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
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FUNDAMENTAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS, Volume I: Mechanics by Marchelo Alonso and Edward J. Finn, 1967.
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BERKELEY PHYSICS COURS, Volume I: Mechanics by Charles Kittel, Walter D. Knight and Malvin A. Ruderman, 1963.
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THEORY AND PROBLEMS OF THEORETICAL MECHANICS by Murray R. Spiegel, Schaum’s outline Series, 1982
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VECTOR ANALYSIS and INTRODUCTION TO TENSOR ANALYSIS, by Murray R. Spiegel, Schaum’s outline Series, 1959.
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PHYSIQUE 1, MECANIQUE DU POINT MATERIEL par Lamria BENALLEGUE, Mohamed DEBIANE, Azeddine GOURARI, Ammar MAHAMDIA, 2011.
- Teacher: Djelloul BENZAID