Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Fall Semester Year 2026	363639	Structural Dynamics	1	3.0	3	★	Yuan-Sen Yang	GCDPE	31	0

Course Plan：

Instructor	Yuan-Sen Yang　Office Hours
Email	ysyang@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2026-08-18 21:17:56
Course Objective	The primary purpose of this course is to present methods for analyzing the stresses and deflections developed in any given type of structure whenit is subjected to an arbitary dynamic loading.
Course Schedule (Week 1-16)	W1: Introduction W2: Free vibration analysis (class time to move to week 3 or 4, to be scheduled in week 1) W3: Response to harmonic loading W4: Response to periodic loading W5: Response to impulsive loading W6: Response to arbitrary loading - Duhamel integral W7: Response to arbitrary loading - step-by-step integration method W8: Midterm W9: Response spectra W10: Application of response spectra W11: Generalized single degree of freedom system W12: Equations of motion for MDOF system W13: Formulations of structural matrices for MDOF system W14: Free vibration analysis for MDOF system W15: Modal superposition method W16: Final exam W17: Advanced topic 1 (online) W18: Advanced topic 2 (online)
Flexible Learning (Week 17-18)	Category ● 學生分組實作及討論(Student group practice and discussion) ● 參與課程相關作業、作品、實驗、田野調查(Participation in course-related assignments, works, experiments, or field research) ● 參與校內外活動(講座、工作坊、參訪)或競賽(Participation in on-campus or off-campus activities (lectures, workshops, visits) or competitions) ● 線上數位教材學習(Coursera、edX、磨課師等)(Online digital learning (Coursera, edX, MOOCs, etc.)) ● AI 輔助學習與工具應用(AI-assisted learning and tool application) ● 遠距教學(Distance learning) Content Week 17: practical applications of structural dynamics. Case 1. (online) Week 18: practical applications of structural dynamics. Case 2. (online) Hours 6 Learning Outcomes Week 17: an online quiz after the online lecture Week 18: an online quiz after the online lecture Assessment Percentage Week 17: assessment percentage: 3% Week 18: assessment percentage: 3%
Evaluation and grading policy	1. Attendance, quiz, homework (35%) (including w17/18 quiz) 2. Midterm (30%) 3. Final exam (35%)
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes Dynamics of Structures: Theory and Applications to Earthquake Engineering 5/e CHOPRA (ISBN 9781292249186)
The access to curricular consultation	Will be announced in the first-week lecture.
Expanding teaching and resources	● 混成學習 (Blended Learning) 課程結合實體授課與線上學習（同步視訊／非同步活動）。 Combines face-to-face instruction with online learning (including synchronous video sessions or asynchronous activities).
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 無（None）
Note	The lecture is regularly video recorded and is available at the NTUT iStudy (北科 i 學園). In case that the lecture has to be carried out online, it will be at Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/yiu-jwqa-ckm