3 Credit Hours

FE

Felix Ewere

Assoc Teaching Professor

feewere@ncsu.edu

Kinematics and kinetics of particles in rectangular, cylindrical, and curvilinear coordinate systems; energy and momentum methods for particles; kinetics of systems of particles; kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies in two and three dimensions; motion relative to rotating coordinate systems.

Prerequisite

Calculus III and C- or better in Engineering Statics or Engineering Mechanics.

Course Objectives

By the end of the semester, the students will be able to:

• Analyze accelerated particle motion along with a variety of paths using multiple coordinate systems.
• Derive the principle of work and energy and apply it for problems involving force and displacement.
• Derive the principles of linear and angular momentum and impulse and apply them to solve problems involving force and time.
• Implement conservation of linear momentum and analyze the mechanics of impact.
• Analyze the motion associated with 2D rigid-body translation and rotation.
• Analyze the motion associated with 3D rigid-body translation and rotation.

Course Requirements

RealizeIt Learning Activities and Capstones – 30% : One (1) Learning Activity with concept quiz and One (1) Capstone Module with multiple problems per Module (6 total including orientation). Each part is equally weighted. Multiple attempts permitted.
Midterm Exams (2) – 40%: Multiple choice, short answer, and numerical problem solving. The exams will be graded with a rubric for potential partial credit.     
Final Exam – 30%: Final exam administered during the final exam period. Multiple choice, short answer, and numerical problem solving. The exam will be graded with a rubric for potential partial credit.        

Textbook

Hibbeler, R.C., Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics. Prentice Hall (any recent edition). 

Software Requirements

Moodle: http://wolfware.ncsu.edu
Realizeit software license. Access to standard engineering software (MATLAB, excel, etc).

Created 02/13/2025