Contents:

1) Units, System of units. Reference frame.
2) Kinematics. Trajectory, Position vector, Velocity, Acceleration.
3) Dynamics. Newton's laws. Inertial reference frame.
4) Galilean-Transformation. Non-inertial reference frame.
5) Work and Power. Conservation of mechanical energy law.
6) Rigid body. Centre of gravity. Equilibrium of rigid body.
7) Rotation of rigid body. Translational motion versus Rotational motion.
8) Gravitational field. Newton's law of universal gravitation.
9) Gravity near the earth surface. Gravitational acceleration. Gravitational potential.
10) Gravitational potential energy and Escape velocity. Kepler's laws.
11) Simple harmonic motion. Kinematics of simple harmonic motion.
12) Dynamics of simple harmonic motion.
13) Pendulum. Forced oscillations, Resonance.

Recommended literature:

1. Halliday & Resnick, Fundamentals of Physics, Jearl Walker, Extended 9th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2011.
2. Physics I - Seminars, M. Murla, S. Pekárek, Vydavatelství ČVUT, 1995.

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar