<p>Physics(Mechanics) and Engineering Mech.</p>
<p>Are both of these courses related?</p>
<p>Physics mechanics is usually a basic course that teaches you the tools for analyzing the physical world (kinematics, forces, springs, Newton's Laws, a little bit of astrophysics, and an introduction to statics). Engineering Mechanics, however, is usually a course on Statics, which is essentially dealing with problems no net torque or forces. My statics textbook was titled "Intro to Engineering Mechanics."</p>
<p>so I assume Physics Mech teaches the basics...
and E Mch goes into more depth
right?</p>
<p>well kind of...Phys Mech gives will teach you a chapter or so in statics, while Eng Mch goes in depth about just one of the topics covered in Phys Mech (statics, of course). That's how it is at Case, anyways, and I believe that it's pretty uniform at all ABET accredited engineering programs.</p>
<p>the physics course includes forces acting in equilibrium, torque, frictional forces, position/velocity/acceleration problems, energy and momentum, rotational motion, etc.</p>
<p>statics is a more in depth evaluation of equilibrium. with no net force or torque, you solve problems involving beams, trusses, and machines. vector and directional approaches are also used.</p>