PHYS 100 General Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics

• Chapter 1: Introduction and measurements
• Chapter 2: 1D motion
• Chapter 3: 2D motion
• Chapter 4: Newton's laws
• Chapter 5: Friction and circular motion

Course program

1. Units and measurements, kinematics in one dimension
2. Kinematics in two dimensions, vectors
3. Newton's laws of motion, dynamics
4. Further applications of Newton's laws
5. Work and energy
6. Conservation of energy
7. Linear momentum
8. Simple rotations about fixed axis
9. General rotations
10. Static equilibrium
11. Temperature, laws of ideal gas
12. Elements of kinetic theory of gases
13. Heat and first law of thermodynamics
14. Entropy and second law of thermodynamics
15. Absolute zero and third law of thermodynamics
16. The law of universal gravitation

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