The student should be able to understand and apply the fundamental laws of newtonian mechanics, in particular: apply Newton's laws; apply a specific methodology for problem solving; perform experiments and analyse the results obtained; identify deviations from expected results critically.

1. Introduction
Fundamental concepts, notation and systems of units. Review of the mathematical tools needed in the curricular unit.
2. Static of particles
Forces in a plane and forces in space. Addiction of vectors, resolution of forces into components. Equilibrium of a particle.
3. Rigid bodies: Equivalent systems of forces
Moment of a force about a point. Moment of a force about a given axis. Couples. Equivalent systems of forces.
4. Equilibrium of rigid bodies.
Free-body diagram. Equilibrium of a rigid body in two dimensions. Equilibrium of a rigid body in three dimensions.
5. Friction
Laws of dry friction, coefficients of friction.
6. Distributed Forces
Centroids of areas and lines. Centre of gravity of two dimensional bodies. First and second moments of areas.
7. Kinematics of particles
Rectilinear and curvilinear motion of particles.
8. Dynamics of particles
Newton’s second law of motion. Linear momentum of a particle. Dynamic equilibrium.

Students with special statutes must inform the responsible for the unit, at the beginning of the semester, in order to agree on an attendance/monitoring plan for the laboratory classes to allow the application of the assessment rules.

In order to optimize laboratory resources and taking into account that there are several laboratory classes in operation, the request for extraordinary laboratory work under the Student Worker Statute, or others, must be requested in writing to the person responsible for the unit up to one week before performing the Laboratory Work in question.