Chapter 1

Introduction to Physics

Example 1
3
c. Add/Tambah 3.8x 10 to/kepada

1
a. 300 000 000 m s
=
4
2.6x 10

b. 0.00000058 m =

5
d. Multiple/darabkan 5.2x 10 with/kepada

3
2.0x 10

Example 2
Derive the units for the following physical quantities/terbitkan unit
untuk kuantiti fizik berikut:
a) Velocity/halaju
b) Density/ketumpatan
c) Acceleration/pecutan
d) Force/daya
e) Work/kerja
Example 3
Contoh
a. 1248 km = _________m
6
b. 1.248 x 10 m = __________km
c. 95.7 MHz = _________Hz
d. 25788 g = __________kg
Which of the following have the largest and smallest value?/Antara
berikut yang mana mempunyai nilai paling kecil dan paling besar
2
2.15 x 10 m

3
2.15 x 10 km

10
2.15 x 10 m

8
2.15 x 10 nm

Example 4
Convert the following from one particular unit into another and
represent the quantities in standard form/ tukar kuantiti berikut dalam
bentuk piawai
a) 1.2cm2 m2
b) 2.5 m3 cm3
c) 13.6 gcm-3 kgm-3
1
1
d) 72 km j
= __________m s

Example 5

Homework

Example 6

Rajah menunjukkan pengukuran

panjang blok kayu dengan
menggunakan pembaris.
a. Nyatakan kejituan pembaris itu
b. Mengapakah pengukuran blok
ini tidak bermula pada tanda
sifar
c. Nyatakan jenis ralat yang perlu
dielakkan semasa membaca
pengukuran
d. Berapakah panjang blok kayu

Example 7

Example 8

Rajah 1.8 menunjukkan satu cara

untuk menambah kejituan
pembaris meter kepada 0.01cm,
Berapa panjang diameter dawai?

Example 10

Example 11

a. Apakah kegunaan angkup

vernier?
b. Apakah kejituan angkup
vernier?

Diagram 1.14 shows a vernier

calliper which is used to measure
the size of an object, find the actual
reading if the zero error is
a. +0.06cm
b. -0.03cm

Example 12

Diagram 1.15a shows a vernier calliper

when it is closed, diagram 1.15b shows
the reading when it is used to measure
the thickness of a wood
a. What is the zero error of the vernier
calliper?

Example 13

Example 14

Diagram 1.17 show a MSG which is measuring

the diameter of an object, determine the
actual diameter is the zero error is:
a. +0.03mm
b. -0.04mm

Example 15

Diagram 1.65a shows a MSG when it is

closed, diagram 1.15b shows the
reading when it is used to measure the
diameter of a ball
c. What is the zero error of the MSG?
d. What is the actual thickness of the

Homework

Example 16

2
Diagram 1.34 shows a graph of T

againt l, where T is the period of

oscillation, and l is the length of
pendulum, calculate the
gravitational acceleration g, in the
2
unit of ms

Example 17

Graph in diagram 1.35 show how

volume of a gas changes with
temperature, what is the
temperature of gas when the
volume of gas is equal to zero?