The document provides two 14-week curricula for courses covering dynamics of rigid bodies. Curriculum 1 focuses on planar dynamics, covering topics from chapters 12-19 over 14 weeks. Curriculum 2 covers three-dimensional dynamics, beginning with planar topics but then focusing on three-dimensional kinematics and equations of motion using chapters 12-14, 17 and 20. Both curricula assign reading and problem sets each week to work through the topics.

1. Assignments for
Anthony Bedford & Wallace T. Fowler
Engineering Mechanics: Statics, Fifth Edition
The topics covered in a course on dynamics vary according to the judgments of instructors and the
objectives of particular departments. Here we provide two curricula for basic courses that can be modified
to meet the requirements of individual programs. The first curriculum is for a course that covers planar
dynamics of rigid bodies. The second one is for a course that includes three-dimensional dynamics of
rigid bodies.
Curriculum 1—Planar Rigid-Body Dynamics
Week 1
Reading: Chapter 12; Chapter 13, Sections 13.1–13.3
Problems: 12.8, 12.11, 12.12, 12.22, 12.28;
13.1, 13.3, 13.7, 13.16, 13.18, 13.22, 13.26, 13.27, 13.31, 13.40, 13.42, 13.43, 13.44,
13.50, 13.56, 13.57, 13.59, 13.62
Week 2
Reading: Chapter 13, Sections 13.4–13.6
Problems: 13.67, 13.69, 13.71, 13.74, 13.80, 13.84, 13.93, 13.94, 13.96, 13.99, 13.100, 13.104,
13.108, 13.109, 13.112, 13.114, 13.121, 13.122, 13.123, 13.127, 13.128
Week 3
Reading: Chapter 13 Sections 13.7 and 13.8
Problems: 13.137, 13.138, 13.139, 13.140, 13.142, 13.145, 13.146, 13.147, 13.152, 13.153,
13.154, 13.162, 13.165, 13.166, 13.167, 13.168, 13.169
Week 4
Reading: Chapter 14, Sections 14.1–14.4
Problems: 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.6, 14.8, 14.10, 14.13, 14.16, 14.19, 14.22, 14.28, 14.30, 14.32,
14.35, 14.40, 14.42, 14.45, 14.59, 14.66, 14.67, 14.70, 14.73, 14.75, 14.79, 14.81,
14.98, 14.99, 14.100, 14.102
Week 5
Reading: Chapter 15, Sections 15.1 and 15.2
Problems: 15.1, 15.2, 15.4, 15.5, 15.12, 15.14, 15.23, 15.24, 15.31, 15.35, 15.38, 15.41, 15.43,
15.46, 15.47, 15.49, 15.50, 15.52, 15.56, 15.66, 15.69, 15.70, 15.72, 15.74
Week 6
Reading: Chapter 15, Sections 15.3 and 15.4
Problems: 15.78, 15.79, 15.81, 15.82, 15.83, 15.84, 15.87, 15.89, 15.92, 15.93, 15.98, 15.99,
15.100, 15.101, 15.103, 15.105, 15.106, 15.110, 15.111, 15.112, 15.113, 15.117

2. Week 7
Reading: Chapter 16, Sections 16.1–16.3
Problems: 16.2, 16.4, 16.6, 16.7, 16.13, 16.18, 16.20, 16.23, 16.24, 16.25, 16.30, 16.33, 16.34,
16.37, 16.40, 16.43, 16.44, 16.46, 16.52, 16.55, 16.57, 16.58, 16.60, 16.70, 16.71,
16.78, 16.80, 16.85, 16.87, 16.89, 16.91
Week 8
Reading: Chapter 17, Sections 17.1–17.4
Problems: 17.1, 17.2, 17.5, 17.10, 17.11, 17.13, 17.16, 17.19, 17.24, 17.26, 17.27, 17.30, 17.31,
17.33, 17.36, 17.38, 17.42, 17.44, 17.49, 17.54, 17.57, 17.65, 17.67, 17.68, 17.70,
17.75, 17.76
Week 9
Reading: Chapter 17, Sections 17.5 and 17.6
Problems: 17.82, 17.85, 17.86, 17.87, 17.90, 17.94, 17.95, 17.97, 17.106, 17.107, 17.112,
17.117, 17.122, 17.124, 17.125, 17.126, 17.131, 17.134
Week 10
Reading: Chapter 17, Section 17.7
Problems: 17.143, 17.144, 17.145, 17.146, 17.147, 17.149, 17.150, 17.151, 17.152, 17.155,
17.156
Week 11
Reading: Chapter 18, Sections 18.1, 18.2 and Appendix: Moments of Inertia
Problems: 18.72, 18.76, 18.82, 18.95, 18.100, 18.102, 18.106, 18.1, 18.4, 18.6, 18.8, 18.10,
18.11, 18.14, 18.15, 18.17, 18.18, 18.19, 18.20, 18.24
Week 12
Reading: Chapter 18 Section 18.2
Problems: 18.33, 18.35, 18.36, 18.38, 18.42, 18.45, 18.47, 18.48, 18.50, 18.51, 18.56, 18.59,
18.60, 18.64, 18.69, 18.70
Week 13
Reading: Chapter 19, Section 19.1
Problems: 19.1, 19.3, 19.5, 19.8, 19.10, 19.13, 19.15, 19.18, 19.19, 19.20, 19.23, 19.25, 19.27,
19.29, 19.33, 19.36, 19.37, 19.39, 19.40, 19.43
Week 14
Reading: Chapter 19, Sections 19.2 and 19.3
Problems: 19.48, 19.50, 19.53, 19.54, 19.55, 19.58, 19.61, 19.64, 19.66, 19.70, 19.71, 19.73,
19.77, 19.82, 19.86, 19.89, 19.90, 19.91

