SYDE 553Advanced Dynamics
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Systems Design Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Newtonian and Eulerian formulation of particle and rigid body kinematics and dynamics. Energy (Lagrangian and Hamiltonian) formulations of particle and rigid body dynamics; generalized co-ordinates, generalized forces, holonomic constraints, Lagrange multipliers.
Prerequisites
- Complete 1 of the following
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 3A or higher
- Enrolled in H-Biomedical Engineering
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 3B or higher
- Enrolled in H-Systems Design Engineering
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 4A or higher
- Enrolled in H-Mechatronics Engineering
- Enrolled in Biomechanics Option, or Mechatronics Option
- Complete all of the following
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
3 posts and comments in 3 threads mention SYDE 553, September 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Spring 2022
A GUIDE ON HOW TO PLAN AN OPTION 29 points, 15 comments
u/1000Ditto: “Hey all, here's an example (by yours truly) of how to plan an option. as someone who has been trying to get many options in but having a hard time, might as well write down my process so others can kind of benefit from it. …”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “… SYDE 262 SYDE 283 SYDE 286 SYDE 292 SYDE 292L SYDE 401 SYDE 411 SYDE 461 SYDE 533 SYDE 543 SYDE 553 SYDE 575 SYDE 631 SYDE 677 SYDE 682 SYDE 740 SYDE 750 SYDE 770 SYDE 780 TAX 600 TAX 614 TAX 616 TAX 619 TAX 620 TN 700 TOUR 603 TPM 1X000 TS 600 TS 610 TS 637 TS 652 TS 677 TS 678 …”
Fall 2016
What are your feelings on ME 547 and ME 548? Which did you prefer and why? 0 points, 2 comments
“I'm currently enrolled in ME 547 but I want to get some more detailed information on these courses from people that have taken either ME 547 or ME 548. …”
u/atzerok: “… Alternatively, you can look at SYDE553 which I highly recommend. If you want to make stuff and learn to use the CNC, then ME548 is for you. …”
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