Part VII
IN WHICH we study the physics of materials. 

We will use our vast knowledge of the fundamentals of physics to investigate the physics of solids and fluids.

 



 

 


DAY 21 -- topic summary
      -- homework

 

 

 

DAY 22 -- topic summary
      -- homework

 

 

 

DAY 23 -- topic summary
      -- homework

What you need to know and understand:

bd14518_ Force per unit area – Pressure, Stress.

bd14518_ Common sense, dynamic equilibrium, & the Equation of Continuity.

bd14518_ Energy Density and Bernoulli’s Principle.

bd14518_ Pascal’s & Archimedes’ principles and why things sink or float in a fluid.

bd14518_ Elastic solids – elastic modulus.

bd14518_ Taking solids beyond their elastic limits – yielding and breaking.