Syllabus spring term 2007

ENGINEERING MECHANICS, BASIC COURSEFME012
Mekanik, grundkurs

Credits: 7. Grading scale: TH. Compulsory for: F1. Course coordinator: Professor Solveig Melin, Mekanik. Recommended prerequisites: Linear algebra, One-dimensional analysis. Assessment: Written exercise, computer exercises, project work and written exams. Parts: 2. Homepage: http://www.mek.lth.se.

Aim
Engineering Mechanics, Basic Course is an introductory course in classical mechanics with the following objectives:

Contents
See Engineering Mechanics, Basic Course part 1 and part 2, respectively.

Literature
Nyberg C. : Mekanik, Grundkurs, Liber, 2003. Nyberg C. : Mekanik, Problemsamling, Liber, 2003. Nyberg, C.: Mekanik Fortsättningskurs, Institutionen för Mekanik, KTH.
Computer Exercises in Mechanics; A. Ahadi, J. Cedergren, O. Kristensson, P. Lidström, K. Nilsson and N.J. Sörensen. Division of Mechanics, Lund University, latest edition.

Parts

Code: 0103. Name: Engineering Mechanics, Basic Course, Part 1.
Credits: 3. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written exam. Written exercise. Contents: Statics: Moments and force systems in two and three dimensions. Free-body diagrams and equilibrium of material bodies. Equilibrium for frameworks and frames. Distributed forces, centre of mass. Friction. Individual home assignment in statics. Dynamics: Newton's laws, kinematics and kinetics of particles in rectilinear and curvlinear motion with rectangular, normal and tangential and polar coordinates. Work and energy. Linear impulse and linear momentum. Angular impulse and angular momentum. Impact. Kinetics of systems of particles.

Code: 0203. Name: Engineering Mechanics, Basic Course, Part 2.
Credits: 4. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Computer exercise, project work, report and written examination. Contents: Dynamics: Kinematics and kinetics for rigid bodies in two dimensions. Use of rotating coordinate systems. Plane rigid-body motion following impulse, impulse moments and inertia. Simple oscillations. In addition a compulsory project with computer simulations of simple mechanical systems.