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Mechanics
Stream 1: Dr Helen Johnston
Rm 563. Ph: [email protected]
Stream 2: Dr Kevin VarvellRm 355. Ph: 9351-2539
PHYS1002 Fundamentals Module 2
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These lecture notes are available online at
http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~helenj/Mechanics.html
or via WebCT
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Module content
Knight, Jones & Field (KJF): College Physics
• Chapters 4 & 5: Force and Newton’s Laws
• Chapter 6: Circular motion
• Chapters 7 & 8: Torque and equilibrium
• Chapter 9: Momentum
• Chapter 10: Energy and Work
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What is Mechanics?
Kinematics describes how objects move
Mechanics explains why objects moveusing the concepts of
• force
• energy
• momentum
KJF §4 Intro
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Study of objects sitting still (forces are balanced) ⇒statics
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Study of causes of motion dynamics⇒
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force
KJF chapters 4 & 5
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Forces
What is force? (Crudely speaking)A force is a push or a pull that can
• change the velocity of an object
• cause a distortion in the size or shape of an object
Examples?
KJF §4.2
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Forces in Mechanics
Contact forces include
• Tension in rope
• Friction
• Drag
• Pushes / Pulls
(virtually all common contact forces are actually electromagnetic)
KJF §4.3
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Forces in Mechanics
Long-range forces
• Gravitational
• Electric & magnetic
The gravitational force between us and earth we call our weight
KJF §4.3
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Fundamental Forces
Present theory says that all known forces can be shown to be due to three fundamental forces in nature:
• Gravitational — between masses
• Electroweak (electromagnetic+weak nuclear) — between charges
• Strong nuclear force — between particles in nucleus
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Vectors
Force is a vector: it has direction & magnitude.
S.I. Unit of force: newton, N (or kg m s–2)
‣ Can be resolved into components at right angles
‣ Two or more forces acting on the same object are added by the rules of vector addition (resultant or net force)
KJF §4.2 & see "Vector Algebra Notes"
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Adding Vectors
KJF §4.2 & see "Vector Algebra Notes"
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Newtons First Law
If no net external force is applied to an object, its velocity will remain constant ("inert").
OR
A body cannot change its state of motion without outside influence.
or Law of Inertia
KJF §4.1
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Remember:
• Both magnitude |v| and direction are constant!
• An object “at rest” v = 0, will remain at rest
• Applies if resultant force = 0 ("net" means resultant)
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This law only applies in a non-rotating, non-accelerating frame of reference (called an “inertial frame”).
"frame of reference" means "point of view"
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2000 years to change from Aristotle’s view — that a body needed a force to keep it moving.
Seems contradictory because we forget about gravitational and frictional forces acting on us in our everyday life.
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Example
A hockey puck on a string, being rotated rapidly on a horizontal sheet of ice
(i.e. we can ignore vertical forces & friction)
Let go of string.
Which way does it go?