SPRING TERM 2002, MECHANICAL VIBRATION

Prof. J. Kim Vandiver

Room 5-222, Ext. 3-4366, Email: kimv@mit.edu

Grading Policy

40% - 2 or more quizzes

20% - Final exam

15% - Class participation and oral communication

25% - Weekly homework. However, it is most important that you turn it in, even if late. Discussion of how to do problems is permitted, but then you must write up and do your own work. Students are expected to make weekly presentation of individually assigned homework problems.

Text: Mechanical Vibrations, S. S. Rao, Addison-Wesley, 3rd ed. 1995.

The lectures will correspond to most of Chapters 1 through 8 followed by selected topics from Chapters 9, 10, and 14.

Recommended References : Mechanical Vibration, Den Hartog (very good for examples). Library ref: TA355.D393 and Elements of Vibration Analysis, Leonard Meirovitch, QA935.M53