Classical Mechanics | Makerere University Courses

Instructor:

A Nimusiima

Course Code:

MET 1105

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 1

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

College:

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

School:

School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences

Department:

Geography

Course Discipline:

geography

Course Description & Objectives:

This is an introductory course in classical mechanics designed to cover topics that are important in Meteorology. Major topics covered are motion in one and two dimensions, Newton's laws of motion, conservation of energy and momentum, vibrations and waves.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course students should be able to:

Explain and describe motion in one- and two-dimensions,
State Newton's laws of motion and apply them to solve some problems,
State the laws of conservation of energy and momentum and their applications to some physical processes,
Explain oscillations of some systems and explain their relationship with waves
Describe different types of waves and their common properties.

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