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Format For Instruction Plan [for Courses with Lectures and Tutorials ]

Course No. PHY104 Course Title: MECHANICS L: 3 T: 1 P: 0 Cr: 4

Course Planner :- 12502 :: Shally Loomba

TextBook

1. Concepts of physics H.C Verma Volume 1 and 2, Bharti Bhawan Pub. & Dist., 2007.

Other Specific Books

2. Serway A. Raymod, Jewett. W. John, Physics for Scientists and Engineers with modern Physics , Cengage learning, New Delhi, 8th editon
3. Kittle C, Knight D. Walter, A M., Ruderman A., Mechanics, Berkeley Physics Course I, Tata McGraw Hill, 1975.
4. Halliday D., Resnick R., Walker J., Fundamental of Physics, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 8th Edition

Other Readings

Sr. No. Jouranls atricles as compulsary readings (specific articles, Complete reference)

5 European journal of mechanics , www.elesvier.com

6 International journal of mechanics , www.naun.org

7 Journal of applied mechanics , www.asmedl.org

Relevant Websites

Sr. No. Web adress (only if relevant to the courses) Salient Features

8 http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/index.cfm Animation explaining the concept of Newton's Law of Inertia

9 http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/rocket1a.htm Animation depicting the concept of Newton's 3rd Law

10 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/friction.shtml Animation explaining the concept of friction

11 http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/circmot/ucm.cfm Animation explaining the concept of circular motion

12 http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/energy/pe.cfm Animation displaying the conservation of forces

13 http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/momentum/dft.cfm Animation depicting the law of momentum

14 http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/torque JAVA applet explaining torque

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 15 http://www.cleonis.nl/physics/phys256/angular_momentum.php Animation depicting the concept of angular momentum

16 http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/gravity-force-lab JAVA applet explaining gravitation

17 http://www.teachersdomain.org/collection/k12/sci.phys.maf.velaccel/ Video depicting the properties of a pendulum

18 http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfw.roller/ Video showing the role of centripetal force

19 http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/rr10.sci.phys.maf.velaccel.workpow/ Video depicting the difference between work and power

20 http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/rr10.sci.phys.maf.forces.impulse/ Video elucidating the concept of impulse

21 http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/lsps07.sci.phys.maf.torque/ Animation explaining the concept of torque

22 http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfe.zcoaster/ Video explaining gravitational P.E. using a rollercoaster

23 http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfe.zsplcar/ Video explaining potential energy using a rubber band

24 http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfw.asrnt/ Video showing the importance of Newton's Laws using astronauts

Detailed Plan For Lectures

Pedagogical tool
Chapters/Sections of
Homework to be Demonstration/case
Week No. Lecture No. Topic Textbook/other
Assigned to students study/images/anmation
reference
ctc. planned

Part 1
Week 1 Lecture 1 The Forces, Newton Ist law and inertial frames Book :1,Ch-4/Sec- 4.14.4 Animation
Ch-5/sec-5.1
Book :8,
Lecture 2 Newton 2nd and 3rd law,Working with a tension in a string Book :1,Ch-5/sec-5.2 & 5.4 Demonstration, Video
Book :9,
Lecture 3 Some application of Newton laws(The runaway car, weighing of a fish Book :2,Ch-5/Sec-5.7 Video
in an elevator) Book :24,

Week 2 Lecture 4 Force of friction, kinetic friction Book :1,Ch-6/Sec- 6.1 & 6.2 & Demonstration
static friction 6.3
Lecture 5 Laws of friction, Rolling friction Book :1,Ch-6/Sec- 6.4 & 6.5 HomeWork 1 Allocation Animation
Book :10,
Lecture 6 Newton 2nd law for a particle in uniform circular motion Book :18, Animation,Demonstration
Book :1,Ch-7/Sec-7.1

Week 3 Lecture 7 Non uniform circular motion Book :1,Ch-7/Sec 7.3 Animation
Book :11,
Lecture 8 Dynamics of circular motion ,Circular turnings and banking of roads Book :1,Ch-7/Sec 7.4 & 7.5 Video
Book :11,

