PHYS 1401 Fall 2009
Text: Physics, 2nd Ed, Giambattista, Richardson, Richardson Ebook Options: coursesmart
The materials below are posted for reference and are not a complete set of class notes. All material is subject to change in class and will not be reposted here.
| 1401 Lectures | 1401 Class Activities | 1401 Labs |
| We will start in Ch.1 Pre-read Ch.1 and Ch.2 | ||
| Ch.1 | sf & conversions | Required Safety Contract |
| Ch.2 | 1D kinematics | Sonic Ranger |
2-47 jumping upward
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Free-fall |
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| Ch.3 | Graphical Vector addition and vector components with trigonometry |
2-37 car on x-axis 2-51 lead ball drop/toss 1-2 Practice Quiz |
Week 3: Wednesday continue ch.3 lecture |
2-58 spotting the variables return quiz |
Vector Addition Lab Questions |
Week 4: Monday General properties of vectors & projectile motion (ch.3) |
Problems on p.80+ in text: 3-8 graphical vector addition 3-19 vector components 3-53 Cannonball shot |
Projectile Motion Lab |
Week 4: Wednesday, Lecture in Ch.4 |
4-13, 4-14 vector addition 4-17, 4-25 vertical force balance 4-29 accelerating airplane, horizontal
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Finish Projectile Motion Force problems worksheet (N2L) |
| Week 5, Monday, continue Ch.4 | 4-72 Hanging sign, diagonal support 4-74, 75 Tension in rope w/Pullies 4-80 Crow on clothesline, Tension 4-91 Atwood machine
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4-92 pumpkin watermellon two inclines 4-93 Glider on incline, a & angle 4-117 Towing car up incline Two friction problems on ppt. |
Week 5, Wednesday, |
cont. ch.4 Intro to Ch.5 Circular Motion |
Newton's 2nd Law, Dynamics Track |
| Week 6, Monday, cont. Ch.5 and review for Test. | force problems for test review | Q&A |
| Week 6, Wednesday, Test 1, Sept. 30. | Test 1 over Ch.1-4, Hk 1-4 due. | |
| Week 7 |
Finish Ch.5, Problems in Ch.5 Hk 5-5, angular speed of tires 5-7 rpm to rad/s, v = rw Hk 5-15 tether ball, dynamic solution of tangential speed from angle Hk 5-39 dynamic soln to Tension in pendulum string at bottom of swing
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Circular Motion Lab |
| Week 7 |
Worksheet on Circular Motion especially for cars on level road using coeffs of friction Lecture in Ch.6 Conservation of Energy
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Ch.5 Circular Motion worksheet |
| Week 8 |
Continue Ch.6 6-25 Mechanical Advantage 2-pulley system 6-27 cart rolling up hill, velocity, max, height attainable 6-30 kid on swing, height from max speed.
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Conservation of Energy Lab |
| Week 8 |
Energy lab Data Analysis
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Test 1 Makeup |
| Week 9 |
Distance required to double velocity, starting from rest and accelerating unifromly. Finished Ch.7 lecture.
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Momentum Conservation Lab |
| Week 9 |
Rotational Inertia Demonstrations Ch.8 Torque and Angular Momentum problems we will start looking at: 8-15, 18, 28, 43, 53, 75
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Ballistic Pendulum problems in Ch.7 |
| Week 10 | Cont. Ch.8 | Rotation Lab |
| Week | Finished rotation lecture. | |
| Week 11 | Working on 08 handout from last time. |
Problems in Giambattista |
| Week 11 | Finish Ch.9 lecture. Start Ch.10 lecture | Archimedes Lab |
| Week 12 | Review ch.5-8 convert rpm to rad/s know weight mg in newtons vs. mass m in kg. Ch.5 Circular Motion worksheet Calculate work. Know positive, negative, zero work. Calculate GPE, KE, PE-elastic Calculate height from angle and distance Calculate impulse, change in velocity, average force Calculate rotational values for inertia and KE, e.g. calculate speed of object rolling down ramp. Calculate torque and angular acceleration. Solve for force for rotational equilibrium, e.g. pushup problem. Apply conservation of angular momentum.
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Q&A period |
| Week 12 | Test 2 (ch.5-8), Wednesday November 11th. Homework ch.5-8 due at start of exam | |
| Week 13 | Finish ch.10 SHM lecture. Revised Ch.10
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Elasticity |
| Week 13 | Waves | |
| Week 14 | Ch. 12 Sound | Sound Demos |
| Week 14 | Wednesday Assignment Ch.13 Temperature and Ideal Gases Heat Worksheet
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| Week 15 | Ch.14 Heat | |
| Week 15 | Ch.15 (section 1 only). Review | |
| Week 16 | Q&A | |
| Week | Final Exam Wednesday December 9 | |