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Module MA1242: Mechanics II
- Credit weighting (ECTS)
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5 credits
- Semester/term taught
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Hilary term 2015-16
- 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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- Collisions (elastic and inelastic);
- Rigid body motion (precession, tensor of inertia);
- Non-inertial systems & ficticious forces (centrifugal and coriolis forces);
- Central forces (two-body problem, general properties of central force motion);
- Harmonic oscillator (driven and damped oscillations)
- Required Reading
- D. Kleppner, R. J. Kolenkow, An Introduction to Mechanics, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press
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- Module Prerequisite
- MA1241
- Assessment Detail
- This module will be examined 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
