MECH&AE 102

Dynamics of Particles and Rigid Bodies

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Fundamental concepts of Newtonian mechanics. Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies in two and three dimensions. Impulse-momentum and work-energy relationships. Applications.

Letter grading.

When it runs

Fall 2025
Winter 2026
Spring 2026
Fall 2026
Winter 2027
Spring 2027

Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.

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Requisites

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Requisites: course 101, Mathematics 33A, Physics 1A.

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MECH&AE 102

MECH&AE 101Statics and Strength of Materials
- MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculus
  - MATH 1Precalculus
- PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanicsanother path to it
- MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it

Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

MECH&AE 102

MECH&AE CM140Introduction to Biomechanics
MECH&AE 155Intermediate Dynamics
- MECH&AE C163AKinematics of Robotic Systems
  - MECH&AE C163BDynamics of Robotic Systems1 more beyond
- MECH&AE 255AAdvanced Dynamicsanother path to it