Physics I (Mechanics)

Course Information
TitleΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΦΥΣΙΚΗ Ι (Μηχανική) / Physics I (Mechanics)
CodeΓΘΥ201
FacultySciences
SchoolPhysics
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorPhilomela Komninou
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID40002842
Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours5
Class ID
600132627
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Background
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The aim of the course is for first year students to understand basic, known principles of Classical Mechanics using vector and differential analysis, to develop synthetic thinking and get familiarised with solving more complex exercises and problems
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Units and Vectors: Standards and units. Dimensions. Vectors. The unit vector. The position vector. Components of a vector. Scalar and vector products. Types of vectors. The derivative of a vector. Problems. Motion of a Particle: Rectilinear motion. Average and instantaneous velocity, acceleration. Motion in a plane. Physical coordinates. General motion in space. Coordinate systems. Motion of a projectile. Circular motion. Examples – Problems. Forces and Motion: The concept of force. Fields of forces. The Newton’s laws of motion. Universal gravitation. Inertial and gravitational mass. Friction. Balance. Motion under the influence of forces. Examples – Problems. Frames of Reference: Relative velocity. Galilean transformation. Inertial and accelerated frames of reference. Inertial forces. Relativity and Equivalence principles. Motion in a rotating frame of reference. Centrifugal and Coriolis forces. Examples – Problems. Energy and Conservation Laws: Impulse. Energy. Work. Conservative forces. Kinetic energy. Potential energy. Power. Linear momentum. Angular momentum and torque. Conservation laws. Kepler’s laws. Examples – Problems. Motion of Systems: Mechanical system of particles. Internal and external forces. Internal energy. Center of mass. Center of mass frame of reference. Momentum, energy and angular momentum of a system. Collisions. Systems of variable mass. Examples – Problems. Mechanical Oscillations: The simple harmonic oscillator. Equation and energy of the simple harmonic motion. The pendulum. Damped harmonic oscillations. Forced harmonic oscillations. Resonance of energy and amplitude. Examples – Problems.
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures117✓
Reading Assigment12
Tutorial78✓
Exams3
Other / Others30
Total240
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1)PHYSICS-INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICS, D. Kyriakos, Th. Karakostas, ZITI (ed.), 1998, Thessaloniki, Greece [22766907] 2)PHYSICS-VOLUME I (Translated in Greek), Halliday D., Resnick R., Krane K.S., G. & A. Pneumatikos (eds.), 2009, Athens, Greece [6771]
Additional bibliography for study
1) FUNDAMENTAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS, Volume 1, M. Alonso-E. Finn, Addison-Wesley (USA) 2) CLASSICAL AND MODERN PHYSICS, Volume 1, K. W. Ford, Xerox College Publishing (USA) 3) UNIVERSITY PHYSICS, Sears-Zemansky-Young, Addison-Wesley (USA) 4) PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS, Volume 1, Serway, Jewett, Brooks/Cole (USA)
Last Update
03-07-2016