PHYSICS

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 Physics (from Ancient Greek: "knowledge of nature") is the
natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion
and behavior through space and time.
 Thus, the main goal of physics is to understand how the universe
behaves.

In the classical mechanics - observed in everyday life, matter is any

substance that has mass and takes up space; this includes atoms and
anything made up of these.
INTRODUCTION TO
M E C H A N I CS

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Table of Origin of word “Mechanics”

contents What is mechanics

Branches of mechanics

Concept of matter

Applications of mechanics

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Origin of word
Mechanics

Mechanics is derived from

Greek word Mekhanikos
(an engineer).

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What is mechanics?
Mechanics is a branch of physical science that deals with forces and their
effect on objects.

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 What is mechanics?
Mechanics is a branch of physics that is
concerned with the state of rest or motion of
bodies that are subjected to the action of
forces.
It deals with the effect of forces upon material
bodies.

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 Branches of mechanics
It deals with the behavior of It deals with the objects moving
matter and energy at atomic and with velocities comparable to the
sub-atomic scale. velocity of light.

Quantum Relativistic
mechanics mechanics

MECHANICS

Newtonian It deals with the effect of energy

mechanics and forces on everyday objects.

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Concept of Matter

Solids Solid
Substances that
cannot flow
Matter
Anything that has
Liquid
mass and takes up
Fluids
space
Substances
that can flow
easily Gas

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Newtonian Mechanics
Mechanics Engineering
of mechanics
Rigid bodies

Fluid Mechanics Newtonian

mechanics of mechanics
Fluids
Mechanics of Strength of
Deformable materials
bodies

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Engineering Mechanics

Engineering
Mechanics

Statics Dynamics
It deals with the study It deals with the study
of objects at rest of motion of objects

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Classification of Mechanics

Kinematics

Mechanics Dynamics

Statics
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 Analytic mechanics

Analytic mechanics includes the study of:

Dynamics - which deals with the accelerated
motion of bodies.
Statics - deals with the equilibrium of bodies,
that is, those that are either at rest or move
with a constant velocity.
Kinematics: It is the study of motion of
particles and bodies without reference to
masses and effects of forces.

Dynamics: It is the branch of mechanics which

deals with the particles and bodies in motion.

Statics: It is the branch of mechanics which

deals with the particles and bodies at rest.
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Application of Mechanics