Physics

Physics 1

Objective:

To provide understanding of mechanics and basic laws of electricity and magnetism.

Learning Outcomes:

After successfully completing the course unit students will have the knowledge about basic concepts of mechanics, electricity and magnetism, how to apply them, and how to solve physical problems.

Course Content:

• Part 1 : Mechanics
  • Kinematics of motion
  • Vectors and their application to physical problems
  • Forces and Newton’s laws of motion
  • Friction energy and momentum conservation
  • Rotational motion
  • Conservation of angular momentum
  • Newton’s law of Universal Gravitation
  • Kepler’s laws and planetary motions

• Part 2: Electricity and Magnetism
  • Gradient/Divergence and curl of a vector and their physical interpretation
  • Stocke’s theorem
  • Properties of electric charges
  • Insulators
  • Coulomb’s law
  • Statics and dynamics of point charges in electric fields
  • Electric fields
  • Electric Flux and Gauss’s law
  • Electric potential energy due to various charge distributions
  • Equipotential surfaces
  • Capacitance
  • Parallel plate capacitor
  • Energy stored in a charge capacitor
  • Capacitor with dielectrics
  • Magnetic Forces and fields
  • Biot-Savart law
  • Ampere’s law
  • Induced emf and Magnetic Flux
  • Faraday’s law
• Questions