Daily Schedule - Sp 2025

ME 274: Spring 2025

This page is set up to provide you with links to course material that is directly related to each class period. Please use this as a guideline for your daily work in the course. Links to the homework (assignments, discussion threads and solution videos) are found on the Homework/Discussion page (see link in the left sidebar).

Week 1: 1/13-1/17 Week 2 1/20-1/24 Week 3: 1/17-1/31
Week 4: 2/3-2/7 Week 5: 2/10-2/14 Week 6: 2/17-2/21
Week 7: 2/24-2/28 Week 8: 3/3-3/7 Week 9: 3/10-3/14
Week 10: 3/24-3/28 Week 11: 3/31-4/4 Week 12: 4/7-4/11
Week 13: 4/14-4/18 Week 14: 4/21-4/26 Week 15: 4/28-5/2

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WEEK 1

Monday, January 13
Particle kinematics: Cartesian description

Lecture book reading: Section 1.A
Lecture book example video: Example 1.A.1
Lecture book example video: Example 1.A.2
Lecture book conceptual questions: C1.2
Demo: Cartesian gantry vending machine
Concluding remarks: Cartesian description

Wednesday, January 15
Particle kinematics: path description

Lecture book reading: Section 1.A
Lecture book example video: Example 1.A.3
Animation: path description of motion
Lecture book conceptual questions: C1.1, C1.3, C1.4, C1.5 
Concluding remarks: path description

Friday, January 17
Particle kinematics: polar description

Lecture book reading: Section 1.A
Lecture book example video: Example 1.A.4
Animation: polar description of motion
Lecture book conceptual questions: C1.6, C1.8
Concluding remarks: polar description

WEEK 2

Monday, January 20
No class: University holiday

Wednesday, January 22
Particle kinematics: joint descriptions

Lecture book reading: Section 1.C
Lecture book example video: Example 1.C.1
Lecture book example video: Example 1.C.2
Lecture book example video: Example 1.C.3
Lecture book example video: Example 1.C.4
Animation: joint description
Lecture book conceptual questions: C1.7, C1.9
Concluding remarks: joint description

Friday, January 24
Particle kinematics: constrained and relative motion

Lecture book reading: Section 1.D
Lecture book video: Example 1.D.1
Lecture book video: Example 1.D.2
Lecture book video: Example 1.D.3
Lecture book video: Example 1.D.4
Lecture book video: Example 1.D.5
Lecture book video: Example 1.D.6
Animation: constrained motion
Animation: relative motion
Visualizing Mechanics: cable-pulley system kinematics
Lecture book conceptual questions: C1.10, C1.11, C1.12
Concluding remarks: relative and constrained motion

WEEK 3

Monday, January 27
Planar kinematics: rigid bodies

Lecture book reading: Section 2.A
Lecture book video: Example 2.A.1
Lecture book video: Example 2.A.2
Lecture book video: Example 2.A.3
Lecture book conceptual questions: C2.1
Concluding remarks: rigid body kinematics-1

Wednesday, January 29
Planar kinematics: rigid bodies

Lecture book reading: Section 2.A
Lecture book video: Example 2.A.4
Lecture book video: Example 2.A.5
Lecture book video: Example 2.A.6
Lecture book video: Example 2.A.7
Animation: rolling without slipping
Visualizing Mechanics: rolling without slipping
Lecture book conceptual questions: C2.2, C2.3, C2.11, C2.12, C2.14
Concluding remarks: rigid body kinematics-2

Friday, January 31
Planar kinematics: rigid bodies

Lecture book reading: Section 2.A
Lecture book video: Example 2.A.8
Lecture book video: Example 2.A.9
Lecture book video: Example 2.A.10
Lecture book conceptual questions: C2.15
Concluding remarks: rigid body kinematics-1

WEEK 4

Monday, February 3
Planar kinematics: rigid bodies (instant centers)

Lecture book reading: Section 2.B
Lecture book video: Example 2.B.1
Lecture book video: Example 2.B.2
Lecture book video: Example 2.B.3
Lecture book video: Example 2.B.4
Lecture book video: Example 2.B.5
Lecture book video: Example 2.B.6
Lecture book video: Example 2.B.8
Additional IC examples w/ solutions
Animation: ICs of four-bar mechanism
Animation: ICs of slider-crank mechanism
Animation: rolling w/o slipping vs. rolling w/ slipping
Visualizing Mechanics: instant centers
Lecture book conceptual questions: C2.4, C2.5, C2.6, C2.7, C2.8, C2.9, C2.10, C2.13
Concluding remarks: rigid body kinematics-ICs

