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Important info!
| For: | Platform/Format/Modality: | Where: | When: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading the syllabus | Here | Anytime! | |
| Finding info related to this class | This website | You're already here! | Anytime! |
| Attending classes | In person | 1033 ERF | Mon, Wed, Fri 1 pm-1:50 pm |
| Discuss & chat outside of live class | Discord, Piazza (code: 60607) | Discord, Piazza | Anytime! |
| Submitting all assignments | Gradescope (Entry Code YRYJ6R) | Gradescope (tutorial) | Anytime before a due date |
| Workshops & demos (software, projects) | In person | 1033 ERF | Mon, Wed, Fri 1 pm-1:50 pm |
| Sample Octave ODE solver codes | GNU Octave | Octave homogeneous, Octave nonhomogeneous | |
| Sample Matlab ODE solver codes | Matlab | Matlab homogeneous, Matlab nonhomogeneous | |
| Yeow's drop-in hours | Hybrid or online | In person: 3033 ERF Online: Zoom, Discord | M 11-12 (hybrid) R 3-4 (online) |
Week 1
| Day | Date | Video To Watch Before Class | Project Assigned | Due Today (Gradescope) | Misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 13-Jan | Poll closes | |||
| Tue | 14-Jan | ||||
| Wed | 15-Jan | Review Free-Body Diagram | VLR 1 (1pm), ICP 1 (2pm) | ||
| Thu | 16-Jan | ||||
| Fri | 17-Jan | More FBD | VLR 2, ICP 2 |
Week 2
| Day | Date | Video To Watch Before Class | Project Assigned | Due Today (Gradescope) | Misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 20-Jan | -- MLK Jr. Day RECESS -- | |||
| Tue | 21-Jan | ||||
| Wed | 22-Jan | Inertia diagram, equation of motion | VLR 3, ICP 3 | ||
| Thu | 23-Jan | ||||
| Fri | 24-Jan | Triangles | VLR 4, ICP 4 |
Week 3
| Day | Date | Video To Watch Before Class | Project Assigned | Due Today (Gradescope) | Misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 27-Jan | Linearization | VLR 5, ICP 5 | ||
| Tue | 28-Jan | ||||
| Wed | 29-Jan | 4 ingredients of vibration response | VLR 6, ICP 6 | ||
| Thu | 30-Jan | ||||
| Fri | 31-Jan | *** Project demo *** | Project 1 | PPP 1 |
Week 4
| Day | Date | Video To Watch Before Class | Project Assigned | Due Today (Gradescope) | Misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 3-Feb | Equivalent springs & dampers | VLR 7, ICP 7 | ||
| Tue | 4-Feb | ||||
| Wed | 5-Feb | Continuous systems | VLR 8, ICP 8 | A different model for continuous systems | |
| Thu | 6-Feb | ||||
| Fri | 7-Feb | Modeling of structures | VLR 9, ICP 9 |
Week 5
| Day | Date | Video To Watch Before Class | Project Assigned | Due Today (Gradescope) | Misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 10-Feb | Solving ODEs: Hand vs. machine | VLR 10, ICP 10 | ||
| Tue | 11-Feb | ||||
| Wed | 12-Feb | Math: Homogeneous ODE | VLR 11, ICP 11 | ||
| Thu | 13-Feb | ||||
| Fri | 14-Feb | Math: Nonhomogeneous ODE | VLR 12, ICP 12, Project 1 |
Week 6
| Day | Date | Video To Watch Before Class | Project Assigned | Due Today (Gradescope) | Misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 17-Feb | 1-DOF: Free undamped | VLR 13, ICP 13 | ||
| Tue | 18-Feb | ||||
| Wed | 19-Feb | Free & damped | VLR 14, ICP 14 | ||
| Thu | 20-Feb | ||||
| Fri | 21-Feb | Log decrement | Project 2 | VLR 15, ICP 15 |
Week 8
| Day | Date | Video To Watch Before Class | Project Assigned | Due Today (Gradescope) | Misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 3-Mar | Coulomb damping | VLR 16, ICP 16 | ||
| Tue | 4-Mar | ||||
| Wed | 5-Mar | Forced undamped (harmonic excitations) /// Practice at home | VLR 17, ICP 17 | Shattering a Wine Glass with Sound at 187,500FPS - The Slow Mo Guys | |
| Thu | 6-Mar | ||||
| Fri | 7-Mar | Beats, Resonance (2 videos!) /// Practice at home | VLR 18, ICP 18 | A Ghost in the Machine (PDF), Cheddar Explains |
Week 9
| Day | Date | Video To Watch Before Class | Project Assigned | Due Today (Gradescope) | Misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 10-Mar | Forced & damped /// Practice at home | VLR 19, ICP 19, Project 2 | ||
| Tue | 11-Mar | ||||
| Wed | 12-Mar | Force transmissibility | VLR 20, ICP 20 | ||
| Thu | 13-Mar | ||||
| Fri | 14-Mar | Motion transmissibility (moving base/base motion) /// Practice at home | VLR 21, ICP 21 | BeamNG speed bump simulation (video game + physics) |
Week 10
| Day | Date | Video To Watch Before Class | Project Assigned | Due Today (Gradescope) | Misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 17-Mar | *** Project demo *** /// Practice at home | Project 3 | PPP 3 | Resource: Öhlins shock absorber (damper) |
| Tue | 18-Mar | ||||
| Wed | 19-Mar | Nonharmonic: Periodic, Fourier | VLR 22, ICP 22 | ||
| Thu | 20-Mar | ||||
| Fri | 21-Mar | Fourier: Example /// Practice | VLR 23, ICP 23 |
Week 11
| Day | Date | Video To Watch Before Class | Project Assigned | Due Today (Gradescope) | Misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 31-Mar | Fourier: Odd & even /// Practice at home | VLR 24, ICP 24 | ||
| Tue | 1-Apr | ||||
| Wed | 2-Apr | Fourier: Solve for particular solution xp /// Practice: Monday's workshop | VLR 25, ICP 25 | ||
| Thu | 3-Apr | ||||
| Fri | 4-Apr | *** Project 3 work day *** |