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This course was given in 1996-97
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Academic Year: |
96/97 |
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Instructor: |
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Credits: |
3.0 |
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Term: |
2 |
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Lecture hrs/week: |
3 |
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Lab hrs/week: |
0 |
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Tutorial hrs/week |
1 |
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Prerequisites: |
PHYS 170. |
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Required Text: |
:Hibbeler "Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics" 6th Edition |
Notes: For students in the Faculty of Applied Science.
Statics: distributed loads, centroids, moments of inertia; Dynamics: systems of particles, kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies (plane motion), energy and momentum methods, rotating coordinates.
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Text Sections: |
Topics |
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9.1-9.6 |
Centre of Gravity and Centroid, Centre of Mass, Centroid, Theorem of Pappus and Guldinus, General Distributed Force System, Fluid pressure. |
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10.1-10.5, 10.9 |
Area Moment of Inertia, Parallel-Axis Theorem, Radius of Gyration, Integration method, Composite Areas, Mass Moment of Inertia. |
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16.1-16.7` |
Rigid-Body Motion; Translation, Rotation, General Motion, Relative Motion analysis: Velocity and Acceleration, Instantaneous Centre of Zero Velocity. |
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17.1-17.5 |
Force and Acceleration: Planar Kinetic Equations of Motion, Translation, Rotation about Fixed Axis, General Plane Motion. Rotating Coordinates, Coriolis Force, Centrifugal Force, Weather Systems. |
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18.1-18.5 |
Work and Energy: Kinetic Energy, Work of Force and Couple, Conservation of Energy |
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19.1-19.4 |
Impulse and Momentum: Linear and Angular Momentum, Conservation of Momentum, Eccentric Impact. Gyroscope, Gyrocompass. |
Assignments every week. Marks: Mid-term 25%, Final 60%, Assignments 15%.