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PH1016 General Physics I
1. Course Title: General Physics I

2. Course ID: PH1016
3. Course Units: 4(2-2-1-8)
▪ Lecture: 30 hours
▪ Seminar: 30 hours
▪ Lab: 6 x 2 hours
4. Replacement/Equivalent Courses:
5. Expected Participants: Second-year students in Undergraduate Advanced Programs or other first-
year students having good English skills.
6. Requisites
▪ Prerequisites: - Math 220; Math 230/231
▪ Requisites: - English language level: Students are expected to be able to listen lectures
and to read textbooks in English.
▪ Co-requisites: -
7. Objectives and Expected Outcomes
The goals of this part of the course are to provide students with the knowledge of the basis laws of
classical mechanics, the conservation laws, vibration and mechanical waves, some concepts of the
Einstein’s theory of relativity, the methods of analyzing and solving relevant problems. The laboratory
sessions help students to practice the skills at performing measurements of mass, length, time and some
other mechanical quantities, evaluating their errors, setting up simple experiments to investigate topics in
the studied lectures.
8. Description
Kinetics and dynamics of material point - Mechanical energy and field of potential energy - Dynamics of
rigid - Vibration and mechanical waves - Einstein’s relative Theory.
9. Student Duties
▪ Class attendance: ≥ 80%
▪ Homework:
▪ Lab work:,…
10. Assessment
▪ Mid-term grade: 0.4 (40%)
- Home exercise grading
- Project
- Lab work and reports
- Mid-tem test
▪ Final exam (multiple-choice and writing): 0.6 (40%)
11. Course Materials
▪ Textbook: “University Physics with Modern Physics”, Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
Addison Wesley - 2004
▪ Lecture Notes
▪ Lab Manual
12. Course Topics
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GENERAL PHYSICS I
Course Developers: - Nguyen Vien Tho

- Duong Huyen
Introduction: The nature of Physics - Standards and units

1 Kinetics of material point (lectures: 5 h + discussions and exercises: 5 h)
1.1 Motion in one dimension:
1.1.1 Average and instantaneous velocities
1.1.2 Average and instantaneous accelerations
1.1.3 Motion with constant acceleration
1.1.4 Freely falling motion
1.2 Motion in two and three dimensions:
1.2.1 Position and velocity vectors
1.2.2 Acceleration vector, tangent acceleration and normal acceleration vectors
1.2.3 Circular motion: angular velocity and acceleration, relations between angular velocity and linear
velocity, between angular acceleration and tangent acceleration
2 Dynamics of material point (6 + 6)

2.1 Newtonian laws of motion:
2.1.1 Forces and interactions, Newton’s first law, inertial frames of reference
2.1.2 Newton’s second law superposition of forces, friction, tension
2.1.3 Newton’s third law; action and reaction, examples of applying Newton’s laws
2.1.4 Dynamics of circular motion, centripetal and centrifugal forces
2.2 Momentum and impulse:
2.2.1 Equation of Newton’s second law in terms of momentum
2.2.2 Impulse-momentum theorem, conservation of momentum
2.2.3 Elastic and inelastic collisions, rocket propulsion
3 Mechanical energy and it’s conservation (5 + 5)

3.1 Work and power:
3.1.1 Kinetic energy and work-energy theorem
3.1.2 Gravitational potential energy and theorem of potential energy in uniform gravitational field
3.1.3 conservation of mechanical energy
3.1.4 Problem-solving strategy using mechanical energy conservation
3.2 Potential energy of a force field:
3.2.1 Elastic potential energy, potential force field
3.2.2 Relation between force and potential energy in one dimension, in two and three dimensions
3.2.3 Potential energy diagram
3,3 Gravitational field:
3.3.1 Newton’s law of gravitation
3.3.2 Gravitational potential energy
3.3.3 Motion of satellites, satellite orbits
4 Dynamics of rigid bodies (6 + 6)

4.1 Kinetics of rigid body:
4.1.1 Translation of rigid body, center of mass
4.1.2 Rotation of rigid body about a fixed axis
4.2 Moment of force and moment of inertia:
4.2.1 Moment of a force with respect to the rotation axis
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4.2.2 Moment of inertia and calculation of moment of inertia

4.3 Angular momentum:
4.3.1 Angular moment of any system of particles, angular momentum of a rigid body rotating around a
fixed axis
4.3.2 Theorems for angular momentum
4.3.3 Conservation of angular momentum, gyroscopes and precession
4.4 Work and power in rotational motion
4.4.1 Work done by a torque
4.4.2 Rotational kinetic energy of rigid bodies
5 Oscillations and mechanical waves (5 + 5)

