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Undergraduate Course: Dynamics 2 (MECE08009)

Course Outline
School School of Engineering College College of Science and Engineering
Course type Standard Availability Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 08 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits 10
Home subject area Mechanical Other subject area None
Course website http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/teaching/mech/
Course description This course aims to provide a basic understanding of the Laws of Newtonian Mechanics for bodies and systems of bodies in plane motion, and to achieve proficiency in their use in conjunction with kinematic principles for a range of mechanical engineering applications.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Engineering 1 (SCEE08001) OR Mechanical Engineering 1 (MECE08007) OR Civil Engineering 1 (CIVE08001) OR Chemical Engineering 1 (CHEE08001) OR ( Physics 1A: Foundations (PHYS08016) AND Physics 1B: The Stuff of the Universe (PHYS08017)) OR ( Chemistry 1A (CHEM08016) AND Chemistry 1B (CHEM08017))
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites None
Prospectus website http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 11:10 - 12:00
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 11:10 - 12:00
King's BuildingsLaboratoryDynamics 2 labs2-11 14:00 - 17:00or 14:00 - 17:00or 14:00 - 17:00
King's BuildingsTutorialDynamics 2 tutorials2-11 14:00 - 14:50
or 15:00 - 15:50
or 16:10 - 17:00
First Class Week 1, Tuesday, 11:10 - 12:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Room 1, Ashworth Labs
Additional information Tu 1110-1200 Thu 1110-1200
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students should be able to
1. Model mechanical systems as plane assemblies of masses and inertias, and draw clear accurate linked free-body diagrams
2. Use D'Alembert's method to analyse motion in pure translation, fixed axis rotation and general plane motion
3. Identify kinematic relations between coupled elements using cables, gears and pure rolling
4. Calculate moments of inertias of a range of assemblies, using parallel axes and perpendicular axes theorems
5. Formulate energy expressions for systems and use concepts of work and power to determine motion.
6. Understand the properties of one degree of freedom oscillatory systems.
Assessment Information
Examination 80%; Laboratories 20%
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information
Special Arrangements
Not entered
Contacts
Course organiser Dr Gareth Harrison
Tel: (0131 6)50 5583
Email: gareth.harrison@ed.ac.uk		 Course secretary Mrs Sharon Potter
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Sharon.Potter@ed.ac.uk
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