| CODE | ENR0007 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Principles of Classic Mechanics | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 00 - Mod Pre-Tert, Foundation, Proficiency & DegreePlus | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | 1. Basic quantities and SI units - Homogeneity of physical equations. 2. Scalar and Vector quantities - Definition; - Characteristics of free, sliding, and fixed vector; - Resolution of vectors/forces in Cartesian coordinate system, and in general system; - Addition/subtraction of vectors: Parallelogram of vectors/forces, triangle of three vectors/forces; - Multiplication of vectors/forces by a scalar; - Product of two vectors – dot product, and cross product. 3. Force and Moment - Definition of a force; - Force resultants, centre of gravity; - Moment as a turning effect of a force with respect to point; - Moment of a couple. 4. Newton’s laws - Newton’s laws - Archimedean up-thrust, aerodynamic lift, gravitational law; - Equilibrium of a rigid body. 5. Dynamics - Linear motion - Distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration Displacement – time and velocity – time graphs; - Circular motion - Angular velocity, speed, frequency, period, angular acceleration, centripetal acceleration; - Curvilinear motion – Projectiles; - Simple harmonic motion - Motion of a particle, algebraic and graphical interpretation, Velocity – time and acceleration – time graphs; - Second Newton’s law – rectilinear motion, Linear momentum; - Rigid body rotating about the fixed axis – energy of rotating rigid body, angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum. 6. Energy - Work and power; - Gravitational and elastic potential energy; - Kinetic energy; - Law of conservation of energy, concept of efficiency. 7. Characterization of mechanical properties - Hooke’s law; - Force – extension graph; - Proportional limit, elastic limit, yield point, elasto-plastic, plastic behaviour. 8. Determination of Young’s modulus 9. Elastic strain energy 10. Vibration - Progressive waves, displacement – position and displacement – time graphs, progressive wave equation; - Longitudinal and transverse progressive waves, spring and sound waves; - Superposition of waves, nodes and antinodes, progressive and stationary waves; - Free, forced, and damped vibration; - Mechanical resonance. Study-unit Aims: To provide: - Core concepts of classical mechanics; - An introductory overview to the application of these concepts in engineering practice. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Recognise the significance of basic quantities and SI units; - Define and describe the characteristics of Scalar and Vector quantities; - Characterise forces and moments and model them mathematically; - Describe Newton’s laws of motion (including static cases) and apply them mathematically to real systems by means of free body diagrams; - Discuss the laws of energy and how they are applied to a real system/plant; - Describe Hooke’s law and its applications to mechanical components and engineering materials; - Outline free, forced, and damped vibration. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Quantify mechanical parameters in terms of their basic quantities and respective SI units; - Add, subtract and multiply vectors; - Describe the action of a field or body onto a body in terms of forces and moments; - Draw a free body diagram of a mechanics problem and use it to apply Newton’s laws of motion (including static cases); - Apply the laws of energy to practical problems; - Determine the stiffness of a component or the Young’s modulus of a material; - Determine if a system is undergoing free, forced or damped vibrations; - Describe linear, circular, curvilinear and simple harmonic motion; - Distinguish longitudinal and transverse progressive waves. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Nelkon, M., & Parker, P. (1987). Advanced level physics (6th ed.). Heinemann Educational. - Nelkon, M. (1988). Advanced level physics : Examples and exercises (6th ed.). Heinemann Educational. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study & Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Leo Scicluna |
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