Overview
In this unit, you will apply Newtonian Physics to solve physical situations in engineering. This unit follows on from Year 1 Engineering Mechanics unit (where you have assessed physical situations in static equilibrium) and considers systems that are not in equilibrium i.e., respond to unbalanced forces that induce an acceleration in the system. You will study pure kinematics (a mathematical description of motion only) of particles and rigid bodies and kinetics, to determine motion in problems using Motion & Energy equations in 2D planar mechanisms,) particles and rigid bodies. The unit concludes with an introduction to mechanical vibrations.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: ENEG11006 Engineering Statics AND MATH11219 Applied Calculus
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from SUTE
Assessment feedback is to be checked for effectiveness.
More effective ways to provide feedback for assessments should be explored.
Feedback from SUTE
Unit learning materials are to be updated to align closely with assessment tasks. This can help clarify the assessment requirements.
Unit learning materials are to be reviewed and updated to support diverse learning styles and closely align with assessment tasks.
Feedback from Class discussion
The use of multiple-choice questions during the lecture was very good, as it helped to learn some basic information, and it is a good way to allow for interaction with students and the lecturer
This practice should be continued.
- Apply basic kinematics concepts such as displacement, velocity, and acceleration to predict the motion of bodies
- Apply basic kinetics concepts such as force, momentum, work, and energy to predict the motion of bodies
- Apply Newton’s laws of motion and the work-energy principle to particles dynamic systems, impulse-momentum principle, and coefficient of restitution
- Apply principles of planar kinematics and kinetics of a rigid body
- Derive the equations of motion for single degree freedom systems due to mechanical vibrations
- Work effectively as an individual and communicate effectively with colleagues and peers.
The Learning Outcomes for this unit are linked with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standards for Professional Engineers in the areas of 1. Knowledge and Skill Base, 2. Engineering Application Ability and 3. Professional and Personal Attributes at the following levels:
Introductory
2.3 Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes. (LO: 1N)
Intermediate
1.1 Comprehensive, theory-based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline. (LO: 1I 2I 3I 4I 5I)
1.2 Conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences which underpin the engineering discipline. (LO: 1I 2I 3I 4I 5I)
1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline. (LO: 1I 2I 3I 4I 5I)
1.4 Discernment of knowledge development and research directions within the engineering discipline. (LO: 1I 2I 3I 4I 5I)
1.5 Knowledge of engineering design practice and contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline. (LO: 1I 2I 3I 4I 5I)
1.6 Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of sustainable engineering practice in the specific discipline. (LO: 1I 2I 3I 4I 5I)
2.1 Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving. (LO: 1I 2I 3I 4I)
2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources. (LO: 1I 2I 3I 4I)
2.4 Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects. (LO: 1I)
3.2 Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains. (LO: 6N 7I)
Note: LO refers to the Learning Outcome number(s) which link to the competency and the levels: N – Introductory, I – Intermediate and A - Advanced.
Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Course Moodle site for further information on the Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers and course level mapping information https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/course/view.php?id=1511
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 10% | ||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 4 - Examination - 50% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||||
| 10 - First Nations Knowledges | ||||||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||
Textbooks
ENGINEERING MECHANICS - DYNAMICS (SI EDITION) Edition Edition: 15
- Edition: 15 (2023)
- Authors: RC Hibbler
- Pearson Sydney Sydney , NSW , Australia
- sydney sydney , nsw , Australia
- ISBN: 1292451939
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- MATLAB and Simulink Suite Software
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
r.narayanan@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 09 Mar 2026Module/Topic
Unit Information, Basic concepts, Vectors, Particle, Rigid Body, Rectilinear Kinematics
Chapter
Lecture Notes, Chapter 12, Sections 12.1- 12.3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 2
Begin Date: 16 Mar 2026Module/Topic
Curvilinear Motion, Relative Motion
Chapter
Chapter 12, Sections 12.4- 12.8,12-10
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 2 Quiz
Week 3
Begin Date: 23 Mar 2026Module/Topic
Absolute Dependent Motion
Kinetics of a Particle
Chapter
Chapter 12, Section 12.10
Chapter 13, Sections 13.1 - 13.6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 3 Quiz
Week 4
Begin Date: 30 Mar 2026Module/Topic
Work and Energy
Chapter
Chapter 14, Sections 14.1-14.6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 4 Quiz
Week 5
Begin Date: 06 Apr 2026Module/Topic
Impulse & momentum - Conservation of momentum, impact
Chapter
Chapter 15, Sections 15.1 - 15.7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 5 Quiz
Week 6
Begin Date: 13 Apr 2026Module/Topic
Planar Kinematics of a rigid body- Rotation about fixed axis
Absolute motion Analysis, Relative motion analysis
Chapter
Chapter 16, Sections 16.1 - 16.5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6 Quiz
Assignment 1 Due: Week 6 Wednesday (15 Apr 2026) 11:45 pm AEST
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 20 Apr 2026Module/Topic
