Physics

Course Code: P-1171 | First Semester

Duration 15 Weeks

Lectures 2 per week × 1 hour

Textbook

📚

Required Textbook

College Physics, 9^th Edition

Raymond A. Serway & Chris Vuille

Course Description

This course introduces first-semester students to the foundational principles of classical physics with an emphasis on conceptual understanding and quantitative problem-solving. Beginning with kinematics in one and two dimensions, students progress through Newton’s laws of motion, energy and work, momentum and collisions, and rotational mechanics. Worked examples from the textbook are used throughout to bridge theory and practice, equipping students with the analytical skills required for further study in science and engineering disciplines.

Learning Objectives

Develop a rigorous understanding of kinematics, including displacement, velocity, acceleration, and free fall in one dimension.
Extend kinematic analysis to two-dimensional motion using vector quantities.
Apply Newton’s three laws of motion to analyse forces, including friction, in a variety of physical systems.
Introduce the concepts of work, kinetic and potential energy, conservation of energy, and power.
Build understanding of linear momentum, impulse, and conservation principles in elastic and inelastic collisions.
Introduce rotational kinematics, including angular quantities and their relationships to linear motion and circular dynamics.

Learning Outcomes

Solve problems involving displacement, velocity, acceleration, and free fall using kinematic equations.
Resolve vectors and analyse projectile and two-dimensional motion.
Apply Newton’s laws to predict the motion of objects under various force conditions, including friction.
Calculate work, mechanical energy, and power in physical systems using conservation principles.
Analyse momentum, impulse, and collisions in one and two dimensions.
Apply rotational kinematics equations and relate angular motion to linear quantities and circular motion.

Major Topics Covered

1D Kinematics

Vectors & 2D Motion

Laws of Motion

Work & Energy

Momentum & Collisions

Rotational Motion

Assessment Components

30%

Assignment

30%

Tutorial

40%

Final Exam

Lecture Structure: 2 lectures per week, each up to 60 minutes. Assignments follow every lesson via LMS. Two tutorials are held as lecture-ended tests each semester.

Course Outline

Week	Topic
Topic I Motion in One Dimension
Week 01	Displacement Velocity Acceleration 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Week 02	Motion Diagrams One-Dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Week 03	Freely Falling Objects 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Topic II Vectors & Two-Dimensional Motion
Week 04	Properties of Vectors Components of a Vector Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration in Two Dimensions
Week 05	Motion in Two Dimensions (Projectile Motion) 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Topic III Laws of Motion
Week 06	Newton’s Laws of Motion Applications of Newton’s Laws 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Week 07	Forces of Friction 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Topic IV Work and Energy
Week 08	Work Kinetic Energy and the Work–Kinetic Energy Theorem 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Week 09	Conservative and Non-conservative Forces Gravitational Potential Energy Gravity and Conservation of Energy 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Week 10	Spring Potential Energy Power Work Done by a Varying Force 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Topic V Momentum and Collisions
Week 11	Momentum and Impulse Conservation of Momentum 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Week 12	Collisions Glancing Collisions (Two-Dimensional Collisions) 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Topic VI Rotational Motion and the Law of Gravity
Week 13	Angular Speed and Angular Acceleration Rotational Motion under Constant Acceleration 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Week 14	Relationship between Angular and Linear Quantities 📄 Examples \| Exercises
Week 15	Circular Motion 📄 Examples \| Exercises
🎓 Final Exam