Mechanics and ElectricityLaajuus (6 ECTS)

Objective

During completion of this course the student acquires basic knowledge of physical concepts, During completion of this course the student acquires basic knowledge of physical concepts, laws, principles and theories in the fields of kinematics, dynamics, properties of solids and fluids, thermal physics and electricity. Student becomes aware that physical theories are based on and verified by observations and measurements. Sudent understand the limits of physical theodries in engineering applications. Student has basic understanding of the foundations of engineering applications.
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During completion of this course the student will learn how to formulate and solve equations related to basic physical problems that appear in the fields of physics covered by this course. The knowledge gained helps the student in independent information acquisition in further studies and professional activities.

Content

Kinematics
- vectors and scalars, kinematics in one and two dimensions
Dynamics
- Newton’s laws of motion, applications of Newton laws, work and energy, conservation of energy, power, linear momentum and collisions, uniform circular motion, rotations of rigid bodies, static equilibrium, gravity
Fluids
- fluid statics (pressure, hydrostatic pressure, Pascal’ principle, buoyancy and Arkhimedes’ principle) and fluid dynamics (the continuity equation, Bernoulli’s equation, applications of Bernoulli’s principle, viscosity, laminar flow, turbulent flow)
Heat
- temperature scales, heat properties of matter, latent heat
Electricity
- electric charge, Coulomb’s law, electric field, insulators and conductors, charging by friction, charging by induction, electric potential and voltage, parallel plate capacitors, capacitors in series and parallel, dielektric coefficient in different materials
- electric current, resistance, resistivity, Ohm’s law, energy and power in electric circuits, resistors in series and parallel, Kirchhoff’s rules, am meters and voltmeters, internal resistance
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- non-uniform circular motion, Newton’s law of universal gravitation
- liquid column manometer, hydrometer, Venturi tube, Pitot tube, flow in tubes: Poiseuille’s equation, capillary viscometer, immersion viscometer, rotation viscometer, classification of liquids
- elasticity (normal stress, shear stress, Young’s modulus, shear modulus, bulk modulus, Poisson’s coefficient)
- Gauss’s law, cathode-ray tube, microwave heating, ink-jet printer, RC-circuits, piezoelectricity, capasitive sensors (for displacement, acceleration, level, humidity), resistive sensors, superconductivity, thermistor, thermocouple, Wheatstone bridge and strain gauge, electrodialysis, electrostatic precipitator, electrophoresis.

Qualifications

Physics Tutorials