Mechanics

Kinematics, Newton's laws, energy, momentum, rotation, equilibrium, gravitation and oscillations for engineers.

PHYS-130 Year 1 3 credits 12 lessons · 6 h 48 min

Offered by HSM University · Engineering Core

What you'll learn

Solve constant-acceleration and projectile motion problems
Apply Newton's laws using free-body diagrams
Use work, energy and power to analyse machines
Apply conservation of momentum to collisions
Relate torque, moment of inertia and rotational motion
Use vectors, dot and cross products, and calculus to analyse motion with changing acceleration and circular motion
Model springs, fluid drag, rolling resistance, banked curves and accelerating frames with Newton's laws
Use potential energy curves to find forces and stability, and analyse impact loads, energy storage and efficiency
Apply equilibrium to find support reactions and tipping loads, and relate stress, strain and thermal stress
Apply Newton's law of gravitation to orbits, escape speed and orbital transfers
Analyse simple harmonic motion, resonance, standing waves, sound levels and the Doppler effect
Combine mechanics principles to analyse and check engineering systems

12 lessons · 6 h 48 min total · final exam

Kinematics, Newton's laws, energy, momentum, rotation, equilibrium, gravitation and oscillations for engineers.

Part of the Engineering stream, typically taken in year 1.