Mechanics (3 cr)
Code: KC00AFY1000-3025
General information
Enrollment
13.11.2023 - 17.01.2024
Timing
08.01.2024 - 25.02.2024
Credits
3 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Engineering, Automation Engineering
Teachers
- Jouni Björkman
Student groups
-
AUTE23BBachelor of Engineering, Automation Engineering
Objective
Upon completion of the course, student will
- be able to utilize the necessary concepts and units that are used in modeling mechanical phenomena
- be able to build and solve physical models that describe different mechanical phenomena
- be able to interpret a physical model as an approximate description of the real world phenomenon
- be able to analyze the motion of solid bodies and fluids, and to understand the empirical nature of the physical science
- be able to evaluate his/her skills on mechanics and apply his/her expertise in the subsequent advanced studies
Content
- Kinematics
- Newton's laws
- Work, power, energy, impulse
- Linear momentum
- Rotary movement
- Mechanics of solids and fluids
Materials
Inkinen, Tuohi: Momentti 1 Insinöörifysiikka (Otava)
Lecture notes
Teaching methods
Lectures and excersises, independent studies
Employer connections
No previous studies are required.
Exam schedules
Will be announced later
International connections
No
Completion alternatives
No
Student workload
Scheduled studies 28 h and autonomous studies 52 h
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Satisfactory (1 ... 2): The student knows and understands to a satisfactory extent the mechanical basic concepts and methods, and is able to apply them to usual problems.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Good (3 ... 4): The student is familiar with the concepts and methods of mechanics, and is able to apply them to different types of problems. The student is able to combine the accumulated knowledge and skills with previous experiences in the subject.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Excellent (5): The student is familiar with the concepts and methods of mechanics, and is able to apply them to a variety of different problems. The student has demonstrated creativity and innovation, and is able to find new meanings when applying what they have learned.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written course-end exam
Qualifications
No previous studies are required.