Mechanics
Kinematics, Newton's laws, energy and momentum for particles and rigid bodies.
PHYS-130 Year 1 3 credits 5 lessons · 3 h 16 min
Offered by HSM University · Engineering Core
What you'll learn
- Solve constant-acceleration and projectile motion problems
- Apply Newton's laws using free-body diagrams
- Use work, energy and power to analyse machines
- Apply conservation of momentum to collisions
- Relate torque, moment of inertia and rotational motion
Course content
5 lessons · 3 h 16 min total · final exam
- 1 Kinematics in one and two dimensions 38 min · quiz
- 2 Newton's laws of motion 39 min · quiz
- 3 Work and energy 39 min · quiz
- 4 Momentum and collisions 40 min · quiz
- 5 Rotational motion 40 min · quiz
- E Final exam 10 questions
Description
Kinematics, Newton's laws, energy and momentum for particles and rigid bodies.
Part of the Engineering stream, typically taken in year 1.