Course syllabus

Course syllabus for Mechanics

Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-26 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

Swedish name:
Mekanik
Code:
LMT202
Credits:
7.5 Credits
Owner:
TIMAL
Education cycle:
First-cycle
Main field of study:
Mechanical Engineering
Department:
MECHANICS AND MARITIME SCIENCES
Grading:
TH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language

    Swedish

  • Application code

    65111

  • Open for exchange students

    No

  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

Module
Sp1
Sp2
Sp3
Sp4
Summer
Not Sp
Examination dates
0105 Examination 7.5 c
Grading: TH		 7.5 c
  • 19 Mar 2025 pm L
  • 10 Jun 2025 pm L
  • 22 Aug 2025 pm L

In programmes

Examiner

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

The courses LMA401/MVE575 Calculus and MVE580/MVE570 Linear algebra and differential equations, or corresponding knowledge.

Aim

The aim of the course is that the students are to attain knowledge of the basic principles and concepts of classical mechanics (mainly in statics), which is required for further studies in the field of mechanical engineering.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

  • describe the basic concepts and laws of classical mechanics. Apply these laws and concepts in solving problems.
  • express force as a vector and apply necessary vector algebra for analyses.
  • solve equilibrium problems  in two and three dimensions.
  • determine the center of mass for various bodies.
  • describe the concepts of work, energy, linear momentum and angular momentum.
  • formulate the mathematical model for a given mechanical system and carry out the analysis.

Content

  • Statics: Fundamental concepts. Force systems and reduction of force systems. Conditions of equilibrium, free-body diagrams, system determinacy and indeterminacy. Centre of mass, centre of gravity. Friction.  
  • Dynamics of particles: Particle kinematics and kinetics; equations of motion; linear and angular momentum; energy; conservation laws;  work

Organisation

The course includes lectures and tutorials (70 h) and independent studies (130h) 

Literature

Ragnar Grahn och Per-Åke Jansson, Mekanik, fjärde upplagan, Studentlitteratur (2002). Sune Olsson, Formelsamling i mekanik.

Examination including compulsory elements

The examination is based on a written exam, grades TH. 

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers about disability study support.