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                | ENGR 2080 - Dynamics Credits: 3Hours/Week: Lecture NoneLab None
 Course Description: This course is a study of rigid body motion and the forces that cause motion. Topics include particle dynamics, planar kinematics, kinetics of a rigid body, and mechanical vibrations. Design of elementary dynamic systems is integrated throughout this engineering course.
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 Prerequisite(s): ENGR 1080 .
 Corequisite(s): None
 Recommendation: None
 
 Major Content
 
 
	Kinematics of a ParticleKinetics of a Particle: Force and AccelerationKinetics of a Particle: Work and EnergyKinetics of a Particle: Impulse and MomentumPlanar Kinematics of a Rigid BodyKinetics of a Rigid Body: Force and accelerationKinetics of a Rigid Body: Work and EnergyKinetics of a Rigid Body: Impulse and MomentumVibrationsDesign of Dynamic Systems Learning Outcomes
 At the end of this course students will be able to:
 
	Apply concepts of kinematics to solve problems involving rigid bodies in motionDetermine forces acting on rigid bodies in motionApply concepts of kinetics such as work and energy, and impulse and momentum to dynamic systemsDesign simple dynamic mechanical systemsDetermine velocities and accelerations of rigid bodies in motion 
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