MEK1100 Physics and Chemistry Course description

The students shall learn the academic terminology, Newton's laws, the laws of thermodynamics, the mechanisms for heat transfer and other basic principles in fluid mechanics and magnetism. They shall be capable of carrying out analyses and calculating relevant values in physical systems, as well as electrochemistry and corrosion.

Admission requirements.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student is capable of explaining:

• kinematics of translational motion
• Newton's laws, force balance and energy balance
• vector calculus, the integral method and the derivation method
• dynamics of translational motion
• kinematics of rotational motion
• dynamics of rotational motion
• oscillations and waves
• the law of energy
• heat transfer mechanism
• stationary flow
• laminar and turbulent flow
• pressure drop
• magnetic fields, magnetic forces and magnetic energy
• basic chemistry knowledge (chemical equations, acid/base)
• redox reactions
• corrosion/corrosion protection
• batteries and fuel cells.

Skills

The student is capable of using mathematical and chemical knowledge to:

• model physical systems
• carry out analyses and calculations of different types of state variables
• achieve greater resistance to corrosion for mechanical structures
• perform calculations using the Nernst equation
• perform calculations for electrolytic processes.

General competence

The student is capable of:

• carrying out analyses and calculations of relevant variables of loaded structures and other technical problems
• analysing and calculating simple thermal systems
• choosing materials and designing structures to prevent corrosion in different environments
• assessing and implementing corrosion prevention measures for existing structures.

Lectures and exercises.

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

• 8 of 12 individual written assignments. Number of pages: 10-100

Individual written exam, 3 hours.

The exam result can be appealed.

A handheld calculator that cannot be used for wireless communication or to perform symbolic calculations. If the calculator's internal memory can store data, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Random checks may be carried out.

A grade scale with grades from A to E for pass (with A being the highest grade and E being the lowest pass grade) and F for fail is used for the final assessment.

One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.

The course has an overlap of 5 credits with KJPE1100 and 10 credits with ELPE1100, EMPE1100, DAPE2100/2101 and MAPE1100.