Republic of the Philippines

NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Cabanatuan City

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Learning Module
On
RECTILINEAR
MOTION
Prepared by:

Engr. Nathaniel S. Oliveros

DECEMBER, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

RECTILINEAR
MOTION------------------------------------------------------------------------1
MECHANICS------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2
KINEMATICS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
DYNAMICS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4
CURVILINEAR
MOTION-----------------------------------------------------------------------5
UNIFORMLY ACCELERATED
MOTION------------------------------------------------------7
STATICS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7
TANGENTIAL AND NORMAL
COMPONENTS-------------------------------------------11
LINEAR MOMENTUM AND
COLLISION---------------------------------------------------12
NEWTONS
LAW-------------------------------------------------------------------------------14
FREE FALLING
BODIES-----------------------------------------------------------------------18
PROBLEM
SOLVING--------------------------------------------------------------------------21
REFERENCE/S----------------------------------------------------------------------------------30

Republic of the Philippines

NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Cabanatuan City

SYLLABUS IN MECH322
I.

PRELIMINARIES
A. Course Number and Title : MECH 322 DYNAMICS OF RIGID
BODIES
B. Credit Units : 2 Units
C. Time Duration : 18 Weeks/Semester x 2 Hours/Week = 36 Hours/Semester
D. Pre-requisite : Mech 313

II.

NEUST VISION

NEUST is a recognized leader in the region managed by committed and ethical public
servants where:
1. A culture of excellence, ethics and solidarity thrives and prosper in each academic
and administrative unit; and
2. Each colleges, institute and campus is a center of development and excellence in
its respective program of instruction, research and extension services and
production, transforming students, alumni and other clienteles into high quality,
competent and ethical leaders professionals and/or middle-level manpower in the
field of science, technology education, management, arts and technology-based
education and training.
NEUST MISSION
By offering graduate, undergraduate and short term courses within its areas of
specialization and according to its capabilities, NEUST ensures to primarily provide
advanced instruction, professional training in arts, science and technology, education
and other related fields, undertake research and extension services, and provide
progressive leadership in these areas.
VISION OF COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Competent and ethical leaders and professionals in the field of engineering
technology who meet the challenges of the changing global environment productive,
flexible and nationalistic with high critical thinking competence as effective
instruments of quality research, higher instruction and training, and dynamic
extension services and production.
MISSION OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Establish and maintain the NEUST College of Engineering as a model of quality
engineering instruction, research, extension services and production for developing
competent and ethical leadership and professionalism and to contributing to local,
national and international development.
GOALS OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Train and produce competent professional engineers who are imbued with moral
and spiritual values and responsive to the aspirations of the region to contribute
towards the attainment of a globally competitive country.
Enhance environmental and social consciousness in consonance with efforts
towards sustainable development.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Provide quality instruction and training in civil, electrical and mechanical
engineering.
Undertake research programs, projects and activities which are responsive and
relevant to the developmental needs of the service area and the country.
Perform extension works that will serve as linkage/contact with the local and
international communities.
OBJECTIVES OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM

Instruction
Provide students with quality instruction and training in the field of mechanical
engineering covering such areas as power plant design, industrial plant engineering,
heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, machine designs, and industrial safety
engineering.
Research
Conduct research studies in the field of mechanical engineering which are responsive and
relevant to the developmental needs of the service area, locally and internationally.
Extension
Carry out extension services supportive to the social and economic needs of the students
and other members of the community.
Production
Lead in the production and packaging of technologies derived from mechanical
engineering program and responsive to the demands and needs of the department and
relevant to the needs of the province, community and region in general and of NEUST in
particular.
III.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course deals with the study of kinetics and kinematics of a particle; kinetics
and kinematics of rigid bodies; work energy method; and impulse and momentum.

IV.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

After Completing the course, the students must be able to:

1. Familiarize themselves with practice thinking about the application of Dynamics,
its theories and principles as applied in engineering problems.
2. Develop the habit of thoughts and proves of visualization necessary for the
analysis of any problems in the field of engineering.
3. Develop the logical, orderly processes of thinking which characterizes the
engineer.
V.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING CRITERIA

A.
1.
2.
3.

Course Requirements
Submit solution to problems set assigned by the professor/instructor
Examination and Quizzes
Class participation, recitation, research work, etc

B. Grading Criteria
Quizzes-------------------------40%
Recitation----------------------15%
Assignment/ Seatwork-------15%
Term Exam--------------------30%
Total----------------------------100%
Minimum Passing Score-----50%

