The list of concepts, definitions, laws and relations
to memorize when taking PY 105 course
For each physical quantity a students must be able to answer the
following questions:
1. what is its name;
2. what is a usual symbol for the quantity;
3. what is its unit;
4. how to measure the quantity;
5. to what other physical quantities is this
quantity related;
6. how is this physical quantity algebraically
related to other physical quantities?
a scalar, a
vector
a component
a right
triangle
sin, cos, tan
the Pythagorean
theorem
Coordinate system
Cartesian coordinate system
an axis
an origin
a coordinate
Cartesian vector components
linear equation
quadratic equation
quadratic formula
a unit
fundamental (base)
units
SI system of units
unit conversion
conversion factor
prefix words
etalon
measurement
significant figures
motion
1 D motion
2 D motion
translational motion
linear motion
(LM)
position
position vector
displacement
distance
elapsed time
velocity
speed
average velocity
average speed
instantaneous velocity
motion equation
motion diagram
position graph
velocity graph
meaning of the
slope
meaning of the
area
constant velocity
motion (CVM)
properties of CVM
acceleration
average
acceleration
instantaneous
acceleration
motion with
constant acceleration (MCA)
properties of MCA
relative motion
velocity addition
Òcrossing
the riverÓ
projectile motion
(PM)
range
properties of PM
inertia
force
list of forces
NewtonÕs 1st law
NewtonÕs 2nd law
NewtonÕs 3rd law
principle of
superposition of forces
FBD
force of gravity
vs. apparent weight
weightless
kinetic friction
vs. static friction
coefficient of
friction
a pulley
an ideal
string
an AtwoodÕs
machine
methods for
applying NewtonÕs laws
circular motion
(CM)
circumference
radius
uniform circular
motion (UCM)
period
frequency
centripetal
acceleration
properties of
horizontal UCM
properties of
vertical UCM
properties of
vertical CM
kinetic energy
work
work-force
connection
force-position
graph
power
power-force
connection
work-kinetic
energy theorem
conservative force
potential energy
gravitational potential
energy
mechanical energy
non-conservative
force
law of
conservation of energy
impulse of a force
linear momentum
force-tine graph
closed (isolated)
system
law of
conservation of linear momentum
a collision
elasticity
four types of
collisions
methods for
solving collision problems
center of mass
(COM)
calculating COM
a solid
object
rotational motion
axis of
rotation
an arc
angular
displacement
angular velocity
angular
acceleration
degrees vs.
radians
connections RM to LM
torque
lever arm
calculating torque
rotational inertia
(RI)
NewtonÕs 1st law for RM
NewtonÕs 2nd law for RM
static
equilibrium
conditions for static
equilibrium
solving problems
on static equilibrium
Table of RI
parallel axis
theorem
applications of NewtonÕs laws for RM
angular momentum
rotational kinetic
energy
rotational impulse
rotational work
work-kinetic
energy theorem
rolling
rolling without
slipping
special cases of
rolling (a spool, racing objects, AtwoodÕs machine)
law of
conservation of energy
law of
conservation of angular momentum
gravity
force of gravity
NewtonÕs law of gravitation
principle of
superposition
gravitational field
gravitational potential
energy
bound system
energy of a bound
system
orbits
escape speed
stable
equilibrium
unstable
equilibrium
restoring force
oscillations
small
oscillations
HookeÕs law
NewtonÕs 2nd law for SHM
simple harmonic
motion (SHM)
SHM for horizontal spring
analogy between
SHM and UCM
motion equation
for SHM
S, V, A graphs for SHM
period
frequency
angular frequency
amplitude
elastic potential
energy
energy graphs
conservation of energy
SHM for a vertical spring
a simple
pendulum
SHM for a simple pendulum
a physical
pendulum
SHM for a physical pendulum
fluids
density
pressure
pressure in a
static fluid
atmospheric pressure
gauge pressure
absolute pressure
the PascalÕs
law
the buoyant
force
ArchimedesÕ principle
A static equilibrium for objects in
liquid
solving buoyancy
problems
fluid dynamics
an ideal
fluid
streamline flow
an
incompressible fluid
mass flow rate
volume flow rate
the continuity
equation
the
BernoulliÕs equation
solving fluid
dynamics problems
temperature
temperature scales
thermal contact
thermal conduction
thermal
equilibrium
measuring
temperature
heat
internal energy
meaning of
temperature
meaning of heat
thermal expansion
coefficient of thermal
expansion (CTE)
linear, areal,
and volumetric CTE
heat capacity
specific heat
(capacity)
thermally insulated
system
heat balance
equation (an equation for thermal equilibrium)
phase transition
critical
temperature
latent heat
(capacity)
method for
solving thermal equilibrium problems
convection
thermal radiation
thermal conduction
thermal
conductivity
the ideal gas
absolute
temperature
a mole
the AvogadroÕs
number
the universal
gas constant
RMS values
the ideal gas
law
iso - laws
graphs for gas
processes (PV, VT, PT diagrams)
the
BoltzmannÕs constant
the meaning of
the absolute temperature
the meaning of
the pressure
degree of freedom
the equipartition theorem
monatomic, diatomic,
polyatomic gas
calculating internal
energy
the first law
of thermodynamics
work done by
gas
calculating specific
heat (Cv, Cp)
isothermal process
adiabatic process
thermodynamic cycle
work done over
a cycle
heat engine
entropy
second law of
thermodynamics
heat engine
efficiency
the Carnot
cycle
maximum (ideal)
heat engine efficiency
a heat pump
and a refrigerato