In this course, the following key topics are included:
- Kinematics: Description of motion in one, two, and three dimensions, including position, velocity, and acceleration.
- Newton’s Laws of Motion: Understanding the forces that govern motion and their applications to various physical systems.
- Work, Energy, and Power: Principles of energy conservation, kinetic and potential energy, and work-energy theorem.
- Momentum and Collisions: Linear momentum, impulse, and collision analysis for elastic and inelastic interactions.
- Rotational Motion: Angular velocity, angular acceleration, torque, moment of inertia, and rotational dynamics.
- Gravitational Motion: Newton’s law of universal gravitation, orbital mechanics, and Kepler’s laws.
- Oscillatory Motion: Simple harmonic motion, damped and forced oscillations, and resonance.
- Statics and Equilibrium: Conditions for equilibrium and their applications in engineering and structural analysis.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Analyze and solve problems related to the motion of particles and rigid bodies using Newtonian mechanics.
- Apply conservation laws of energy, momentum, and angular momentum to physical systems.
- Describe and predict the behavior of objects under the influence of gravitational, frictional, and other forces.
- Understand the principles of oscillatory and rotational motion.
- Use mathematical tools and physical concepts to model and solve real-world mechanics problems.