MEWAR INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY,

KM 21 ABUJA-KEFFI ROAD, NASARAWA, NIGERIA

COURSE: PHY 101: General Physics I

INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Jumare Fidelis Asengi
CONTACT DETAILS: email: fidelisjumare@gmail.com
Mobile Number: +2349025916040
OFFICE HOURS: 10 am – 4 pm on Weekdays

How to reach me: My office is always open during school hours. Alternatively, you can reach me via
email and Telegram (using my mobile number) as I always check my email and Telegram. I’ll ensure that
I respond to your inquiries within 24 hours, or sooner.

CATALOG DESCRIPTION: “A handy introduction to General Physics and Mechanics in Physics.”

ABOUT THIS COURSE: You are welcome to General Physics. This semester, we will be having
intensive discussions about the inter-relating theories and concepts relating to the observable physical
environment we live in. We will also study their components and applications of Physics in modern-day
Mechanics.

This course will be delivered through a series of lectures and as such, my responsibility is to support and
facilitate students’ understanding of the practical and natural instances of the principles we will be
studying and their applications. Generally, we would be studying Space and Time, Frames of Reference,
Units and Dimension, Kinematics; The Fundamental Laws of Mechanics, Statics and Dynamics; Work
and Energy, Elasticity, Conservation Laws and Fluid Mechanics. Students will be given lots of
opportunities to practice from the in-class discussion, readings assignments, and individual and group
projects.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the semester and upon completion of all learning activities,
my students should be able to:

1. Explain the Units and Dimensions relating to Mechanics in Physics.

2. Understand and explain Newton’s Laws, Space, Time, and Frames of Reference.
3. Understand and explain the Fundamental Laws of Mechanics, Statics and Dynamics (Kinematics)
4. Understand and explain Momentum, Collision and Conservation Laws.
5. Understand and explain Fluid Dynamics

Teaching Philosophy: I personally aim to inspire my students to learn. I serve as a guide and have a
blend of Constructivism and Humanism as my teaching philosophy. I tend to focus on bringing out the
best from the students I lecture, as I shape their worldview using our learning experiences. I relate our
academic journey to real-life experiences to draw out ethical implications for situations beyond the
classroom. Since this university’s instructional focus is on learning rather than teaching, students are
expected to take more responsibility for their learning than might be required in a more traditional lecture
format. I will be here to help every step of the way.
Lecturer’s Expectation
I expect all my students to conduct themselves ethically by the academic standards laid out in the
Students’ Handbook
Students’ Expectation
All my students are to expect that I will guide and inspire their learning process through the duration of
this course by giving my undivided attention in responding to all questions regarding this course. I will
show up for lectures and will be available to answer questions outside the classroom so long as I am
contacted appropriately using the above methods.
Required Course Materials:
Required materials will be provided on the learning management system and will be uploaded to the
Telegram Group for this class. Texts, Images and Videos regarding this Course will be made available on
respective platforms.
 H. D. Young, R. A. Freedman, A. L. Ford, “Sears and Zemansky’s University Physics 12th
Edition”, Pearson Education Inc., 2008. ISBN-13:978-0-321-50121-9
Recommended class readings will be given weekly

COURSE REQUIREMENTS, GRADING, & ASSESSMENT: Students will earn a passing grade
upon successful completion of the following
1. Weekly Lectures (5 Marks). To earn full points from this learning activity, you must attend
weekly classes.
2. Assignments (10 Marks)
3. Class presentations (5 Marks)
4. Continuous Assessment (20 Marks)
5. Final Examination (60 Marks)

Submission deadlines. Late assignments will not be accepted. Assignments must be submitted on/or
before the due date, unless there is a genuine reason due to unforeseen circumstances. In this case prior
permission must be obtained in time from the instructor.

Collaboration. Students can collaborate with peers on learning activities. However, it is not acceptable
for students to copy another person’s work or idea. Any act of copying or cheating will attract a failing
grade of F in addition to disciplinary measure.

