AME 560 SCHEDULE

 

WEEK

DATES

MATERIAL COVERED in TEXT

REMARKS

1

1/17

Secs 2.1-2.2

Introduction, review of simple harmonic oscillator

2

1/21-25

Ch. 3

Review of steady-state response to harmonic excitation

3

1/28-2/1

Ch. 4

Review of multi-DOF discrete systems

4

2/4-8

Ch. 4

Modal analysis of multi-DOF discrete systems

5

2/11-15

Ch. 5

Harmonic excitation of multi-DOF discrete systems

6

2/18-22

Class notes

Generalized coordinates and Lagrange's equations

7

2/25-29

Class notes

Equilibrium and perturbation

8

3/3-7

Ch. 6

Continuous systems; vibration of elastic bars
Exam 1 (3/6)

9

3/10-14

Ch. 6

Vibration of elastic bars; "exact" solutions

10

3/17-21

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 Approximate methods

11

3/24-28

Ch. 8

Numerical and finite element methods

12

3/31-4/4

Ch. 8

Numerical and finite element methods

13

4/7-11

Class notes

Vibration analysis features of ANSYS

14

4/14-18

Ch. 11

Analysis of gyroscopic systems Exam 2 (4/17)

15

4/21-25

Ch. 11

Gyroscopic systems

16

4/28-5/2

Ch. 12

Introduction to rotor dynamics

17

5/5-7

Ch 12

Introduction to rotor dynamics

 

5/8-16

FINALS WEEK

Project due May 15

 

Exam Dates:

Exam 1                  March 6                       Chs. 3-5
Exam 2                  April 17                       Ch. 6-8
Project                   May 15