This course is about the nature of motion, and the constituents of matter. The motion of a ball in the air, a car on the street, and the Moon in the sky seem familiar to all. However, many of the ways we initially think about these motions do not lend themselves to quantitative analysis, nor do they allow us to think about all these phenomena in a unified way. If one retrains one’s thinking to a disciplined approach in terms of position, velocity, acceleration, and force, all motion, from the smallest molecule to the largest galactic cluster, may be seen to share a common description. One may apply this understanding to such disparate topics as the flow of blood in veins, bridge design, the banking of race car tracks, and the air conditioning of an Alfaisal University classroom on a hot summer day. These phenomena are the stuff of everyday life, they are of great value throughout science and technology, and mastering these concepts is great fun!

Semester: Fall

Offered: Mon, 01/01/2018 - 03:00

Link: Mechanics and Waves for Engineers.