Course Catalogue

Dynamics 2 ENG2084

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Engineering
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 2 (SCQF level 8)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

This course considers the dynamics of point masses and rigid bodies subject to constant forces and forces that vary with time, velocity or position.

Timetable

2 lectures per week

Requirements of Entry

Mandatory Entry Requirements

None

Recommended Entry Requirements

None 

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

80% Written Exam

20% Written Assignment

Main Assessment In: April/May

Course Aims

The aim of this course is to equip students to analyse the dynamic and static behaviour of simple mechanical systems by mathematical modelling with appropriate manual and computational methods.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ analyse particle motion in moving coordinate systems;

■ describe particle/rigid-body motion using work-energy or impulse-momentum principles;

■ analyse rotational motion of particle/rigid bodies;

■ solve Newton's Laws of motion analytically;

■ solve Newton's Laws of motion numerically using MATLAB/SimMechanics.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions