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At the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, a course in mechanics is part of the training program for all future engineers and scientists. Its aim is to teach them how to transcribe a physical phenomenon into mathematical form, so as to be able to formulate a reasoned analysis. The course covers kinematics of the material point, ballistics in the field of gravity and the harmonic oscillator.