MECH&AE 155 · MAE 155Intermediate 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.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 102.
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Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
MECH&AE 155
- MECH&AE 102Dynamics of Particles and Rigid Bodies
- MECH&AE 101Statics and Strength of Materials
- MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applications
- PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
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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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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
- MECH&AE C263AKinematics of Robotic Systems
- MECH&AE C263BDynamics of Robotic Systems
- MECH&AE C263CControl of Robotic Systems
3 courses list this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 8 courses over 3 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.