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    1. Course Information

    Tlemcen University

    Faculty of Technology

    Hydraulics Department

    Target audience: 1st year TS Engineering

    Course Title: Mechanics Elements

    Teaching Unit: Fundamental Teaching Unit (Code: IST 1.3)

    Duration: 15 weeks

    Course time: Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

    Coefficient: 4

    Number of credit: 7

    Evaluation method: continuous

    2. Teacher Information:

    Lecturer: Dr BENMESSAOUD Nouara

    E-mail : nouarab87@gmail.com

    Availability and contact: At the office on Wednesdays from 9 am to 12 pm, otherwise, I'll get back by email or on Teams within 48 hours of receiving your message.


    • Objectives

      Throughout this course, students will:

      ·         Apply physical space and time concepts, along with object positioning in various spatial frameworks.

      ·         Apply the kinematics of the material point which allows studying motion without worrying about the causes that trigger it, and this in fixed frames of reference and frames of reference in relative motion with respect to each other.

      ·         Define physical forces, interactions, motion, and equilibrium.

      ·         Interpret the principles of dynamics for material points and systems within Galilean and non-Galilean reference frames, employing them in problem-solving.

      ·         Practice the concepts of work and kinetic, potential, and mechanical energy of a material point and a system.


      • Prerequisites

        In order to do well in this course, the student must have some prerequisites, including:

        • Differential calculus.
        • Calculation of primitives and integrals.
        • Vectors.
        • Trigonometric analysis.
        • Basic notions of physics.

        • Prerequisites test

        • Course Program

          Chapter I: Review

          •           Chapter II: Kinematics

          •           Chapter III: Dynamics

          •           Chapter IV: Rotational motion

          •           Chapter V: Work, power, energy


        • Chapter1

        • Assignment 1

        • Chapter 2

        • Assignment 2

        • Bibliography and resources

          1.      Raymond A. Serway and John W. Jewett, Jr. Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, 9th edition.

          2.      Robert Resnick, David Halliday and Kenneth S. Krane Physics, 5th edition

          3.      Harris Benson, Physique, 1. Mécanique, éditions de Boeck.

          4.      Eugene Hecht, Physique, 1. Mécanique, éditions de Boeck