Syllabus Content For PHY210 Mechanics II and Thermal Physics

Salam to all and nice to meet you. For the next semester  I will be teaching PHY110 and PHY210. Here is the syllabus content for PHY210 which is offered to Part 2 students.

Syllabus Content


1.0 Rotational Motion
      1.1     Angular velocity, acceleration, rotational kinematics
      1.2     Torque and static equilibrium
      1.3     Moment of inertia, angular momentum and its conservation
      1.4     Rotational kinetic energy, conservation of energy in translation and rotation


2.0 Simple Harmonic Motion
      2.1     Simple Harmonic Motion (amplitude, frequency, displacement, velocity, acceleration)
      2.2     Conservation of Energy in SHM
      2.3     Simple Pendulum and Spring
      2.4     Damped Harmonic Motion (qualitative)

3.0 Fluids
      3.1     Hydrostatic pressure
      3.2     Pascal Principle and Application
      3.3     Buoyancy, Archimedes Principle
      3.4     Fluid in motion, Continuity equation
      3.5     Bernoulli's equation and application
      3.6     Viscosity and Poeseuille's Law, Stoke's Law

4.0 Thermal Physics
      4.1     Distinction between temperature and heat, States of Matter
      4.2     Thermometry, Calorimetry, Specific Heat, Latent Heat
      4.3     Change of Phase, Heat Transfer, Conduction

5.0 Gas Laws and Kinetic Theory
      5.1     Boyle's, Charles' and Gay-Lussac's Law
      5.2     Absolute temperature and the Ideal Gas Law
      5.3     Real gas

6.0 Thermodynamics
      6.1     Thermal equilibrium and Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
      6.2     First Law of Thermodynamics
      6.3     The Carnot Cycle and efficiency of engines
      6.4     The Second Law of Thermodynamics

Happy Studying ! Salam

Answer/Solution: PastSem Question on Uniform Circular Motion

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Answer/Solution: PastSem Question on Uniform Circular Motion

PastSem Questions on Uniform Circular Motion

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PastSem Questions on Uniform Circular Motion

Kertas TEST 2 Boleh diambil

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Momentum: Problems and solutions

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Momentum: 3 problems

Projectile Motion: Examples

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Projectile Motion: Examples

This note is written in an approach according to the lecture given in the classroom.

The minus sign '-' appeared on the right side of the equations for y max, eq.(2)m (3) and (5) will disappear when we substitute g = - 9.81 m/s2.

Students are adviced to go through this note with a pen and papers in hand.

Thank you.

A question on Projectile Motion

Planning a Hollywood stunt
To get the shot of a car flying through the air in movies,
it is necessary to drive the car off a cliff, and film it.
Suppose a stunt man drives a car off a 10-m high cliff at a speed of 20 m/s.
a) How long does the car takes to land on the ground?
b) How far does the car lands from the base of the cliff?

(use 9.8 m/s2)

Answer: a) 1.43 s   b) 29 m

Pengumuman: Kertas Jawapan Ujian 2

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Kuiz2 - Answer

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Ujian 1 - Answer Scheme

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PHY 110 Ujian 1_Answer Scheme

PHY 110 Tutorial 5 - Projectile Motion

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Tutorial 5_Questions

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PHY 110 Tutorial 4 - Vectors

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Tutorial 4_Questions


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PHY 110 Tutorial 3 - Free Fall

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Tutorial 3_Questions

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PHY110 Tutorial 2 - Kinematics in One Dimension

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Tutorial 2_Questions

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PHY110 Tutorial 1 - Measurement

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