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Jun 25, 2008

Exam No. 1 - further details

As Professor Nauman will describe in lecture on Thursday (June 26), the breakdown for the three questions of Exam No. is as follows:
  1. Problem No. 1 will cover point kinematics (Cartesian, path and polar coordinate descriptions). It is possible that you will need to use more than one of the above descriptions in order to solve this problem.
  2. Problem No. 2 will cover planar kinematics of rigid bodies; for example, you might be asked to solve the velocity and acceleration problems for a planar mechanism. If you are asked to use the method of instant centers on this question, then you should do so as asked. Otherwise, you are free in your choice of solution methods for this problem.
  3. Problem No. 3 will cover 3D moving reference frame kinematics.
Let us know if you have any questions related to the topics covered on Exam No. 1.



3 comments:

Eric Nauman said...

Remember - as always - that the exam is a "celebration of knowledge" and you'll have plenty of opportunities to impress us. Good luck!!

Eric L. said...

Is there a copy of the equation sheet posted anywhere? Thanks.

CMK said...

The posting on June 22 of "Exam No. 1 - details" has a link to the equation sheet for the exam.