Dynamics

Course information

Learning outcomes

After the course, the student will be able to: Describe mathematically the motion of a particle or rigid body. Calculate the forces/moments causing the motion of a particle or rigid body. Use the principles of mechanics to solve engineering problems involving a particle or rigid body in motion.

Content

Force/moment vectors, and free body diagrams Kinematics and kinetics of a particle in cartesian, and normal and tangential coordinates Kinematics and kinetics of a rigid body in translation, rotation about a fixed axis, and absolute motion. Principles of work and energy for the motion of a particle/rigid body.

Teacher

Gary Marquis

Study material

The lecture notes, provided via Mycourses, should be sufficient to follow the course.  For additional information consult the textbook Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics (14th Edition) by Russell C. Hibbeler.

Workload

Lectures: 24h

Exercises: 12h

Exams: 3h

Independent work: 90h

Prerequisites

No prerequisites.

Evaluation

Assignments and exams.

Teaching time and location

The teaching time and the location of the course can be found at Sisu information system

1. The link leads to Completion methods tab of the course page
2. From the top of the page (Version drop-down menu), check that academic year 2025-2026 is selected  

3. From the blue bar, click Lecture and open the Groups and teaching times tab to see the teaching time and the location of the course. Exam times can be seen by clicking Exam.
    

   Exam instructions at the Open University

The teacher has four (4) weeks to grade the exam submissions starting from the exam date.

Further information

Equivalences to other courses: ENG-C1002 Dynamiikka
 

Online learning environment for the course  

MyCourses online learning environment is a tool for both students and teachers for communication and managing everyday course work. You need an Aalto User ID to log in to the course's MyCourses workspace and participate in teaching.

Digital workspace of the course:
MyCourses

More details on completing the course will be available at MyCourses closer to the start of the course.

Registration and course fee

Registration for Open University courses is done via the link below: 
Course registration

Registration for this course starts on 23.3.2026 at 9.00  
Registration for this course ends on 27.4.2026 at 23.59

It is not possible to register before the registration period has started or after it has ended.

The number of participants is limited to 5.

This course is organized by the Aalto University School of Engineering.

The course fee is paid upon registration for each course at a time and it is binding. Familiarize yourself with registration and payment rules as well as other guidelines for students:
Registration, payments and rules

Activating Aalto ID and Multifactor Authentication

You can activate your Aalto User ID the day after the registration and you should activate it no later than the day before the start of the course.
Instructions for activating your Aalto user ID

Once you have activated your Aalto user ID, also enable multifactor authentication. Some of Aalto University's services require multifactor authentication.

Instructions for using Multifactor Authentication