| Week | Topic |
| 1 | No Lab the first week |
| 2 | Introduction to Lab policies and procedures Lab 1: build and test cardboard models for several linkage geometries (introduction, worksheet) |
| 3 | Lab 2: slider-crank and scotch-yoke experiment comparisons (introduction, worksheet; video demonstrations: short version, long version) |
| 4 | Lab 3: graphical linkage synthesis and book software simulation (introduction, worksheet) |
| 5 | No Lab this week (Exam I week) |
| 6 | Lab 4: High-speed camera - measurement of spring natural frequency and spring surge (introduction, worksheet, spring surge background, high-speed videos of valve spring tests) |
| 7 | Lab 5: High-speed camera - fun for video gallery (introduction) |
| 8 | Lab 6: single DOF spring-mass-damper frequency response (introduction, worksheet; video demonstrations: slider-crank, scotch-yoke, long version) |
| 9 | No Lab this week due to (Exam II prep week) |
| 10 | Lab 7: cam design - kinematics and cutter path geometry (introduction and requirements) |
| 11 | Lab 8: cutting cams for flat-face and roller followers (introduction) |
| 12 | Lab 9: cam testing (introduction, video demonstrations: version 1, version 2) |
| 13 | Lab 10: BAT LAB - experimentally measure the CG, moment of inertia, radius of gyration, and center of percussion of a baseball bat (introduction, worksheet, bat measurements, video demonstration) |
| 14 | Fall Break - No Lab |
| 15 | Lab 11: rotor balancing experiment (introduction, worksheet; video demonstrations: short version, long version) |
| 16 | No Lab this week (just because Dr. Dave is so nice) |
Optional Lab: vibration isolation platform (see video demonstration)
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