Training structure
Faculty of Science
Presentation
Program
General Knowledge - Choose from the list below +
2 creditsChoose 1 out of 11
Calling bullshit
2 creditsCreative writing
2 creditsHigh-Frequency Waves for Medical & Healthcare Applications
2 creditsArts and Sciences
2 creditsIntroduction to Python Programming for Analysis and
2 creditsDiscovering Electronics through Instrumentation
2 creditsSport
2 creditsNutrition, Sports, Health
2 creditsConcept info tools (PIX)
2 creditsExperimenting to create - dialogue between art, music, and mat
2 creditsScience and society
2 credits
Electrostatics & Magnetostatics
36hAlgebra III Reduction of Endomorphisms
6 creditsElementary numerical analysis
3 creditsSimple Materials and Structures - Part 2
Analysis III: Integration and Elementary Differential Equations
6 creditsRigid Body Dynamics
English S3
2 creditsMaterials and Simple Structures Part 1
ASTRE's scientific approach to ecological transition
2 credits
English S4
2 creditsTopology of R^n and functions of several variables
5 creditsElectromagnetism
6 credits54hMechanical systems dynamics
5 creditsAnalysis IV Function sequences, entire series, Fourier
8 creditsCAD and Simulation of Mechanical Systems
4 creditsPersonal and Professional Project
2 creditsAlgebra IV Euclidean spaces
6 credits
General Knowledge - Choose from the list below +
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Autumn
Calling bullshit
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Autumn
Creative writing
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Autumn
High-Frequency Waves for Medical & Healthcare Applications
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Autumn
Arts and Sciences
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Autumn
Introduction to Python Programming for Analysis and
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Autumn
Discovering Electronics through Instrumentation
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Autumn
Sport
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Autumn
Nutrition, Sports, Health
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Autumn
Concept info tools (PIX)
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Autumn
Experimenting to create - dialogue between art, music, and mat
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Science and society
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Autumn
Electrostatics & Magnetostatics
Level of education
two years of postsecondary education
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Hours per week
36h
This course is the first step in teaching electromagnetism at university. It covers electrostatics, steady currents, and magnetostatics.
See the syllabus in the "More info" tab.
Algebra III Reduction of Endomorphisms
ECTS
6 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
This course will cover the concepts of symmetric groups and determinants, and will address the reduction of endomorphisms in finite dimensions (up to Jordan form) and its applications. It is a first step toward spectral analysis.
Elementary numerical analysis
ECTS
3 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
This course will cover the particularities of floating-point arithmetic, then detail common elementary numerical methods for solving nonlinear equations, interpolating a function, and approximating an integral. Students will learn how to implement an algorithm for solving a numerical analysis problem.
Simple Materials and Structures - Part 2
Level of education
two years of postsecondary education
Training structure
Faculty of Science
This module is a basic module on the physical properties of materials and on techniques for dimensioning mechanically simple components or systems.
The properties of materials are examined using tensile testing, binary diagrams, and microstructure analysis.
Component dimensioning involves choosing the most suitable material and defining the geometry to ensure static and fatigue resistance. The dimensional analysis process also makes it possible to determine the characteristics of a more complex system based on experiments conducted on a scale model.
Analysis III: Integration and Elementary Differential Equations
ECTS
6 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
This course will build on the S2 analysis course by covering the concepts of series with terms of any sign. Riemann integrals will be defined and applied to solve differential equations, particularly linear ones. The integration section will be expanded to include generalized integrals.
Rigid Body Dynamics
Level of education
two years of postsecondary education
Training structure
Faculty of Science
This course unit concerns the study of rigid body mechanics. It is the natural continuation of the course unit devoted to the kinematics and statics of rigid bodies in L1. In this course unit, we will place ourselves in a dynamic framework and apply the Fundamental Principle of Dynamics. Writing this principle requires knowledge of the tensor of external actions, studied in L1, as well as knowledge of the dynamic tensor. The latter can be calculated using the kinetic tensor, which involves the concept of moment of inertia for a rigid solid. The main applications studied in this course concern rigid solids or simple cases of articulated systems of rigid solids. In addition, we will study the special case of contact and friction actions (Coulomb friction) and we will discuss the kinetic energy theorem.
English S3
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Materials and Simple Structures Part 1
Level of education
two years of postsecondary education
Training structure
Faculty of Science
This module is a basic module on the physical properties of materials and on techniques for dimensioning mechanically simple components or systems.
