The Mechanics and Thermodynamics unit is with a broad spectrum discipline, of the Electrical Engineering Degree, where the concepts and principles of theoretical and practical basis of Physics Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics are taught.
The major objective of this discipline is to develop in the student the capacity to analyze, formulate and resolve physics problems of engineering regarding the motion of particles and bodies, the behavior of fluids in static and flow conditions and the principles of the thermal and energetic transformations in matter.
During the course students will acquire analytical and problem-solving skills and will be able to use the fundamental concepts of physics, vectorial mechanics and other mathematical tools in engineering problems.
The experimental component of this discipline to be held in dedicated Laboratory, assumes an essential character to the success of student learning because it allows them to develop their powers of observation and critical analysis, indispensable to those who have to handle with measuring equipment. With the experimental component of the discipline, the student will develop further, the ability to describe and report effectively and with technical and scientific correctness, experimental results and findings.