1.053/2.003 Dynamics and Control I
Fall 2013
Instructors: David C Gossard, Konstantin Turitsyn, J. Kim Vandiver, Thomas Peacock
TAs: Eric Vincent Heubel, Christina A Jaworsky, Sasan John Ghaemsaidi
Lecture:
TR 9:30-11:00am
(10-250)
TAs' Office Hours: TR 6:00-8:00pm, W 7:00-9:00pm
(13-3101)
Prof. Turitsyn's Office Hours: R 2:00-3:00pm
(1-310)
Prof. Vandiver's Office Hours: W 2:00-4:00pm
(4-402)
Prof. Peacock's Office Hours: W 4:00-6:00pm
(3-360)
Information:
Introduction to the dynamics and vibrations of lumped-parameter models of mechanical systems. Kinematics. Force-momentum formulation for systems of particles and rigid bodies in planar motion. Work-energy concepts. Virtual displacements and virtual work. Lagrange's equations for systems of particles and rigid bodies in planar motion. Linearization of equations of motion. Linear stability analysis of mechanical systems. Free and forced vibration of linear multi-degree of freedom models of mechanical systems; matrix eigenvalue problems.
Announcements
psets 8, 12, 13 ready for download
Hello,Problem sets 8, 12, and 13 are available for download. Please visit http://stuff.mit.edu/~evheubel/GradedPSet/ to download your problem set document.
The username is 'Student' and the password is '2.031Fall'.
Problem sets 9 and 10 will be out soon.
Best of luck with your preparations!
Sasan
Announced on 17 December 2013 11:26 p.m. by Sasan John Ghaemsaidi
quiz 4
Dear Students,Just a reminder, that the quiz 4 of 2.003 (same as quiz 2 of 2.031) will take place tomorrow, Wed Dec 18 at 9 AM in Dupont Gym.
See you all there tomorrow,
Kostya
Announced on 17 December 2013 9:55 p.m. by Konstantin Turitsyn
Vibration Equations
A document containing a summary of some key equations on vibrations (specifically free vibrations) has been added to Stellar and may be found under Materials at the following link.
https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/2/fa13/2.003/courseMaterial/topics/topic1/studyMaterial/equations/equations.pdf
-Eric
Announced on 15 December 2013 6:36 p.m. by Eric Vincent Heubel
COURSE EVALUATIONS! LAST NOTICE!
NOTE: Course evaluations will close at 9am Monday, December 16. If you have not already done so, please take a moment to record your thought. Your opinion matters and is important for improving the course.Good luck on the exam!
Dave
Announced on 13 December 2013 2:52 p.m. by David C Gossard
Sasan office hours December 13, 16, and 17
Dear all,I will be holding additional office hours at 7-8pm on Friday (today!), Monday, and Tuesday in room 1-132. Don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions while preparing for the final.
-Sasan
Announced on 13 December 2013 8:18 a.m. by Sasan John Ghaemsaidi
