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Physics 111: Mechanics: Dale E. Gary
Physics 111: Mechanics: Dale E. Gary
Lecture 1
Dale E. Gary
NJIT Physics Department
Introduction
Physics 111 – Course Information
Brief Introduction to Physics
Chapter 1 – Measurements (sect. 1-6)
Measuring things
Three basic units: Length, Mass, Time
SI units
Unit conversion
Dimension
Chapter 3 – Vectors (sect. 1-4)
Vectors and scalars
Describe vectors geometrically
Components of vectors
Unit vectors
Vectors addition and subtraction
Number + Unit
LENGTH: Meter
MASS: Kilogram
TIME: Second
q
Then,
A Ax Ay A Ax Ay
Ax
A A 2 A 2
x y
Ay -1
Ay
tan q or q tan q
Or,
Ax Ax
A Magnitude
A x A+ ySign Unit vector
k
z
Cy
q tan -1
tan -1 3 71.56
Cx
January 22-25, 2013
Summary
Ax A cos(q )
Polar coordinates of vector A (A, q)
Ay A sin(q )
Cartesian coordinates (Ax, Ay)
y
2
2
A Ax A
Relations between them:
A A
Beware of tan 180-degree ambiguity
tan q y or q tan -1 y
Ax Ax
Unit vectors: A Axiˆ Ay ˆj Az kˆ
Addition of vectors: C A B ( Ax Bx )iˆ ( Ay By ) ˆj
Cx Ax Bx C y Ay By