Syllabus
1. Physics - Definition, Branches of Physics, Outreach.
2. Units and Measurement; Vectors, Curvilinear coordinates.
3. Motion, space and time in classical mechanics. Limits of validity of classical mechanics.
4. Kinematics of a point mass: point mass, motion and path, rectilinear uniform and non-uniform motion, curvilinear motion, circle motion.
5. Dynamics of a point mass: Newton's laws of motion, composition and decomposition of forces, inertial forces, forces acting in a curvilinear motion, momentum, impulse, work, energy, power.
6. Newton's law of gravitation, gravity, motion in the Earth's gravity and gravitational field.
7. Rigid body: superposition of forces, center of gravity, equilibrium position; translational and rotational motion, kinetic energy of a rigid body, inertia, linear and angular momentum, friction.
8. Static Equilibrium and Elasticity: conditions for static equilibrium; deformation and stress, strain rate; continuum; deformation of solids: generalized Hooke's law, plastic deformation, and yield strength.
9. Fluid Mechanics: hydrostatics, Archimedes' and Pascal's law; hydrodynamics, continuity equation, Bernoulli's equation; motion of viscous fluids, Poisseuill's and Stokes' law.
10. Oscillatory motion: undamped oscillations, harmonic oscillator, mathematical and physical pendulum, damped and forced oscillations, superposition of oscillations.
11. Waves and Acoustics: Gradual transverse and longitudinal waves, wave interference, standing waves, wave reflection, Huygens principle, Doppler effect, wave equation, wave propagation.
Annotation
The Principles of Physics I is the opening course of physics series in the program Science. It provides a general introduction to the Physics as an essential pillar of natural sciences, and further focuses on concepts of classical mechanics with outreach to complex phenomena in chemistry and biology.
The course set the knowledge base for all follow-up classes in physics. Also, it provides a guide to application of the mechanics and acoustics across the natural sciences.