Engineering mechanics part (1) statics and part (2) dynamics
Strength of materials (first course)
Thermodynamics (first course: classical macroscopic approach)
The first two years of Mechanical engineering study involve basic courses that are built upon classical macroscopic study of mechanics of materials and thermodynamics. Students taking these courses already have done introductory calculus and introductory physics. They also have done or are working on basic engineering drawing and introduction to workshop technology. Knowledge of simple machines and some general engineering works from manufacturing, construction and transport are useful.
Engineering mechanics:
This two parts study is a critical foundation to the whole mechanical engineering curriculum. The study is about force and motion of rigid bodies and elastic materials. Some important elements in this study are:
Newton's laws of motion
Gravitational force, elastic force, friction force, forces in simple machines
Visualization of objects under study including their force exchanges and motion
Formulation of each process
First course in strength of materials:
It based on Newton's laws of motion and elastic behaviours of metals (widely used engineering material). It is the study of how machine and structural members behave under external loads. Internal forces are created in the materials under external loads. These internal forces result in deformations. An important focus is to determine the limiting loads which the materials can stand before unacceptable deformation or failure occur.
Classical thermodynamics:
It is the study of change of macroscopic state (such as pressure, volume, temperature, speed, internal energy) of thermodynamic materials (for example, a working fluid) in a system under the external actions that cause transfer of work and thermal energy. Students study fundamental concepts and three laws of thermodynamics (zero-th law, first law and second law) before applying this model on applications such as vapour power cycles, gas power cycles.
In addition to these usual university courses, I am also open to work with problems in actual engineering works as an external assistant in providing a part of the knowledge or skill.
When contacting me for tutoring or for a work with a mechanical topic, please let me know the details such as university name and name of the course (or) a description of the mechanical problem for which you are looking for some help.