW9 Due
HW10 Issued |
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Aircraft Dynamics |
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Aircraft Longitudinal Dynamics |
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HW10 Due |
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Aircraft Lateral Dynamics |
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Final Exam |
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