5.1 Oscillations:
5.1.1 Periodic motion and oscillation, quantities describing oscillations, differential equation for (one-
dimensional) oscillations
5.1.2 Harmonic oscillations and the connection with circular motion
5.1.3 Simple and physical pendulums
5.1.4 Damped oscillations, forced oscillations and resonance
5.1.5 Superposition of harmonic oscillations
5.2 Mechanical waves
5.2.1 Formation of a wave, mathematical description of a wave
5.2.2 Wave functions and quantities specifying a mechanical wave
5.2.3 Wave energy and intensity
6 Theory of relativity (3 + 3)
6.1 Relativity
6.1.1 Relativity in classical mechanics
6.1.2 Two postulates of Einstein’s theory of relativity
6.1.3 Relativity of simultaneity, of time intervals and of lengths
6.2 Relativistic mechanics
6.2.1 Lorentz transformations
6.2.2 Relativistic mass and momentum
6.2.3 Einstein’s relation of energy and consequences
13. Lab works
The topics will be chosen from the following list:
▪ Measurement of basic constants: length, weight and time
▪ Law of momentum using Air track
▪ Oscillation of physical pendulum (Reversible pendulum)
▪ Determine moment of inertia and bear friction
▪ Analyze the resonance of a pendulum using Data Studio program
▪ Determine sound velocity using standing wave method
▪ Determine sound velocity using a Quincke tube
▪ Determine sound velocity using Doppler method
▪ Determine sound velocity in a metal rod using transient Comex method
▪ Determine viscosity of liquid using Stock method
14. References
1. University Physics with Modern Physics, Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman, Addison Wesley - 2004
2. “Physics for Scientists and Engineers”, D. C. Giancoli, Prentice Hall -1999
3. “Newtonian Physics”, B. Crowell, The Light and Matter - 2002
4. “ Conservation Laws”, B. Crowell, The Light and Matter -2002
5. “Vibrations and Waves”, B. Crowell, The Light and Matter -2002
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Chairman of the Scientific and Education Council
Exercises and Problems are selected to include at least one representative example of each problems
type. It hopes that students can image the solution of the remain similar to the selected ones.
Accoding to lectrure notes we will do homeworks in University Physics with Modern Physics:
1. Introduction and Kinematics of Materials Point

Chapter 1. Unit, Physical Quantities and Vectors
Exercises: 1, 7, 9, 17, 23, 25, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 51, 55.
Problems: 59, 67, 69, 71, 75, 77, 79, 85, 89, 91.
Chapter 2: Motion along as straight line.

Exercises: 3, 7, 9, 13, 15, 19, 21, 31, 33, 37, 39, 43, 45, 47, 51, 53.
Problems: 57, 59, 65, 67, 69, 73, 75, 79, 81, 83, 85, 89, 93.
Chapter 3. Motion in two or three dimentions

Exercises: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 19, 21, 23, 25, 33, 37, 41, 43.
Problems: 45, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 65, 69, 71, 73, 75, 79, 81, 85.
2 Dynamics of material point

Chapter 4 Newton's laws of motion
Exercises: 5, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23
Problems: 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 49.
Chapter 5: Application of Newton's Laws

Exercises: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 31, 35, 37, 43, 45, 51, 53.
Problems: 57, 59, 61, 63, 73, 75, 81, 83, 89, 93, 95, 109, 111, 113, 115.
Chapter 8. Momentum, Impulse and Collisions

Exercises: 5, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 33, 35, 39, 43, 45, 47, 49, 53, 57.
Problems: 59, 65, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 81, 83, 91, 95, 97, 99, 101, 105.
3 Mechanical energy and it’s conservation (5 + 5)

Chapter 6: Works and Kinetic Energy
Exercises: 1, 5, 7, 13, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 47, 49, 53.
Problems: 57, 63, 65, 67, 69, 73, 77, 83, 85, 89, 91, 93, 97, 99.
Chapter 7. Potential Energy and Energy Conservation

Exercises: 3, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 31, 33, 35, 37.
Problems: 43, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 73, 75, 81, 83.
Chapter 12. Gravitation

Exercises: 1, 3, 5, 13, 17, 21, 23, 27, 29,
Problems: 47, 53, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 71, 73, 75, 77
4 Dynamics of rigid bodies (6 + 6)

Chapter 9. Rotation of Rigid Bodies
Exercises: 5, 7, 11, 13, 19, 21, 25, 27, 31, 25, 27, 31, 35, 37, 41, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 59.
Problems: 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 81, 83, 85, 87, 91, 97.
Chapter 10. Dynamics of Rotational motion

Exercises: 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 19, 23,25, 27, 33, 35, 37, 39,43, 45, 49
Problems: 55, 57, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 75, 79, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 97
5 Oscillations and mechanical waves (5 + 5)

Chapter 13. Periodic Motion
Exercises: 1, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 23, 25, 27, 29, 33, 35, 39, 41, 43, 49, 51, 55
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Problems: 59, 61, 65, 69, 71, 73, 75, 83, 85, 89, 91, 93,
Chapter 15. Mechanical Waves

Exercises: 1, 5, 7, 11, 15, 17, 23, 31, 33, 37, 39, 41, 43.
Problems: 47, 51, 53, 61, 63, 65, 67, 71, 73, 77.

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PH1016 General Physics I

1. Course Title: General Physics I

Course Developers: - Nguyen Vien Tho

Introduction: The nature of Physics - Standards and units

2 Dynamics of material point (6 + 6)

3 Mechanical energy and it’s conservation (5 + 5)

4 Dynamics of rigid bodies (6 + 6)

4.2.2 Moment of inertia and calculation of moment of inertia

5 Oscillations and mechanical waves (5 + 5)

Chairman of the Scientific and Education Council

1. Introduction and Kinematics of Materials Point

Chapter 2: Motion along as straight line.

Chapter 3. Motion in two or three dimentions

2 Dynamics of material point

Chapter 5: Application of Newton's Laws

Chapter 8. Momentum, Impulse and Collisions

3 Mechanical energy and it’s conservation (5 + 5)

Chapter 7. Potential Energy and Energy Conservation

Chapter 12. Gravitation

4 Dynamics of rigid bodies (6 + 6)

Chapter 10. Dynamics of Rotational motion

5 Oscillations and mechanical waves (5 + 5)

Chapter 15. Mechanical Waves

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