Lecture Notes
Underneath you will find a selection of my lecture notes for a few different courses taught as part of the bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Aarhus University. If you are interested in the source code for the notes these can be found over on my GitHub
Calculus Tau
Differentiation, Integration, Trigonometry, Complex Numbers, Series, Sequences, Limits, Taylor Series, Power Series, Differential Equations, Partial Derivatives, Surface Integrals, Statitical Distributions.
Fluid Mechanics
One-, Two-, and Three-Dimensional Flows, Viscosity, Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Fluids, Description and Classification of Fluid Motions, Fluid Statics, Incompressible Fluids, Buoyancy, Basic Laws, Control Volume Analysis, Momentum & Energy Equations, Differential Analysis, Kinematics, Navier-Stokes Equations, Euler Equation, Bernoulli Equation, Incompressible Inviscid Flow, Dimensional Analysis, Buckingham Pi Theorem, Internal Flows, Incompressible Viscous Flow, Boundary Layer Theory, Fluid Flows About Immersed Bodies, Drag, Lift, Airfoils, Turbomachinery Analysis, Fluic Machinery, Compressible Flow
Materials Science
Ashby Diagrams, Atomic Structure, Bonding, Crystalline Solids, Solidification, Imperfections, Diffusion, Elasticity, Plasticity, Slipping, Strengthening Mechanisms, Fracture Theory, Failure Mechanichs, Fatigue, Creep, Polymer Chemistry, Polymer Processing and Conversion, Composites, Phase Diagrams, Eutectic Alloys, Microstructure, Phase Transformations, Thermal Processing of Metals, Corrosion and Degradation of Materials
Partial Differential Equations
Fourier Theory, Periodic Functions, Left- and Right-Hand Limits and Derivatives, Fourier Series, Fourier Integrals, Fourier Transforms, Solving ODE's Using Fourier Transforms, Partial Differential Equations, Solutions of The Wave Equation, Solutions of The Heat Equation, Vibrating Membranes and Double Fourier Sine Series, D'Alemnbert's Solution of the One-Dimensional Wave Equation, Solution of PDE's by Fourier Methods, Fourier-Bessel Series, Circular Membranes, Numerics for PDE's, Poisson Equation, Laplace Equation
Physics and Mechanics
1D-motion, 2D- and 3D-motion, Newton's Laws of Motion, Work and Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy, Momentum, Collisions, Rotation of Rigid Bodies, Rotational Dynamics, Equilibrium and Elasticity, Fluid Mechanics, Gravitation, Periodic Motion, Mechnical Waves, Non-inertial Mechanics.
Statics and Strength of Materials
Force System Resultants, Center of Gravity, Centroids, Equilibrium of a Rigid Body, Two- and Three-Force Members, Equilibrium in Three Dimensions, Structural Analysis, Trusses, The Method of Joints, The Method of Sections, Stress and Strain, Internal Resultant Loadings, Axial Load, Saint-Venant's Principle, Torsion, Statically Indeterminate Torque-Loaded Members, Bending, Beams, Shear and Moment Diagrams, Flexure Formula, Neutral Axis, Unsymmetric Bending, Elastic Curves, Slope and Displacement of Beams, Statically Indeterminate Beams and Shafts, Method of Superposition, Transverse Shear, Stress and Strain Transformation, Mohr's Circles, Strain Rosettes, Buckling of Columns
Thermodynamics and Energy Systems
The laws of Thermodynamics, Energy, Work, Phases and Phase Transitions, Specific Heat Capacities, Analysis of Closed Systems, Analysis of Open Systems, Components in Thermodynamical Machines, Ideal and non-Ideal Processes, Power Plants, Motors and Turbines, Cooling Machines and Heat Pumps, Gas Mixtures, Humid Air, Mechanisms for Heat Transmission, Heat Transmission Through Homogeneous and non-Homogeneous Layers, Convection
