Use of graphical modeling in engineering design with an extended course project. A semester-long final project is required which takes the design of a mechanical part from conceptual sketches to finished, machined prototype. 3 cr. hrs. Quantitative description of forces, moments, and couples acting upon engineering structures. The free-body diagram is used to understand the equilibrium of a whole physical system through isolation of each component particle or body.
Dynamics mathematically describes the motions of bodies under the action of forces.
The first part introduces kinematics which deals with the geometry of motion without considering applied forces. The second part, kinetics, relates the forces on bodies to the resulting motions. Mathematical description of the motion of bodies. Introduction of kinematics without considering applied forces. Provides a fundamental understanding of the principles of materials science as they apply to typical engineering materials.