PHYSICS 1 is an introduction to point particle Newtonian (classical) mechanics, including an initial chapter on vector analysis. The course is designed for first-year Science and Technology students (L1 ST).

Faculty of Science and Technology

PHYSICS 1 OFFICIAL PROGRAM CONTENTS L1 ST 2024-2025

CHAPTER I:

VECTORS (Vector Algebra, Vector Analysis) AND DIMENTIONAL ANALYSIS

Dot product, cross product

CHAPTER II :

KINEMATICS, RELATIVE MOTION

CHAPTER III :

DYNAMICS, FORCES AND NEWTON’S LAWS

CHAPTER IV:

WORK AND ENERGY, KINETIC ENERGY, POTENTIAL ENERGY, TOTAL ENERGY CONSERVATION.

REFERENCES

  1. FUNDAMENTAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS, Volume I: Mechanics by Marchelo Alonso and Edward J. Finn, 1967.

  2. BERKELEY PHYSICS COURS, Volume I: Mechanics by Charles Kittel, Walter D. Knight and Malvin A. Ruderman, 1963.

  3. THEORY AND PROBLEMS OF THEORETICAL MECHANICS by Murray R. Spiegel, Schaum’s outline Series, 1982

  4. VECTOR ANALYSIS and INTRODUCTION TO TENSOR ANALYSIS, by Murray R. Spiegel, Schaum’s outline Series, 1959.

  5. https://www.facebook.com/Elhassan.Benzaid/

  6. PHYSIQUE 1, MECANIQUE DU POINT MATERIEL par Lamria BENALLEGUE, Mohamed DEBIANE, Azeddine GOURARI, Ammar MAHAMDIA, 2011.