Spring 2027

Mechanical Vibrations

Harmonic motion; natural frequencies and vibration of damped and undamped single and multi-degree of freedom systems; general theory of free, forced, and transient vibrations modal analysis; lumped-mass modeling; balancing; vibration absorbers and tuned mass dampers; method of matrix equation formulation and solution; finite element modeling.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Thomas Breunung

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.52 GPA, 70.8% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.17 GPA, 55.6% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.11 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Derive the equations of motions of single and multi-degree of freedoms systems.

  • Determine the natural frequencies and mode shapes of single and multi-degree of freedom systems.

  • Evaluate the dynamic response of single and multi-degree of freedom system under impulsive, harmonic and periodic loading.

  • Apply modal analysis and orthogonality conditions to establish the dynamic characteristics of multi-degree of freedom systems.

  • Generate finite element models of discrete systems to simulate the dynamic response to initial conditions and external excitations.

  • Use advanced computational tools to compute and visualize dynamic responses of single- and multi-degree-of-freedom systems.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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(E M A 202,M E 340,PHYSICS 311, or M E 240) and (E M A 303 or M E 306), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students. Not open to students with credit for E M A 545.

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.17 GPA, 55.6% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.11 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

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THOMAS BREUNUNG is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 660

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.52 GPA, 70.8% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.17 GPA, 55.6% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.11 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

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EMA/ME 440 · Spring 2027

Mechanical Vibrations

Recorded 2026-10-14
EMA/ME 440 · Spring 2027

Mechanical Vibrations

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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