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Week 3 Lecture 9 Motion in accelerated frames Book :1,:Ch-7/Sec 7.6 Term Paper 1 Allocation

Week 4 Lecture 10 Work done by constant force Book :2,Ch-7/Sec 7.2

Part 2
Week 4 Lecture 11 Work as a scalar product of two vectors Book :1,Ch-7/Sec 7.2 HomeWork 1
Submission

Lecture 12 Work done by a varying force, Kinetic energy Book :2,Ch-7/Sec 7.4 HomeWork 2 Allocation

Week 5 Lecture 13 Work-kinetic energy theorem Book :1,Ch-8/Sec- 8.2 Animation,

Book :12, Demonstration

Lecture 14 Potential energy of a system Book :1,Ch-8/Sec- 8.5 Video

Book :23,
Lecture 15 Conservative and non conservative forces Book :1,Ch-8/Sec- 8.6

Week 6 Lecture 16 P.E and conservation of Mechanical energy Book :1,Ch-8/Sec- 8.7 Animation
Book :17,
Lecture 17 Momentum and impulse Book :1,Ch-9/Sec-9.11 HomeWork 2 Animation, Video
Book :20, Submission
Book :13,
Lecture 18 Rotational Mechanics Book :1,Ch-10/Sec- 10.1

Week 7 Lecture 19 Rotation of a rigid body about a given fixed line Book :1,Ch-10/Sec- 10.1

Lecture 20 Angular: displacement and velocity Book :1,Ch-10/Sec- 10.2

Lecture 21 Angular: acceleration Book :1,Ch-10/Sec- 10.2

MID-TERM
Part 3
Week 8 Lecture 22 Relation between Angular and translational quantities Book :1,Ch-10/Sec- 10.3

Lecture 23 Vector product and torque of a force about the axis of rotation Book :1,Ch-10/Sec- 10.4 Animation
Book :14,

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Part 3
Week 8 Lecture 24 Rigid object under a net torque Book :1,Ch-10/Sec- 10.4 Animation
Book :21,

Week 9 Lecture 25 Kinetic energy of a rigid body rotating about a given axis Book :1,Ch- 10/Sec- 10.12 HomeWork 3 Allocation

Lecture 26 Rolling motion of rigid object Book :1,Ch- 10/Sec- 10.17 Demonstration

Lecture 27 Work and power in rotational motion Book :1,Ch- 10/Sec- 10.13 Video
Book :19,

Week 10 Lecture 28 Theorem on moment of inertia (parallel axis) Book :1,Ch- 10/Sec- 10.15

Lecture 29 Theorem on moment of inertia (perpendicular axis) Book :1,Ch- 10/Sec- 10.15 HomeWork 3
Submission
Part 4
Week 10 Lecture 30 Applications of theorem in calculation of moment of inertia Book :1,Ch- 10/Sec- 10.15 HomeWork 4 Allocation

Week 11 Lecture 31 Angular momentum Book :1,Ch-10/Sec- 10.8 Demonstration

Lecture 32 Conservation of Angular momentum Book :1,Ch-10/Sec- 10.8 Animation

Book :15,
Lecture 33 Rigid object in equilibrium Book :1,Ch-10/Sec- 10.6

Week 12 Lecture 34 Rolling and its example Book :1,

Lecture 35 Kinetic energy of a body in combined rotation and translation Book :1,Ch-10/Sec- 10.18

Lecture 36 Angular momentum of a body in combined rotation and translation Book :1,Ch-10/Sec- 10.19 HomeWork 4
Submission

Week 13 Lecture 37 Newton law of universal gravitation Book :1,Ch-11/Sec- 11.1 Term Paper 1 Animation
Book :16, Submission

Lecture 38 free fall acceleration and gravitational force Book :1,Ch-39/Sec- 39.4 Demonstration

Lecture 39 Gravitational P.E Book :1,Ch-11/Sec- 11.4 Video

Book :22,

Spill Over

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Week 14 Lecture 40

Lecture 41

Details of homework and case studies plan

Nature of homework
Homework No. Topic of the Homework (group/individuals/field work

Homework 1 Forces , Newton's laws and its applications,force of friction, laws of riction, uniform and non Individual
uniform circular motion, circular turnings,motion in accelerated frames, work done by a constant
force,work as a scalar product of two vectors.

