MECH&AE 155
Intermediate Dynamics
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Axioms of Newtonian mechanics, generalized coordinates, Lagrange equation, variational principles; central force motion; kinematics and dynamics of rigid bodies. Euler equations, motion of rotating bodies, oscillatory motion, normal coordinates, orthogonality relations.
Letter grading.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 102.
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MECH&AE 155
- MECH&AE 102Dynamics of Particles and Rigid Bodies
- MECH&AE 101Statics and Strength of Materials
- MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applications
1 direct requisite. Showing 13 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.
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MECH&AE 155
- MECH&AE C163AKinematics of Robotic Systems
- MECH&AE C163BDynamics of Robotic Systems
- MECH&AE C163CControl of Robotic Systems
- MECH&AE 255AAdvanced Dynamics
- MECH&AE 255BMathematical Methods in Dynamics