Lecture

Power, Work, Energy

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This lecture introduces the concepts of work and energy in the context of dynamics, focusing on the relationship between force, power, and kinetic energy. The instructor explains the calculation of work, the definition of kinetic energy, and the theorem of kinetic energy, emphasizing the importance of these concepts in understanding mechanical systems. The lecture concludes with a review of the units used in mechanics, including length, velocity, acceleration, force, work, energy, and power, clarifying the relationships between these quantities and their respective units.

In MOOC

Material Point Mechanics

To illustrate the concepts introduced in Part 1, we deal here with problems for which the mechanical system can be considered as a material point. In particular, this part covers problems to be treated in cylindrical or spherical coordinates, the problem of planetary orbits and accelerated reference frames.

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Physics

Mechanics: Classical mechanics

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Force

In physics, a force is an influence that can cause an object to change its velocity, i.e., to accelerate, unless counterbalanced by other forces. The concept of force makes the everyday notion of pushing or pulling mathematically precise. Because the magnitude and direction of a force are both important, force is a vector quantity. It is measured in the SI unit of newton (N) and often represented by the symbol F.

Fictitious force

A fictitious force is a force that appears to act on a mass whose motion is described using a non-inertial frame of reference, such as a linearly accelerating or rotating reference frame. It is related to Newton's second law of motion, which treats forces for just one object. Passengers in a vehicle accelerating in the forward direction may perceive they are acted upon by a force moving them into the direction of the backrest of their seats for instance.

Conservative force

In physics, a conservative force is a force with the property that the total work done in moving a particle between two points is independent of the path taken. Equivalently, if a particle travels in a closed loop, the total work done (the sum of the force acting along the path multiplied by the displacement) by a conservative force is zero. A conservative force depends only on the position of the object.

Mechanics

Mechanics (from Ancient Greek: μηχανική, mēkhanikḗ, "of machines") is the area of mathematics and physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion among physical objects. Forces applied to objects result in displacements or changes of an object's position relative to its environment. Theoretical expositions of this branch of physics has its origins in Ancient Greece, for instance, in the writings of Aristotle and Archimedes (see History of classical mechanics and Timeline of classical mechanics).

MKS system of units

The MKS system of units is a physical system of measurement that uses the metre, kilogram, and second (MKS) as base units. The modern International System of Units (SI) was originally created as a formalization of the MKS system, and although the SI has been redefined several times since then and is now based entirely on fundamental physical constants, it still closely approximates the original MKS system for most practical purposes. By the mid-19th century, there was a demand by scientists to define a coherent system of units.

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