GENERAL INFORMATION:

LECTURE, RECITATION & OFFICE HOURS

HOMEWORK:

Homework solutions: HW1(1).pdf, HW2(4).pdf, HW3(1)-1.pdf, hw4_soln(1).pdf, HW5(2).pdf, HW6-1.pdf, HW7.pdf

GRADING, EXAMS & PROJECTS:

Gradescope, for submitting HW and for grading exams
Course Grade Formula, Grading philosophy (a general essay)
Exam guidelines (overlaps with homework guidelines),
Extra credit projects
Exam Solutions:
- Prel 1 (Two typos in prob 1 now corrected- Sun. Mar. 3, 9 PM)
- Prelim 2 (One typo in problem 3 corrected - April 6 13:39)
- Prelim 3 (Blank Prelim 3)

RESOURCES:

Textbook: Statics & Dynamics, by Ruina and Pratap. Free online.
Old versions of this course, as given by Ruina (notes, videos, old exams, etc).
Another free Dynamics textbook: Schaum's Outline
Oliver O'Reilly's 2019 book, free for Cornell. Theoretical aspects of
the material in this course. O'Reilly is a Cornell grad.

MATLAB HELP:

Pratap MATLAB book. If you are insecure about Matlab generally, take 6 hours and do all of the tutorials at the start of this book.
Matt Kelly's MATLAB Tutorials (designed for MAE 2030)
- Intro (Start with the introduction, then do things in order),
  Advanced (for super nerds)
Rajesh Bhaskaran MATLAB Tutorials (designed for MAE 2030)
Evening MATLAB Review Sessions this Spring
Matlab for math. Four books, one for each Cornell math class: 1910, 1920, 2930 and 2940.
Simple Pendulum.zip (Symbolically solving for the equations of motion of a pendulum. Includes ODE45 and animation.)

EXTERNAL SITES: