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What is the angle of incidence?
What is the angle of incidence?
An angle measured between an incoming light ray and a line drawn perpendicular to the surface of an object.
What is the angle of reflection?
What is the angle of reflection?
The angle formed by a reflected light ray and a line drawn perpendicular to the surface at the point of reflection.
What is angular motion?
What is angular motion?
Any motion that occurs along a curved path.
What is an armature in a DC generator or motor?
What is an armature in a DC generator or motor?
What does classical mechanics deal with?
What does classical mechanics deal with?
What is the coefficient of expansion?
What is the coefficient of expansion?
What does the coefficient of friction measure?
What does the coefficient of friction measure?
What is a coil in electrical terms?
What is a coil in electrical terms?
What is compression strength?
What is compression strength?
What is conduction?
What is conduction?
What is convection?
What is convection?
What does dynamics study?
What does dynamics study?
What is electromagnetic radiation?
What is electromagnetic radiation?
What is electromagnetic spectrum?
What is electromagnetic spectrum?
What is electromotive force (emf)?
What is electromotive force (emf)?
What are energy methods in physics?
What are energy methods in physics?
What is the factor of safety?
What is the factor of safety?
What does Faraday's Law state?
What does Faraday's Law state?
What is a fluid?
What is a fluid?
What is a focal point?
What is a focal point?
What is force?
What is force?
What is a free-body diagram?
What is a free-body diagram?
What does frequency measure?
What does frequency measure?
What is friction?
What is friction?
What is heat capacity?
What is heat capacity?
What is intensity in sound waves?
What is intensity in sound waves?
What is kinematics?
What is kinematics?
What is kinetic energy?
What is kinetic energy?
What is kinetics?
What is kinetics?
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Study Notes
Light and Reflection
- Angle of Incidence: Angle between an incoming light ray and the perpendicular line (normal) to the surface; equals the angle of reflection when rays reflect off a surface.
- Angle of Reflection: Angle between a reflected light ray and the normal line; equal to the angle of incidence under normal conditions.
Mechanics and Motion
- Angular Motion: Motion along a curved path; uniform angular motion has a constant angular rate of rotation.
- Classical Mechanics: Physics branch focusing on object motion and the forces affecting it; involves studying the impact of different forces on motion.
Material Properties
- Coefficient of Expansion: Measures how a material's density changes with temperature; typically, heated metals expand and decrease in density.
- Coefficient of Friction: Ratio of force needed to move an object along a surface to the normal force pressing the surfaces together; higher values indicate a greater force requirement.
- Compression Strength: A material's capacity to withstand compressive forces; essential for materials subjected to heavy loads.
- Compression Stress: Force applied to flatten or squeeze a material; compression strength reflects the material's ability to resist this stress.
Heat Transfer Mechanisms
- Conduction: Heat transfer method; occurs when solid objects in contact share heat due to temperature differences.
- Convection: Heat transfer through the movement of warm fluids; illustrated by water cooling in heat-treated steel processes.
Dynamics and Forces
- Dynamics: Branch of mechanics concerned with bodies not in equilibrium; encompasses kinetics (forces causing motion) and kinematics (motion description).
- Force: Any push or pull that alters an object's motion or rest state; fundamental to the study of mechanics.
- Free-Body Diagram: Visual tool for identifying forces and moments acting on an isolated object, essential for solving mechanics problems.
Energy and Electromagnetism
- Electromagnetic Radiation: Energy transfer via electromagnetic waves; capable of inducing temperature changes upon absorption.
- Electromotive Force (emf): Electrical pressure that drives electron flow through a conductor; measured in volts.
- Energy Methods: Problem-solving approach in kinetics utilizing conservation laws for greater simplicity compared to traditional Newtonian methods.
- Faraday's Law: Principle stating that a changing magnetic field induces an electric field; forms the foundation of magnetic induction.
Additional Concepts
- Fluid: Matter in a state that can flow; includes both liquids and gases.
- Focal Point: Meeting location of rays after reflection/refraction or the apparent source of diverging rays; crucial in optical devices like lenses.
- Frequency: Count of oscillations per time unit for sound waves; measured in hertz (Hz), with high frequencies indicating more cycles in the same timeframe.
- Friction: Resistance force between two surfaces in contact; classified into static (at rest) and dynamic (in motion) categories.
- Heat Capacity: Energy required to change a material's temperature; often reflected in specific heat values.
- Intensity: Energy measure of sound wave transmission; defined as power per unit exposed surface area.
- Kinetics: Study of underlying forces behind motion; a core area within dynamics.
- Kinetic Energy: Energy possessed by an object due to its motion; can convert to heat through friction.
Kirchhoff's Laws
- Kirchhoff's Laws: Fundamental principles in electrical circuits; applicable to understanding current and voltage distributions.
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