Car Technology and Physics
This course provides general knowledge and perspectives on key aspects related to physics and car technology.
The course starts covering some of the most relevant physics topics, including among the others:
- Measurement systems
- Forces & Moments
- Speed, Acceleration, Friction, Energy, Power, etc.
As an application of those theoretical concepts, the course unrolls itself through the following:
- Vehicle equilibrium
- Critical driving distances
Finally, all those aspects are applied into the main technological components of the vehicle, including among the others:
- Engine
- Brakes
- Wheels and tires
- Safety equipment and maintenance
- Driving Assistance Systems
The course is taught partially in English and partially in Norwegian.
Knowledge
After completing the course, the candidate has:
- broad knowledge of the physics that explains and describes the behavior of the vehicle in motion
- general knowledge of the vehicle’s constructive components and their main functions
- broad knowledge of the car's safety systems as well as maintenance
- knowledge of the car's environmental and economical impact
Skills
After completing the course, the candidate can:
- plan & carry out teaching with emphasis on the role of physical laws for the behavior of the vehicle in motion
- explain & justify the necessity of performing regular safety and operational checks, as well as maintenance of the car
- support with general scientific and technological arguments the choice/use of environmentally friendly vehicles and technologies
- plan, carry out & evaluate teaching about the car's constructive properties, operation and control
General competence
After completing the course, the candidate can:
- determine whether the car is in sound and proper condition and decide whether the car must be taken out of service until faults and defects have been rectified.
- discuss and exchange views on basic physics rules and technological components affecting a vehicle in motion
- exchange views on the proper use of personal protective equipment
- provide advice and exchange views on how cars powered by fossil or electrically based energy carriers affect the local and global environment
- Frontal lectures
- Group Work
- SI (Supplemental Instruction)
- Exercises
Arbeidskrav
GroupWork.Students will provide a focused deepening presentation of a single topic of the course. It must be NEW content, not something already covered by the lectures.
Rules for the compositions of the groups:
- Maximum size of the group: 6 people
- The final product must be a presentation, to be hold in front of the whole class.
The Groupwork is evaluated with Approved / Not Approved
Final exam
Six, 6, hours long individual written examination. Ttion of the following tasks:
The final exam is evaluated from A to F and counts 100 % of the final grade.
The final grade in the course appears when all the parts have been completed and approved.
