Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | |
| Practical |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours Semester exam | 100% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours Supplementary exam | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Use dimensional analysis to simplify problems in Applied Mathematics.
Predict the motion of particles in non-inertial frames of reference.
Model mechanical systems using Lagrange’s equations.
Apply the Euler-Lagrange equations to solve optimization problems.
Aims
The module has two aims: to introduce advanced topics in mechanics, based on the classical work of Newton, Euler, and Lagrange, that will allow students to predict the dynamics of physically important systems; and to improve students’ skills in Applied Mathematics, by deepening their understanding of the mathematical modelling process.
Brief description
The module has two aims: to introduce advanced topics in mechanics, based on the classical work of Newton, Euler, and Lagrange, that will allow students to predict the dynamics of physically important systems; and to improve students’ skills in Applied Mathematics, by deepening their understanding of the mathematical modelling process.
Content
The module has two aims: to introduce advanced topics in mechanics, based on the classical work of Newton, Euler, and Lagrange, that will allow students to predict the dynamics of physically important systems; and to improve students’ skills in Applied Mathematics, by deepening their understanding of the mathematical modelling process.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Necessary throughout |
| Communication | Written answers to exercises must be clear and well-structured. Good listening skills are essential to progress in this course. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Students will be expected to develop their own approach to time-management in their attitude to the completion of work on time, and in doing the necessary preparation between lectures. |
| Information Technology | Work will be set which requires the use of library facilities |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Completion of tasks (exercise sheets) to set deadlines will aid personal development. |
| Problem solving | An exercise sheet will be set for each of the exercise classes and selected exercises marked. |
| Research skills | Students will be expected to use the written resources to find supplementary material. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Broadens student knowledge of topics in applied mathematics. |
| Team work | Students will be encouraged to work together on questions during the exercise classes. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5