Showing posts with label Physics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Physics. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Friday, October 25, 2013
A joke to Einstein
A six-year-old boy spotted Albert Einstein walking down the street and decided
to try out his favorite joke on him: "Mr. Einstein! Why did the chicken cross
the road?"
To which the famous physicist replied,
"My young burgeoning mind, the question does not have a definite answer. Whether the chicken crossed the road or the road crossed the chicken depends on your frame of reference."
To which the famous physicist replied,
"My young burgeoning mind, the question does not have a definite answer. Whether the chicken crossed the road or the road crossed the chicken depends on your frame of reference."
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Derived quantities
Here are some derived quantities with their units
Of course, there are many other units other than these few!!
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Derived Quantity
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Unit
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Symbol
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Force
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Newton
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N
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Energy/Work done
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Joule
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J
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Power
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Watt
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W
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Pressure
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Pascal
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Pa
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Frequency
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Hertz
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Hz
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Electric charge
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Coulomb
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C
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Voltage/emf (electromotive force)
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Volts
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V
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Capacity
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Farads
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F
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Electric resistance
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Ohm
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W
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Magnetic flux density
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Tesla
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T
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Magnetic flux
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Weber
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Wb
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Of course, there are many other units other than these few!!
Friday, October 18, 2013
Basic units
There are six fundamental units that are accepted. Every other unit is derived out of these.
But two more units are there, which are fundamental, but are not considered so.
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Basic Quantity
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Unit
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Symbol
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Mass
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Kilograms
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kg
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Time
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Seconds
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s
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Length
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Meter
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m
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Thermodynamic temperature
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Kelvin
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K
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Electric current
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Ampere
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A
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Amount of substance
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mole
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mol
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Luminous Intensity
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Candela
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cd
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But two more units are there, which are fundamental, but are not considered so.
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Quantity
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Unit
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Symbol
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Plane angle
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Radian
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rad
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Solid angle
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Steradian
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sr
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Newton's laws of motion
These three laws govern the fundamental Newtonian physics. However, there are some situations where these equations doesn't apply.
1. For massive objects (such as celestial objects)
2. For objects and particles travelling at speeds closer to the speed of light.
3. Sometimes for the motions in quantum realm.
Newton's first Law
An object will continue to be at rest or travel with uniform velocity, unless an external, unbalanced force acts on it.
In other words, for an object which is at rest or moving with constant velocity, the state of motion can only be changed by an external resultant force.
Newton's second Law
The rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the net force acting on the same direction.
Here, F - Resultant force
m - mass
v- final velocity
u - initial velocity
a - acceleration
t - time
Newton's third Law
If an unbalanced force is exerted on B by A, B will also exert an equal but opposite force on A.
In other words, every action has an equal, but opposite reaction.
For further information, search the web search bar for "Newton's laws of motion" or go to Newton's laws of motion - Wikipedia
1. For massive objects (such as celestial objects)
2. For objects and particles travelling at speeds closer to the speed of light.
3. Sometimes for the motions in quantum realm.
Newton's first Law
An object will continue to be at rest or travel with uniform velocity, unless an external, unbalanced force acts on it.
In other words, for an object which is at rest or moving with constant velocity, the state of motion can only be changed by an external resultant force.
Newton's second Law
The rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the net force acting on the same direction.
F = (mv-mu)/t
F = ma
Here, F - Resultant force
m - mass
v- final velocity
u - initial velocity
a - acceleration
t - time
Newton's third Law
If an unbalanced force is exerted on B by A, B will also exert an equal but opposite force on A.
In other words, every action has an equal, but opposite reaction.
For further information, search the web search bar for "Newton's laws of motion" or go to Newton's laws of motion - Wikipedia
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Fundamental equations of motion
There are four fundamental equations of motion in physics. They govern the basic motion of an object or a particle. However, these equations are only applicable under the following conditions.
1. The motion should be linear (not applicable for circular motion or any other type of motion)
2. Motion must be with uniform acceleration or no acceleration. (not applicable for varying acceleration)
The symbols mean,
1. s - displacement
2. a - acceleration
3. t - time
4. u - initial velocity
5. v - final velocity
Equation 1
Equation 2
Equation 3
Equation 4
For further information, search "equations of motion" in the web search bar.
1. The motion should be linear (not applicable for circular motion or any other type of motion)
2. Motion must be with uniform acceleration or no acceleration. (not applicable for varying acceleration)
The symbols mean,
1. s - displacement
2. a - acceleration
3. t - time
4. u - initial velocity
5. v - final velocity
Equation 1
v = u+at
Equation 2
s = ½(u+v)t
Equation 3
s = ut+ ½ at2
Equation 4
v2 = u2+2as
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