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Aims :

To impart the basic elements of Rational Mechanics, that is the study of the motion of point particles and rigid and non-rigid systems of particles.

Topics :

1. Vector calculus.
2. Brief introduction to kinematics.
3. Constraints and their classification; rigid-body constraint.
4. Formulae of Poisson, rigid motion and its properties.
5. Center of mass, inertia tensor, Huygens’ theorem.
6. Kinematic quantities and main theorems of the mechanics of the point particle; applications to the motion under gravity and to oscillatory systems.
7. Force fields, conservative fields.
8. Kinematic quantities and main theorems of the mechanics of the systems of point particles.
9. Balance equations of statics and of dynamics.

Textbooks :

1. M. FABRIZIO, Elementi di Meccanica Classica, Zanichelli Ed. 2002.
2. F. BAMPI, M. BENATI, A. MORRO, Problemi di Meccanica Razionale, Ed. ECIG,Genova, 1988.

Exam :

Written test followed by an oral test.

Tutorial Session :

Wednesday 10-15 and by appointment.