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    This document outlines a physics course at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology. The purpose of the course is to provide students with fundamental physics concepts and their application in engineering. The course objectives are for students to differentiate scalar and vector quantities, understand Newton's laws of motion and how to apply conservation of energy principles. The course consists of 9 lectures covering topics like kinematics, fluids, thermodynamics and optics. Accompanying laboratory experiments include measurements, pendulums and heat capacity. The course textbooks and contact information for the lecturer are also provided.

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    This document outlines a physics course at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology. The purpose of the course is to provide students with fundamental physics concepts and their application in engineering. The course objectives are for students to differentiate scalar and vector quantities, understand Newton's laws of motion and how to apply conservation of energy principles. The course consists of 9 lectures covering topics like kinematics, fluids, thermodynamics and optics. Accompanying laboratory experiments include measurements, pendulums and heat capacity. The course textbooks and contact information for the lecturer are also provided.

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    DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

    SCHOOL OF SCIENCE

    DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES

    SPH 1120 PHYSICS I

    Course Purpose

    The purpose of this course is to provide the students with a good understanding of fundamental concepts in physics and
    their application in engineering.

    Course Objectives

    At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

    1. Differentiate between scalar and vector quantities and their applications in different problems of mechanics,

    2. Demonstrate a good understanding of the Newton’s laws of motion and apply them in engineering
    3. Describe and apply laws of conservation of energy

    4. Demonstrate understanding of the concept of temperature, heat as a form of energy and how this applies in
    engineering practice.

    5. Demonstrate a good understanding of principles of geometrical optics and optical instruments.

    Course Description

    Lecture 1: Introduction : definition of physical quantity, measurement, units and dimensions, International System of
    Units (SI) ,vectors and scalar quantities, subdivision of physics, guidelines in solving problems in physics
    Lecture II: Kinematics: rectilinear motion, displacement, velocity, acceleration, circular motion
    Lecture III: Newton’s laws of motion: Newton’s laws of motion, linear momentum
    Lecture IV: Work and energy: work, kinetic energy, potential energy, law of conservation of energy
    Lecture V: Equilibrium and elasticity, Hooke’s law
    Lecture VI: Oscillations and waves: SHM, simple pendulum, transverse and longitudinal waves
    Lecture VII: Fluids: Density, pressure, viscosity, Pascal and Archimedes principles, Bernoulli and Poiseuille equations
    Lecture VIII: Introduction to thermodynamics: temperature, heat, phase transition, laws of
    thermodynamics
    Lecture IX: Introduction to geometrical optics: straight-line propagation of light, reflection of light, mirrors, refraction of
    light, lenses, optical instruments

    Laboratory experiments: Precision measurements, simple pendulum, viscosity, and specific heat capacity.

    Course Text Books

    1. D. Halliday, R. Resnick and J. Walker (2004), Fundamentals of Physics, Extended, 6th Ed. New York: John Wiley
    and Sons, Inc.
    2. H. Benson (2004), University Physics, Rev. Ed. John Wiley and Sons, Reprint : Wiley India (2010), New Delhi
    3. A. Giambattista, B. McC. Richardson and R.C. Richardson (2007), College Physics, 2nd Ed. McGraw-Hill Higher
    Education, New York

    LECTURER : MR KIRAGU D.M MOBILE NO: 0721802483 --- email ;[email protected] or


    [email protected]
    OFFICE RESOURCE CENTRE 2 ROOM 9( physics lecturers office)

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