| CODE | MEC2403 | ||||||
| TITLE | Introductory Dynamics | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 3 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Mechanical Engineering | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Prerequisites Engineering Mechanics 1 Content - Basic principles in dynamics – Newton’s law, Momentum, Impulse, D’Alembert’s principle, Work and Energy - Dynamics of a particle - Dynamics of system of particles - Moment of inertia and its transformation, principal axes and principal moments of inertia - Dynamics of rigid body due to – translation, rotation, general planar motion Text books and resources - Meriam J.L., Kraig L.G., Engineering Mechanics – Dynamics - Hibbeler R. C., Engineering Mechanics – Dynamics |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Duncan Camilleri |
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