2014-2016 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (without addenda) 
    
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2014-2016 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (without addenda) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ME-GY 6513 Advanced Dynamics

3 Credits
The course covers kinematics and dynamics of a particle in space. Topics: Systems of particles. Two-body central force problem. Kinematics and dynamics of rigid bodies. Euler’s equations. Euleragrange equations with holonomic and nonholonomic constraints. Stability analysis. Introduction to calculus of variations. Hamilton’s principle. Hamilton’s equations.

Prerequisite(s): Adviser approval.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0