Wednesday, February 5
Planar kinematics: rigid bodies (summary)

Lecture book reading: Section 2.C
Lecture book video: Example 2.C.1
Lecture book video: Example 2.C.2
More additional IC examples w/ solutions
Animation: general 2D rigid body motion
Lecture book conceptual questions: C2.15
Concluding remarks: rigid body kinematics-4

Friday, February 7
Moving reference frame kinematics: 2D

Lecture book reading: Section 3.A
Lecture book video: Example 3.A.1
Lecture book video: Example 3.A.2
Lecture book video: Example 3.A.3
Lecture book video: Example 3.A.4
Animation: views from different reference frames
Lecture book conceptual questions: C3.1
Concluding remarks: 2D moving reference frames

WEEK 5

Monday, February 10
Moving reference frame kinematics: 2D

Lecture book reading: Section 3.A of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 3.A.5
Lecture book video: Example 3.A.6
Lecture book video: Example 3.A.7
Animation: the merry-go-round reference frame
Visualizing Mechanics: the merry-go-round reference frame
Animation: MRFs - aircraft problem
Lecture book conceptual questions: C3.2
Concluding remarks: 2D moving reference frames

Wednesday, February 12
No class: due to evening exam

Friday, February 14
Moving reference frame kinematics: 3D

Lecture book reading: Section 3.B of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 3.B.1
Lecture book video: Example 3.B.2
Lecture book video: Example 3.B.3
Lecture book video: Example 3.B.4
Lecture book video: Example 3.B.5
Lecture book conceptual questions: C3.3, C3.4
Concluding remarks: 3D moving reference frames

WEEK 6

Monday, February 17
Moving reference frame kinematics: 3D

Lecture book reading: Section 3.B of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 3.B.6
Lecture book video: Example 3.B.7
Lecture book video: Example 3.B.8
Animation: angular acceleration of a gyroscope disk
Lecture book conceptual questions: C3.3, 3.5, C3.6
Concluding remarks: 3D moving reference frames

Wednesday, February 19
Moving reference frame kinematics: 3D

Lecture book reading: Section 3.B of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 3.B.9
Lecture book video: Example 3.B.10
Lecture book video: Example 3.B.11
Lecture book conceptual questions: C3.3, 3.5, C3.6
Concluding remarks: 3D moving reference frames

Friday, February 21
Particle kinetics: Newton's laws

Lecture book reading: Section 4.A of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 4.A.1
Lecture book video: Example 4.A.2
Lecture book video: Example 4.A.3
Lecture book video: Example 4.A.4
Lecture book video: Example 4.A.5
Lecture book video: Example 4.A.7
Animation: influence of speed on reactions
Lecture book conceptual questions: C4.2
Concluding remarks: Newton's laws

WEEK 7

Monday, February 24
Particle kinetics: Newton's laws

Lecture book reading: Section 4.A of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 4.A.6
Lecture book video: Example 4.A.8
Lecture book video: Example 4.A.9
Lecture book video: Example 4.A.10
Animation: reaction due to Coriolis component of acceleration
Video: riding on the Vomit Comet
Lecture book conceptual questions: C4.3, C4.4
Concluding remarks: Newton's laws

Wednesday, February 26
Particle kinetics: Newton's laws

Lecture book reading: Section 4.A of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 4.A.12
Lecture book video: Example 4.A.13
Lecture book video: Example 4.A.14
Lecture book video: Example 4.A.15
Visualizing Mechanics: the water bucket experiment
Lecture book conceptual questions: C4.1
Concluding remarks: Newton's laws

Friday, February 28
Particle kinetics: work/energy

Lecture book reading: Section 4.B of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 4.B.1
Lecture book video: Example 4.B.2
Lecture book video: Example 4.B.3
Lecture book video: Example 4.B.4
Animation: energy conservation
Visualizing Mechanics: ballistic pendulum
Lecture book conceptual questions: C4.5
Concluding remarks: work/energy

