About this Course

Content

1. Matter

• Nature of matter: the chemical elements, structure of atoms, molecules;
  
• Chemical compounds.
  
• States: solid, liquid and gaseous;
  
• Changes between states.
  

2. Mechanics

2.1 Statics

• Forces, moments and couples, representation as vectors;
  
• Centre of gravity;
  
• Elements of theory of stress, strain and elasticity: tension, compression,shear and torsion;
  
• Nature and properties of solid, fluid and gas;
  
• Pressure and buoyancy in liquids (barometers).
  

2.2 Kinetic

• Linear movement: uniform motion in a straight line, motion underconstant acceleration (motion under gravity);
  
• Rotational movement: uniform circular motion (centrifuga l/ centripetalforces);
  
• Periodic motion: pendular movement;
  
• Simple theory of vibration, harmonics and resonance;
  
• Velocity ratio, mechanical advantage and efficiency.
  

2.3 Dynamics

• Mass
  
• Force, inertia, work, power, energy (potential, kinetic and total energy),heat, efficiency;
  
• Momentum, conservation of momentum
  
• Impulse;
  
• Gyroscopic principles;
  
• Friction: nature and effects, coefficient of friction (rolling resistance).
  

2.4 Fluid dynamics

• Specific gravity and density;
  
• Viscosity, fluid resistance, effects of streamlining;
  
• Effects of compressibility on fluids;
  
• Static, dynamic and total pressure: Bernoulli’s Theorem, venturi.
  

3. Thermodynamics

• Temperature: thermometers and temperature scales:
  
• Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin;
  
• Heat definition.
  
• Heat capacity, specific heat;
  
• Heat transfer: convection, radiation andconduction;
  
• Volumetric expansion;
  
• First and second law of thermodynamics;
  
• Gases: ideal gases laws; specific heat atconstant volume and constant pressure, workdone by expanding gas;
  
• Isothermal, adiabatic expansion and compression, engine cycles, constant volume and constant pressure, refrigerators and heat pumps;
  
• Latent heats of fusion and evaporation, thermal energy, heat ofcombustion.
  

4. Optics (Light)

• Nature of light; speed of light;
  
• Laws of reflection and refraction: reflection at plane surfaces, reflectionby spherical mirrors, refraction, lenses;
  
• Fibre optics.
  

5. Wave Motion and Sound

• Wave motion: mechanical waves, sinusoidal wave motion, interferencephenomena, standing waves;
  
• Sound: speed of sound, production of sound, intensity, pitch andquality, Doppler effect.
  

Duration

100 hours training

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