Bhagat Satindar. Elementary Physics I. Kinematics, Dynamics And Thermodynamics

Bookboon, 2014. — 172 p. — ISBN: 978-87-403-0632-3.This book develops the ideas which are necessary for a beginning student to appreciate physics and its applications at the most fundamental level. It has been written on the basis of the author's experience of teaching and discussing physics with undergraduate students at several universities over a period of several decades. The topics covered are conventional: varieties of motion and causes thereof, conservation principles, energy, momentum, gravitation, rotation, temperature and thermodynamics.Dimensions – Units – Scalar or Vector
What is Physics?
Lengths at Play – Length, Area, Volume, Angle
Length – Time – Motion
Two Free Rides Plus Speed and Size of Moon
Kinematics – Description of Motion in One Dimension [Along x-axis]. (Point Particles)
Vector Algebra/ Trig. Identities
Kinematics – Two Dimensions – Projectile Motion
Relative Velocities – Inertial Observers
Newton’s Laws (Point Objects)
Uniform Circular Motion – Kinematics and Dynamics
Some Consequences of Earth’s Rotation
Universal Law of Gravitation – Force
Conservation Principles
Potential Energy – Gravitational Force
Conservation of Linear Momentum
Circular Motion When Speed is NOT Constant
Torque
Types of Motion of Rigid Body
Rolling Without Slip; etc
Conservation of Angular Momentum – Keplers Laws
Thermodynamics – Dynamics + One Thermal Parameter
Temperature
Heat
Pressure of a Gas – Kinetic Energy
Modes of Heat Transfer
First Law of Thermodynamics
First Law – Thermodynamic Processes
Thermodynamic Processes
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Formulae.