PHYS 1401 Spring 2012

Textbook: Physics, by Giambattista, Richardson, Richardson. Any edition is fine.

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Tu/Th PHYS 1401 Calendar Spring 2012                                    Changes Announced in Class
Spring Semester — Tuesday January 17, 2012 – May 13, 2012
Final Exam Thursday May 10th.

Week

Coverage

Unit

Reading

Lab

1

Introduction & Linear Kinematics

1-2

Ch.1,2

Safety & Diagnostic Test

1

Linear Kinematics

2

Ch.2

  
         

2

Linear Kinematics

2

Ch.2

Ramp Acceleration - qualatative

2

Force

3

Ch.4,5

Linear Kinematics Worksheet
         

3

Linear Dynamics I

4

Ch.4,5

N2L on level track

3

Linear Dynamics I

4

Ch.4,5

Linear Dyn I Worksheet
         

4

Review

1-4

 

various

4

Test 1

1-4

 

 
         

5

Vectors

5

Ch.2,4

Force Table

5

Linear Dynamics II

6

Ch.4,5

 

6

Linear Dynamics II Curvilinear Motion

6-7

Ch.4,5

Circular Motion

6

Curvilinear Motion

7

Ch.5

 

7

Review

5-7

 

various

7

Test 2

5-7

 

 

8

Energy

8

Ch.6,7

Work

8

Energy

8

Ch.6,7

Energy

9

Momentum

9

Ch.8

Impulse

9

Momentum

9

Ch.8

Momentum

10

Review

 

 

various

10

Test 3

8-9

 

 

11

Torque

10

Ch.9,10

Equilibrium of beam

11

Rotation

11

Ch.9,10

Wall/meter stick

12

Rotation

11

Ch.9,10

Rotational Dynamics

12

Rotation

11

Ch.9,10

various

13

Review

10-11

 

various

13

Test 4

10-11

 

 

14

Vibrations

12

Ch.14

SHM

14

Waves

13

Ch.15,16

Waves

15

Heat

14

Ch.13

Specific Heat

15

Fluids

15

Ch.12

Archimedes

16

Gravity & Review

1-16

 

 

16

Final Exam

1-16

 

 

 

Physics 1401 Course Content                        2012 Spring

Part

Units

Sections

1 Introduction
  1. Math Review
  2. Units & Conversions
  3. Problem Solving

1 Degree of Freedom

2 Linear Kinematics
  1. Displacement
  2. Velocity
  3. Acceleration
  4. Constant Acceleration Equations
  5. Examples

3 Force
  1. Forces & Terminology
  2. Mass & Weight
  3. Elasticity & Hooke’s Law
  4. Friction & Traction
  5. Inertial Force

4 Linear
Dynamics I
  1. Newton’s Laws of Motion
  2. Equilibrium & Constant Velocity
  3. Single Object Dynamics
  4. Multi Object Dynamics

2 Degrees of Freedom

5 Vectors
  1. Displacement
  2. Vector Trigonometry
  3. Vector Addition
  4. The Inclined Plane
  5. Inverse Trig

6 Linear
Dynamics II
  1. Equilibrium in Two Dimensions
  2. Horizontal Motion
  3. Vertical Motion
  4. Ramp Motion

7 Curvilinear Motion
  1. Circular Motion
  2. Projectile Motion

Conservation Laws

8 Energy
  1. Work & Energy
  2. Power
  3. Energy
  4. Applications of Energy Conservation
  5. Simple Machines

9 Momentum
  1. Impulse & Momentum
  2. Conservation of Momentum
  3. Types of Collisions
  4. Applications
  5. Momentum in 2 Dimensions

3 Degrees of Freedom

10 Torque & Equilibrium
  1. Torque & Axis of Rotation
  2. Torque & Center of Mass
  3. Equilibrium

11 Rotation
  1. Rotational Motion
  2. Newton’s Second Law for Rotation
  3. Rotational Inertia
  4. Rotational Kinetic Energy
  5. Rolling Objects
  6. Rotational Momentum

Ending Topics

12 vibrations
  1. Simple Harmonic Motion
  2. Some Oscillating Systems
  3. Damped Oscillations

13 waves
  1. Basic Properties
  2. Waves on a string
  3. Interference
  4. Standing Waves & Resonance
  5. Harmonic Analysis
  6. Doppler Effect
  7. Sound

14 heat
  1. Temperature & Energy
  2. Heat & Specific Heat
  3. Heat Transfer
  4. Thermodynamics

15 fluids
  1. Density & Pressure
  2. Pascal’s Principle
  3. Archimedes’ Principle

16 gravity
  1. Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion
  2. Newton’s Law of Gravity
  3. The Gravitational Field