Valid for: 2014/15
Decided by: Education Board E
Date of Decision: 2014-04-02
Main field: Technology.
Compulsory for: Pi1
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
Statics: Moment and force systems in 2 and 3 dimensions. Free-body diagrams and equilibrium of material bodies. Equilibrium of 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.Kinetic for system of particle and kinetic for rigid bodies in plane motion. Vibrations of damped and undamped mechanical systems. Free and forced vibrations. Eigen frequencies and vibration analysis.
Grading scale: TH
Assessment: Written exam.
Parts
Code: 0109. Name: Statics and Particle Dynamics.
Credits: 5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written exam. Contents: Statics: Moment and force systems in 2 and 3 dimensions. Free-body diagrams and equilibrium of material bodies. Equilibrium of frames. Distributed forces, centre of mass. Friction. Virtual work, potential energy and stability. Particle 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.
Code: 0209. Name: Dynamics.
Credits: 2,5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written exam. Contents: Kinetic for system of particle and kinetic for rigid bodies in plane motion. Vibrations of damped and undamped mechanical systems. Free and forced vibrations. Eigen frequencies and vibration analysis.
Required prior knowledge: FMA420 Linear Algebra, FMAA01/FMAA05 Calculus in One Variable.
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: FMEA30, FMEA10, FMEA20, FMEA05
Course coordinator: Kristina Nilsson, kristina.nilsson@mek.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.mek.lth.se