Course syllabus adopted 2023-02-06 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameMekanik och termodynamik
- CodeIMS140
- Credits7.5 Pre-education credits
- OwnerZBARD
- Education cyclePre-university
- DepartmentINDUSTRIAL AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
- GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language Swedish
- Application code 94116
- Open for exchange studentsNo
- Only students with the course round in the programme overview.
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0123 Examination 7.5 fup Grading: TH | 7.5 fup |
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In programmes
Examiner
Lennart Josefson- Full Professor, Material and Computational Mechanics, Industrial and Materials Science
Eligibility
General entry requirements for bachelor's level studiesSpecific entry requirements
Mathematics 2a or 2b or 2c or equivalent and English 6Course specific prerequisites
Examination certificate from upper secondary school including or complemented by the courses 1 and 2 in mathematics.Aim
The purpose of the course is to provide an understanding of classical mechanics and thermodynamics and to give skills to solve basic mechanics problems and assess the accuracy in the solution. The course provides a good basis for continued studies within a technical university.Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
Understand the meaning of the concept of force, and different types of forces such as gravity forces, contact forces, frictional forces and buoyancy forces.
Understand the meaning of the concept of moment of force with respect to an axis.
Calculate the location of the center of mass for simple bodies.
Explain the meaning of the concept of equilibrium and set up and solve equilibrium equations.
Describe and calculate the relationships between position, velocity and acceleration.
Set up and solve Newton's second law for problems in one or two dimensions, and for circular motion around a fixed axis.
Understand the concepts of work, kinetic energy, potential energy, power and the relationships between them.
Apply the energy principle to solve basic mechanical problems.
Apply the concepts of momentum and conservation of momentum.
Understand the meaning of heat, state of aggregation and associated energy transport, and the main theorems of thermodynamics.
Describe the meaning of basic concepts in Strength of Materials: (normal stress and strain) and, based on experimental material data, be able to identify and explain concepts such as yield strength and Youngs modulus.
When problem solving, clearly present their problem solutions in a complete and structured manner
Content
Scientific methodology, quantities and units, measurement values and measurement uncertainty. Forces and moments of force, conditions of equilibrium, complete solution of equilibrium problems using force and moment equations, center of gravity, density, pressure and buoyancy, friction. Relationships between position, velocity and acceleration. Newton's laws in one or two dimensions, work, energy and power, the energy principle. Heat and energy transport, the main theorems of thermodynamics. Momentum and the conservation of momentum, impulse, circular motion around a fixed axis. Basic concepts in Strength of Materials: stress, strain and elasticity.
Organisation
The course consists of online lectures and exercises.Literature
- Rune Alphonce, Lars Bergström, Per Gunnvald, Jenny Ivarsson, Erik Johansson, Roy Nilsson: Heureka! Fysik 1 och 2 basåret, teoribok (Natur och kultur) (In Swedish)
- Rune Alphonce, Lars Bergström, Per Gunnvald, Erik Johansson, Roy Nilsson: Heureka! Fysik 1 och 2 basåret, övningsbok (Natur och kultur) (In Swedish)
- Hand-outs
Examination including compulsory elements
The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers about disability study support.