PHYS 14LAB – PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS

Physics is the branch of science that Law of States that a body at rest will
studies how nature behaves. It Inertia remain at rest or in motion at
relates to all other types of that constant velocity, unless
sciences: chemistry, biology, acted upon by some
geology, astronomy, mechanics, unbalanced, external force
etc. Law of States that the acceleration of a
mechanics oldest branch of Physics which Acceleration body is directly proportional to
deals with the study of the the net force acting on it and
bodies and systems and forces inversely proportional to its
acting on them mass.
dynamics branch of mechanics that deals Law of For every force that acts on one
with bodies in motion Action and body, there is a second force
statics branch of mechanics that deals Reaction equal in magnitude and opposite
with bodies at rest or under in direction
equilibrium condition velocity derivative of position with
kinematics branch of dynamics which respect to time
describes the motion of bodies acceleration derivative of velocity with
without reference to the forces respect to time
that either causes the motion or
are generated as a result of NOTES:
motion
kinetics branch of dynamics which deals *DO NOT LIMIT YOURSELF TO THIS REVIEW
with the study of bodies in MATERIAL AS THERE MAYBE SOME TERMS
motion particularly the force MENTIONED DURING OUR DISCUSSION.
involved in the motion
Force is any interaction that, when *MAKE SURE TO REVIEW THE PRACTICE
unopposed, will change the PROBLEMS WE HAVE ANSWERED DURING
motion of an object. DISCUSSION.
Motion the phenomenon in which an
object changes its position over *GOOD LUCK ON YOUR MIDTERM WEEK!
time
N (newton) / unit of Force in SI
𝑘𝑔 ∙ 𝑚/𝑠 2
inertia is the property of matter that
causes it to resist a change in its
state of motion
scalar is a quantity that has
quantity magnitude only
vector is a quantity that has both a
quantity magnitude and a direction.
motion a progressive change of position
of the body
rectilinear type of motion in which the body
motion moves in a straight line or is
moving in the direction parallel
to its displacement
uniform a motion with constant speed or
motion velocity
uniform a motion with constant change
accelerated in velocity
motion
projectile a body, which after being given
an initial velocity (with initial
angle of release), is allowed to
travel under the action of gravity
alone