BSM 011: Physics 1 - Properties of Matter

Course Information

• Course: BSM 011: Physics 1
• Topic: Properties of Matter
• Professor: Ahmed E. Hannora
• Room: 33

Part One: Properties of Matter

• Topic 1: International system of units, dimensional analysis
• Topic 2: Matter classification
• Topic 3: Elastic properties of materials
• Topic 4: Mechanical waves, sound waves, Doppler effect, shock waves
• Topic 5: Non-viscous fluids, Pascal's principle, continuity equation, Bernoulli's Equation
• Topic 6: Viscous fluids, Poiseuille's Law, turbulence
• Topic 7: Liquids cohesive forces

Part Two: Heat and Thermodynamics

• Topic 1: Temperature, and types of thermometers
• Topic 2: Thermal expansion
• Topic 3: Heat, internal energy, heat capacity
• Topic 4: Changing phases, latent heat, transfer of heat
• Topic 5: Elementary kinetic theory of gases
• Topic 6: First law of thermodynamics
• Topic 7: Second law of thermodynamics, heat engine, Carnot cycle, entropy

Course Objectives

• Introduction to fundamental basis of Physics (Part One: Properties of Matter)
• Weekly lectures and 12 laboratory sessions

Assessment

• Mid-term examination (20%)
• Semester work (Quizzes, Reports, Sheets) (20%)
• Oral/practical examination (10%)
• Final examination (50%)
• Total assessment (100%)

Chapter 1: Units and Measurements

• Objectives for Lecture 1:

  • Understanding units
  • Understanding dimensional analysis
  • Understanding scientific notation, significant figures and graphs

• Science and Engineering: Measurement and Comparisons

  • Need for rules for measurement (standards)
  • Need for experiments to establish units

• Standards for Physical Quantities

  • Accessible
  • Invariable

• The SI System of Units

  • Base units
  • Derived units
  • Supplementary units

• Fundamental quantities and their units

  • Length (metre, m)
  • Mass (kilogram, kg)
  • Time (second, s)
  • Temperature (kelvin, K)
  • Electric current (ampere, A)
  • Luminous intensity (candela, cd)
  • Amount of substance (mole, mol)

• Definitions of SI Units (detailed explanations provided for each unit)

• Supplementary quantities and their units

  • Plane angle (radian, rad)
  • Solid angle (steradian, sr)

• Derived Quantities and Examples of SI Derived Units

  • Area (square meter, m²)
  • Volume (cubic meter, m³)
  • Speed/velocity (meter per second, m/s)
  • Acceleration (meter per second squared, m/s²)
  • Mass density (kilogram per cubic meter, kg/m³)
  • Current density (ampere per square meter, A/m²)
  • Magnetic field strength (ampere per meter, A/m)
  • Amount-of-substance concentration (mole per cubic meter, mol/m³)
  • Luminance (candela per square meter, cd/m²)

• Dimensions of Fundamental Quantities

  • Length [L], Mass [M], Time [T], Temperature [K], Electric current [A], Luminous intensity [Cd], Amount of substance [mol]

• Dimensional Equation

• Explanation of dimensional analysis and its application

• Examples of quantities with same dimensions like work, energy torque etc.

• Limitations of Dimensional Analysis

• Rules of Writing units

• Some practical units

• Order of Magnitude

• Significant figures

  • Rules for significant figures in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
  • Examples and solutions for problems on significant figures

• Errors in Measurement

  • Accuracy and precision
  • Types of errors (Systematic and random errors)
  • Mean value, absolute errors and relative errors
  • Error in computed quantity

• Example calculations for applying the concepts (examples provided for each type of application)