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DYNAMICS

EMA 202
Course Description

Kinematics, force-mass-acceleration relations, work and energy, impulse and momentum, moments of inertia and mass.

Prerequisites

EMA 201 or member of Engineering Guest Students

Satisfies
Credits

3

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Grade Point Average
3.33

16.61% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

6.48% from Historical

A Rate
33.33%

132.76% from Historical

Class Size
282

127.88% from Historical

2026 Summr Grade Distribution

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