Physics 1
1-D motion
Motion in one dimension, distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration, constant acceleration, and free fall motion.
Vectors and vector addition
Scalars, vectors, vector addition: graphical and components method, resultant vector and addition of multiple vectors.
2-D motion
Motion in two dimensions, projectile motion, and relative velocity.
Forces and Newton's laws
Newton's first law, mass, weight, Newton's second law, Newton's third law, tension, friction and inclines.
Circular motion and gravitation
Uniform circular motion, centripetal force, centripetal acceleration, banked and unbanked roads.Work, energy and power
Work definition, kinetic energy, potential energy, conservation of mechanical energy, elastic potential energy, conservation of (total) energy and power.
Linear momentum
Momentum definition, isolated system, conservation of momentum, impulse, elastic and inelastic collision, 1-D and 2-D collisions, ballistic pendulum, and center of mass
Rotational motion
Translation vs rotation, angular displacement, radian, angular velocity, angular acceleration, non-uniform circular motion, tangential acceleration, angular frequency, rotational kinematics equation, torque, moment of inertia, and rolling objects.
Static equilibrium and elasticity
Static equilibrium, two conditions for static equilibrium, property of elasticity, stress, strain, modulus of elasticity: Young's modulus, shear modulus and Bulk modulus; and strength of materials.Fluids
Phases of matter, density, specific gravity, pressure, incompressible fluids, pressure in fluids, atmospheric pressure, gauge and absolute pressure, Pascal's principle, pressure measurement, buoyant force, Archimedes principle, apparent weight, fluid motion, equation of continuity, Bernoulli's equation and Poiseuille's equation.