Course Code: AS111

Course Title: PHYSICS I

Class Day: WED Timing: 12:30 – 2:00

Lecture / Week No. 2

Instructor Name: Waheeduddin Hyder

Department of Computer Science

Contents

1. Freely Falling Objects

2. Kinematic Equations

3. Examples
Reference No 1 FREELY FALLING OBJECTS

• It is now well known that, in the absence of air resistance, all objects
dropped near the Earth’s surface fall toward the Earth with the same
constant acceleration under the influence of the Earth’s gravity.
• It was not until about 1600 that this conclusion was accepted.
• Before that time, the teachings of the great philosopher Aristotle
(384–322 B.C.) had held that heavier objects fall faster than lighter
ones.
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• When we use the expression freely falling object, we do not

necessarily refer to an object dropped from rest.
• A freely falling object is any object moving freely under the influence
of gravity alone, regardless of its initial motion.
• Objects thrown upward or downward and those released from rest
are all falling freely once they are released.
• Any freely falling object experiences an acceleration directed
downward, regardless of its initial motion.
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• We shall denote the magnitude of the free-fall acceleration by the symbol

g.
• The value of g near the Earth’s surface decreases with increasing altitude.
• Furthermore, slight variations in g occur with changes in latitude.
• It is common to define “up” as the +y direction and to use y as the position
variable in the kinematic equations.
• At the Earth’s surface, the value of g is approximately 9.80 m/s2. Unless
stated otherwise, we shall use this value for g when performing
calculations.
• For making quick estimates, use g=10 m/s2
Reference No 1 Example

• A tennis ball is dropped from shoulder height (about 1.5 m) and bounces three times before it is caught.
Sketch graphs of its position, velocity, and acceleration as functions of time, with the +y direction defined as
upward.
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• When the ball is in contact with

the floor, the velocity changes
substantially during a very short
time interval, and so the
acceleration must be quite great.
• This corresponds to the
very steep upward lines on the
velocity–time graph and to
the spikes on the acceleration–
time graph
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References / Resources

• 1 - University Physics, Sears and Zemansky, Pearson Education

• 2 -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_interference#/media/File:Interference_of_two_waves.svg
• 3 - https://www.britannica.com/science/light/Youngs-double-slit-experiment