Course Details in 2020/21 Session

Module Title	LC Mechanics 1
School	School of Engineering
Department	Mechanical Engineering
Module Code	04 30330
Module Lead
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Tutorial-20 hours Practical Classes and workshops-12 hours Guided independent study-148 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	The aim of the module is to enhance students’ knowledge of the principles of mechanics and some essential mathematics and show how they can be used to solve problems. 1. Syllabus Vectors (including dot product), kinematics – displacement, velocity and acceleration Newton’s laws of motion: momentum (including collisions) and force (including friction) Work, power, kinetic and potential energy Centre of mass Motion in a circle – kinematics, centripetal force, torque (including cross product of vectors), moment of inertia (including the parallel & perpendicular axis theorem) Conditions for equilibrium, including applications to simple machines Mechanics of materials – stress (including shear), strain, elastic moduli, strain energy, torsion of shafts, bending of beams (including second moment of area) Stresses due to elastic and plastic bending (including neutral plane) External & internal forces (including distributed loads, Uniformly distributed & Linearly varying forces) Pin-jointed trusses Statically determinate & indeterminate problems (principle of superposition; including temperature Stresses) Deflections of beams Discontinuous bending moment functions Plastic analysis 1. Regarding practical work, students will be expected to: Demonstrate the ability to use the results of mechanical analysis to solve engineering problems and to recommend appropriate action.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of principles of mechanics and methodology necessary to underpin their education in mechanics, to enable appreciation of its scientific and engineering context and to support their understanding of future developments and technologies. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of principles of mechanics, including calculations, necessary to underpin their education in mechanics, and to enable them to apply mathematical methods, tools and notations proficiently in the analysis and solution of mechanics problems.
Assessment	30330-01 : Examination : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (70%) 30330-02 : Coursework : Coursework (30%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessments: (20%) Assessment of laboratory work (30%) Timed continuous assessment (50%) 2-hour closed book centrally timetabled exam in January assessment period (replaced by online assessment if closed book exam not possible). Supplementary/Reassessment Reassessment to match the main assessment method with due consideration made to any restrictions imposed at the time of reassessment. Students can carry forward passed assessment components from main assessment.
Other	Dubai version of Birmingham-based module 28608
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