PHY1201 Physics-I

Instructor: Dr. Faisal

Zeeshan
Mechanial Engineering
Location: AC302
Time: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday,
09:00 am – 09:50 am
Semester Plan
 9 Work: Kinetic energy and the  
work–energy theorem, work and energy with varying forces, power,  
Potential energy and conservation of energy: gravitational potential  
energy, elastic potential energy, conservative and non-conservative Quiz 4
forces, force and potential energy, energy diagrams,

10 Kinetic theory and the ideal gas: Macroscopic description of an ideal gas;  
molecular model of an ideal gas; molar specific heat of an ideal gas; the  
equipartition of energy; adiabatic processes for an ideal gas; distribution of Assignment 4
molecular speeds;

11 Rigid bodies and rotational dynamics:  

Angular velocity and acceleration, rotation with constant angular  
acceleration, relating linear and angular kinematics, energy in rotational  
motion, Parallel-Axis Theorem,  
 
12 Torque, Torque and angular acceleration  
for a rigid body, rigid-body rotation about Quiz 5
a moving axis, work and power in rotational motion, angular momentum

13 Vibrational motion: Describing oscillation; Amplitude, Period, Frequency,  

and Angular Frequency; Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM); Energy in Simple  
Harmonic Motion; Applications of Simple Harmonic Motion; The Simple Assignment 5
Pendulum;
The Physical Pendulum;
14 Conservation of angular momentum:
Conservation of Angular Momentum, Gyroscopes and Precession, Quiz 6

15 Central force motions:

The equations of motion and first integral; Kepler three laws of orbits Assignment 6

16 Fluid mechanics: Density, pressure in a fluid, buoyancy, Fluid Flow,

Bernoulli’s Equation, Viscosity and Turbulence,
17,18 End Semester Exam
Assessment System

Type of Exam No % wt.

Assignments 6 10%
Quizzes 6 15%
Mid Semester 1 30%
Exam
End Semester 1 45%
Exam
 CONDUCT IN THE
CLASS
1. Students are not allowed to chat with each
other
2. Students are not allowed to do work of any other
subject during the class
3. Students are not allowed to do text
messaging in class
4.Your cell phones should be on
silent/vibration mode
5. Everyone should be seated in the class 1-2 minutes
ahead of start time of the class
6. You are not allowed to leave the class without
permission
7.You are not allowed to enter class
Classical mechanics

Learning outcomes:
i. Able to know the basic of physics.
ii. Able to explain classical mechanics.
 Mechanics: “Classical” Mechanics
“Classical” Physics:
“Classical” ≡ ≈ Before the 20th Century
The foundation of pure & applied macroscopic physics &
engineering!
– Newton’s Laws + Boltzmann’s Statistical
Mechanics (& Thermodynamics): ≈ Describe most of
macroscopic world!

Classical mechanics is the study of the motion of bodies in

accordance with the general principles first enunciated by Sir Isaac
Newton in his Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
(1687). Classical mechanics is the foundation upon which all other
branches of Physics are built. It has many important applications in
many areas of science:
The Birth of Classical Mechanics
 “Classical” Mechanics
The mechanics in this course is limited to
macroscopic
objects moving at speeds v much, much smaller
than
the speed of light c = 3 × 108 m/s. As long as v <<
c,
our discussion will be valid.

So, we will work

exclusively in
the
gray region in
the
Figure.
 Not too fast!
Classical Mechanics valid on scales which are:

• Not too fast

• e.g. high energy particle tracks from CERN
• If too fast, time is no longer absolute - need special relativity.
 Not too small!

Classical Mechanics valid on scales which are:

• Not too small!

• Images of atom planes in a lattice by scanning transmission
electron microscope (STEM)
• Particles actually have wave-like properties
• Hence for scales >> λ, wave properties can be ignored
 Not too large!
Classical Mechanics valid on scales which are:

• Not too large!

• Gravitational lens produced by a cluster of galaxies
• Space is “flat” in classical mechanics - curvature of
space is ignored
• Also in Newtonian mechanics, time is absolute
 Why do we need modern Physics?

• In Classical Mechanics

• Trouble with our ideas about time

• Trouble with our ideas about length

• Trouble with our ideas about velocity

The postulates of special relativity

• The laws of physics are the same in all inertial reference

frames.

• The speed of light in free space has the same value (c) in all
inertial reference frames.
Lab Subjects

Type of Assessment Weightage (%)

Lab Reports
10-20
A report for each lab/ experiment

Rubric Based Assessment

Team-work, interest, equipment handling (skill
15-20
level), equipment handling (own safety, safety
of others, safety of equipment)

Quizzes
15-20
One quiz for each lab (or per two labs)

Final Exam/ Practical Demonstration/ Viva 40-60