Classical Physics

FUNDAMENTALS HANDBOOK - CLASSICAL PHYSICS
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Abstract

The Classical Physics Fundamentals Handbook was developed to assist facility operating contractors provide operators, maintenance personnel, and the technical staff with the necessary fundamentals training to ensure a basic understanding of physical forces and their properties. The handbook includes information on the units used to measure physical properties; vectors, and how they are used to show the net effect of various forces; Newton's Laws of motion, and how to use these laws in force and motion applications; and the concepts of energy, work, and power, and how to measure and calculate the energy involved in various applications.

This information will provide personnel with a foundation for understanding the basic operation of various types of facility systems and equipment.

Key Words: Training Material, Classical Physics, Vectors, Newton's Laws, Energy, Work, Power

Classic Physics Contents PDF

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The Classical Physics handbook consists of five modules that are contained in one volume.

The following is a brief description of the information presented in each module of the handbook.

Module 1 - Unit Systems

This module presents the concept of unit systems for the fundamental dimensions of mass, length, and time used in physics. Additionally, derivation of units and the conversion of these units is presented.

Module 2 - Vectors

This module contains information to aid in the determination of the net effect of various forces on an object and includes graphing vectors, adding vectors, and determining component vectors of a resultant vector.

Module 3 - Force and Motion

This module presents Newton's Laws of force and motion.

Module 4 - Application of Newton's Laws

This module describes the effect of static and dynamic forces on objects and includes a discussion of the forces commonly encountered in a nuclear facility.

Module 5 - Energy,Work, and Power

This module defines energy, work, and power, identifies their various forms, and discusses the conservation of energy, work, and power including the measurement and calculation of each.

The information contained in this handbook is by no means all encompassing. An attempt to present the entire science of classical physics would be impractical. However, the Classical Physics handbook does present enough information to provide the reader with a fundamental knowledge level sufficient to understand the advanced theoretical concepts presented in other subject areas, and to better understand basic system and equipment operations.

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