Mechanical Engineering

MTF055 Mechanics II 6.0 ECTS credits

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General information about studying at Luleå University
TIMEPERIOD: Q I

LANGUAGE: English/Swedish

EXAMINER
Anders Wåhlin Univ lekt

PREREQUISITES
Basic Mechanics.

COURSE AIM
To broaden the basic knowledges of classical mechanics and make the students familiar with central concepts and methods. To give connection to technical applications by laboration work and practical problem solving.

CONTENTS
Statics: Equlibrium in 3 dim., center of mass, hydrostatics. Dynamics:(Particles and rigid bodies): Kinematics in 3 dim, general equations of motion, laws of conservation, relative motion, coriolis effect, inertia tensor. Special appplications: Celestical mechanics (motion of planets and satellites), vibrations, gyroscopic motion.

TEACHING
The education consists of lectures and lessons and compulsory laboratory experiments.

EXAMINATION
Laboratory experiments and written examination at the end of the course. Homework, well accomplished, will be counted in the ranking.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: 3, 4, 5

ITEMS AND CREDITS 
Laboratory work                                             	0.6 ECTS
Written exam                                                	5.4 ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Grahn-Jansson, Statik, Studentlitteratur. Grahn-Jansson, Dynamik, Studentlitteratur. Tabellverk: FYSIKALIA, HLu.

REMARKS
The course will be given in Swedish, but assistance in English can be arranged to at certain extant.
Last modified 97-03-05
Further information: Anders Wåhlin
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