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Module MA1241: Mechanics I
- Credit weighting (ECTS)
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5 credits
- Semester/term taught
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Michaelmas term 2014-15
- Contact Hours
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11 weeks, 3 lectures including tutorials per week
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- Lecturer
- Prof Jan Manschot
- Learning Outcomes
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- Module Content
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- Introduction
(Mechanics as the basis of Physics);
- 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,
conservative and non-conservative forces,
conservation of energy);
- Angular momentum
(Angular momentum of a point-like mass, motion with angular momentum,
conservation of angular momentum).
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- Module Prerequisite
- None
- Required Reading
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D. Kleppner, R. J. Kolenkow, An Introduction to Mechanics, Cambridge University Press
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- Assessment Detail
- This module will be examined in a 2-hour examination in Trinity term. The final grade will consist of 80% exam and 20% continuous assessment. Supplemental exams if required will consist of 100% exam
