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Overview

Overview#

Newton

Applied Mechanics II (or Dynamics) is the study of how things move and interact. We are limiting our study to Newtonian mechanics. We won’t consider quantum effects like wave-particle duality or relativistic effects. Our current interest is to describe free and constrained motion much less than the speed of light and with mass much larger than an atom, but much smaller than the sun (~1e-27 < m < 2e30 kg).

The two founding scientists of classical dynamics are Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) and Isaac Newton (1642-1726). Galileo described the geometry of moving objects and helped define our understanding of kinematics. Newton defined three kinetic laws that helped describe how force, impact, and energy relate to changes in motion.

This introduction will get you up to speed on the tools we are using to explore dynamics: HuskyCT, Jupyter, and GitHub Discussions.

Objectives#

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

  1. Recognize the course objectives, requirements, grading policy, required software, and materials

  2. View video content and submit answers on GitHub Discussions

  3. Use the discussion board on GitHub Discussions

  4. Locate course areas and features, and recognize their general purposes

  5. Complete a Jupyter notebook exercise

  6. Scan and upload a hand-written assignment

  7. Submit a Google Document in HuskyCT

Activities#

  • Read the syllabus and post a discussion response on GitHub Discussions

  • Acquaint yourself with the course instructor

  • Read about the course organization and tools

  • Complete and submit a Jupyter notebook

  • Take a 5-minute practice quiz

  • Submit a practice quiz.

  • Review the University of Connecticuts academic policies.

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