Note: This is the 2024–2025 eCalendar. Current program and course information is now found in the McGill Course Catalogue at https://coursecatalogue.mcgill.ca/.
Overview
Mechanical Engineering : Variational methods. Hamilton's principle and equations of motion of engineering systems. Lagrangian formulations for discrete systems. Methods of discretizing continuous systems. Rigid body dynamics. Dynamic behaviour of linear and nonlinear systems. Response of engineering systems to deterministic inputs by classical methods. Stability of linear and nonlinear systems.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Forbes, James (Winter)
Evening course
