Dynamics
is the study of motion through phase space. The phase space of a given
dynamical system is described as an N-dimensional manifold, M. The topics
covered in this pdf are: Reference Materials, Dynamical Systems,
Bifurcations, Two-Dimensional Phase Flows, Nonlinear Oscillators,
Hamiltonian Mechanics, Maps, Strange Attractors, and Chaos, Ergodicity and
the Approach to Equilibrium, Front Propagation, Pattern Formation, Solitons,
Shock Waves.
Author(s): Daniel
Arovas, Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego
This note describes the following topics: Equation of motion, Equations of motion for an inviscid fluid,
Bernoulli equation, The vorticity field, Two dimensional flow of a homogeneous,
incompressible, inviscid fluid and boundary layers in nonrotating fluids.
Topics covered in the
notes include : Introduction and Newton’s Laws , Kinematics, Forces, Energy,
Motion near equilibrium, Damped vibrations, Conservation of momentum,
Angular momentum and central forces, Waves on a string.
The contents of this pdf include : Introduction
to Mechanical Vibrations, Vibration Under Harmonic Forcing Conditions,
Vibration Under General Forcing Conditions, Two and Multi - Dof System,
Continuous Systems.
Author(s): G S D Madhav,
Assistant Professor, Y Shwetha, Assistant Professor, G Ram Vishal,
Assistant Professor, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Institute
of Aeronautical Engineering
This note explains the following topics: Introduction to the
dynamics and vibrations of lumped-parameter models of mechanical systems,
Work-energy concepts, Kinematics, Force-momentum formulation for systems of
particles and rigid bodies in planar motion, Lagrange's
equations for systems of particles and rigid bodies in planar motion,
Virtual displacements and virtual work, Linearization of equations of
motion, Linear stability analysis of mechanical systems.
Author(s): Prof. Nicholas Hadjiconstantinou, Prof. Peter So, Prof. Sanjay Sarma and Prof.
Thomas Peacock
Molecular dynamics is a
computer simulation technique where the time evolution of a set of interacting
particles is followed by integrating their equation of motion. Topics covered
includes: Classical mechanics, Statistical averaging, Physical models of the
system, The time integration algorithm, Average properties, Static properties,
Dynamic properties.
This note explains the
following topics: Mechanisms, Gruebler’s equation, inversion of mechanism,
Kinematics analysis, Inertia force in reciprocating parts, Friction clutches,
Brakes and Dynamometers, Gear trains.