Physical Principles of Design

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Physical Principles of Design

• Lecture-1
• Monday 13.January.2003
• Basic Physical Principles

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Basic Physical Principles

• Motion and Acceleration
• Static Equilibrium
• Properties of Fluids
• Temperature and Heat
• Strength of Materials and Elasticity
• Electromagnetic Properties and Light
• Optics and Images

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The SI System of Units
a.k.a. The Metric System a.k.a. MKSA M for
meter, K for kilogramS for second, A for ampere.
Other units(e.g. Joule,Newton) are derived from
these. Always stick with SI units and everything
will come out ok.
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Specific Units
Length meter(m) Time second(s) Mass
kilogram(kg). Length(m)
speed(m/s) acceleration (m/s2)
units Kg m/s2Newton(N) Energy N mJouleKg
m2/s2J Power energy/timeJ/s
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Class 2Take-Away Concepts
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Class 2Problems of the Day
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Class 2Problems of the Day