School of Industrial Technology

ZCA101/4 Physics I (Mechanics)

Credit: 4

Semester: 1

Prerequisite: none

Synopsis

Unit, dimension. Kinematics in one and two dimensions. Vectors in physics. Newton's Laws and application. Work and energy. Conservation of energy and momentum. Collision in one and two dimension. Simple harmonic motion. Universal gravitation, gravitational force. Motion of planets. Extended systems, moment of inertia. Angular momentum, rotational dynamics, compound pendulum. Rigid body, equilibrium, statics. Elasticity, stress, strain and torsion. Young's modulus, shear and bulk modulus. Bending of beams, bending moment. Compression of fluids, surface tension, hydrostatics, viscosity, viscoelasticity. Hydrodynamics, continuity equation, Bernoulli equation, Poisseuille’s equation. Turbulent flow, sedimentation, drag.

Course Objective

This course is intended to explain the key concepts and phenomena of basic physics to non-physics majors, assuming no prior knowledge of the topic.  Students will learn the principles of physics in area of mechanics and physics laws.

Course Content

Lectures:
 ➤ Chapter 1: Physics and Measurement
 ➤ Chapter 2: Motion in 1D
 ➤ Chapter 3: Vectors 
 ➤ Chapter 4: Motion in 2D
 ➤ Chapter 5: Laws of Motion
 ➤ Chapter 6: Circular Motions and Other Application of Newton’s Law
 ➤ Chapter 7: Linear Momentum and Collisions
 ➤ Chapter 8: Energy of a System
 ➤ Chapter 9: Conservation of Energy
 ➤ Chapter 10: Rotation of a Rigid Object About Fix Axis
 ➤ Chapter 11: Angular momentum
 ➤ Chapter 12: Static Equilibrium and Elasticity
 ➤ Chapter 13: Universal Gravitation
 ➤ Chapter 14: Fluid Mechanics

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Apply the basic principles of mechanics and fundamental laws of physics.
2. Solve simple problems related to basic principles of mechanics and fundamental laws of physics
3. Analyze problems and search alternative solution for solving simple problems.

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