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Physics I Essentials
Physics I Essentials
Physics I Essentials
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REA’s Essentials provide quick and easy access to critical information in a variety of different fields, ranging from the most basic to the most advanced. As its name implies, these concise, comprehensive study guides summarize the essentials of the field covered. Essentials are helpful when preparing for exams, doing homework and will remain a lasting reference source for students, teachers, and professionals. Physics I includes vectors and scalars, one-dimensional motion, plane motion, dynamics of a particle, work and energy, conservation of energy, dynamics of systems of particles, rotational kinematics and dynamics, harmonic motion, sound waves, gravitation, equilibrium of rigid bodies, fluid statics and dynamics, temperature, heat and the first law of thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases, and entropy and the second law of thermodynamics.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJan 1, 2013
ISBN9780738668567
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    Thermodynamics

    CHAPTER 1

    Vectors and Scalars

    1.1 Basic Definitions of Vectors and Scalars

    A vector is a quantity that has both magnitude and direction.

    i) Some typical vector quantities are displacement, velocity, force, acceleration, momentum, electric field strength, and magnetic field strength.

    A scalar is a quantity that has magnitude but no direction.

    i) Some typical scalar quantities are mass, length, time, density, energy, and temperature.

    1.2 Addition of Vectors —Geometric Methods

    Triangle Method (Head-to-Tail Method)

    Figure 1.1Triangle Method of Adding Vectors

    Parallelogram Method (Tail-to-Tail Method)

    Figure 1.2The Parallelogram Method of Adding Vectors

    1.3 Subtraction of Vectors

    ). (See Figure 1.3.)

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