MIE100 is a continuation of the Newtonian mechanics learned in CIV100, however this time objects are in motion. The course is split into two parts, part 1 focuses on the motion of particles and part 2 focuses on the motion of rigid bodies. Particle dynamics is largely a continuation of high school physics except with the introduction of non-constant acceleration, which is dealt with using basic integration and differentiation. Angular momentum is also introduced but a much bigger topic in the second part of the course. Rigid-body dynamics repeats the same mostly equations from particle dynamics within the context of rigid-bodies, however the questions tend to be much more challenging due to their step-by-step nature. Finally, a brief introduction into vibrations.

The assignment and tutorial questions given tend to be more difficult than exam questions, so if you could those alone you should be fine for the exams. Kinetics problems can typically be broken down into two categories, "snapshot problems" in which a given state is provided, these are best solved using Newton's second law and "journey problems" in which an initial and final state is provided, these are best solved using energy or momentum techniques. Furthermore, three equations is typically not enough to solve rigid-body kinetic problems and thus you usually have to use kinematics to get an extra equation. As a result, make sure you have a strong foundation for rigid-body kinematics before moving on to rigid-body kinetics.

MIE100 is a continuation of the Newtonian mechanics learned in CIV100, however this time objects are in motion. The course is split into two parts, part 1 focuses on the motion of particles and part 2 focuses on the motion of rigid bodies. Particle dynamics is largely a continuation of high school physics except with the introduction of non-constant acceleration, which is dealt with using basic integration and differentiation. Angular momentum is also introduced but a much bigger topic in the second part of the course. Rigid-body dynamics repeats the same mostly equations from particle dynamics within the context of rigid-bodies, however the questions tend to be much more challenging due to their step-by-step nature. Finally, a brief introduction into vibrations.

The assignment and tutorial questions given tend to be more difficult than exam questions, so if you could those alone you should be fine for the exams. Kinetics problems can typically be broken down into two categories, "snapshot problems" in which a given state is provided, these are best solved using Newton's second law and "journey problems" in which an initial and final state is provided, these are best solved using energy or momentum techniques. Furthermore, three equations is typically not enough to solve rigid-body kinetic problems and thus you usually have to use kinematics to get an extra equation. As a result, make sure you have a strong foundation for rigid-body kinematics before moving on to rigid-body kinetics.