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PHYS2250 Notes-3

This document contains a table of contents that outlines chapters on dimensional analysis and vectors, kinematics, and Newton's laws of motion. Chapter 1 covers dimensions of physical quantities, dimensional analysis, vectors, adding and subtracting vectors, and solving extreme value problems with vectors. Chapter 2 addresses position, velocity, and acceleration vectors, one-dimensional motion, non-constant acceleration, projectile motion, and projectiles on an inclined plane. Chapter 3 presents Newton's three laws of motion and their applications, including reference frames, Newton's second law, tension and normal forces.

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PHYS2250 Notes-3

This document contains a table of contents that outlines chapters on dimensional analysis and vectors, kinematics, and Newton's laws of motion. Chapter 1 covers dimensions of physical quantities, dimensional analysis, vectors, adding and subtracting vectors, and solving extreme value problems with vectors. Chapter 2 addresses position, velocity, and acceleration vectors, one-dimensional motion, non-constant acceleration, projectile motion, and projectiles on an inclined plane. Chapter 3 presents Newton's three laws of motion and their applications, including reference frames, Newton's second law, tension and normal forces.

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Table of Contents i

1 Dimensional Analysis and Vectors 1


1.1 Dimensions of physical quantities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Dimensional analysis and empirical formula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.3 Vectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.4 Adding vectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.5 Components of vectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.6 Subtracting vectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.7 Solving extreme value problems with vectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2 Kinematics 14
2.1 Position, velocity and acceleration vectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.2 One dimensional motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.3 Non-constant acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2.4 Projectile motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2.5 Projectile on an inclined plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

3 Newton’s Law of Motion 39


3.1 Newton’s first law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.2 Reference frame and relative motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3.3 Newton’s second law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
3.4 Newton’s third law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3.5 Application of Newton’s law in one dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3.5.1 Pushing a packing crate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3.5.2 Mass hanging in a lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
3.6 Tension and normal force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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