o To enable the learner to apply the principle of Mechanics in daily life.
Unit I:
I
9.00
Common catenary. Friction; Centre of gravity by integration: C.G of plane area, arc.
Unit II:
II
9.00
Rectilinear Motion – radial and transverse components of velocity and accelaration, tangential and normal components of velocity and acceleration . S.H.M. – Hooke’s Law, Horizontal and vertical elastic strings.
Unit III:
III
9.00
Rectilinear motion in a resisting medium. Central forces, Kepler’s law of planetary motion.
Unit IV:
IV
9.00
Work, Energy, Constrained motion in two dimensions: Motion of a particle on the inside of a smooth vertical circle.
Unit V:
V
9.00
Moment of Inertia: Moment of inertia of a rod, Rectanglular lamina, Circlular rings and circular disks, Hollow and solid spheres, Cylinder,Theorem of perpendicular and parallel axis, D’Alembert’s law.
Essential Readings:
Dynamics, Ramsey A.S., CBS Publishers and distributors