Vacation
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 7
Begin Date: 27 Apr 2026Module/Topic
Planar Kinematics of a rigid body - Instantaneous Centre method
Chapter
Chapter 16, Sections 16.6 - 16.7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 7 Quiz
Week 8
Begin Date: 04 May 2026Module/Topic
Planar Kinematics of a rigid body - Force and Acceleration, Translation, Rotation and General Plane Motion
Chapter
Chapter 17, Sections 17.1 - 17.5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 8 Quiz
Week 9
Begin Date: 11 May 2026Module/Topic
Planar Kinetics of a Rigid Body: Work & Energy, Impulse & Momentum
Chapter
Chapter 18 Sections 18.1 - 18.5
Chapter 19 Section 19.1 - 19.3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 9 Quiz
Week 10
Begin Date: 18 May 2026Module/Topic
Vibrations: Free and Forced
Chapter
Chapter 22 Section 22.1- 22.3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 10 Quiz
Week 11
Begin Date: 25 May 2026Module/Topic
Damped Vibration, Energy Methods, Electrical Analogy
Chapter
Chapter 22 Section 22.4- 22.6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 11 Quiz
Assignment 2 Due: Week 11 Wednesday (27 May 2026) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 12
Begin Date: 01 Jun 2026Module/Topic
Revision
Chapter
All Chapters
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 08 Jun 2026Module/Topic
Exam
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation/Exam Week
Begin Date: 15 Jun 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Online Quiz(zes)
These weekly quizzes assess the content from each week. There will be 10 quizzes, starting in week 2 and continuing through week 11, with a total weighting of 10% for the course. The assessment task can be accessed on the course Moodle site weekly. Each quiz will be open for a week, and you must attempt it during that period. However, extenuating circumstances will be considered. Weekly due dates will be given in Moodle.
AIAS Statement: **No AI**: You must not use AI at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.
This assessment is exempt from the 72‑hour submission grace period.
10
Weekly
Weekly due dates will be given in the Moodle
You will receive feedback immediately after you submit each quiz
The correct answer will earn full marks, and the incorrect answer will earn zero marks.
For 10 quizzes together, you must achieve at least 50% to pass this assessment.
- Apply basic kinematics concepts such as displacement, velocity, and acceleration to predict the motion of bodies
- Apply basic kinetics concepts such as force, momentum, work, and energy to predict the motion of bodies
- Apply Newton’s laws of motion and the work-energy principle to particles dynamic systems, impulse-momentum principle, and coefficient of restitution
- Apply principles of planar kinematics and kinetics of a rigid body
- Derive the equations of motion for single degree freedom systems due to mechanical vibrations
- Work effectively as an individual and communicate effectively with colleagues and peers.
2 Written Assessment
This assignment assesses the content from Weeks 1 to 4. The assessment task will be available in the course Moodle site three weeks prior to its due date. You must provide detailed solutions to the problems given in the assignment in order to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the concepts and processes, incorporating any assumptions made, relevant sketches, a clear step-by-step solution and a conclusion/judgment on the answer.
AIAS Statement: **No AI**: You must not use AI at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.
Week 6 Wednesday (15 Apr 2026) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 8 Wednesday (6 May 2026)
Two weeks after the submission
The submission will be graded based on the presentation, the method of solution, the appropriateness of the explanation, and the completeness of the solution. A complete solution should include any assumptions made, relevant sketches, a clear step-by-step solution and a conclusion/judgement on the answer.
You must achieve at least 50% to pass this assessment.
- Apply basic kinematics concepts such as displacement, velocity, and acceleration to predict the motion of bodies
- Apply basic kinetics concepts such as force, momentum, work, and energy to predict the motion of bodies
- Apply Newton’s laws of motion and the work-energy principle to particles dynamic systems, impulse-momentum principle, and coefficient of restitution
- Work effectively as an individual and communicate effectively with colleagues and peers.
3 Written Assessment
This assignment assesses content from Week 5 to Week 9. The assessment task will be available in the unit Moodle site three weeks prior to its due date. You must provide detailed solutions to the problems given in the assignment in order to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the concepts and processes, incorporating any assumptions made, relevant sketches, a clear step-by-step solution and a conclusion/judgement on the answer
AIAS Statement: **No AI**: You must not use AI at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.
Week 11 Wednesday (27 May 2026) 11:45 pm AEST
Exam Week Wednesday (10 June 2026)
Two weeks after the submission
It will be graded based on the presentation, the method of solution, the appropriate explanation and the completeness of the solution. A complete solution should include any assumptions made, relevant sketches, a clear step-by-step solution and a conclusion/judgement on the answer.
You must achieve at least 50% to pass this assessment.
- Apply principles of planar kinematics and kinetics of a rigid body
- Derive the equations of motion for single degree freedom systems due to mechanical vibrations
- Work effectively as an individual and communicate effectively with colleagues and peers.
Examination
Calculator - all non-communicable calculators, including scientific, programmable and graphics calculators are authorised
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