Physics 1

Mechanics

Lecture 1
Eng. LOUAY KARAKER
 • Physics, the most fundamental
physical science, is concerned with
the fundamental principles of the

What is Universe.
• It is the foundation upon which

Physics? the other sciences (astronomy,

biology, chemistry, and geology)
are based. It is also the basis of a
large number of engineering
applications.
• The study of physics can be
divided into six main areas:
• 1. Classical mechanic
• 2. Relativity
• 3. Thermodynamics
• 4. Electromagnetism
• 5. Optics
• 6. Quantum mechanics
 • Classical mechanics, concerning
the motion of objects that are
large relative to atoms and move
Mechanics at speeds much slower than the
speed of light
• Sometimes referred to as
Newtonian mechanics or simply
mechanics.
• Many principles and models
used to understand mechanical
systems retain their importance
in the theories of other areas of
physics and can later be used to
describe many natural
phenomena.
• Therefore, classical mechanics
is of vital importance to
students from all disciplines.
 Mechanics

Kinetic Dynamic

Physics and Measurement The Laws of Motion

Motion in One Dimension Applications of Newton’s Laws

Vectors Energy of a System

Motion in Two Dimensions Conservation of Energy

Circular Motion Linear Momentum and Collisions

Rotation of a Rigid Object

Physics and
Measurement
Height : 221 m

• Physics is based on experimental

observations and quantitative
measurements.
• These observations have described by
numbers and units.
• Numbers give us how large our
measurement was, and the units tell us
the nature of this measurement.
Physical Quantities
Basic Physical
Quantity

Time Length Mass

Dimensional In physics, the word dimension
Analysis denotes the physical nature of a
quantity.

The distance between two points, for

example, can be measured in feet,
meters, or furlongs, which are all
different ways of expressing the
dimension of Length.
Example 2:

Using the dimensional analysis check that this equation x = ½

at2 is correct, where x is the distance, a is the acceleration and
t is the time.
Eng. LOUAY KARAKER