The properties of materials are examined using tensile testing, binary diagrams, and microstructure analysis.
Component dimensioning involves choosing the most suitable material and defining the geometry to ensure static and fatigue resistance. The dimensional analysis process also makes it possible to determine the characteristics of a more complex system based on experiments conducted on a scale model.
ASTRE's scientific approach to ecological transition
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Autumn
English S4
Level of education
two years of postsecondary education
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Spring
The first semester course reviews the grammar concepts essential for oral and written communication (tenses and aspect, asking questions, comparisons and superlatives, passive voice) as well as essential general vocabulary (numbers, measurements, shapes); It also includes an introduction to technical vocabulary (basic building materials, airplane engines, bike parts, electronic devices) through lessons and videos on topics related to mechanical engineering.
Finally, numerous activities are offered to promote oral expression skills (presentation vocabulary, simulations, role-playing, and tabletop games) so that students are able to describe the specific features, functions, and uses of a technical device of their choice during an oral presentation in groups of two.
S4
Grammar aspects are limited to a review of modal auxiliaries.
The vocabulary is much more focused on the various elements involved in the design and operation of different types of combustion engines and on emerging technologies (drones, driverless vehicles, 3D printing).
Students must also produce a CV in English and practice writing emails in a formal style, so that they are prepared for situations when looking for internships or jobs where English proficiency will either be necessary or an additional skill.
Practicing expression is always the main objective, with an individual oral presentation at the end of the semester on their second-year mechanics project.
Topology of R^n and functions of several variables
ECTS
5 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Spring
This course will cover an introduction to the topology of R^n, the basic concepts of differential calculus of functions from R^n to R, and optimization. Parametric curves will also be discussed.
Electromagnetism
Level of education
two years of postsecondary education
ECTS
6 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Hours per week
54h
The first part of this course aims to consolidate the concepts of magnetostatics and establish the relationships between the electromagnetic field at the interface of a plane of charges or current. We also introduce the expression of Laplace forces (force and moment) acting on volume or wire circuits. The second part is devoted to the properties of fields and potentials in variable regimes. After introducing Faraday's law describing induction phenomena, we establish Maxwell's time-dependent equations. An energy treatment allows us to define electrical and magnetic energies, as well as the Poynting vector. We apply these concepts to various examples, such as electromechanical conversion and induction heating via eddy currents. The final chapter is devoted to the propagation equations of fields and potentials, and their application in systems assimilated to a vacuum, as well as in perfect conductors and insulators. The concept of skin depth is also introduced.
Mechanical systems dynamics
Level of education
two years of postsecondary education
ECTS
5 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Spring
This EU concerns the study of mechanical systems as chains of rigid solids connected to each other by mechanical links.
The study of mechanical systems will be conducted from a kinematic, sthenic, and energetic perspective.
The concepts of torsors, connections, the Fundamental Principle of Statics, geometry of masses, the Fundamental Principle of Dynamics, and energy will be revisited in the study of mechanical systems to determine connection forces and equations of motion.
Analysis IV Function sequences, entire series, Fourier
ECTS
8 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Spring
This course will cover the concepts of sequences and series of functions and various types of convergence. Entire series and Fourier series will also be discussed.
CAD and Simulation of Mechanical Systems
Level of education
two years of postsecondary education
ECTS
4 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Spring
This course unit enables students to acquire skills in computer-aided design and mechanism simulation.
With regard to CAD, the course will cover part mode (3D design of a mechanical part), assembly mode (design of a mechanism), and drafting of parts or assembly drawings.
As part of the simulation, we will use CMAO software to examine the kinematic and dynamic behavior of mechanisms made up of rigid solids.
Personal and Professional Project
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Spring
Algebra IV Euclidean spaces
ECTS
6 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Time of year
Spring
This course is an introduction to bilinear algebra and will cover Euclidean and Hermitian spaces. It will cover everything related to isometries, duality, quadratic forms, and endomorphisms.
Admission
Admission requirements
Applications can be submitted on the following platforms:
- French and European students: follow the procedure on the University of Montpellier's e-candidat website: https://candidature.umontpellier.fr/candidature/
- International students from outside the EU: follow the "Études en France" procedure:https://pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr/etudesenfrance/dyn/public/authentification/login.html