MAU11400 Mechanics

Module Code	MAU11400
Module Title	Mechanics
Semester taught	Semesters 1,2 (yearlong)
ECTS Credits	10
Module Lecturers	Prof. Jan Manschot Prof. Manya Sahni
Module Prerequisites	N/A

This module is examined in a 3-hour examination at the end of Semester 2.
Continuous assessment contributes 20% towards the final grade for this module.
The module is passed if the overall mark for the module is 40% or more. If the overall mark for the module is less than 40% and there is no possibility of compensation, the module will be reassessed as follows:
1) A failed exam in combination with passed continuous assessment will be reassessed by an exam in the supplemental session;
2) The combination of a failed exam and failed continuous assessment is reassessed by the supplemental exam;
3) A failed continuous assessment in combination with a passed exam will be reassessed by one or more summer assignments in advance of the supplemental session.

11+11 weeks of teaching with 3 lectures and 1 tutorial per week.

Mathematical preliminaries: vectors and their role in mechanics, elements of vector algebra.
Kinematics.
Newton's laws: the foundations of classical mechanics.
Linear momentum, dynamics of multi-particle systems, centre of mass, conservation of momentum, impulse.
Work and energy: definition of work and the work-energy theorem, potential and kinetic energy.
Potential and kinetic energy: conservative and non-conservative forces, conservation of energy.
Angular momentum: torque, conservation of angular momentum.
Moment of inertia, motion involving translation and rotation.
Elastic and inelastic collisions.
Rigid body motion, precession, tensor of inertia.
Non-inertial systems and fictitious forces, centrifugal and coriolis forces.
Central forces: two-body problem, general properties of central force motion.
Harmonic oscillator: driven and damped oscillations.