Mechanics (3 cr)
Code: C-02472-KC00CB59-3020
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.08.2025 - 30.04.2026
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 01.09.2025 - 31.05.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Institution
- Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 100
- Course
- C-02472-KC00CB59
Evaluation scale
1-5
Content scheduling
Fysiikan perusteet Yksiköt ja suureet Liikkeen tarkastelu Newtonin lait ja voimat Energian tarkastelu Pyörimisliike
Objective
Upon completion of the course, student will - be able to utilize the necessary concepts and units that are used in modeling mechanical phenomena - be able to build and solve physical models that describe different mechanical phenomena - be able to interpret a physical model as an approximate description of the real world phenomenon - be able to analyze the motion of solid bodies and fluids, and to understand the empirical nature of the physical science - be able to evaluate his/her skills on mechanics and apply his/her expertise in the subsequent advanced studies
Content
- Kinematics - Newton's laws - Work, power, energy, impulse - Linear momentum - Rotary movement - Mechanics of solids and fluids
Materials
University of Applied Sciences physics textbooks, such as Engineering Physics Part 1 (by Lahti Intensive Teaching) or similar.
Teaching methods
Lecture recordings and calculation exercises
Exam schedules
An online exam available at your own pace with monthly completion intervals.
Student workload
Total work load of the course: about 80 h
Qualifications
No previous studies are required.