In the Name of ALLAH, the

most gracious, the most merciful

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 Engr. Afnan H. Khan
afnankhanhaider@gmail.com

LEC TURE NO. 2 2

DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS
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DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS
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DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS
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DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS
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SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
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UNIT CONVERSIONS

MEASUREMENT
Sometimes it’s necessary to convert units from one system to another.
Conversion factors between the SI and U.S. customary systems for
units of length are as follows:

1 mi = 1 609 m = 1.609 km
1 ft = 0.304 8 m = 30.48 cm
1 m = 39.37 in. = 3.281 ft
1 in. = 0.025 4 m = 2.54 cm

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UNIT CONVERSION
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 C O O R D I N AT E S Y S T E M S
Coordinate Systems
A coordinate system used to specify locations in space
A point on a line can be located with one coordinate, a point in a plane with two
coordinates, and a point in space with three.

A coordinate system used to specify locations in space consists of the

following:
■ A fixed reference point O, called the origin
■ A set of specified axes, or directions, with an appropriate scale and
labels on the axes
■ Instructions on labeling a point in space relative to the origin and axes
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 RECTNGULAR CS
One convenient and commonly used coordinate system is the Cartesian
coordinate system, sometimes called the rectangular coordinate system.
Such a system in two dimensions is illustrated in Figure 1.5.

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Sometimes it’s more convenient to locate a point in space by its plane polar
coordinates (r, u), as in Figure 1.6. In this coordinate system, an origin O and a

POLAR CS
reference line are selected as shown. A point is then specified by the distance r
from the origin to the point and by the angle u between the reference line and a
line drawn from the origin to the point.

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Tr i g o n o m e t r y R e v i e w

TRIGNOMETRY
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PROBLEM 1
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SOLUTION
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PROBLEM 2
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SOLUTION
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Ve c t o r s

VEC TORS
A vector quantity is characterized by having both a magnitude and a
direction. By contrast, a scalar quantity has magnitude, but no direction.

Scalar quantities can be manipulated with the rules of ordinary

arithmetic. Vectors can also be added and subtracted from each other,
and multiplied, but there are a number of important differences, as will
be seen in the following sections

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Ve c t o r s R u l e s

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ADDITION
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COMPONENTS OF A VECTOR

RESOLUTION
VECTOR
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COMPONENTS OF A VECTOR

RESOLUTION
VECTOR
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PROBLEM
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SOLUTION
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SOLUTION
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PROBLEM
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SOLUTION
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SOLUTION
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Problem-Solving
Strategy

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ASSIGNMENT
NO. 1 (Part A)
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Solve the following problems

ASSIGNMENT
from “College Physics Book”
Problem Nos.

01
1, 4, 5, 14, 15, 17, 20, 30, 38, 40, 44, 47, 50, 54,
58, 61, 65, 75, 76, 79
TOTAL 20 Problems

Deadline : 02 – Nov – 2021 (Approx. 2 weeks)

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