Syllabus academic year 2011/2012
(Created 2011-09-01.)
ENGINEERING MECHANICS - STATICS AND PARTICLE DYNAMICSFMEA01
Credits: 5. Grading scale: TH. Cycle: G1 (First Cycle). Main field: Technology. Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. FMEA01 overlaps following cours/es: FME012, FME052 and FMEA05. Compulsory for: M1, MD1. Course coordinator: Univ. lekt. Per Lidström, per.lidstrom@mek.lth.se, Mechanics. Recommended prerequisits: FMA421 Linear algebra, FMAA01 Calculus in One Variable. Assessment: Written exams. Home page: http://www.mek.lth.se.

Aim
The aim of the course is to:

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

Contents
Statics: Moment and force systems in 2 and 3 dimensions. Free-body diagrams and equilibrium of material bodies. Equilibrium in frames. Distributed forces, centre of mass. Friction. Virtual work, potential energy and stability.

Dynamics: Newton’s laws. Kinematics and kinetics of particles in straight and curved motion, natural and polar co-ordinates. Energy and work. Momentum and impulse, moments of momentum and impulse moments. Impact.

Literature
Nyberg C. : Mekanik, Grundkurs, Liber, 2003.
Nyberg C. : Mekanik, Problemsamling, Liber, 2003.