Engineering Physics 1 (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course the student:
- Understands the fundamentals ofnatural scienceas a base of technological applications.
- Understands the basic theories of the modern physical world in order for him/her to be able to apply this knowledge in his/her future field of expertise.

Content

Topics covered in course are (in the order shown):
• uniform motion
• uniform acceleration
• gravitational acceleration
• motion in two and three dimensions
• force and momentum
• law of momentum concervation
• force and acceleration
• action and reaction
• gravitational force
• normal forces
• frictional forces
• transmission of force by ropes and chains
• kinetic energy
• potential energy
• work-energy principle
• springs
• power
• power and drag forces in uniform motion
• power in uniformly accelerating motion
• impulse
• inelastic collisions
• rotational motion
• g-forces
• angular acceleration and centripetal force