2.003 Reading Assignment

This reading is optional. 
Woods & lawrence,  Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems  (On reserve in Barker Library) 

 September, 15, 1999 
     Introduction and Chapter I: Skim for an overview only; don't worry about the mathematics at this time.  
     Chapter 3: Section 3.1 to 3.3
     Appendix E: section E.1 to E.3.3

 October, 13, 1999 
     This is optional background reading to review the rudiments of matrix algebra.
     Appendix C: Especially sections C.1 & C.2; Sections C.3 and C.4 are less 
                 important for our purposes though useful to know.


 October, 14, 1999 
     This optional reading assignment covers dynamics of fixed-axis rotation 

     Chapter 3: Sections 3.4 & 3.5

     Appendix B.

 Nov, 2, 1999 
     This optional reading assignment covers sinusoidal response of first-order and second-order linear systems.

     Appendix E, sections E.2.4 and E.3.4

 Nov. 17, 1999 
     This optional reading assignment covers simple electrical circuits.

     Chapter 4, Section 4.1 to 4.2.3, 4.3 to 4.3.2.

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