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Mechanical Engineering

MTF001 Analytical Mechanics 3.0 ECTS credits

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General information about studying at Luleå university

TIMEPERIOD: Q3

LANGUAGE: English/Swedish

EXAMINER
Ove Erlandsson Univ adj

PREREQUISITES
Mechanics, linear algebra, calculus, ordinary differential equations.

COURSE AIM
To present the basic concepts and tools of analytical mechanics. To make the student familiar with problem-solving techniques for important types of problems in mechanics.

CONTENTS
Principle of least action. Lagrange's equations in generalised coordinates. Invariances and conversation laws. Integration of the equations of motion. Kepler motion. Small oscillations. Motion of a rigid body. The inertia tensor. Euler's equations. Gyroscopic motion.

TEACHING
The education consists of lessons and problem-solving seminaries.

EXAMINATION
Written exam.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: 3, 4, 5

ITEMS/CREDITS


Written exam                                                	3.0ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Landau-Lifshitz: Mechanics. 3rd ed. Pergamon Press 1976. Övningsuppgifter i Analytisk mekanik. Avd för fysik, HLu. MEKANIKA, tabell- och formelsamling. Avd för fysik, HLu.

REMARKS
The course may be given in English by request of a sufficient number of participants.
Last modified : 97-09-25
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