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THE DESIRABLE FEATURES FOR THE TEACHING OF DYNAMICS IN THE END OF THIS CENTURY ARE DISCUSSED. THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR A GOOD COURSE ARE POINTED OUT CONSIDERING THE CHALLENGES THAT A MECHANICAL ENGINEER WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH, INCLUDING THE MODELING OF A SYSTEM WITH MANY DEGREES OF FREEDOM, THE DESIGN A ROBOT ARM, THE ACTIVE CONTROL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND SO ON. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEXTBOOKS IN THIS CENTURY IS PRESENTED WITH COMMENTS ABOUT THE TEACHING PHILOSOPHY UNDERNEATH. IN THE FOLLOWING, THE PROPOSAL FOR A DEEP AND MORE COMPLETE APPROACH, LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE IS PRESENTED BASED, NATURALLY, IN A SPECIFIC TEXTBOOK. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NOTATION, THE FORMALISM, AND THE ORDER OF INTRODUCTION OF THE SUBJECTS IS DISCUSSED, AND SOME SMALL NOVELTIES IN THE METHODOLOGY ARE REPORTED. |
