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Halliday D.; Resniick R. and Walker J. (2010).

Principles Of Physics, Extended, ninth Edition 1
 Introduction
Session-1-1

Course : SCIE6004 – Physics I (4/2 Credits)

Year : 2016

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 1. Measuring

We discover physics by learning how to mesure the

quantities involve in physics.
A physical quantity is a quantity that can be measured,
and have the units.
The physical quantity can be classified as :
base (fundamental) quantities and derived quantities.
- Base quantities are the quantities that cannot be defined
in terms of other quantities. There are : length, mass,
time, electrical current, thermodynamic temperature,
amount of substance, luminous intensity
- Derived quantities are physics quantities derived from the
base quantities through multiplication, division or both,
some examples: force, velocity, acceleration, energy, …..

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 2. International System of Units

The SI system, or the International System of Units, is also

called the metric system.
The International System of Units(SI) is currently the generally
accepted system of units in the physical sciences.

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SI base units
The SI is founded on seven SI base units for seven base
quantities .
Base quantity Name Symbol
Length meter m
Mass kilogram kg
Time second s
Electric current ampere A
Thermodynamic kelvin K
temperature
Amount of substance mole mol
Luminous Intensity Candela cd

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English Engineering Units

Base quantity Name Symbol

time second s
length foot ft

mass Pound mass lbm

slug
force Pound force lbF
temperature Fahrenheit °F

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Prefix For SI Units
Factor Prefix Symbol Factor Prefix Symbol
1024 yotta- Y 10-1 deci d
1021 zetta- Z 10-2 centi- c
1018I exa- E 10-3 milli- m
1015 peta- P 10-6 micro-
1012 tera- T 10-9 nano- n
109 giga- G 10-12 pico- p
106 mega- M 10-15 femto- f
103 kilo- k 10-18 atto- a
102 hekto- h 10-2 zepto- z
101 deka- d 10-24 yocto- y
Scientific notation uses the power of 10. Example:
3 560 000 000 m = 3.56 x 109m.
Sometimes special names are used to describe very large or very small
quantities. For example, 2.35 x 10-9 = 2.35 nanoseconds (ns)
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Conversion of units
Some Conversions of units:
1 kg = 103 gr = 6,852x10-2 slug
1 slug = 14,59 kg
1m = 102 cm = 3,281 ft = 6,214x10-4 mil
1 mil = 1609 m = 5280 ft
1 ft = 0,3048 m
1N = 1 kg.m/s2 = 105 dyne = 0,2248 lb

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 3. Review of Mathematics
for Basic Physics
(1) Trigonometric

Sin θ = b / c
c Cos θ = a / c
b
Tan θ = b / a Cot θ = a / b
θ 90o Sec θ = c / a Csc θ = c / b
a

Sin θ  Cos θ  1
2 2

Sin 2θ = 2 Sin θ Cos θ

Cos 2θ = 1- 2 Sin2θ

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PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM : a2 + b2 = c2

Sin( α +β ) = Sin α Cos β + Sin β Cos α

Cos( α +β ) = Cos α Cos β – Sin α Sin β

(2) Quadratic Formula

IF: a x2 + b x + c = 0 then :

X  -b  b2  4ac
2a

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 (2) Derivatives

d(x m)
1.  m x m1
dx
2. d(ku)  k du k  constant
dx dx
d(u  v) du dv
3.  
dx dx dx
d(uv) dv du
4. u  v
dx dx dx
d(Sin x)
5.  Cos x
dx
d(Cos x)
6.   Sin x
dx
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 d(Tan x) 1
7. 
dx Cos 2 x

8. d(ex )  ex
dx
9. d(lnx)  1/x

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(3) Integrals
Indefinite Integrals

1.  dx  x  c c  constant of integration
m 1
x
2.  xmdx  c
m 1
dx
3   ln x  c
x
4  Cos x dx  Sin x  c
5  Sin x dx  - Cos x  c

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6  ex dx  ex  c
7.  k u dx  k  u dx
8.  (u  v)dx   udx   vdx
Definite Integrals
x
2 n
1.  X dX 
1
( Xn2  1  X1n  1 )
n 1
x
1

2
2.  Cos  d  Sin α2  Sin α1
1
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 
2
3.  Sin  d  -( Cos α2 Cos α1 )
1
X2
4.  e x dx  ex2  ex1
X1
x2
dX
5.  dx  lnx2 - lnx1  ln(x2/x1)
X
x1

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Reference.
Halliday D.; Resniick R. and Walker J. (2010). Principles Of
Physics, Extended, ninth Edition , John Wiley & SONS Inc, New
York, ISBN: 978-0-470-894187

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