Lahore University of Management Sciences
PHY 101 Mechanics
Instructors
Room No.
Office Hours
Email
Telephone
Secretary/TA
TA Office Hours
Course URL (if any)
Fall 2012-13
Abdul Hameed Nayyar and Amer Iqbal (Recitations
SSE-9-229A and ?
3pm 5 pm
[email protected]3560 8208
Shama Rashid and Kaneez Amna
Course Basics
Credit Hours
Lecture(s)
Recitation (per week)
Lab (if any ) per week
Tutorial (per week)
Course Distribution
Core
Elective
Open for Student Category
Closed for Student Category
4
Nbr of Lec(s) Per Week
Nbr of Rec (s) Per
Week
Nbr of Session(s) Per
Week
Nbr of Tut(s) Per
Week
3
1
Duration
Duration
Two of 75 min and one of 60 min
60 min
Duration
1
Duration
60 min
SSE Core
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Introduces the principles of classical mechanics. Straight-line kinematics; motion in a plane; relative inertial frames and relative velocity; forces;
particle dynamics with force; work, conservative forces, potential energy and conservation of energy; conservation of momentum, center of mass
and the center of mass reference frame; rigid bodies and rotational dynamics; conservation of angular momentum; central force motions; special
relativity; waves, simple harmonic motion, oscillations, coupled harmonic oscillators
COURSE PREREQUISITE(S)
None
COURSE OBJECTIVES
To explain Newtons laws of motion and its applications
To explain special relativity and its applications
To explain simple harmonic motion, waves and oscillations
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Learning Outcomes
To understand the applications of Newtons laws of motion
To understand the basic assumptions of special relativity and its consequences
To understand simple harmonic motion, waves and oscillations
Grading Breakup and Policy
Assignment(s): 10%
Home Work:
Quiz(s):
Class Participation:
Attendance:
Midterm Examination: 30%
Project:
Final Examination: 40%
Examination Detail
Midterm
Exam
Yes/No: Yes
Combine Separate: Combined
Duration: 3 h
Preferred Date:
Exam Specifications: No books, no notes, no help sheet allowed. Calculators allowed
Final Exam
Yes/No: Yes
Combine Separate: Combined
Duration: 4 h
Exam Specifications: No books, no notes, no help sheet allowed. Calculators allowed
COURSE OVERVIEW
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
Topics
Calculus
Calculus
Physics and measurements, vectors
Motion in one, two and three dimensions
Newtons laws of motions and applications
Work and energy
Conservation of energy
Universal gravitation
System of particles
10
Collisions, rotation of a rigid body
Recommended
Readings
Objectives/
Application
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11
Dynamics of a rigid body
12
Oscillations
13
Waves
14
Waves
15
Special Relativity
Textbook(s)/Supplementary Readings
Hans C. Ohanian and John T. Markert, Physics for Engineers and Scientists Volume I, WW Norton and Co, 2007 .