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The document outlines a course on Electrophysics, covering topics such as piezoelectricity, kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, and the conservation of momentum. It distinguishes between kinematics and kinetics, emphasizing the study of motion without considering the forces involved. Additionally, it introduces kinematic equations for predicting motion under constant velocity or acceleration conditions.

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PHY 201_lecture_2

The document outlines a course on Electrophysics, covering topics such as piezoelectricity, kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, and the conservation of momentum. It distinguishes between kinematics and kinetics, emphasizing the study of motion without considering the forces involved. Additionally, it introduces kinematic equations for predicting motion under constant velocity or acceleration conditions.

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EL E CT RO P H YS ICS I

PHY201
DR. A. O. OJOBEAGU
COURSE OUTLINE
•DESCRIBE THE PRODUCTION OF PIEZOELECTRICITY AND ITS PUTATIVE THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS.
•ELEMENTARY KINEMATICS.
•NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTION.
•STATIC FORCES ACTING ON A HUMAN BODY.
•MOMENTUM CONSERVATION; APPLICATION TO CONTUSION AND FRACTURE DURING IMPACTS, AND TO SIMILAR MEDICAL
SITUATIONS.
•ELECTROMECHANICAL ENERGY —WAVE MOTION.
•REFLECTION AND REFRACTION OF WAVES.
•POLARIZATION OF WAVES.
•MOLECULES AND CELLS.
•MESOSCOPIC FORCES.
•PHASE TRANSITIONS.
•MOTILITY.
•AGGREGATING SELF-ASSEMBLY.
•SURFACE PHENOMENA.
• BIOMACROMOLECULES, CHARGED IONS AND POLYMERS
ELEMENTARY
KINEMATICS

LECTURE 2
INTRODUCTION
KINEMATICS IS CONCERNED WITH THE MOTION OF BODIES. IT IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED
WITH KINETICS, WHICH IS THE STUDY OF THE MOTION OF BODIES IN RELATION TO THE
FORCES CAUSING AND AFFECTING THE MOTION. KINEMATICS DEALS ONLY WITH THE
MOTION ITSELF, AND ESTABLISHES CERTAIN RULES AND FORMULAE FOR DEALING WITH
THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH MOTION. THE CONCEPT OF MOTION INVOLVES
DISPLACEMENT-IN FACT, DISPLACEMENT IS MOTION. IF WE STATE THAT A BODY IS
DISPLACED 4 METRES FROM A GIVEN POINT, WE ARE SAYING THAT IT HAS MOVED THAT
DISTANCE FROM THE POINT. DISPLACEMENT MAY BE MEASURED IN ANY CONVENIENT
UNIT OF LENGTH: METRES, LIGHT-YEARS, MICRONS, MILES, KILOMETRES, ARE FIVE
EXAMPLES. BUT FOR MANY YEARS, SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING BODIES HAVE
ADOPTED THE S.I. SYSTEM OF UNITS. (S.1. STANDS FOR 'SYSTEME INTERNATIONAL')
CONT…
IN THIS SYSTEM, THE THREE FUNDAMENTAL QUANTITIES THAT WILL CONCERN US-
LENGTH, TIME AND MASS-ARE ALWAYS MEASURED RESPECTIVELY IN METRES
(ABBREVIATED TO M'), SECONDS (ABBREVIATED TO 'S') AND KILOGRAMS
(ABBREVIATED TO 'KG'). (THERE ARE FOUR OTHER FUNDAMENTAL QUANTITIES WHICH
NEED NOT CONCERN US.) YOU MUST, THEREFORE, ACCUSTOM YOURSELF TO WORKING
WITH THE FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF THE METRE. ORIGINALLY (IN 1795) THE METRE WAS
DEFINED BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF FRANCE TO BE ONE TEN-MILLIONTH PART OF
THE DISTANCE ALONG A MERIDIAN FROM THE NORTH POLE TO THE EQUATOR. METAL
'STANDARDS' WERE MADE, AS ACCURATELY AS THE CONDITIONS OF THE TIME
PERMITTED. IT WAS EVENTUALLY RECOGNISED TO BE IMPRACTICAL TO REFER BACK TO
THE ORIGINAL DEFINITION, AND IN 1872 THE DECISION WAS TAKEN THAT THE METAL
STANDARD ITSELF SHOULD BE THE DEFINITION OF THE METRE
THE KINEMATIC EQUATIONS
THE KINEMATIC EQUATIONS ARE A SET OF FOUR EQUATIONS THAT CAN BE UTILIZED TO
PREDICT UNKNOWN INFORMATION ABOUT AN OBJECT'S MOTION IF OTHER INFORMATION
IS KNOWN. THE EQUATIONS CAN BE UTILIZED FOR ANY MOTION THAT CAN BE DESCRIBED
AS BEING EITHER A CONSTANT VELOCITY MOTION (AN ACCELERATION OF 0 M/S/S) OR A
CONSTANT ACCELERATION MOTION. THEY CAN NEVER BE USED OVER ANY TIME PERIOD
DURING WHICH THE ACCELERATION IS CHANGING. EACH OF THE KINEMATIC EQUATIONS
INCLUDE FOUR VARIABLES. IF THE VALUES OF THREE OF THE FOUR VARIABLES ARE
KNOWN, THEN THE VALUE OF THE FOURTH VARIABLE CAN BE CALCULATED. IN THIS
MANNER, THE KINEMATIC EQUATIONS PROVIDE A USEFUL MEANS OF PREDICTING
INFORMATION ABOUT AN OBJECT'S MOTION IF OTHER INFORMATION IS KNOWN.
THERE ARE A VARIETY OF SYMBOLS USED IN THE ABOVE EQUATIONS. EACH
SYMBOL HAS ITS OWN SPECIFIC MEANING. THE SYMBOL D STANDS FOR
THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE OBJECT. THE SYMBOL T STANDS FOR
THE TIME FOR WHICH THE OBJECT MOVED. THE SYMBOL A STANDS FOR
THE ACCELERATION OF THE OBJECT. AND THE SYMBOL V STANDS FOR THE
VELOCITY OF THE OBJECT; A SUBSCRIPT OF I AFTER THE V (AS IN VI) INDICATES
THAT THE VELOCITY VALUE IS THE INITIAL VELOCITY.
TH A N K YO U

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