Course code

MLF6003.LT

old course code

MLF6003

Course title in Estonian

Mehaanika

Course title in English

Mechanics

ECTS credits

8.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

The goal of the subject is to give a systematic overview of the principles of mechanics and to develop mechanical problem solving skills.
Support understanding the physical picture of the world;
Explaining natural processes by laws of physics ;
Preparation for tests, presenting test results.

Brief description of the course

Kinematics of the issue of points and rigid bodies. Dynamics of translatory motion. Newtons laws. Force. Mass. Gravitation. Statics. Work and mechanical energy. Dynamics of rotational motion. Laws of conservation. Mechanics of fluids and gases.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows and understands the basic laws of classical mechanics, their applicability and limits of application;
- can solve mechanical problems;
- can apply the laws of mechanics to explain everyday phenomena and the functioning of technology;
- knows how to use measuring instruments and test equipment;
- is able to independently prepare, conduct and formalize experiments.

Teacher

Tõnu Laas PhD

The course is a prerequisite

Study programmes containing that course

Natural Sciences (X-MLL2B/25.LT)
Integrated Natural Sciences (MLLB/25.LT)
Science Teacher (MLGLM/25.LT)
Physics (with Minor Field of Study) (MLFB/13.LT)
Physics (with Minor Field of Study) (MLFB/12.LT)
Physics (with Minor Field of Study) (MLFB/11.LT)
Physics (with Minor Field of Study) (MLFB/10.LT)
Physics (with Minor Field of Study) (MLFB/09.LT)
Physics (with Minor Field of Study) (MLFB/08.LT)
Physics (with Minor Field of Study) (MLFB/07.LT)
Physics (with Minor Field of Study) (MLFB/00.LT)