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MATH-F215

Mécanique

academic year
2023-2024

Course teacher(s)

Mélanie BERTELSON (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

Mechanics of a particle: equations of motion, conservation theorems, central forces.

Mechanics of a system of particles: equations of motion, center of mass, conservation theorems, two body problem.

Lagrangian formulation: systems with constraints, virtual displacements method, Lagrange equations.

Small oscillations: equilibrium positions, frequencies, normal modes, resonance.

Mechanics of the rigid body: moving frames, inertia tensor, Euler angles, equations of motion.

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Study of mechanical systems with several particles, holonomic constraints and rigid bodies.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

Required and corequired courses

Cours co-requis

Cours ayant celui-ci comme co-requis

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory (24hrs), exercises (24hrs)

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

  1. H. Goldstein, 1980. Classical Mechanics. Second edition. Addison-Wesley Series in Physics.

  2. L. D. Landau, E. M. Lifschitz, 1960. Mechanics. Pergamon Press, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.

Course notes

  • Syllabus

Other information

Contacts

Mélanie Bertelson (2.O7.111) - Melanie.Bertelson@ulb.be - 02 650 58 28

Campus

Plaine

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • written examination

written examination

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

Grade based on the written exam.

Language(s) of evaluation

  • french

Programmes