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What is required to fully describe a physical phenomenon in space?
What is required to fully describe a physical phenomenon in space?
- Only one coordinate
- A time coordinate
- A fixed reference point and two coordinates
- Three coordinates and a time coordinate (correct)
What do you call the fixed reference point in a coordinate system?
What do you call the fixed reference point in a coordinate system?
- Point of reference
- Origin (correct)
- Reference frame
- Axis
Which of the following coordinate systems is not commonly used?
Which of the following coordinate systems is not commonly used?
- Spherical (correct)
- Cartesian
- Polar
- Rectangular
According to Newtonian physics, how are space and time regarded?
According to Newtonian physics, how are space and time regarded?
What defines the positions on the Earth's surface in a frame of reference?
What defines the positions on the Earth's surface in a frame of reference?
How many coordinates are needed to locate a point in a plane?
How many coordinates are needed to locate a point in a plane?
What is the term for the theory that describes particles moving at very high speed?
What is the term for the theory that describes particles moving at very high speed?
What does a frame of reference generally measure?
What does a frame of reference generally measure?
What is represented by a boldface italic letter with an arrow above it?
What is represented by a boldface italic letter with an arrow above it?
When are two vectors considered equal?
When are two vectors considered equal?
What denotes the negative of a vector A?
What denotes the negative of a vector A?
How is the magnitude of a vector typically represented?
How is the magnitude of a vector typically represented?
What is the resultant of displacements A and B called?
What is the resultant of displacements A and B called?
What does the length of a vector line represent?
What does the length of a vector line represent?
If two vectors A and B have the same magnitude but opposite directions, what can be inferred about them?
If two vectors A and B have the same magnitude but opposite directions, what can be inferred about them?
What occurs if displacements A and B are done in reverse order?
What occurs if displacements A and B are done in reverse order?
What is the formula for calculating pressure?
What is the formula for calculating pressure?
What is the unit for density?
What is the unit for density?
Which prefix represents a factor of 10^3?
Which prefix represents a factor of 10^3?
How is acceleration defined mathematically?
How is acceleration defined mathematically?
Which of the following prefixes indicates a factor of 10^6?
Which of the following prefixes indicates a factor of 10^6?
What describes 'work' in physics?
What describes 'work' in physics?
What is the primary method used for resolving vectors in three dimensions?
What is the primary method used for resolving vectors in three dimensions?
What represents the dimension of mass?
What represents the dimension of mass?
Which equation represents the horizontal component of a vector?
Which equation represents the horizontal component of a vector?
What is the formula for calculating volume?
What is the formula for calculating volume?
What happens to the sign of Ax when it points in the negative direction?
What happens to the sign of Ax when it points in the negative direction?
What is the resultant vector R calculated from?
What is the resultant vector R calculated from?
Which equation correctly represents the sum of the vertical components of three forces?
Which equation correctly represents the sum of the vertical components of three forces?
What defines a unit vector?
What defines a unit vector?
Which of the following represents the unit vector in the direction of the positive x-axis?
Which of the following represents the unit vector in the direction of the positive x-axis?
What is the significance of the sign convention in the analytic method?
What is the significance of the sign convention in the analytic method?
What is the dot product of two vectors A and B if they are perpendicular to each other?
What is the dot product of two vectors A and B if they are perpendicular to each other?
What does the cross product of two parallel vectors A and B equal?
What does the cross product of two parallel vectors A and B equal?
Which of the following statements about unit vectors is correct?
Which of the following statements about unit vectors is correct?
What is the relationship between the angle and the sine function in calculating the cross product?
What is the relationship between the angle and the sine function in calculating the cross product?
What is the result of the scalar product A A?
What is the result of the scalar product A A?
If A = 2i + 3j + k and B = -i + 2j + 4k, what is the dot product A B?
If A = 2i + 3j + k and B = -i + 2j + 4k, what is the dot product A B?
Which statement accurately describes the properties of the dot product?
Which statement accurately describes the properties of the dot product?
Which of the following is true about the cross product?
Which of the following is true about the cross product?
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Study Notes
Area, Volume, and Other Key Concepts
- Area is calculated by multiplying length and breadth, resulting in units of square meters (m²).
- Volume is calculated by multiplying length, breadth, and width, resulting in units of cubic meters (m³).
- Velocity is calculated by dividing displacement by time, resulting in units of meters per second (m/s).
- Acceleration is calculated by dividing velocity by time, resulting in units of meters per second squared (m/s²).
- Pressure is calculated by dividing force by area, resulting in units of Newtons per square meter (N/m²).
- Density is calculated by dividing mass by volume, resulting in units of kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m³).
- Force is calculated by multiplying mass and acceleration, resulting in units of kilogram meters per second squared (kgm/s²).
- Work is calculated by multiplying force and distance, resulting in units of Newton meters (Nm).
Multiples and Submultiples
- Multiples are used for large measurements and submultiples are used for small measurements.
- Each prefix corresponds to a specific factor of 10. For example, kilo (K) represents 10³, while milli (m) represents 10⁻³.
Dimension
- The dimension of a physical quantity is its relationship to the fundamental quantities in the system. For example, length (L), mass (M), and time (T).
- Physical quantities can be expressed in terms of these fundamental dimensions. For example, velocity can be expressed as L/T (length divided by time).
Space
- Space is a property of the universe that allows for physical phenomena to be extended in three dimensions.
- A fourth dimension, time (t), is needed to specify both the location and time of occurrence of an event.
- Coordinate systems are used to locate points in space, including:
- Cartesian (rectangular) coordinate system (x, y, z)
- Polar coordinate system (r, θ)
Frame of Reference
- A frame of reference is a rigid structure that provides a basis for measuring positions and movements.
- Latitude and longitude on Earth define positions using the Earth as a frame of reference.
Vector Representation
- Vector quantities have both magnitude and direction.
- Vectors are represented by boldface italic letters with an arrow above them.
- The length of the vector represents its magnitude, and the direction of the arrow represents its direction.
- Two vectors are equal if they have the same magnitude and direction.
- The negative of a vector has the same magnitude but opposite direction.
Addition of Vectors
- The vector sum, or resultant, of two vectors A and B is the vector C that results from adding A and B.
- Vector addition can be visualized by placing the tail of the second vector at the head of the first vector.
- The resultant vector extends from the tail of the first vector to the head of the second vector.
Resolution of Vectors
- Vectors can be resolved into horizontal and vertical components.
- The horizontal component is represented by Ax and the vertical component by Ay.
- These components can be calculated using trigonometry.
Unit Vectors
- A unit vector has a magnitude of 1 and no units.
- Unit vectors are used to represent the direction of a vector.
- Standard unit vectors i, j, and k represent directions along the x, y, and z axes, respectively.
Dot Product
- The dot product of two vectors, A and B, is calculated as the product of their magnitudes and the cosine of the angle between them.
- The dot product is a scalar quantity.
- Two vectors are perpendicular if their dot product is zero.
Cross Product
- The cross product of two vectors, A and B, is calculated as the product of their magnitudes and the sine of the angle between them, multiplied by a unit vector perpendicular to both A and B.
- The cross product is a vector quantity.
- Two vectors are parallel if their cross product is zero.
- The cross product is not commutative, meaning A × B = -B × A.
Vector Operations
- Addition and subtraction of vectors can be performed by adding or subtracting the corresponding components.
- For example, if A = axi + ayj + ak and B = bxi + byj + bk, then A + B = (ax + bx)i + (ay + by)j + (az + bz)k.
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