The midterms and the comprehensive final have essentially equal levels of difficulty. Many of the concepts of energy engineering are also introduced. Although Calculus II is a corequisite, most of the problems can be solved with simple algebra. There are three exams usually held in the evenings and a comprehensive final exam. The class meets three times a week for lecture.
Homework is assigned daily.
This course is not difficult if students keep up and do the work. Dynamics is the study of bodies in motion. It is the second course in the two-course mechanics sequence. Many of the concepts learned in the statics course are utilized. Topics include vector calculus, Newton's Laws, the dynamics of particle motion, multiparticle systems, rigid bodies in planar motion, and the application of these ideas.