WEEK 8

Monday, March 3
Particle kinetics: work/energy

Lecture book reading: Section 4.B of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 4.B.5
Lecture book video: Example 4.B.6
Lecture book video: Example 4.B.7
Lecture book video: Example 4.B.8
Animation: you can't push on a string
Visualizing Mechanics: roller coaster hill
Lecture book conceptual questions: C4.6
Concluding remarks: work/energy

Wednesday, March 5
Particle kinetics: linear impulse momentum

Lecture book reading: Section 4.C of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 4.C.1
Lecture book video: Example 4.C.2
Lecture book video: Example 4.C.3
Animation: conservation of linear momentum
Video: colliding bullets
Lecture book conceptual questions: C4.7, C4.9, C4.26
Concluding remarks: linear impulse/momentum

Friday, March 7
Particle kinetics: linear impulse momentum

Lecture book reading: Section 4.C of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 4.C.5
Lecture book video: Example 4.C.6
Lecture book video: Example 4.C.7
Lecture book video: Example 4.C.8
Lecture book video: Example 4.C.9
Visualizing Mechanics: conservation of linear momentum
Lecture book conceptual questions: C4.25
Concluding remarks: linear impulse/momentum

WEEK 9

Monday, March 10
Particle kinetics: central impact

Lecture book reading: Section 4.C of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 4.C.10
Lecture book video: Example 4.C.11
Lecture book video: Example 4.C12
Lecture book video: Example 4.C13
Animation: Impact drop tests
Animation: Pool ball impacts
Animation: Impacts and energy
Visualizing Mechanics: impacts
Visualizing Mechanics: impact forces
Lecture book conceptual questions: C4.8, C4.10, C4.11, C4.12, C4.16, C4.17, C4.18, C4.21, C.4.22, C4.23
Concluding remarks:  central impact

Wednesday, March 12
Particle kinetics: angular impulse momentum

Lecture book reading: Section 4.D of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 4.D.1
Lecture book video: Example 4.D.2
Lecture book video: Example 4.D.3
Animation: Particle on an elastic band
Lecture book conceptual questions: C4.13, C4.14
Concluding remarks: angular impulse/momentum

Friday, March 14
Particle kinetics: angular impulse momentum

Lecture book reading: Section 4.D of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 4.D.5
Lecture book video: Example 4.D.6
Lecture book video: Example 4.D.7
Animation: orbital motion
Lecture book conceptual questions: C4.15, C4.24
Concluding remarks: angular impulse/momentum

WEEK 10

Monday, March 24
Particle kinetics: Summary

Lecture book reading: Sections 4.A-E of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 4.A.11
Lecture book video: Example 4.C.4
Lecture book video: Example 4.D.4
Concluding remarks: particle kinetics summary

Wednesday, March 26
Rigid body kinetics: Newton/Euler

Lecture book reading: Section 5.A of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 5.A.1
Lecture book video: Example 5.A.2
Lecture book video: Example 5.A.3
Lecture book video: Example 5.A.4
Lecture book video: Example 5.A.5
Animation: friction dynamics
Lecture book conceptual questions: C5.1, C5.2, C5.3, C5.4, C5.5
Concluding remarks: Newton/Euler equations

Friday, March 28
Rigid body kinetics: Newton/Euler

Lecture book reading: Section 5.A of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 5.A.11
Lecture book video: Example 5.A.12
Lecture book video: Example 5.A.13
Lecture book video: Example 5.A.14
Animation: out-of-balance forces
Visualizing Mechanics: radius of gyration
Lecture book conceptual questions: C5.11, C5.12, C5.13
Concluding remarks: Newton/Euler equations

WEEK 11

Monday, March 31
Rigid body kinetics: Newton/Euler

Lecture book reading: Section 5.A of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 5.A.15
Lecture book video: Example 5.A.16
Lecture book video: Example 5.A.17
Animation: center of percussion
Visualizing Mechanics: impending motion of a spool
Visualizing Mechanics: effects of sliding friction on motion of rigid body
Lecture book conceptual questions: C5.14, C5.15, C5.16
Concluding remarks: Newton/Euler equations

