Mechanics

Objectives

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General characterization

Code

12767

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

Maria de Fátima Guerreiro da Silva Campos Raposo

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - 5

Teaching language

Português

Prerequisites

High-school 11th grade level  knowledge on physics concepts.

High-school 12th grade level knowledge on mathematics.

Bibliography

Edição em Português (do Brasil) - Halliday, D., & Resnick, R. (1991). Fundamentos de Física (Vol. 1 & 2). Rio de Janeiro: LTC – Livros Técnicos e Científicos.

Qualquer outro Livro de Física Geral que aborde os temas do programa da disciplina ao nível do ensino universitário pode ser utilizado. 

Teaching method

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Evaluation method

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Subject matter

 

  1. Classical Mechanics (Fisica I) contents are briefly:

Motion Along a Straight Line;
Motion in Two and Three Dimensions;
Force and Motion: Newton’s Laws, Friction and Drag Force;
Kinetic Energy And Work;
Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy;
Oscillations;
Centre of Mass and Linear Momentum;
Rotation;
Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum;
Equilibrium;
Introduction to Gravitation.

A more detailed syllabus can be found at Documentação de apoio, Outros, Planeamento de Mecanica.pdf

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