PHY 1101

Course Code: PHY 1101
Course Name:
Physics I
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:

Vectors and motions: The SI units, position, displacement, velocity, acceleration, vectors & scalars, adding vectors, components of vectors, unit vectors, projectile motion. Forces: Newton’s laws of motion, friction, Newton’s gravitation, concepts of work & energy, conservation laws, planets & satellites, concepts of equilibrium. Oscillations: Simple harmonic motion, pendulum, resonance, transverse & longitudinal waves, Lissajous’ figures, musical sounds, beats, Doppler Effect. Thermodynamics: Temperature & heat, Laws of thermodynamics, engines, refrigerators.