Essentials

Of College
Physics

CHAPTER1
Physics
| Introduction - for premedical students

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The goal of physics is to provide an understanding of the physical world by developing theories based on
experiments.
The basic laws of physics involve such physical quantities as force, velocity, volume, and acceleration, all
of which can be described in terms of more fundamental quantities. In mechanics, the three most
fundamental quantities are length (L), mass (M), and time (T); all other physical quantities can be
constructed from these three.

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1.1 Standards of Length, Mass,
PHYSICS and Time
1.3 Dimensional Analysis
By : Mr. 1.5 Conversion of Units
Mohammed Elobide 1.7 Coordinate Systems
1.8 Trigonometry
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1.1 STANDARDS OF
LENGTH, MASS, AND
TIME
The meter:
Is redefined as the distance traveled by
Length light in vacuum during a time interval of
1/299 792 458 second.

Mass The SI unit of mass, the kilogram, is defined

U.S.
Syste SI Cgs u.s.
CUSTO Time
SI m customary
M-ARY
Length Meter(m) Centimeter(c Foot(ft)
m)

as the mass of a
specific platinum
CGS Mass Kilogram(K Gram(g) Slug (sl)
iridium alloy g)
cylinder.
Time Second(s) Second(s) Second (s)
The second:
Is now defined as 9
192SYSTEMS
631 700 OF
times the period of oscillation of radiation from the
UNITS
cesium atom.

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7 Basic quantities
Physical quantities System international Abbreviation
(SI)
Length Meter M
Mass Kilogram Kg
Time Second S
Electric Current Ampere A
Temperature Kelvin K

Amount of substance Mole mol

Luminous intensity Candela Cd

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