Wednesday, April 2
Rigid body kinetics: work/energy

Lecture book reading: Section 5.B of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 5.B.1
Lecture book video: Example 5.B.2
Lecture book video: Example 5.B.3
Lecture book video: Example 5.B.4
Lecture book video: Example 5.B.5
Lecture book conceptual questions: C5.17, C.5.18, C5.19
Concluding remarks: work/energy

 

Friday, April 4
No class: due to evening exam

WEEK 12

Monday, April 7
Rigid body kinetics: work/energy

Lecture book reading: Section 5.B of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 5.B.6
Lecture book video: Example 5.B.7
Lecture book video: Example 5.B.8
Lecture book video: Example 5.B.9
Lecture book video: Example 5.B.10
Lecture book conceptual questions: C5.20, C5.21
Concluding remarks: work/energy

Wednesday, April 9
Rigid body kinetics: impulse momentum

Lecture book reading: Section 5.C of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 5.C.1
Lecture book video: Example 5.C.2
Lecture book video: Example 5.C.3
Lecture book video: Example 5.C.5
Concluding remarks: impulse/momentum

Friday, April 11
Rigid body kinetics: impulse momentum

Lecture book reading: Section 5.C of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 5.C.6
Lecture book video: Example 5.C.7
Lecture book video: Example 5.C.8
Lecture book video: Example 5.C.9
Animation: Energy and momentum conservation
Concluding remarks: Impulse/momentum

WEEK 13

Monday, April 14
Rigid body kinetics: summary

Lecture book reading: Section 5.C of the lecture book
Review material: kinetics methods table
Review material: rapid fire questions
Review material: conceptual questions
Concluding remarks: kinetics review

Wednesday, April 16
Vibrations: EOMs

Lecture book reading: Section 6.A of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 6.A.1
Lecture book video: Example 6.A.2
Lecture book video: Example 6.A.3
Animation: Review of problems exhibiting oscillatory motion
Animation: Drawing FBDs for vibrations
Lecture book conceptual questions: C6.1
Concluding remarks: EOMs
Friday, April 18
Vibrations: free response 

Lecture book reading: Section 6.B of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 6.B.1
Lecture book video: Example 6.B.2
Lecture book video: Example 6.B.3
Lecture book video: Example 6.B.4
Lecture book video: Example 6.B.5
Animation: Static deformation and EOMs
Animation: More on static deformation and vibrations
Lecture book conceptual questions: C6.2, C6.3, C6.4, C6.8, C6.14, C6.15
Concluding remarks: Free, undamped response

WEEK 14

Monday, April 21
Vibrations: free response 

Lecture book reading: Section 6.B of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 6.B.6
Lecture book video: Example 6.B.7
Lecture book video: Example 6.B.8
Lecture book video: Example 6.B.9
Lecture book conceptual questions: C6.5, C6.7, C6.8, C6.9
Concluding remarks: free, damped free response
Wednesday, April 23
Vibrations: free response 

Lecture book reading: Section 6.B of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 6.B.10
Lecture book video: Example 6.B.11
Lecture book video: Example 6.B.12
Lecture book video: Example 6.B.13
Lecture book video: Example 6.B.14
Lecture book conceptual questions: C6.10, C6.11, C6.16
Concluding remarks: free, damped free response
Friday, April 25
Vibrations: forced response

Lecture book reading: Section 6.C of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 6.C.1
Lecture book video: Example 6.C.4
Lecture book video: Example 6.C.5
Animation: Base excitation: two-story building response
Visualizing Mechanics: base-excited motion
Lecture book conceptual questions: C6.6, C6.13
Concluding remarks: Forced response 1

WEEK 15

Monday, April 28
Vibrations: forced response

Lecture book reading: Section 6.C of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 6.C.6
Lecture book video: Example 6.C.7
Lecture book video: Example 6.C.8
Animation: Base excitation: two-story building response
Visualizing Mechanics: base-excited motion
Lecture book conceptual questions: C6.6, C6.13
Concluding remarks: Forced response 2
Wednesday, April 30
Vibrations: forced response

Lecture book reading: Section 6.C of the lecture book
Lecture book video: Example 6.C.9
Lecture book video: Example 6.C.10
Lecture book video: Example 6.C.11
Animation: Base excitation: three-story building response
Lecture book conceptual questions: C6.6, C6.13
Concluding remarks: Forced response 2
Friday, May 2
Course overview