• Level of study

    BAC +1

  • ECTS

    6 credits

  • Component

    Faculty of Science

  • Hourly volume

    54h

Description

The main objective of this course is to teach you to pose and solve simple physics problems. The areas of application are material point mechanics and geometric optics.

Mechanics of the material point :

  • Static of forces: studies of mechanical systems in equilibrium.
  • Kinematics: study of the movement of bodies independently of the causes that generate them.
  • Dynamics: links between the causes of movement and the movement itself.
  • Work and energy: work of forces (conservative and non-conservative), kinetic energy theorem, mechanical energy theorem and their applications.

Geometric optics:

  • Propagation of light (Fermat's principle, Snell-Descartes laws, index of refraction),
  • Image formation and optical systems (stigmatism, Gaussian approximation, mirrors, thin lenses, dispersive systems, centered systems, optical instruments)
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Objectives

Mechanics of the material point

Understanding mechanics is fundamental to many other topics in physics. That is why, as in most introductory physics courses, it has a particularly important place in our course. In this course we will limit ourselves to the study of material points, a necessary prerequisite for the study of more complex systems.

If you work conscientiously on the content and tasks of this course, you will be able to ...

  • explain the basic concepts of mechanics: force, mechanical equilibrium, momentum, work, mechanical energy;
  • calculate the components of a force in a given reference frame, and calculate the resultant of a system of forces;
  • apply the universal law of gravitation to material points and, from there, calculate the weight ;
  • treat simple problems involving bodies in which solid friction is taken into account;
  • derive the equations of motion and solve them to obtain the time equations for some simple motions: free fall, vertical jet, inclined jet, sliding on an inclined plane;
  • state Newton's laws, and explain how they relate to the basic physical concepts mentioned above;
  • apply the law of conservation of mechanical energy to material points;
  • describe the motion of a material point on a circular path using polar coordinates.

Geometric optics

If you work conscientiously on the content and tasks of this course, you will be able to explain how light propagates, how images are formed, and how simple optical systems work (magnifying glass, prism, microscope, telescope...).

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Necessary pre-requisites

Prerequisites*:

Knowledge of mathematics and science at the level of the French baccalaureate, or equivalent.

Recommended prerequisites*:

  • Recommendations in Première: Mathematics and at least one of the following two specialties: Physics-Chemistry or Engineering Sciences.
  • Recommendations for the final year of high school: Mathematics and Physics-Chemistry or Mathematics and Engineering Sciences or Physics-Chemistry and Engineering Sciences with a complementary mathematics option.
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Knowledge control

100% CT

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