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    This document provides information about an advanced dynamics course offered at Drexel University in the fall of 2011-2012. It lists the instructor, their contact information, class schedule, required textbook, and reference texts. The course outline covers reviewing Newtonian particle and rigid body dynamics, then introduces Lagrange dynamics, including degrees of freedom, generalized coordinates, constraints, virtual work, Lagrange's equations, and Lagrange multipliers.

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    MEM 666 ADVANCED DYNAMICS I Fall 2011-2012 Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Drexel University

    Instructors Dr. S. Siegler

    Office (Phone) 4-171A (x2316)

    E-Mail [email protected]

    Office Hours Wednesday 4-6

    Class Schedule: Textbook:

    Wednesday, 6-9pm Baruh, H., Analytical Dynamics, McGraw-Hill., ISBN: 0-07-365977-0

    Other reference texts: Ginsberg, J.H., Advanced Engineering Dynamics., Harper & Row. Greenwood, D.T., Classical Dynamics., Dover. Greenwood, D.T., Principles of Dynamics, Prentice Hall, Latest edition

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    I Review of basic principles of Newtonian Particle Dynamics II Review of Newtonian Dynamics for motion of rigid bodies in the plane III Lagrange Dynamics. 1. 2. 3. 4. Degrees of freedom; Generalized coordinates; Constraints. The principle of virtual work for static and dynamic systems; Generalized forces. Derivation of Lagranges Equations Lagrange multipliers; Generalized coordinates of momentum, ignorable coordinates.

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