VI.
COURSE CONTENT
SPECIFIC
SPECIFIC
TEACHING
OBJECTIVES TOPICS
STRATEGY
Unit 1.
Principles of
Dynamics
At the end of
the unit, the
students
should be able
to:
a. Define the
meaning
of

1. General
2. Kinematics
and Kinetics
3. Motion of a
Particle
4.
Newtons
Law of Motion
for a Particle
5.
Applying
the Principles

1.
Motivation
2. Lecture
3.
Sample
Problem
4. Seat Work
5.
Assignment
6.
Board
Work/

INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS
1. Black Board
2. Chalk
3. Eraser
4. Meter Stick

TIME
ALLOTMENT
IN HOURS
6 hours

REMARKS

Dynamics
of Dynamics
b. Identify the
two branches
of Dynamics
c. Identify the
principles,
laws
and
theories
of
motion
d. Apply the
principles,
laws
and
theories
of
motion

Recitation
7. Evaluation
(Quiz)

Unit 2.
Rectilinear
Translation
At the end of
the unit, the
students
should be able
to:
a. Define the
meaning of
Translation
b. Evaluate
and solve the
problems
systematically
and legibly
Unit 3.
Curvilinear
Translation
At the end of
the unit, the
students
should be able
to:
a: Describe the
change of
displacement
in both
magnitude and
inclination
b. Solve the

1. Lecture
2. Sample
Problem
3. Seat Work
4.
Assignment
5. Board
Work/
Recitation
6. Evaluation
(Quiz)

1. Black Board
2. Chalk
3. Eraser
4. Meter Stick
5. Color Chalk

9 hours

1. Lecture
2. Sample
Problem
3. Seat Work
4.
Assignment
5. Board
Work/
Recitation
6. Evaluation
(Quiz)

1. Black Board
2. Chalk
3. Eraser
4. Meter Stick
5. Color Chalk

6 hours

1. Definition
and
Characteristics
of Translation
2. Rectilinear
Motion with
Constant
Acceleration
3. Freely
Falling
Bodies, Air
Resistance
Neglected
4. Kinetics of
Rectilinear
Translation
1. Curvilinear
Motion of a
Particle.
Fundamental
Concepts
2.Velocity in
Curvilinear
Motion
3. Rectangular
Components
of
Acceleration
4. Flight of
Projectiles. Air
Resistance

problem
systematically
Unit 4. Work
and Energy
At the end of
the unit, the
students
should be able
to:
a. Derive the
mathematical
expressions
which define
work and
kinetic energy
b. Apply the
technique of
the workenergy method
Unit 5.
Impulse and
Momentum
At the end of
the unit, the
students
should be able
to:
a. Understand
the effect of
forces act for
very small
time intervals
as in an
impact or
sudden blow
b. Apply the
impulsemomentum
method

VII.

Neglected
1. Introduction
2.
Fundamental
Work-Energy
for Rectilinear
Translation
3. Meaning of
Work
4. Application
of the WorkEnergy
Method

1. Lecture
2. Sample
Problem
3. Seat Work
4.
Assignment
5. Board
Work/
Recitation
6. Evaluation
(Quiz)

1. Black Board
2. Chalk
3. Eraser
4. Meter Stick
5. Color Chalk

6 hours

1.Introduction
2.Fundamental
ImpulseMomentum
Equation for
Translation
3.Special
Cases of the
Fundamental
Equation
4. Linear
ImpulseMomentum
Applied to
Translation
5.
Displacement
from ForceTime Curve
6.
Conservation
of Momentum
7. Elastic
Impact

1. Lecture
2. Sample
Problem
3. Seat Work
4.
Assignment
5. Board
Work/
Recitation
6. Evaluation
(Quiz)

1. Black Board
2. Chalk
3. Eraser
4. Meter Stick
5. Color Chalk

9 hours

REFERENCES

Singer, Ferdinand L., ENGINEERING MECHANICS 2nd Edition: Harper & Row, New
York 1970
Singer, Ferdinand L., ENGINEERING MECHANICS 3rd Edition: Harper & Row, New
York 1975
Bedford, Anthony & Fowler, Wallace, Engineering Mechanics 3rd Edition Statics and
Dynamics, Prentice Hall Inc, 2002
Prepared by:
ENGR. NATHANIEL S. OLIVEROS
Subject Instructor
Noted:
ENGR. GIL B. GARCIA
Chairman, ME Department
ENGR. ERNESTO A. DELA CRUZ
Dean, College of Engineering