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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
School/College
Pre-requisites
MAT10719 - Calculus OR MAT71003 - Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists
Unit aim
Introduces students to the fundamentals of motion of particles and rigid bodies in a plane under the action of kinematic constraints, forces, couples and impacts. Students undertake individual modelling and analysis of mechanical examples and work in small groups on laboratory experiments.
Unit content
Plane rectilinear and curvilinear motion of a particle
Relative motion
Dynamics of particles
Orbital mechanics
Work, kinetic and potential energy
Impulse, linear momentum and impact
Planar kinematics of rigid bodies
Planar dynamics of rigid bodies
Work-energy principle for rigid bodies
Impulse-momentum principle for rigid bodies
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | apply fundamental concepts of Newtonian dynamics in plane motion | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 2 | understand the limits of the theory presented so that the material can be appropriately applied or extended | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 3 | develop skills to enable mathematical modelling and analysis of simple engineering dynamic systems | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 4 | develop problem-solving skills in situations where dynamically-generated forces and motions are significant | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 5 | develop skills in effectively and safely using laboratory equipment in a team environment for experimental investigation and measurement of dynamics phenomena, and in reporting findings. | Communication and social skills | ||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- apply fundamental concepts of Newtonian dynamics in plane motion
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- understand the limits of the theory presented so that the material can be appropriately
applied or extended
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- develop skills to enable mathematical modelling and analysis of simple engineering
dynamic systems
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- develop problem-solving skills in situations where dynamically-generated forces and
motions are significant
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- develop skills in effectively and safely using laboratory equipment in a team environment
for experimental investigation and measurement of dynamics phenomena, and in reporting
findings.
- GA6: Communication and social skills
Prescribed texts
- Prescribed book: Hibbeler, RC , 2015, Engineering mechanics. Dynamics , 14th edn, Pearson. ISBN: 9780133915389.