PHYS 170: Mechanics I: Section 201

OUTLINE AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES BY WEEK

1. January 5-9 (Text: General Principles 1.1-1.6, Force Vectors 2.1-2.6)

• Introduction to the basic quantities and idealization of mechanics.
• Recall Newton's Laws of Motion and Gravitation.
• Review the SI system of units.
• Introduce vectors.

2. January 12-16 (Force Vectors 2.7-2.9)

• Learn how to add forces and resolve them into components using the Parallelogram Law.
• Learn how to express force and position in Cartesian vector form and explain how to determine the vector's magnitude and direction.
• Introduce the dot product.
• Use the dot product to determine the angle between two vectors or the projection of one vector onto another.
• Introduce cross product.

3. January 19-23 (Equilibrium of a Particle 3.1-3.4, Force System Resultants 4.1-4.2)

• Introduce the concept of the free-body diagram for a particle.
• Learn how to solve particle equilibrium problems using the equations of equilibrium.
• Understand the concept of the moment of a force and show how to calculate it in two and three dimensions.

4. January 26-30 (Force System Resultants 4.3-4.9)

• Learn how to find the moment of a force about a specified axis.
• Learn methods for determining the resultants of nonconcurrent force systems.
• Learn how to reduce a simple distributed loading to a resultant force having a specified location.

5. February 2-6 (Equilibrium of a Rigid Body 5.1-5.7)

• Introduce the equations of equilibrium for a rigid body.
• Introduce the concept of the free-body diagram for a rigid body.
• To show how to solve rigid body equilibrium problems using the equations of equiilibrium.

6. February 9-13 (Friction 8.1-8.3)

• To introduce the concept of dry friction and show how to analyze the equilibrium of rigid bodies subjected to this force.
• To present specific applications of frictional force analysis on wedges, screws, belts, and bearings.

7. February 16-20 (Spring Break)

8. February 23-27 (Kinematics of a Particle 12.1-12.6)

• To introduce the concepts of position, displacement, velocity, and acceleration.
• To study particle motion along a straight line and represent this motion graphically.
• To investigate particle motion along a curved path using different coordinate systems.

9. March 1-5 (Kinematics of a Particle 12.7-12.10)

• To investigate particle motion along a curved path using different coordinate systems.
• To present an analysis of dependent motion of two particles.
• To examine the principles of relative motion of two particles using translating axes.

10. March 8-12 (Force & Acceleration 13.1-13.6)

• Learn how to analyze the accelerated motion of a particle using the equation of motion with different coordinate systems.
• To investigate central-force motion and apply it to problems in space mechanics.

11. March 15-19 (Work & Energy 14.1-14.6)

• Introduce the concepts of work and energy and apply them to solving problems involving force, velosity, and displacement.
• Define and learn how to use the concept of power.
• Understand the concept of conservative force
• Learn how to use conservation of energy to solve kinetic problems

12. March 22-26 (Impulse & Momentum 15.1-15.4)

• Develop the principle of linear impulse and momentum for a particle.
• Understand the concept of conservation of linear momentum for particles and use it to solve problems.

13. March 29-April 3 (Impulse & Momentum 15.5-15.7)

• Learn how to analyze the mechanics of impact.
• To introduce the concept of angular impulse and momentum.
• Understand the concept of conservation of angular momentum for particles and use it to solve problems.

14. April 6-8

• Review!!