SPH 2160 PHYSICS I
Course objectives/expected outcome
At the end of the course students should be able
to:
1. Solve simple problem as on statics, dynamics heat
& thermodynamics
2. Distinguish between heat and temperature,
specific heat capacity and latent heat.
3. State and apply Newton's Laws of motion.
4. Identify and use various temperature measuring
instruments.
,Course Description
Statics;
1. Forces in a plane,
2. Forces in space,
3. Rigid bodies,
4. Equilibrium of rigid bodies.
5. Distributed forces,
6. Centroids and centres of gravity.
7. Analysis of structures.
8. Forces in beam and cables.
9. Friction.
10. Moments of inertia.
, Dynamics:
1. Kinematics of particles
2. Newton's second law
3. Energy and momentum,
4. Systems of particles,
5. Kinematics of rigid bodies
6. Plane motion of rigid bodies.
Heat:
1. Sensible latent heat,
2. Specific heat and heat capacity.
3. Temperature
4. Celsius and absolute temperature scales.
Course objectives/expected outcome
At the end of the course students should be able
to:
1. Solve simple problem as on statics, dynamics heat
& thermodynamics
2. Distinguish between heat and temperature,
specific heat capacity and latent heat.
3. State and apply Newton's Laws of motion.
4. Identify and use various temperature measuring
instruments.
,Course Description
Statics;
1. Forces in a plane,
2. Forces in space,
3. Rigid bodies,
4. Equilibrium of rigid bodies.
5. Distributed forces,
6. Centroids and centres of gravity.
7. Analysis of structures.
8. Forces in beam and cables.
9. Friction.
10. Moments of inertia.
, Dynamics:
1. Kinematics of particles
2. Newton's second law
3. Energy and momentum,
4. Systems of particles,
5. Kinematics of rigid bodies
6. Plane motion of rigid bodies.
Heat:
1. Sensible latent heat,
2. Specific heat and heat capacity.
3. Temperature
4. Celsius and absolute temperature scales.
