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As Physics Chap 1
As Physics Chap 1
Physical Quantity:
A ysic l qu n i y com is s num ic l m gni ud nd uni . ysic l qu n i y, n is num ic l m gni ud nd
F=10N
P ysic l qu n i y Num ic l m gni ud
Note: When stating a physical quantity, two items needed to be mentioned; the first is its numerical value and second is the unit. Fundamental Unit (Base Unit):
W n ysic l qu n i y is n d d o m su , s nd d siz of s nd d siz is known s unit fo icul ysic l qu n i y. ) P ysic l qu n i i s ysic l qu n i y. If l ng m i) ii) iii) Foo Y ds Mil s d min d by com ing m o qu n i y is qui d. T is
s nd d siz o
uni of
Ex m l : B sid s
of od is 5 m o
ysic l qu n i y is l ng . T suc s
uni fo l ng
is m
uni s of l ng
H nc sci n is f mili o on uni find difficul i s w n ncoun s o sys ms of uni s ( l oug on uni c n b conv d in o no by conv sion f c o ) so uni s of ll diff n ysic l qu n i i s c n b l d o b s o fund m n l uni s. Sci n is s g d o v common sys m uni c ll d System International of m su m n s w ic us s s v n b s uni s fo s v n b s qu n i i s summ iz d b low.
Base Quantity
M ss L ng Tim El c ic u n T m u
Amoun of subs nc Mol Luminous in nsi y nd l Note: dv n g of sys m in ) T Meter is uni of l ng v cuum in on s cond.
n ion l is
Mol cd ysic l qu n i y
international prototype
uni of im nd is du ion of x c ly 9192 631 770 iods of di ion c) The Second is co s onding o nsi ion b w n wo y fin l v ls of g ound s of c sium 133 om.
Derived Quantities:
P ysic l qu n i i s o n b sic qu n i i s c ll d Derived quantities. A d iv d qu n i y is combin ion of v ious b sic qu n i i s, -g wo k=Fo c x dis l c m n c.
Derived Unit:
T d iv d uni fo d iv d qu n i y c n b ob in d f om l ions i b w n d iv d qu n i i s wi b sic qu n i i s. T s uni s ob in d using oduc o quo i n of on o mo b sic uni s wi ou inclusion of ny num ic l f c o s (on X on s cond) coulomb= on m
Note:
i) A f om di n nd s di n( uni of ngl is di n nd uni of solid ngl , s di n, offici lly d sign d s subsidiary uni s nd c n b d sb s o d iv d s conv ni nc dic s) ll o uni s us d in sys m c ll d derived uni s. ii) Som conv ni nc
iii) T
ss d in b sic uni o m, ).
.
nd fo
symbol fo
s c i ll
F d W b T sl
F= kg -1m -2 s 4 A 2 Wb= kg m 2 s -2 A -1 T= kg s -2 A -1
Scientific Notation:
T dius of , 6 400 000 m c n b w i 000 0013 m, c n b w i n s 1.310-15m. n s 6.4X106m.R dius of yd og n nucl us, 0.000 000 000
Prefixes:
P fix s s nd d us d wi fix s P fix yoc o Z o o f mo Pico n no Mic o mili uni s symbols o indic d cim l mul i l s o submul i l s. Mos of
Symbol y z f n m
Symbol y z
g M k
Dimensions:
T dim nsions of ysic l qu n i i s indic ow i is l of ysic l qu n i y c n b w i n s ( ysic l qu n i y). d o b sic qu n i i s. T dim nsions
Base Quantity Base unit L ng M M ss Kg Tim S El c ic cu n A T m u K Amoun of subs nc Mol Luminous in nsi y cd Example: A is ob in d by mul i lying on l ng by no dis nc , dius o m ly conv ni n w ys of s ying l ng ) nd of l ng squ d i) [A ]=[l ng Xb d ]=LXL=L2
d , wid , os
ii) iii) iv) v) vi) vii) viii) And o i) ii) iii) iv)
[V loci y]=[dis l c m n / im ]=L/T=LT-1 [Acc l ion]=[c ng in v loci y]= LT-1/T= LT-2 ion]=M LT-2
[Fo c ]= [m ss X cc l
[F qu ncy]=[1/ [S
iod]=[1/T]=T-1
in]=[ x nsion/o igin l l ng ]=L/L (w ic is non dim nsion l o dim nsionl ss) x m l s
[S
cific H H
[Mol [T
v)
[El c ic
d o i s l ng
T=k
k is dim nsionl ss qu n i y
RHS= uni s of k
T qu n i i s on bo sid s of qu ion don T qu ion is inhomogeneous nd fo dimensionally inconsistent. Example: A s cond s ud n cl ims
following fo mul fo
iod of sim l
ndulum
T=k
symbols
i usu l m ning is co
c.
