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2. Mechanics

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Motion

Distance and displacement

DistaneDisplacement
scalarvector
The length of the shortest straight line between two different pointThe distance moved from the initial position to the end point
|s|s

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Speed and Velocity

SpeedVelocity
ScalarVector
How fast an object moves/rate of change of distance to timeSpeed with the direction/rate of change of displacement to time
|v|v
The derivative of displacement is velocity

Acceleration

  • vector
  • Describes how fast the speed of an object changes/The rate of change of velocity to time
  • The derivative of velocity is acceleration
Equations of motion for uniform acceleration
${v}=ut+\frac{1}{2}at^2$
${s}=ut+\frac{1}{2}at^2$
${v^2}=u^2+2as$
${s}=\frac{(u+v)t}{2}$
v=velocity, s=displacement, a=acceleration, t=time

Projectile motion

Projectile motion is The projectile motion is the uniform speed curve motion in which the object is launched from a certain initial angle, ignoring the air resistance, and the object is only affected by gravity (g) and initial velocity

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  • The air resistance is negligible
  • The horizontal component of velocity is constant
  • The verticle component of velocity has acceleration downward of g(9.81ms^-2)
  • The motion's is zero when it at the heighest point
  • The motion is symmetric

| The verticle and horizontal component |

Horizontal componentVerticle component
u~x~u~y~
v~x~=u~x~v~y~=u~y~ - gt
v~x~=ucosθv~y~=usinθ - gt

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Forces

different kinds of force

Forces and their direction {.tabset}

Weight

Weight
${W}=mg$
Where W is weight, m is mass and g is gravity constant(9.81ms^-2^ on Earth)
The weight is measurement of gravitational attraction between the mass m of a body and the mass of the planet on which the body is placed
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Tension

Tension
When two forces are applied to the rope, it will tight up and have tension. PS. only the tight rope has tension
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Forces in springs

Forces in springs
${T}=kx$
Where T is spring force, k is spring constant and x is the displacement between the equilibrium point and release point
When there's displacement of spring, the spring will store the force and try to back to the original value
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Drag forces

Drag forces
Drag forces are forces that oppose the motion of a body through a fluid(gas or liquid)
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Upthrust

upthrust
Any object placed in a fluid experiences an upward force which is upthrust
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Frictional forces

Frctional forces
dynamic frictionstatic friction
${fd}=μdR$${fs}=μsR$
Where f is frictional forces, μ is coefficient of dynamic friction and R is the normal reaction force between the surfacesWhere f is frictional forces, μ is coefficient of static friction and R is the normal reaction force between the surfaces
The force of dynamic friction dose not depend on the speed of slidingThe force of static friction depend on the speed of sliding
${μs}>μd$
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Free-body diagrams & equilibrium

Free-body diagram shows the magnitude and direction of all the forces acting on a chosen body, and in this graph we treated body as point mass (which have no volume) free_body_diagram.jpeg Equilibrium refers to a points which net force(sum of all it's component is zero) like the situation: · object moving in constant velocity · object stay rest equilibrium.jpeg

Newton's law of motion

Newton's first law
When the net force on a body is zero, the body will move with constant velocity(which may be zero)
Newton's third law
If a body A exerts a force on body B, then body B exerts a force of the same magnitude but in the opposite direction of body A.
Newton's second law
The net force on a body of constant mass is proportional to that body's acceleration and is in the same direction as the acceleration
F=ma(very improtant formula)

Work, energy and power

Work done

The work done by a force is the product of the force in the direction of the displacement time and distance travel Follow the equation ${W}=Fscosθ$

Energy

Kenetic energy

$E_K=\frac{1}{2}mv^2$

$E_K$ is kenetic energy, m is mass, v is velocity of the object

Gravity potential energy

$E_P=mgh$

$E_P$ is gravity potiential energy, m is mass, h is height and g is gravity constant(9.81ms^-2^ on Earth)

Mechanical energy

$E_P=\frac{1}{2}x^2$

$E_P$ is elastic potiential energy, m is mass, x is displacement.

Power

$P=\frac{W}{t}$/$P=Fv$ Where P is power, W is work done and t is time, in the other formula, F is forces and v is velocity

Power 衡量的是规定时间内做工的能力

Efficiency

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Motion

Newton's second law in terms of momentum
$p=mv$
$F_{net}=\frac{\Delta p}{\Delta t}$
p is momentum, m is mass and v is velocity
The change of momentum of an object is called impulse
Rearranging the formula describing Newton’s second law results in the following expression
F~net~${\Delta t}$=$m{\Delta v}$
left side is impluse and right side is change in momentum

Impluse and force-time graphs

Impluse is the area in the force-time graph force-time_graph.jpeg

conservation of momentum

When the net force on a system is zero the momentum does not change

Follow the equation: $m_1u_1+m_2u_2=m_1v_1+m_2v_2$

Where m is mass, u is initial velocity and v is final velocity