1. Ability to determine the types of joints, links, degree-of-freedom of a mechanism

2. Ability to enumerate different types of mechanisms

3. Ability to perform position, velocity and acceleration analysis of planar mechanisms

4. Ability to use MATLAB ( or, a similar program ) in the full cycle solution of position, velocity and acceleration analysis of planar mechanisms

5. Ability to identify different types of gear trains and their application areas

6. Ability to determine the speed ratio of a given gear train

7. Ability to identify different types of forces that exist in planar mechanisms

8. Ability to determine the reaction and actuator forces in a planar mechanism that is in static or dynamic equilibrium

9. Ability to use MATLAB ( or, a similar program ) in the full cycle solution of force analysis of planar mechanisms.