Fysiikan täydentävät opinnotLaajuus (3 op)

Sisältö

1. Power of 10 notation. Conversion of units. Vectors and components of vectors. The dot product.
2. The definitions of velocity and acceleration and the graphical interpretation of these. One- and two-dimensional kinematics for constant acceleration.
3. Uniform circular motion. Centripetal acceleration.
4. Newton’s second law with applications. Force as a vector. Solutions for cases with several constant forces. The inclined plane. Friction.
5. Gravitational interaction.
6. The gravitational field.
7. Work done by a constant force. Kinetic and gravitational potential energy. Conservation of mechanical energy. Power. Efficiency
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1. Non-uniform circular motion
2. Linear momentumsignificant numbers
3. Newton’s third law
4. Satellite orbits, geosynchronous satellite