Mechanics (3 cr)
Code: KC00CB59-3020
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.08.2025 - 30.04.2026
- Registration for introductions has not started yet. Registration starts :startDate
- Timing
- 01.09.2025 - 31.05.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Teachers
- Jarno Arkko
- Teacher in charge
- Jarno Arkko
- Scheduling groups
- Avoin AMK (Ei koske tutkinto-opiskelijaa) (Size: 50 . Open UAS : 50.)
- Small groups
- Open UAS (Doesn't apply to degree student)
- Course
- KC00CB59
Evaluation scale
1-5
Content scheduling
Fysiikan perusteet
Yksiköt ja suureet
Liikkeen tarkastelu
Newtonin lait ja voimat
Energian tarkastelu
Pyörimisliike
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
University of Applied Sciences physics textbooks, such as Engineering Physics Part 1 (by Lahti Intensive Teaching) or similar.
Teaching methods
Lecture recordings and calculation exercises
Exam schedules
An online exam available at your own pace with monthly completion intervals.
Student workload
Total work load of the course: about 80 h
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.
Qualifications
No previous studies are required.