Content of Learning Activity

Fundamental notions: What is Physics ?; Scientific method; Application field; Units; Uncertainty assessment; Order of magnitude; Dimensional analysis; Description of motions; Newton's laws and their implications; Conservative and nonconservative forces; Work; Power; Potential energy - kinetic energy; Conservation of total energy principle ; Elastic and inelastic collisions in one dimension.

Geometric optics: Nature and propagation of light; Reflection; Refraction; Mirors; Diopters; Lenses; Homographies; Optical Aberrations; perception of colours; Characteristics and description of some optical instruments. 

Required Reading

Copie de présentation - Partie 2 - Physique générale - Eléments d'optique - F. MOINY
,Note de cours - Partie 2 - Physique Générale - Eléments d'optique - C. Bouquegneau
,Note de cours - Partie 1 - Physique générale - Notions fondamentales - Francis MOINY
,Copie de présentation - Partie 1 - Physique générale - Notions fondamentales - Francis MOINY

Required Learning Resources/Tools

Not applicable

Recommended Reading

Notes d'exercices - Partie 1 - Physique générale - Partie 1 - Exercices - Francis MOINY

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

Not applicable

Other Recommended Reading

"Physique", Eugène Hecht, de boeck
"Physique - 1. Mécanique", Harris Benson, de boeck
"Physique - 3. Ondes, optique et physique moderne", Harris Benson, de boeck  
"Fundamentals of Physics", David Halliday & Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker

Mode of delivery

• Face-to-face

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

• Cours magistraux
• Exercices dirigés
• Démonstrations
• Travaux pratiques
• Remédiations intégrées à un type d'AA

Evaluations

The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)