General Mechanics 1

General Data
Academic program	ECAM ENGINEERING PROGRAM			:
Type d'EC	Classes
Lectures : 12h00 Tutorials : 12h00 Total duration : 69h00	Status :	Period : Semester 1	Education language : English

Learning Outcomes
The students will be able to: - have a working knowledge of elementary physics principles as well as their applications. - understand the assumptions leading to the separation between particle and rigid body. - get familiar with the basic definitions of kinematics of particles and rigid bodies. - analyze both rectilinear and curvilinear particle motion. - analyze absolute and relative motions in different reference systems. . understand the basic concepts regarding the absolute motion of rigid bodies.

Learning Outcomes

The students will be able to:
- have a working knowledge of elementary physics principles as well as their applications.
- understand the assumptions leading to the separation between particle and rigid body.
- get familiar with the basic definitions of kinematics of particles and rigid bodies.
- analyze both rectilinear and curvilinear particle motion.
- analyze absolute and relative motions in different reference systems.
. understand the basic concepts regarding the absolute motion of rigid bodies.

Content
The topics covered in General Mechanics 1 consist of a general introduction of Mechanics and the study of kinematics: 1- Introduction: generalities (particle vs body), vectors, reference systems (Cartesian, cylindrical, spherical) 2- Rectilinear motion of a particle: velocity and acceleration, motion equations, continuous and erratic motion 3- General curvilinear motion of a particle: rectangular components, projectile motion 4- Curvilinear motion of a particle: normal and tangential components, cylindrical components, circular motion 5- Two-particle motion analysis: dependent absolute motion, Relative motion 6- Kinematics of a rigid body: translation, rotation about a fixed axis, absolute and relative motions

Content

The topics covered in General Mechanics 1 consist of a general introduction of Mechanics and the study of kinematics:

1- Introduction: generalities (particle vs body), vectors, reference systems (Cartesian, cylindrical, spherical)

2- Rectilinear motion of a particle: velocity and acceleration, motion equations, continuous and erratic motion

3- General curvilinear motion of a particle: rectangular components, projectile motion

4- Curvilinear motion of a particle: normal and tangential components, cylindrical components, circular motion

5- Two-particle motion analysis: dependent absolute motion, Relative motion

6- Kinematics of a rigid body: translation, rotation about a fixed axis, absolute and relative motions

Pre-requisites / co-requisites
High School Physics

Bibliography
David Halliday, Robert Resnick and Jearl Walker Fundamentals of Physics. Robert Resnick, David Halliday, Kenneth S. Krane. Physics. R.C. Hibbeler, Engineering Mechanics, Dynamics

Assessment(s)
N°	Nature	Coefficient	Observable objectives
1	1 mid-term at the mid-course about the topics covered in the first half of the course: generalities, rectilinear and curvilinear motion of particles.	0,35	Written exam
2	Final exam about all the concepts covered in the course. The exam consist of short questions as well as thorough problems about the motion analysis of particles and rigid bodies.	0,55	Written exam
3	Quizzes can be done during the lectures, general behavior in the classroom	0,1	Continuous Assessment