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Mechanics (2500202) – Course 2025/26 PDF

Contents

Fixed vector, sliding vector, free vector Unit vector (versor) Cartesian components Modulus of a vector Addition Subtraction Scalar product Vector product Problems solved in class

Dedication

3h Large group + 1h Medium group + 5h 36m Self Study
Total: 9h 36m

Definition and calculation of moments of a vector Varignon theorem for vector systems Problems solved in class

Dedication

1h Large group + 1h Medium group + 1h Laboratory classes + 4h 11m Self Study
Total: 7h 11m

Position, displacement, velocity, and acceleration Position, displacement, velocity and acceleration Rectangular components Normal and tangential components Circular motion Polar components Angular velocity Problems solved in class Relative movement using translation axes Relative position Relative speed Relative acceleration Inertial system Problems solved in class

Dedication

5h Large group + 2h Medium group + 1h Laboratory classes + 11h 12m Self Study
Total: 19h 12m

Translational motion Rotation about a fixed axis General motion of rigid body Relative speed Center of instantaneous rotation Relative acceleration Relative motion using rotating axes: non-inertial systems Problems solved in class

Dedication

3h Large group + 2h Medium group + 3h Laboratory classes + 11h 12m Self Study
Total: 19h 12m

Definition of area and mass Definition of first-order static moments Definition of centroid (geometric center) and center of mass (center of gravity) Symmetry Calculation method by integration Calculation method for compound sections Problems solved in class

Dedication

2h Large group + 1h Medium group + 1h Laboratory classes + 5h 36m Self Study
Total: 9h 36m

Area Moments of Inertia Product of Inertia Radius of Gyration Parallel Axes Theorem Calculation method by integration Calculation method for compound sections Definition Theorem of parallel axes Calculation methods Problems solved in class

Dedication

3h Large group + 2h Medium group + 1h Laboratory classes + 8h 23m Self Study
Total: 14h 23m

Conditions for the equilibrium of a particle and a rigid body, Newton's laws, Restrictions on the supports and degree of constraint Degree of indetermination, concepts of isostatic and hyperstatic Free body diagram Problems solved in class

Dedication

3h Large group + 1h Medium group + 1h Laboratory classes + 7h Self Study
Total: 12h

Connections between structural elements Idealized model of a structure Equilibrium conditions Free body diagram for each structural element Equilibrium equations for the structure

Dedication

2h Large group + 1h Laboratory classes + 4h 11m Self Study
Total: 7h 11m

Newton's Laws System of Particles Problems solved in class

Dedication

2h Large group + 2h Medium group + 1h Laboratory classes + 7h Self Study
Total: 12h

Equations of rectilinear translational motion Equations of curvilinear translational motion Equations of rotational motion with respect to a fixed axis General plane motion Problems solved in class

Dedication

3h Large group + 2h Medium group + 1h Laboratory classes + 8h 23m Self Study
Total: 14h 23m

Kinetic energy in a translational motion Kinetic energy in a rotational motion about a fixed axis Kinetic energy in a general plane motion Gravitational potential energy Elastic potential energy Work of a variable force Work of a constant force Work of a weight force Work of a spring force Work of a couple Forces that have 0 work Principle of work and energy Principle of conservation of energy Problems solved in class

Dedication

3h Large group + 2h Medium group + 3h Laboratory classes + 11h 12m Self Study
Total: 19h 12m