Homework 2 Work done by a varying force,Kinetic energy, work kinetic energy theorem,conservative and Individual
non-conservative forces.potential energy,conservation of mechanical energy,momentum and
impulse,rotation of a rigid body about a given fixed line,angular displacement,angular velocity and
angular acceleration.

Homework 3 Angular and translational quantities, torque of a force about the axis of rotation,rigid object under Individual
a net torque,Kinetic energy consideration in rotational motion,rolling motion of rigid object,Work
and power in rotational motion, problems based on moment of inertia.

Homework 4 Angular momentum and its conservation,Rigid object in equilibrium Individual

Rolling,Kinetic energy of a body in combined rotation and translation,
Angular momentum of a body in combined rotation and translation,Newton's law of universal
gravitation , gravitational force,Gravitational P.E.
*Normally all the homeworks shall be submitted online but in special courses where homeworks cannot be submited online , the insructor can edit the mode of submission while
entering the IP Details

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 Scheme for CA:out of 100*
Component Frequency Out of (If any) Marks for each Total Marks

Homework 3 4 7 21

Class test based on homework 3 4 18 54

Term Paper 1 25 25

Total :- 100

* In ENG courses wherever the total exceeds 100, consider x best out of y components of CA, as explained in teacher's guide available on the UMS

List of suggested topics for term paper[at least 15] (Student to spend about 15 hrs on any one specified term paper)
Sr. No. Topic
1 Rockets
2 Gravity microlensing
3 Aerodynamics
4 Foucault Pendulum
5 Gravitational Waves
6 Calorific Value
7 Satellite Launch Vehicle
8 Dams
9 Rollercoasters
10 International Space Station
11 Liquid crystal display
12 Engine
13 Plasma
14 ISRO
15 Gravity Tug

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 Plan for Tutorial: (Please do not use these time slots for syllabus coverage)

Tutorial No. Topic Type of pedagogical tool(s) planned

(case analysis,problem solving test,role play,business game etc)

Tutorial 1 The Forces, Newton Ist law and inertial frames,Newton 2nd law, Problem solving
Newton 3rd law,Working with a tension in a string, some
application of Newton laws.
Tutorial 2 force of friction,kinetic friction,static friction,Laws of friction, Problem solving
Rolling friction,Newton 2nd law for a particle in uniform circular
motion.
Tutorial 3 Non uniform circular motion, circular turnings and banking of Problem solving
roads ,motion in accelerated frames.

Tutorial 4 Work done by constant force,work as a scalar product of two Problem solving
vectors,Work done by a varying force, Kinetic energy.

Tutorial 5 Work-kinetic energy theorem, Problem solving,Test

Potential energy of a system,Conservative and non conservative
forces.
Tutorial 6 P.E and conservation of Mechanical energy,momentum and Problem solving
impulse,
Rotational Mechanics
Tutorial 7 Rotation of a rigid body about a given fixed line, Problem solving,Test
Angular: displacement and velocity,
Angular: acceleration
After Mid-Term
Tutorial 8 Relation between Angular and translational quantities, Problem solving
Vector product and torque of a force about the axis of rotation,
rigid object under a net torque.
Tutorial 9 Kinetic energy consideration in rotational motion,rolling motion of Problem solving
rigid object,Work and power in rotational motion

Tutorial 10 Theorem on moment of inertia (parallel axis), Problem solving,Test

Theorem on moment of inertia (perpendicular axis),Applications of
theorem in calculation of moment of inertia
Tutorial 11 Angular momentum and its conservation Problem solving
Rigid object in equilibrium.

Tutorial 12 Rolling and its example,Kinetic energy of a body in combined Problem solving,Test
rotation and translation,
Angular momentum of a body in combined rotation and translation

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 Tutorial 13 Newton law of universal gravitation Problem solving
free fall acceleration and gravitational force
Gravitational P.E.

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