Lecturer
Recommended Reading
“Conceptual Physics” P. G. Hewitt. Addison Wesley Longman. 2002.
«University Physics, Vol.I» H.D. Young, Addison-Wesley Pub. Co. 1992.
Fundamental University Physics. Alonso – Finn. Addison-Wesley Pub. Co.
“Physics” Resnick, Halliday, Krane, (4th ed.) John Wiley & Sons, Inc. N.Y. (1992).
Course Description
Demonstration experiments in Mechanics & Heat. Especially:
Conservation of mechanical energy. Principal axes of inertia. Rotation of a body about principal axes. Role of inertia in rotation. Degree of stability.
Fundamental law of rotational motion. Angular momentum – conservation of angular momentum. Gyroscopes, Precession & Nutation.
Oscillations. Free and forced oscillations – resonance. Addition of oscillations. Beats. Lissajous figures.
Waves & standing waves. Wave phenomena.
Elasticity & Hardness. Friction. Collisions. Non inertial reference frames (centrifugal & Coriolis forces).
Hydrostatics. Aerostatics. Surface tension, capillary phenomena. Barometric formula. Magdeburg hemispheres. Boyle Mariotte law.
Hydrodynamics – Aerodynamics (Continuity Law, & Bernoulli’s law). Applications. Poiseuille’s law. Vortices.
Heat. Thermometers. Dimensional changes with temperature. Phase transitions. Thermal conductivity. Heat transfer. Absorption and emission of radiation.
