PHYS10101
Dynamics
10
Semester 1
Undergraduate
Level 1
Niels Walet
Unit coordinator
Timothy O'Brien
Unit coordinator
Department of Physics & Astronomy
1
FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' First part HE study/Bachelors '
European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 5.0
<p>Dynamics</p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(60, 60, 60); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dynamics</span></p>
<p>To introduce the fundamental concepts of Newtonian mechanics.</p>
<p>On completion successful students will be able to explain the role of, and solve problems involving, the following concepts: </p><ol><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:1.0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;">Construct solutions problems combining the concepts of energy, work, power, momentum, force, impulse, angular velocity, angular acceleration and torque as appropriate<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;">Select the application of conservation of energy, momentum, and angular momentum where appropriate in the solution and analysis of problems<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;">Analyse motion in a gravitational field<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;">Explain the role of, and analyse problems involving Newton's laws and the motion of simple systems<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;">Explain the role of, and solve problems involving a frame of reference and its associated coordinate systems<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:1.0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;">Solve problems involving the rotation of rigid bodies, and select appropriate methods for solution<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p> </p>
<p><o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>Linear Kinematics<o:p></o:p></strong></p><p>Velocity and Acceleration as Differentiation<o:p></o:p></p><p>The Equation of Motion<o:p></o:p></p><p>Solutions to the Equations of Motion using Mathematical Techniques<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>Motion in 2D and 3D 1<o:p></o:p></strong></p><p>Position, velocity and acceleration as vectors; simple vector calculus.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Accelerated motion in 2D (canon ball and circular motion)<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>Motion in 2D and 3D 2<o:p></o:p></strong></p><p>Description of motion using polar coordinates<o:p></o:p></p><p>Reference frames, relative velocity, change of frame.<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>Newton's Laws</strong></p><p>Newton I, II and III; application to circular motion.<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>Friction</strong></p><p>Static and Dynamic Friction (also, motion in a vertical circle).<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>Work and Energy</strong></p><p>Work energy theorem, centre of mass, reduced mass.<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>Potential Energy</strong></p><p>Forms of potential energy and their application.<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>Momentum and Collisions<o:p></o:p></strong></p><p>Momentum and its conservation.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Elastic and inelastic collisions.</p><p><strong>Rotation of Rigid Bodies 1<o:p></o:p></strong></p><p>Rigid body rotation<o:p></o:p></p><p>The vector product<o:p></o:p></p><p>Moments of inertia and their calculation<o:p></o:p></p><p>Torque and Newton II<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>Rotation of Rigid Bodies 2<o:p></o:p></strong></p><p>Rolling without slipping<o:p></o:p></p><p>Combining rotation and translation<o:p></o:p></p><p>Angular momentum<o:p></o:p></p><p>Vector form</p><p><strong>Gravitation<o:p></o:p></strong></p><p>Newton’s Law of Gravitation<o:p></o:p></p><p>Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion<o:p></o:p></p><p>Gravitational Potential Energy<o:p></o:p></p><p>Spherical mass distributions<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Assessment - Exam</p><p>Tutorial</p><p>Assessment - Coursework</p><p>Lecture</p><p>Assessment - Revision/Preparation</p><p>Independent Study</p>
0
Other
10%
1
Written exam
80%
2
Written assignment (inc essay)
10%
<p>* Other</p><p>10% Online Assignment </p><p>10% Tutorial Work/attendance </p>
<p>Feedback will be offered by tutors on students’ written solutions to weekly examples sheets, and model answers will be issued.</p><p>Online quizzes will also be incorporated into the weekly learning material to give students instant feedback on their understanding and ability to apply their knowledge and skills. </p>
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<p><strong>Compulsory Text book</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal">University Physics – Young & Freedman – Pearson – 2020 -<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>Recommended texts</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dynamics and Relativity - J Forshaw and A G Smith – Wiley – 2009 - <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Newtonian mechanics – French, A. P. - Norton<span style="mso-tab-count:1;"> </span> - 1971 - ISBN: 0393099709<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Fundamentals of physics - Halliday, David, - Wiley – 2014 - ISBN: 9781118230718<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">An introduction to mechanics - Kleppner, Daniel, - Cambridge University Press – 2014 - ISBN: 9780521198110<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Physics for scientists and engineers with modern physics - Tipler, Paul Allen,<span style="mso-tab-count:1;"> </span>W H Freeman and Company – 2008 - ISBN: 9781429202657<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Further mathematics for the physical sciences - Tinker, Michael,; Lambourne, Robert J., - Wiley – 2000 - ISBN: 0471866911<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Basic mathematics for the physical sciences - Lambourne, Robert.; Tinker, Michael.<span style="mso-tab-count:1;"> </span>- Wiley – 2000 - ISBN: 9780471852063<o:p></o:p></p><p> </p>
Assessment written exam
1.5
Lectures
11
Practical classes & workshops
11
Tutorials
6
0
70.5