Academic Honesty: Academic trustworthiness is anticipated in this course. Thus, all practice of
dishonesty, cheating, unapproved teamwork, misrepresentation of citations, slanting and falsification of
data, and refusing to accurately acknowledge literature characterize academic deceitfulness, and will be
given a failing grade of "F" in addition to other punitive sanctions. Note that every student is accountable
for abiding with the ¨academic honesty" code (Statement on Academic Honesty by faculty Senate). Every
student is encouraged to review the Student Code of Statement on Academic Honesty by faculty Senate
and clarification of plagiarism. Again, academic dishonesty attracts a failing grade of "F" in addition to
disciplinary measures. Every student should recognize the gravity of academic dishonesty in the form of
misrepresentation of scholarly ideas, plagiarism, and cheating. Contact the instructor if you require
clarifications regarding references, citations, and academic ethics.
 CLASS SCHEDULE
SESSION & DATE, READINGS, ASSIGNMENT & DISCUSSION

WEEK 1: UNITS AND DIMENSIONS

Learning Goals:
By studying this chapter, you will be able to explain:
• What the fundamental quantities of mechanics are, and the units physicists use to measure them.
• How to keep track of significant figures in your calculations.
Sub Topics: Solving Physics Problems, Standards and Units, Unit Consistency and Conversions,
Uncertainty and Significant Figures, Estimates and Orders of Magnitude

WEEK 2: SCALARS AND VECTORS

Learning Goals:
By studying this chapter, you will be able to explain:
• The difference between scalars and vectors, and how to add and subtract vectors graphically.
• What the components of a vector are, and how to use them in calculations.
• What unit vectors are, and how to use them with components to describe vectors.
• Two ways of multiplying vectors.

Sub Topics: Scalar and Vector quantities, Vector Addition, Components of Vectors, Unit Vectors, 3D
Vectors, Products of Vectors

WEEK 3: MOTION ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE

Learning Goals:
By studying this chapter, you will be able to explain:
• How to describe straight-line motion in terms of average velocity, instantaneous velocity, average
acceleration and instantaneous acceleration.
• How to interpret graphs of position versus time, velocity versus time and acceleration versus time for
straight-line motion.
• How to solve problems involving straight-line motion with constant acceleration, including free-fall
problems.
• How to analyze straight-line motion when the acceleration is not constant.

Sub Topics: Displacement, Time and Average Velocity, Instantaneous Velocity, Average and
Instantaneous Acceleration, Motion with Constant Acceleration and Equations of motion, Freely Falling
Bodies

WEEK 4: Continuation of week 3

WEEK 5: NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTIONS

Learning Goals:
By studying this chapter, you will be able to explain:
• What the concept of force means in physics, and why forces are vectors.
• The significance of the net force on an object, and what happens when the net force is zero.
• The relationship among the net force on an object, the object’s mass and its acceleration.
• How the forces that two bodies exert on each other are related..
Sub Topics: Force and Interactions, Newton’s First Law, Newton’s Second, Mass and Weight, Newton’s
Third Law, Inertial frames, Impulse, Simple harmonic motion.

WEEK 6: MOMENTUM, IMPULSE AND COLLISIONS

Learning Goals: By studying this chapter, you will be able to explain:
• The meaning of the momentum of a particle, and how the impulse of the net force acting on a particle
causes its momentum to change.
• The conditions under which the total momentum of a system of particles is constant (conserved).
• How to solve problems in which two bodies collide with each other.
• The important distinction among elastic, inelastic and completely inelastic collisions.
• How to analyse situations such as rocket propulsion in which the mass of a body changes as it moves.

Sub Topics: Momentum and Impulse, Law of Conservation of Linear Momentum, Elastic and inelastic
Collisions.

WEEK 7: WORK ENERGY AND POWER

Learning Goals: By studying this chapter, you will be able to explain:
• What it means for a force to do work on a body, and how to calculate the amount of work done.
• The definition of the kinetic energy (energy of motion) of a body, and what it means physically.
• How the total work done on a body changes the body’s kinetic energy and how to use this principle to
solve problems in mechanics.
• How to solve problems involving power (the rate of doing work).
Sub Topics: Work, Kinetic Energy and the Work–Energy, Theorem, Work and Energy with Varying
Forces, Power

WEEK 8: ELASTICITY
Learning Goals: By studying this chapter, you will be able to explain:
• What happens when a body is stretched so much that it deforms or breaks
Sub Topics:
Hooks kaw, Stress, Strain and Elastic Moduli, Elasticity and Plasticity, young’s shear and bulk moduli

WEEK 9: FLUID MECHANICS

Learning Goals: By studying this chapter, you will be able to explain:
• The meaning of the density of a material and the average density of a body.
• What is meant by the pressure in a fluid, and how it is measured?
• How to calculate the buoyant force that a fluid exerts on a body immersed in it.
Sub Topics:
Density, Hydrostatics: Pressure in a Fluid, Buoyancy: Fluid Flow, Archimedes’ principle, Surface
tension, Adhesion, Cohesion, Capillarity, Bernoulli’s Equation, Viscosity, Turbulence and Drops of
Bubbles

WEEK 10-11
This week we will be working on our previous knowledge and make revisions of topics previously
considered.
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