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Mechanics

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 Spring semester

Tõnu Laas (language of instruction:Estonian)

lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn 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 a solid point and an absolutely rigid body in 1D and 2D cases. Dynamics of translational motion: Newton's laws, force, mass, gravity. Motion under the influence of multiple forces in 1D and 2D cases. Statics. Work and mechanical energy. Laws of conservation of momentum and energy, their application in collisions. Kinematics and dynamics of rotational motion. Conservation of angular momentum. Mechanics of fluids and gases. Free, damped and forced oscillations. Mechanical waves and phenomena related to them.
Solving exercises and problem tasks on the given topics.
Basic laboratory work on the mechanics course: addition of forces, determination of the acceleration of free fall, study of oscillation, study of rotational motion, experimental confirmation of Newton's laws and the law of conservation of momentum in collisions, elements of statics.

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;
- is able to apply the laws of mechanics to the analysis of various phenomena in the natural and artificial environment;
- is able to solve mechanical problems and choose appropriate solution methods;
- is able to conduct experiments in mechanics in small groups, use appropriate measuring devices, and apply computing techniques in conducting experiments and analyzing measurement data;
- can assess the accuracy of the results obtained in experiments and compare them with the conclusions derived from theory, based on statistical and graphical analysis of data, using TI capabilities if necessary.

Teacher

Tõnu Laas PhD, Siim Tõkke PhD, Sander Paekivi PhD

The course is a prerequisite

Electromagnetism (MLF6005.LT)
Physics Didactics and Didactics Practice in High School (MLF7196.LT)
Physics Didactics and Didactics Practice in Middle School (MLF7195.LT)

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