Area: | WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Engineering dynamics, Newton's Laws - transitional, rotational work, energy, impulse and momentum. Relative velocity. Curvilinear motion. Dynamics of particles and rigid bodies. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Understood the fundamentals of Newtonian dynamics. Applied the principles of work-energy and impulse-momentum in elementary problem solving. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Meriam, J.L and Kraige, L.G. (1987), Engineering Mechanics (Dynamics). John Wiley and Sons, New York. |
Unit Texts: | Meriam, J.L. and Kraige, L.G.,( 1987), Engineering Mechanics (Dynamics), John Wiley and Sons, New York. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 50%, Final Examination 50%. This is by Grade/Mark Assessment. |
Field of Education: | 30303 Mining Engineering | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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