L1 |
Introduction |
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L2 |
Degrees of freedom and constraints, rectilinear motion |
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L3 |
Vectors, matrices and coordinate transformations |
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L4 |
Curvilinear motion; Cartesian coordinates |
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L5 |
Other coordinate systems |
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L6 |
Intrinsic coordinates |
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L7 |
Relative motion using translating axes |
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L8 |
Relative motion using rotating axes |
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L9 |
Linear impulse and momentum; collisions |
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L10 |
Angular impulse and momentum for a particle |
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L11 |
Conservation laws for systems of particles |
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L12 |
Work and energy |
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L13 |
Conservative internal forces and potential energy |
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L14 |
Variable mass systems: the rocket equation |
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L15 |
Central force motion: Kepler’s laws |
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L16 |
Central force motion: orbits |
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L17 |
Orbit transfers and interplanetary trajectories |
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L18 |
Exploring the neighborhood: the restricted three-body problem |
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L19 |
Vibration, normal modes, natural frequencies, instability |
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L20 |
Energy methods: Lagrange’s equations |
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L21 |
2D rigid body dynamics |
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L22 |
2D rigid body dynamics: work and energy |
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L23 |
2D rigid body dynamics: impulse and momentum |
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L24 |
Pendulums |
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L25 |
3D rigid body kinematics |
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L26 |
3D rigid body dynamics: the inertia tensor |
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L27 |
3D rigid body dynamics: kinetic energy, instability, equations of motion |
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L28 |
3D rigid body dynamics: equations of motion; Euler’s equations |
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L29 |
3D rigid body dynamics |
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L30 |
3D rigid body dynamics: tops and gyroscopes |
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L31 |
Inertial instruments and inertial navigation |
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L32 |
Dynamics and control challenges that occurred during the Apollo project (Courtesy of Dr. Bill Widnall. Used with permission.) |
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