Course Description:
This Dynamics course is an example-oriented course, consisting of many examples one-by-one throughout the semester. In other words, this course will, through examples, introduce the fundamental concepts and theories about dynamics, thinking processes and techniques for solving dynamical problems, as well as computer programming techniques for simulating dynamical problems.
One of the focuses of this course is that, after solving each dynamical problem and obtaining the associated equations of motion, we will introduce computer programming techniques for simulating each dynamical problem and getting the associated animation. By using this way, students can see real, vivid pictures of dynamical problems like what we see and perceive in the real world, but not just abstract mathematical equations. The goal of the dynamics discipline, after all, is to understand how to apply mechanics and mathematics to describe moving objects in the universe, all of which have real and vivid pictures. Therefore, through computer simulations, students not only can get real and vivid pictures as well as better feelings for dynamics, but also can learn techniques of using computer programming to solve engineering problems.
The examples in this course involve dynamical problems in particle dynamics, rigid body dynamics, Lagrange’s equations and Hamilton’s principle. However, please note that, this course will not cover topics about quantum dynamics and quantum effects, and will only study the motion of objects that are large enough to be seen by naked eyes.

課程概述：
本動力學課程是由一個一個的範例組成。換句話說，本課程將藉由一個一個的範例來學習動力學的種種，包括基本原理和觀念、問題的思考方式和解題技術、寫電腦程式做電腦模擬等。
本課程的一個特色在於，在解完每一個範例、得到代表該問題的數學方程式後，將會寫電腦程式做電腦模擬，讓我們得以用肉眼實實在在地看到那個動力學問題的畫面，而不是只是一條虛無的數學方程式而已。畢竟，動力學這門學問，是學習如何用力學、數學來描述宇宙中一切會動的現象，都是有實實在在的畫面。因此透過寫電腦程式做電腦模擬，能夠讓我們對動力學原理和觀念更有畫面、更有感覺，也能透過這個過程學習到寫電腦程式解答工程問題的技術。
每一個範例之間不一定有關聯性，但整個課程的範例，涵蓋的動力學範疇有：質點動力學、剛體動力學、Lagrange's equations、Hamilton's principle。
雖然動力學這門學問是學習如何用力學、數學來描述宇宙中一切會動的現象，但本課程的動力學範例都屬於巨觀動力學，不會牽涉到量子力學。