Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Spring Semester Year 2026	360018	Mechanisms and Dynamics of Machinery	1	3.0	3	▲	Hsiu-Ying Hwang	4VE2	8	0	英語授課合班(車二、機電二、機械二甲)，週一12

Course Plan：

Instructor	Hsiu-Ying Hwang　Office Hours
Email	hhwang@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2025-12-11 18:58:12
Course Objective	Course Title: Mechanisms and Dynamics of Machinery Prerequisites: None. This course introduces the principles followed during the movement of mechanical systems and the transmission of forces among parts. It will cover the linkage systems, cams, gears, pure-rolling systems, sprocket wheels, belts, and roller drive sets. (Taught in English)
Course Schedule	Course Title: Mechanisms and Dynamics of Machinery a. Week, b. Subject 1 Syllabus & Introduction 2 Constraint Analysis 3 Four Bar Linkage 4 Inversion, Motion Limits 5 Graphical Position Analysis 6 Graphical Velocity Analysis 7 Moving Slider 8 Instant Center of Velocity 9 Midterm Exam 10 Spur Gear 11 Contact Ratio, Interference 12 Helical Gear 13 Bevel Gear 14 Simple Gear Train 15 Compound Gear Train 16 Final Exam 17 Planetary Gear Train (Remote class link: https://meet.google.com/hbe-npat-gpu) 18 Cam (Remote class link: https://meet.google.com/hbe-npat-gpu)
Evaluation and grading policy	Course Title: Mechanisms and Dynamics of Machinery 1. Quiz: 15 % 2. 2 Midterm Exam: 15 % for each, total 30% 3. Final Exam: 30 % 4. Homework：15 % 5. In-class discussion, participation & attendance: 10 % 6. Homework is due a week after the assigned day. For each single day delay, 1 point will be deducted from your homework. 7. Copying and cheating are not allowed. If found copying and cheating, 0 points for the event. 8. Please set your phone to silent or vibration mode while in class; otherwise, treat it as an absence.
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes Class Title: Mechanisms and Dynamics of Machinery Class Schedule: 4:10-6:00 PM, Monday， and 5:10-6:00 PM, Tuesday. (Please use the course schedule posted on the Academic Affairs Office web.) Classroom: 304, Academic Building #2 (Please use the course schedule posted on the Academic Affairs Office website.) Textbook: Kinematics, Dynamics, and Design of Machinery, by Kenneth J. Waldron & Gary L. Kinzel; Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (Please purchase the textbook. Copy is not allowed. Reference : (1) Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery, by Charles E. Wilson & J. Peter Sadler； Publisher: Prentice-Hall (2) Fundamentals of Machine Design, by Robert L. Norton； Publisher: McGraw-Hill Instructor: Hsiu-Ying Hwang Office Hours: 09:00-16:00 Tuesday (reference only). Please email or call to make an appointment before the meeting. (Reference Only) Email: hhwang@mail.ntut.edu.tw Office: Room 526-12, 5th Floor, Complex Building TEL: (02) 27712171 ext. 3618
The access to curricular consultation	Tuesday 9-12, 1-4, please e-mail or call to make an appointment hhwang@mail.ntut.edu.tw 綜科 526-12 02-27712171#3618 #1271 If on-line: https://meet.google.com/hbe-npat-gpu
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education） SDG9：產業創新與基礎設施（Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 使用生成式AI進行課堂即時互動（Use generative AI for real-time classroom interaction）
Note	By default, we will have in-classroom course. The classes will be adjusted according to the COVID19 condition. If needed, the classes will run online remotely. If there is need for remote classes, students do not need to come to the school but need to attend the online classes. Classroom: Places for online in-time classes Class Material: i-School https://istudy.ntut.edu.tw/learn/index.php Class Link: GoogleMeet https://meet.google.com/hbe-npat-gpu Attendance: ZUVIO