Noah Rahbek Bigum Hansen

Noah Rahbek Bigum Hansen

Mechanical Engineering student at Aarhus University. Developer and maintainer of Tungsten. Top-15 national Tetr.io player.

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 LaTeX\LaTeX 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.

Control Theory

Laplace transforms, Block diagrams, Feedback control system characteristics, Error and disturbance rejection, Performance of feedback control systems, Stability of linear feedback systems, Root loci, Bode plots, PID, Frequency response methods, Design of feedback control systems.

Dynamics and Vibrations

Equations of motion. non-linear equations of motion, linearizations, eigenmotion of SDOF-systems, Damping of SDOF-systems, Forced motion of SDOF-systems, Eigenmotion of MDOF-systems, Forced motion of MDOF-systems, Moddeling Discrete Systems, Oscillation of Spatially Continuous Systems.

Electromagnetism

Electrostatics, Electric circuits, Circuit analysis, Capacitors and inductors, AC, Frequency analysis, Diodes.

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.

Theory of Elasticity

Traction, stress and equilibrium, Cauchy theorem, Principal stress, Principle of angular momentum, Deformation, Strain and stress tensors, Material behaviour, Thermal strains, the De Saint Venant problem, Two-dimensional elasticity.

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.