Week 05-06

Learning Outcomes:

In these lessons of the course the student should be able to:

  • account for fundamental quantities for rigid body kinematics and dynamics in detail.
  • Gravitation
  • show analytical problem-solving skills for mechanical and engineering applications and be able to account for relevant approximations.

Lesson Plan:

Lesson 1: Free fall acceleration and Gravitational force

Lesson 2:Rotational dynamics

Lesson 3: Gravitational effect of spherical mass distribution

Lesson 4:Determination of moment of inertia of various shapes related problems

Lesson 5:Rotational dynamics of rigid bodies and its effect on the application of torque, Measurement of gravitational constant related problems.

Lesson 6:Problems

 

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