## Topic outline

• ### Course Synopsis

This course introduces a fundamental of physics. It covers unit and measurements, kinematics, forces and Newton’s law of  motion, statics equilibrium, work, energy and power, fluid mechanics, electric and magnetism.

• ### Chapter 1: Introduction to Physics and Measurements

·        Standard of length, mass and time

·        SI Prefixes

·         Conversion of unit

• ### Chapter 2: Kinematics

·        Vectors and scalar quantities.

·        Components of a vector and unit vectors.

·        Displacement, position, velocity, speed and acceleration

·         Instantaneous velocity and speed.

·        Free falling objects

• ### Chapter 3: Newton’s law of motion

·        The concept of force

·        Newton’s First Law and inertia

·        Newton’s Second Law

·        The gravitational force and weight

·        Newton’s third law

·       Forces of friction

• ### Chapter 4: Static equilibrium

·        Static- The study of forces in equilibrium.

·        The condition for equilibrium.

·       Rigid objects in static equilibrium.

• ### Chapter 5: Work, energy and power

·        Work done by a constant force

·        The scalar products of two vectors

·        Work done by a varying force

·        Kinetic energy and the Work-Kinetic energy

·        Theorem

·        Power

• ### Chapter 6: Fluid mechanic

·         Pressure

·         Mass, density and viscosity

·         Buoyant forces and Archimedes principles

• ### Chapter 7: Electric

·        Electric resistance and Ohm’s Law

·        Coulomb’s Law

·        The electric field

·        Electric flux and Gauss Law

·        Internal resistance of a battery

·        Electric power and energy

• ### Chapter 8: Magnetism

·        Magnets and magnetic fields

·        Magnetic force on electric current, charge particles and current carrying wire

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