ME 3455 — Dynamics
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/W/ThBostonTraditional
Treats the kinematics and kinetics of particles by using force, mass and acceleration, and energy and momentum methods. Investigates kinematics of rigid bodies in general plane motion. Introduces mass moment of inertia; kinetics of rigid bodies by using force-mass-acceleration, work and energy, and impulse and momentum methods; and free and forced vibration of undamped and damped one-degree-of-freedom systems.
Prerequisites
Corequisites (same term)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 3 | 125 | 147 | 85% | 7.3 |
| Spring 2024 | 3 | 140 | 144 | 97% | 1.3 |
| Fall 2024 | 3 | 127 | 132 | 96% | 1.7 |
| Spring 2025 | 4 | 152 | 165 | 92% | 3.3 |
| Fall 2025 | 3 | 146 | 164 | 89% | 6.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 3 | 197 | 212 | 93% | 5.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 70% · T 13% · W 65% · Th 59% · F 12%
Common patterns: MWR (59% of sections), T (13% of sections), F (12% of sections), M (10% of sections), W (5% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Jahir Pabon (90% of students) · reviews
- Yustianto Tjiptowidjojo (10% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Jahir Pabon (77% of students) · reviews
- Juner Zhu (17% of students) · reviews
- Yustianto Tjiptowidjojo (6% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
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Courses that list ME 3455 in their prerequisites.
Links
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