Physics 1: Knowledge of Nature. The Study of The Basic Principles That Govern The Physical World Around Us
Physics 1: Knowledge of Nature. The Study of The Basic Principles That Govern The Physical World Around Us
Knowledge of nature.
The study of the basic principles that govern the physical world around us.
SIR ISAAC NEWTON
Unit of Force is named in honor of
him (N)
Observed that sunlight is made up
of different colors (spectrum of
light)
Created the Laws of Motion
Proposed the idea of Gravitation
Invented a new form of
Mathematics: Calculus
FORCE
PUSH OR PULL ON A BODY.
IT IS A VECTOR QUANTITY.
Units:
SI: N
CGS: dyne
English: Lbf
Newton’s First Law (Law of Inertia)
“Every
object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a
straight line unless compelled to change its state by the
action of an external force.”
a = 0, v = constant
Newton’s Second Law
(Law of Acceleration)
The force F is the product of an object's
opposite reaction.
MASS VS.
WEIGHT It is a force.
Dependent to
It is the measure of
mass and the
inertia of an object. le ra t i on due
a c c e
to gravity g.
EXAMPLE 1
A 5.5 kg block is initially at rest on a
frictionless horizontal surface. It is pulled with
a constant horizontal force of 3.8 N. How long
must it be pulled before its speed is 5.2 m/s?
a. 2.5 s
b. 5.0 s
c. 7.5 s
d. 10.0 s
Law of Universal Gravitation
Gravity is a force of attraction between two bodies and
this is very much dependent on the mass.
POTENTIAL ENERGY
KINETIC ENERGY
TOTAL MECHANICAL ENERGY =
PE + KE
WORK-ENERGY THEOREM
The work done on a body by a net force changes
the energy of a body.
𝑊 =△ 𝐾𝐸 =△ 𝑃𝐸
POWER
Rate at which work is done or rate at which
energy is expended.
𝑊
𝑃=
𝑡
EXAMPLE 3
A car of mass 1500 kg accelerates from
rest at 5 m/s2 for 5 s on a straight road.
What is the minimum power needed for
the engine to achieve the task?
EXAMPLE 4
The elevator at a building is powered by an
electric motor with an output of 10 kW.
Determine the minimum time required for it to
rise the 18m from ground floor to roof deck, if
the total mass of the loaded elevator is 800 kg.
a. 13.22 sec
b. 14.13 sec
c. 15.68 sec
d. 16.80 sec
FRICTION
A FORCE
THAT TENDS
TO OPPOSE
MOTION OR
IMPENDING
MOTION.
STATIC FRICTION
It is friction that is acting between
surfaces at rest.
𝐹 𝑠=𝜇 𝑠 𝑁
=normal force
=coefficient of static friction
KINETIC FRICTION
It is friction that is acting between surfaces that are
in relative motion. Also called sliding friction.
𝐹 𝑘 =𝜇 𝑘 𝑁
=normal force
=coefficient of kinetic friction
IMPULSE & MOMENTUM
MOMENTUM is the product of mass and velocity
𝑀𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑚= 𝑝=𝑚𝑣
IMPULSE is the product of force and time, and is
also defined as the change in momentum.
EXAMPLE 5
Tiger Woods hit a golf ball at a velocity of 80
m/s. the head of his club was in contact with
the 50g ball for 0.40 ms. What is the average
force acting on the golf ball during impact?
a. 25 kN
b. 20 kN
c. 10 kN
d. 15 kN
ELASTIC COLLISION
Collision of two
bodies in which
kinetic energy
and momentum
are both
conserved.
INELASTIC COLLISION
Collision of two
bodies in which
only the
momentum is
conserved, but
not the kinetic
energy.
COEFFICIENT OF
RESTITUTION
It is the negative ratio of the relative velocity after
collision to the relative velocity before collision; it is
a property that defines the degree of inelasticity of a
collision.
𝑣2 𝐴 − 𝑣2𝐵
𝑒=
𝑣1 𝐴 − 𝑣1𝐵
h𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑒
𝑒=
√
h 𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙
EXAMPLE 6
A rubber ball is dropped to the floor from a
height of 3m. It rebounds to a height of
1.8m. What is the coefficient of restitution?
a. 0.625
b. 0.825
c. 0.665
d. 0.775
PERIODIC MOTION:
SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
It is the motion
of an object
that regularly
repeats – the
object returns
to the given
position after a
fixed time
interval.
MASS – SPRING SYSTEM
THE DOPPLER EFFECT
It is the apparent
change in
frequency of a
wave due to
relative motion
between the
source and the
observer.
THE DOPPLER EFFECT
Toward,
Away,
EXAMPLE 7
A train moving at 20 m/s sounds a horn with
frequency of 200 Hz.
Assuming that the speed of sound is 340 m/s,
what is the frequency of the sound heard by:
a) a person standing still with the train moving
toward them?
b) a person standing still with the train moving
away from them?
The kilowatt-hour is a unit of ________________.
a.Work
b.Energy
c.Power
d.Work or energy
The unit N-m/s is a unit of ____________.
a.Work
b.Force
c.Power
d.energy
One horsepower is equivalent to how
many watts?
a.550
b.746
c.33,000
d.250
How many dynes are there in one
newton?
a.10,000
b.100,000
c.1,000,000
d.1,000
What is TRUE between kinetic friction and static
friction?
a.Dynamic friction
b.Starting friction
c.Sliding friction
d.All of the above
What will happen to the kinetic energy of
a body if its linear momentum is doubled?