3. Curriculum 2—Three-Dimensional Rigid-Body Dynamics
After covering two-dimensional rigid-body kinematics (Chapter 17), three-dimensional rigid-body kine-
matics are covered (Section 20.1). To avoid the need to derive the equations of motion twice, the Euler
equations are then covered in Section 20.2, which includes the derivation of the equations for planar motion.
Planar applications are covered next (Section 18.4), followed by three-dimensional applications (Sections
20.2 and 20.3).
Week 1
Reading: Chapter 12; Chapter 13, Sections 13.1–13.3
Problems: 12.8, 12.11, 12.12, 12.22, 12.28; 13.1, 13.3, 13.7, 13.16, 13.18, 13.22, 13.26, 13.27,
13.31, 13.40, 13.42, 13.43, 13.44, 13.50, 13.56, 13.57, 13.59, 13.62
Week 2
Reading: Chapter 13, Sections 13.4–13.6
Problems: 13.67, 13.69, 13.71, 13.74, 13.80, 13.84, 13.93, 13.94, 13.96, 13.99, 13.100, 13.104,
13.108, 13.109, 13.112, 13.114, 13.121, 13.122, 13.123, 13.127, 13.128
Week 3
Reading: Chapter 13 Sections 13.7 and 13.8
Problems: 13.137, 13.138, 13.139, 13.140, 13.142, 13.145, 13.146, 13.147, 13.152, 13.153,
13.154, 13.162, 13.165, 13.166, 13.167, 13.168, 13.169
Week 4
Reading: Chapter 14, Sections 14.1–14.4
Problems: 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.6, 14.8, 14.10, 14.13, 14.16, 14.19, 14.22, 14.28, 14.30, 14.32,
14.35, 14.40, 14.42, 14.45, 14.59, 14.66, 14.67, 14.70, 14.73, 14.75, 14.79, 14.81,
14.98, 14.99, 14.100, 14.102
Week 5
Reading: Chapter 15, Sections 15.1 and 15.2
Problems: 15.1, 15.2, 15.4, 15.5, 15.12, 15.14, 15.23, 15.24, 15.31, 15.35, 15.38, 15.41, 15.43,
15.46, 15.47, 15.49, 15.50, 15.52, 15.56, 15.66, 15.69, 15.70, 15.72, 15.74
Week 6
Reading: Chapter 15, Sections 15.3 and 15.4
Problems: 15.78, 15.79, 15.81, 15.82, 15.83, 15.84, 15.87, 15.89, 15.92, 15.93, 15.98, 15.99,
15.100, 15.101, 15.103, 15.105, 15.106, 15.110, 15.111, 15.112, 15.113, 15.117
Week 7
Reading: Chapter 16, Sections 16.1–16.3
Problems: 16.2, 16.4, 16.6, 16.7, 16.13, 16.18, 16.20, 16.23, 16.24, 16.25, 16.30, 16.33, 16.34,
16.37, 16.40, 16.43, 16.44, 16.46, 16.52, 16.55, 16.57, 16.58, 16.60, 16.70, 16.71,
16.78, 16.80, 16.85, 16.87, 16.89, 16.91

4. Week 8
Reading: Chapter 17, Sections 17.1–17.4
Problems: 17.1, 17.2, 17.5, 17.10, 17.11, 17.13, 17.16, 17.19, 17.24, 17.26, 17.27, 17.30, 17.31,
17.33, 17.36, 17.38, 17.42, 17.44, 17.49, 17.54, 17.57, 17.65, 17.67, 17.68, 17.70,
17.75, 17.76
Week 9
Reading: Chapter 17, Sections 17.5 and 17.7
Problems: 17.82, 17.85, 17.87, 17.90, 17.94, 17.95, 17.97, 17.106, 17.107, 17.117, 17.124,
17.125, 17.130, 17.131, 17.134, 17.143, 17.144, 17.145, 17.147, 17.151
Week 10
Reading: Chapter 20, Section 20.1
Problems: 20.2, 20.3, 20.4, 20.5, 20.8, 20.9, 20.10, 20.13, 20.14, 20.15, 20.16, 20.17, 20.18,
20.19, 20.20, 20.21
Week 11
Reading: Chapter 20, Section 20.2 and Appendix: Moments and Products of Inertia
Problems: 20.80, 20.81, 20.82, 20.83, 20.84, 20.88, 20.89, 20.90, 20.92
Week 12
Reading: Chapter 18 Section 18.2
Problems: 18.4, 18.6, 18.8, 18.11, 18.14, 18.15, 18.17, 18.19, 18.20, 18.24, 18.32, 18.36, 18.38,
18.45, 18.48, 18.50, 18.53, 18.56, 18.59, 18.60, 18.64, 18.70
Week 13
Reading: Chapter 20, Section 20.2
Problems: 20.26, 20.27, 20.28, 20.30, 20.31, 20.32, 20.35, 20.36, 20.40, 20.41, 20.45, 20.46,
20.48, 20.50, 20.51, 20.53, 20.55
Week 14
Reading: Chapter 20, Section 20.3
Problems: 20.62, 20.63, 20.65, 20.67, 20.68, 20.70, 20.73, 20.74, 20.76, 20.77