RHS= uni s of k T
=(m/ms-2)1/2=s
. If ins d, fo mul fo iod is nc T=2 s own qu ion is s ill dim nsion lly consis n bu
n s T=3
,i c nb
conclusions:
i) ii) Equ ions w ic gov n d by L ws of ysics mus b dim nsion lly consis n .
How v , dim nsion lly consis n qu ions n d no b l ws of ysics ( is if dim nsions d b n s m on c of qu ion, w would know only i mig b co c , fo m od do s no ovid c ck on ny num ic l f c o s). T m od do s no ll us w qu ion is w ong.
iii)
l ing
unifo m cc l
ion is
s=u +1/2 nd no
qu ion w ic
2
sb nw i
n w ongly
s=u +2
I s s m uni s fo c m in qu ion; bu is w ong b c us nd 2 m on ig sid of fi s qu ion is nd co ffici n of ig sid of s cond qu ion is 2 ins d of . b) Missing Terms:
co ffici n of s cond m on
T s=1/2
l ions i b w
2
n s,u,
nd m y b jus w i
n s
nd w ong; l oug
T bov o uni s
n wi
n x
m w ic
s m dim nsion
s=u +v +1/2 co c n ss of
im n lly.
Dimensional Analysis:
T f c in w ic n qu ion mus b dim nsion lly omog n ous n bl s ysic l qu n i i s l d o c o . ndulum dic ions o b m d w y
Ex im n s ows iod of sim l ndulum ind nd n of m li ud of oscill ion oviding i is sm ll. T fo i m y b son bly b su os d fo sm ll oscill ions iod d nds only on m ss m of bob, l ng l of s ing nd cc l ion du o g vi y g, if w x ss l ions i s P iod= kmxly gz , w qu ion mus v [P iod]=[ mx][ ly][ gz] T=MxLy (LT-2 )z T= MxLy+z T-2z Equ ing (fo M) 0=x (fo L) 0=y+z (fo T) 1=-2z Solving giv s x=0, z=-1/2 , y=1/2 P iod = km0l1/2 g-1/2 indic s of M, L nd T on c sid of qu ion giv s k is dim nsionl ss nd x, y nd z s m dim nsions ,so unknown indic s, n sinc c sid of
i- P iod= k Note: dim nsion l n lysis do s no ovid m m ic lly n lysis of y c i d ou in v lu of oving ( im dim nsionl ss cons n k; iod of sim l ndulum)
fo mul T= 2 do s. How v si u ions w m m ic l n lysis is oo difficul ; dim nsion l n lysis is icul ly us ful in suc c s s lik is uill s fo mul (in fluid m c nics, w ic inv s ig s dy flow of liquid (w ) oug i ) nd S ok s L w(in fluid m c nics, A low v loci i s, f ic ion l fo c on s ic l body moving oug fluid cons n v loci y is qu l o 6 im s oduc of v loci y, fluid viscosi y, nd dius of s .) -T
i
nd- (No : x
i l on in
ss
ly b n dd d)i
im in J n2010