EN4: Dynamics and Vibrations

    

     Spring, 2008

       Division of Engineering, Brown University
      W. A. Curtin, V. B. Shenoy, M. McCarthy

rbullet.gif (904 bytes) Announcements  (Updated on 4/29/08) rbullet.gif (904 bytes) Homework and Reading Assignments rbullet.gif (904 bytes) Exams
rbullet.gif (904 bytes) Grading Policy and Rules rbullet.gif (904 bytes) Reference Notes and Class Notes rbullet.gif (904 bytes) Labs
rbullet.gif (904 bytes) Calendar and Goals,More Goals rbullet.gif (904 bytes) Design Project rbullet.gif (904 bytes) Handouts

Recent Notices (Read "Announcements" as well)

rbullet.gif (904 bytes) 5/3/08: FINAL EXAM: Wed. 9am, BH 166 (we will need to use other rooms as well, but they are not yet assigned).   You may use lecture notes (your own and those on the web), your own homeworks and the posted HW solutions.  No other photocopied, printed, or downloaded sources are permitted.

rbullet.gif (904 bytes) 4/29/08: There will be no Office Hours on Monday, due to the Design Contest.  Extra office hours on Tuesday are as follows:  Prof. McCarthy 10:30am-12:00pm; Prof. Curtin 1:00pm-3:00pm; Prof. Shenoy 3:00pm-5:00pm.

rbullet.gif (904 bytes) 4/29/08: NO LECTURE ON THURSDAY.  There is RECITATION on Wednesday.  TUESDAY's class will be an overall review of the course by Prof. Curtin.

rbullet.gif (904 bytes) 4/28/08: FINAL DESIGNS are NOT due today.  Just bring them to the Contest.  We had hoped to encourage early completion of the overall design with final construction but understand that many groups are still in the middle of building and thus tweaking the design.

rbullet.gif (904 bytes) 4/25/08: Solutions to the 2nd Midterm are now posted - see "Exams".  The grade distribution is posted here: Distribution .  Mean score = 71.5, Std. Dev. = 17.  Obviously, the grades were very widely distributed.  Rough cuts at letter grades are: A=81 or above, C=59 or below.  As stated before, final grades will be determined by the overall standing with respect to the mean grade and standard deviation, so the letter grades stated above mean nothing.

rbullet.gif (904 bytes) 4/24/08: HW 13 has been posted early in case you want to try it this weekend. HW 12 is due Tuesday 29th April in class. HW 13 is due Friday 2nd  May by 12:00 noon. Hand in to Stephanie Gesualdi on Floor 7, B&H.       

Sections

Section 1B: Mon & Wed 9:00--9:50, B&H 141, Prof. Curtin    
Section 2C: Mon & Wed 10:00--10:50, B&H 141, Prof. Shenoy    
Section 3D: Mon & Wed 11:00--11:50, B&H 141, Prof. McCarthy

Section 4F: Mon & Wed 1:00--1:50, B&H 160, Prof. McCarthy

Section 4G: Mon & Wed 2:00--2:50, B&H 141, Mr. Rassin Grantab


Professors

Professor V. B. Shenoy

Office: Barus & Holley 604
Telephone extension: 3-1475
Email: vivek_shenoy@brown.edu
Office hours: Tue 2-4pm

Professor W. A. Curtin

Office: Barus & Holley 612
Telephone extension: 3-1418
Email: William_Curtin@brown.edu
Office hours: Mon 2-4pm or by appt.

Professor M. McCarthy

Office:  Barus & Holley 737
Telephone extension: 3-2864
Email: Michael_McCarthy@brown.edu
Office hours: W 2-4 pm

 

Section TA

  Mr. Rassin Grantab, Rassin_Grantab@brown.edu

B&H 750, Office hours: Sun 4-6pm in Computer Lab (Giancarlo bldg)

 

Help/Lab TAs

Vinay Gill

 

Email:

 

Vinay_Gill@brown.edu

 

 

B&H 634;  863-7316

David Cipolletti

 

Email:

 

David_Cipoletti@brown.edu

 

B&H 114;  401-374-1354

Shawn Kitchner

 

Email:

 

Shawn_Kitchner@brown.edu

 

 

B&H     ;  (401) 829-9529

Nitin Jadhav
Email:

 

nitin_jadhav@brown.edu

 

 

B&H 521 ; 401-569-6907

Shuman Xia
Email:

Shuman_Xia@brown.edu

 

B&H 732; 863-2865

                EN4 TA help hours: location in B&H 158 (upper floors of BH are only available via card-access on weekends and evenings)

               The review session on Thursdays will be held in BH 168

     Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
5-7pm   Vinay Gill          
7-8pm Shuman Xia

Nitin Jadhav

 

    7:30 Review Session    
8-9pm

Shawn Kitchner

Shuman Xia

Nitin Jadhav

David Cipoletti

    with Mr. Xia    
9-10pm

Shawn Kitchner

David Cipoletti