1. Prefixes for SI Units 10x Prefix Symbol exa E peta P tera T giga G
3,000 m = 3  1,000 m
= 3  103 m = 3 km
1,000,000,000 = 109 = 1G
1,000,000 = 106 = 1M
1,000 = 103 = 1k
141 kg = ? g
1 GB = ? Byte = ? MB
10x
Prefix
Symbol
x=18
exa E 15
peta P 12
tera T 9
giga G 6
mega M 3
kilo k 2
hecto h 1
deca da
If you are rusty with scientific notation,
see appendix B.1 of the text

2. Prefixes for SI Units 10x Prefix Symbol deci d centi c milli m micro µ-2
centi c -3
milli m -6
micro -9
nano n
-12
pico p
-15
femto f
-18
atto a
0.003 s = 3  s
= 3  10-3 s = 3 ms
0.01 = 10-2 = centi
0.001 = 10-3 = milli
= 10-6 = micro
= 10-9 = nano
= 10-12
= pico = p
1 nm = ? m = ? cm
3 cm = ? m = ? mm

3. Derived Quantities and Units
Multiply and divide units just like numbers
Derived quantities: area, speed, volume, density ……
Area = Length  Length SI unit for area = m2
Volume = Length  Length  Length SI unit for volume = m3
Speed = Length / time SI unit for speed = m/s
Density = Mass / Volume SI unit for density = kg/m3
In 2008 Olympic Game, Usain Bolt sets world record at 9.69 s in Men’s 100 m Final. What is his average speed ?

4. Other Unit System U.S. customary system: foot, slug, second
Cgs system: cm, gram, second
We will use SI units in this course, but it is useful to know conversions between systems.
1 mile = 1609 m = km ft = m = cm
1 m = in. = ft in. = m = 2.54 cm
1 lb = kg 1 oz = g 1 slug = kg
1 day = 24 hours = 24 * 60 minutes = 24 * 60 * 60 seconds
More can be found in Appendices A & D in your textbook.

5. Unit Conversion Example: Is he speeding ?
On the Astoria Blvd in Queens, a car is traveling at a speed of 38.0 m/s. Is the driver exceeding the speed limit?
Since the speed limit is in miles/hour (mph), we need to convert the units of m/s to mph. Take it in two steps.
Step 1: Convert m to miles. Since 1 mile = 1609 m, we have two possible conversion factors, 1 mile/1609 m = 6.215x10-4 mile/m, or 1609 m/1 mile = 1609 m/mile. What are the units of these conversion factors?
Since we want to convert m to mile, we want the m units to cancel => multiply by first factor:
Step 2: Convert s to hours. Since 1 hr = 3600 s, again we could have 1 hr/3600 s = 2.778x10-4 hr/s, or 3600 s/hr.
Since we want to convert s to hr, we want the s units to cancel =>

6. Dimensions, Units and Equations
Quantities have dimensions:
Length – L, Mass – M, and Time - T
Quantities have units: Length – m, Mass – kg, Time – s
To refer to the dimension of a quantity, use square brackets, e.g. [F] means dimensions of force.
Quantity
Area
Volume
Speed
Acceleration
Dimension
[A] = L2
[V] = L3
[v] = L/T
[a] = L/T2
SI Units m2 m3
m/s
m/s2

7. Dimensional Analysis
Necessary either to derive a math expression, or equation or to check its correctness.
Quantities can be added/subtracted only if they have the same dimensions.
The terms of both sides of an equation must have the same dimensions.

8. Vectors and Scalars
PHY 101

9. Vectors

10. Scalars and Vectors
A scalar is a single number that represents a magnitude
E.g. distance, mass, speed, temperature, etc.
A vector is a set of numbers that describe both a magnitude and direction
E.g. velocity (the magnitude of velocity is speed), force, momentum, etc.
Notation: a vector-valued variable is differentiated from a scalar one by using bold or the following symbol: A

11. Characteristics of Vectors
A Vector is something that has two and only two defining characteristics:
Magnitude: the 'size' or 'quantity'
Direction: the vector is directed from one place to another.

12. Direction Speed vs. Velocity
Speed is a scalar, (magnitude no direction) - such as 5 feet per second.
Speed does not tell the direction the object is moving. All that we know from the speed is the magnitude of the movement.
Velocity, is a vector (both magnitude and direction) – such as 5 ft/s Eastward. It tells you the magnitude of the movement, 5 ft/s, as well as the direction which is Eastward.

13. Example The direction of the vector is 55° North of East
The magnitude of the vector is 2.3.

14. Now You Try
Direction:
Magnitude:
47° North of West 2

15. Try Again
Direction:
Magnitude:
43° East of South 3

16. Try Again
It is also possible to describe this vector's direction as 47 South of East.
Why?

17. Expressing Vectors as Ordered Pairs
How can we express this vector as an ordered pair?
Use Trigonometry

19. Now You Try
Express this vector as an ordered pair.

20. Applications of Vectors
VECTOR ADDITION – If 2 similar vectors point in the SAME direction, add them.
Example: A man walks 54.5 meters east, then another 30 meters east. Calculate his displacement relative to where he started? +
54.5 m, E
30 m, E
Notice that the SIZE of the arrow conveys MAGNITUDE and the way it was drawn conveys DIRECTION.
84.5 m, E

21. Applications of Vectors
VECTOR SUBTRACTION - If 2 vectors are going in opposite directions, you SUBTRACT.
Example: A man walks 54.5 meters east, then 30 meters west. Calculate his displacement relative to where he started?
54.5 m, E -
30 m, W
24.5 m, E

22. Non-Collinear Vectors
When 2 vectors are perpendicular, you must use the Pythagorean theorem.
A man walks 95 km, East then 55 km, north. Calculate his RESULTANT DISPLACEMENT.
55 km, N
95 km,E

23. BUT…..what about the VALUE of the angle???
Just putting North of East on the answer is NOT specific enough for the direction. We MUST find the VALUE of the angle.
To find the value of the angle we use a Trig function called TANGENT.
109.8 km
55 km, N q
N of E
95 km,E
So the COMPLETE final answer is :

24. What if you are missing a component?
Suppose a person walked 65 m, 25 degrees East of North. What were his horizontal and vertical components?
The goal: ALWAYS MAKE A RIGHT TRIANGLE!
To solve for components, we often use the trig functions sine and cosine.
H.C. = ?
V.C = ? 25
65 m

25. Example 23 m, E - = 12 m, W - = 14 m, N 6 m, S 20 m, N 35 m, E R
A bear, searching for food wanders 35 meters east then 20 meters north. Frustrated, he wanders another 12 meters west then 6 meters south. Calculate the bear's displacement.
23 m, E - =
12 m, W - =
14 m, N
6 m, S
20 m, N
35 m, E R
14 m, N q
23 m, E
The Final Answer:

26. Example
A boat moves with a velocity of 15 m/s, N in a river which flows with a velocity of 8.0 m/s, west. Calculate the boat's resultant velocity with respect to due north.
8.0 m/s, W
15 m/s, N Rv q
The Final Answer :

27. Example
A plane moves with a velocity of 63.5 m/s at 32 degrees South of East. Calculate the plane's horizontal and vertical velocity components.
H.C. =? 32
V.C. = ?
63.5 m/s

28. Vector vs. Scalar Review
A library is located 0.5 mi from you. Can you point where exactly it is?
You also need to know the direction in which you should walk to the library!
All physical quantities encountered in this text will be either a scalar or a vector
A vector quantity has both magnitude (value + unit) and direction
A scalar is completely specified by only a magnitude (value + unit)

29. HW#2: problems 34, 40 page 23.