St. Martins School Brentwood N.OHare

M2

Unit Topic Time Teaching

Time Consolidating

M2 37 hours

Kinematics Use SUVAT for a projectile on a vertical plane. Use calculus for a moving particle with changing acceleration. Use calculus with vectors for moving particles.

5 hours 5 hours

Centres of mass Find the centre of mass for a set of particles in a straight line. Find the centre of mass of a set of particles in a plane. Find the centre of mass of a standard uniform plane lamina. Find the centre of mass of a composite lamina. Find the centre of mass of a framework. Solve problems involving lamina in equilibrium.

7 hours 7 hours

Work, energy, power Calculate work done by a force when its point of application moves. Calculate the kinetic energy & potential energy of a moving particle. Use the principle of conservation of mechanical energy. Use the work-energy principle. Calculate the power developed by an engine.

8 hours 8 hours

Collisions Use the impulse-momentum principle. Use the conservation of linear momentum. Use Newtons Law of Restitution. Solve problems involving collisions of particles with a smooth plane. Solve problems involving successive impacts. Find change in energy due to an impact or application of an impulse.

8 hours 8 hours

Statics of rigid bodies Find the moments of forces acting on a body. Solve problems involving rigid bodies in equilibrium. Solve problems involving rigid bodies under the action of 3 non-parallel forces. Solve problems involving rigid bodies in limiting equilibrium.

9 hours 9 hours

M2 Examination Thursday 31st May 2012