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Undergraduate Course: Dynamics 2 (MECE08009)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaMechanical Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/teaching/mech/ Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 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 - 17:00
King's BuildingsTutorialDynamics 2 tutorials2-11 14:00 - 14:50
or 15:00 - 15:50
or 16:10 - 17:00
First Class Week 18, Tuesday, 11:10 - 12:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 1, Ashworth Labs
Additional information Tu 1110-1200 Thu 1110-1200
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)1:30
Resit Exam Diet (August)1:30
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%
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Gareth Harrison
Tel: (0131 6)50 5583
Email: gareth.harrison@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Sharon Potter
Tel: (0131 6)51 7079
Email: Sharon.Potter@ed.ac.uk
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