1

General Physics, PHYSICS-101

2013-2014
2 hours lecture +1 hours tutorial per week.
Suggested Reference:
J ohn W. J ewett, J r. and Raymond A Serway:
"Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics. 8
th
International edition.
Course Contents according to the suggested reference:
Week 1:
Dimensional Analysis, Vector Algebra:
The student should be able to:
Recognize the fundamental SI units of length, mass and time to express different
physical quantities in terms of fundamental units (e.g.) force as kg m s
-2
. (1.1)

Differentiate between scalar and vector quantities. (3.2)

Understand the concept of unit vectors i, j, k and express the components of a vector
in terms of unit vectors in the form A =A
x
i + A
y
j + A
z
k. (3.4)

Calculate the magnitude and direction of a vector from its components. (3.4)

Suggested Examples: 3.2, 3.3, 3.5
Suggested Problems: 1.9, 1.10, 3.25, 3.32, 3.34

One Dimensional Motion:
The student should be able to:
Define displacement, average and instantaneous velocity, and average and
instantaneous acceleration for an object moving in one dimension. (2.1), (2.2), (2.4)

Use kinematic equations in one dimension
t a v v
i f
+ = ax v v
i f
2
2 2
+ =
2
2
1
t a t v x
i
+ = where x is the displacement
to calculate displacement, velocity and acceleration for an object moving in one
dimension with constant acceleration including a freely falling object. (2.6), (2.7)

Calculate the resultant of two vectors expressed in the unit vector notation, by adding
or subtracting vectors. (3.4)

Suggested Examples: 2.7, 2.8, 2.10
Suggested Problems: 2.13, 2.16, 2.18, 2.35, 2.46






2
Week 2:
Two Dimensional Motion, Projectile Motion and Circular Motion:
The student should be able to:
Define displacement, average and instantaneous velocity, and average and
instantaneous acceleration for an object moving in two dimensions. (4.1)

Use kinematic equations in two dimensions
t a v v
i f
+ = ax v v
i f
2
2 2
+ =
2
2
1
t a t v x
i
+ =
where the displacement x, the velocity v and the acceleration a are expressed in
vector notation to calculate displacement, velocity and acceleration for an object
moving in two dimensions with constant acceleration. (4.2)

Calculate the position, velocity, maximum height and range of a projectile moving with
uniform acceleration in a uniform gravitational field without air resistance, using
kinematic equations in two dimensions. (4.3)

Calculate the acceleration and period of an object moving in a uniform circular motion
and the resultant acceleration in case of tangential and radial accelerations. (4.4), (4.5)

Suggested Examples: 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.6, 4.7
Suggested Problems: 4.6, 4.7, 4.13, 4.14, 4.28, 4.32

Week 3:
Newtons laws of motion:
The student should be able to:
Define force and state and apply Newtons first law of motion (5.2)

Define mass and weight and recognize the difference between them. (5.3), (5.5)

State Newtons second law of motion and apply it in its component form (5.4)

State and apply Newtons third law of motion. (5.6)

Apply Newtons laws to investigate equilibrium situations and accelerated motion of an
object. (5.7)

Differentiate between forces of static and kinetic friction and include force of friction
when applying Newtons laws of motion. (5.8)

Suggested Examples: 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13
Suggested Problems: 5.7, 5.12, 5.14, 5.24, 5.28, 5.31, 5.36, 5.39, 5.41












3
Week 4 and Week 5:
Energy of a system:
The student should be able to:
Calculate the work done by a constant force and use scalar product of force and
displacement to calculate it. (7.2), (7.3)

Calculate work by a varying force from

dx F and apply it to calculate work done by a

spring obeying Hookes law x k F = , where F is the spring force and k is its stiffness.
(7.4)

Calculate the kinetic energy of an object and apply the work kinetic energy theorem.
(7.5)

Calculate gravitational and elastic potential energies of a system. (7.6)

Differentiate between conservative and non-conservative forces and relate
conservative force to potential energy of an object. (7.7)

Applying principle of conservation of mechanical energy on isolated system with no
non-conservative forces. (8.2)

Define and calculate power. (8.5)

Suggested Examples: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.11
Suggested Problems: 7.1, 7.4, 7.11, 7.14, 7.17, 7.24, 7.28, 7.31, 7.32, 7.33,
7.40, 7.41, 7.42, 7.43, 7.44, 7.48, 7.49, 8.6, 8.7, 8.40

---------------------------------------------- Mid-Term Examination ------------------------------------

Week 6:
Linear Momentum and Collisions:
The student should be able to:
Define and calculate linear momentum of an object. (9.1)

Relate the rate of change of momentum to the resultant force acting on an object. (9.1)

State and apply principle of conservation of linear momentum on isolated system as
applied in one dimensional collision. (9.2), (9.4)

Differentiate between elastic, inelastic and perfectly inelastic collisions. (9.4)

Suggested Examples: 9.1, 9.2, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7
Suggested Problems: 9.9, 9.18, 9.19, 9.73











4
Week 7:
Elastic Properties of Solids. Fluid Mechanics:
The student should be able to:
Define the elastic modulus and calculate different types of elastic moduli, Youngs
modulus, Bulk modulus and Shear modulus. (12.4)

Define pressure and calculate pressure at depth h below the surface of a liquid. (14.1),
(14.2)

Apply the continuity equation and Bernoullis equation on an ideal fluid in different
situations including Venturis tube and Torricellis container. (14.5), (14.6)

Suggested Examples: 12.5, 12.6, 14.1, 14.3, 14.7, 14.8, 14.9
Suggested Problems: 12.29, 12.31, 12.32, 14.5, 14.8, 14.39, 14.47, 14.51

Week 8:
Thermodynamics:
The student should be able to:
State and use the ideal gas equation of state and show understanding of Avogadros
number. (19.5)

Define the internal energy of a system and the amount of heat and show
understanding to the mechanical equivalent of heat. (20.1)

Define the heat capacity of an object and the specific heat capacity of a material.
(20.2)

Calculate the amount of heat exchanged by an object from change in its temperature
and apply the principle of conservation of energy. (20.2)

Define the latent heat of fusion and the latent heat of vaporization and use them to
calculate the heat exchanged during melting of a solid or boiling of a liquid. (20.3)

Calculate the work done from the negative of area under the curve on a PV diagram or
from

=
f
i
V
V
dV p W and differentiate between work done on or by a system. (20.4)
Show understanding to the first law of thermodynamics and apply it to isobaric
processes, isovolumetric processes and isothermal process on an ideal gas. (20.5),
(20.6)

Suggested Examples: 19.4, 20.1, 20.2, 20.3, 20.4, 20.5, 20.6
Suggested Problems: 19.20, 20.29, 20.2, 20.9, 20.16, 20.18, 20.23, 20.26