Description
Mechanics I is the first mechanics course given to materials science and engineering students. It introduces the principles of statics by studying rigid-body mechanics which is essential for the design and analysis of many engineering applications. This course is designed in such a way that gives broad and simple approaches in the beginning and gradually increases the difficulty in later chapters. In the first chapters mechanics is studied as particles for simplicity and then takes students to practicing the learnt concepts in vectors and then in the statics of rigid-bodies. This approach is essential for an introductory course to first introduce the concept of mechanics and end in the student being able to analyze and solve problems. This is done through a set of elaborative lectures, practice tutorials, assignments, quizzes and exams for assessment. Mechanics I is a prerequisite for mechanics II and introduces to the students a number of concepts that are indispensable for further, more advanced studies in mechanics such as elective courses in later semesters.