Estb. 1882

University of the Punjab

MATH-310 Mechanics

Non Inertial Reference Systems  Accelerated coordinate systems and inertial forces
 Rotating coordinate systems
 Velocity and acceleration in moving system: coriolis, centripetal and transverse
acceleration
 Dynamics of a particle in a rotating coordinate system Planar Motion of Rigid Bodies
 Introduction to rigid and elastic bodies, degrees of freedom, translations, rotations,
instantaneous axis and center of rotation, motion of the center of mass
 Euler’s theorem and Chasle’s theorem
 Rotation of a rigid body about a fixed axis: moments and products of inertia, hoop or
cylindrical shell, circular cylinder, spherical shell
 Parallel and perpendicular axis theorem
 Radius of gyration of various bodies Motion of Rigid Bodies in Three Dimensions
 General motion of rigid bodies in space: Moments and products of inertia, inertia
matrix
 The momental ellipsoid and equimomental systems
 Angular momentum vector and rotational kinetic energy
 Principal axes and principal moments of inertia
 Determination of principal axes by diagonalizing the inertia matrix Euler Equations of Motion of a Rigid Body
 Force free motion
 Free rotation of a rigid body with an axis of symmetry
 Free rotation of a rigid body with three different principal moments
 The Eulerian angles, angular velocity and kinetic energy in terms of Euler angles, space
cone
 Motion of a spinning top and gyroscopes- steady precession, sleeping top
Credit hours/ Marks:- 3

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