PHYS 2425 Fall 2012

Textbook: Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Halliday & Resnick, Walker, 9th Edition.

Homework will be written by me and posted on Blackboard. You will not need any online homework system, just the textbook.

 

Syllabus available here.

 

The following links from University of Illinois may be helpful and some of the materials found within may be used in class and on exams:

Interactive Examples

Prelectures

Practice Exams

 

COURSE OUTLINE/CALENDAR – changes announced in class

PHYS 2425 #14841     Lec         004         CYP        2222       TTh        9:00am- 10:20am             
                                    Lab                         CYP        2236       TTh     10:30am- 11:50am

Week

Coverage

Unit

Reading

Lab

1

Introduction & Linear Kinematics

1-2

Chapter 1,2

Safety & Diagnostic Test

1

Linear Kinematics

2

Chapter 2

Spreadsheet Programs

2

Linear Kinematics

2

Chapter 2

1 Dynamics Track

2

Force

3

Chapter 5

2 Hooke & Young

3

Linear Dynamics I

4

Chapter 5,6

3 N2L on level track

3

Linear Dynamics I

4

Chapter 5,6

4 Atwood's Machine

4

Catch up & Review

 

 

 

4

Test 1 (September 20)

 

 

 

5

Vectors

5

Chapter 4

5 Friction

5

Linear Dynamics II

6

Chapter 5,6

6 Force Table

6

Linear Dynamics II/Curvilinear Motion

6-7

Chapter 5,6

7 Circular Motion

6

Curvilinear Motion

7

Chapter 4.5-7, 6.5

8 Projectile Motion

7

Catch up & Review

 

 

 

7

Test 2 (October 11)

 

 

 

8

Energy

8

Chapter 7,8

Work

8

Energy

8

Chapter 7,8

Energy

9

Momentum

9

Chapter 9

Impulse

9

Momentum

9

Chapter 9

Momentum

10

Torque

10

Chapter 8

12 Equilibrium of beam

10

Torque

10

Chapter 8

13 Wall/meter stick

11

Catch up & Review

 

 

 

11

Test 3  (November 8)

 

 

 

12

Rotation

11

Chapter 8,9

14 Rotational Dynamics

12

Rotation

11

Chapter 8,9

various

13

Rotation/Vibrations

11

Chapter 8,9,11

various

13

Holiday 

 

 

 

14

Vibrations

12

Chapter 15

SHM

14

Heat

13

Chapter 18

Specific Heat

15

Heat

13

Chapter 19.1-3

Heat Engines

15

Heat

13

Chapter 20.1-5

various

16

Catch up & Review

 

 

 

16

Final Exam (December 13)

 

 

 

 


Physics 2425 Course Content                   

Part

Unit

       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
  3. Two Dimensional 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
  6. Center of Mass
  7. Elastic Collisions

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 Heat

  1. Temperature & Energy
  2. Heat & Specific Heat
  3. Heat & Work
  4. The First Law of Thermodynamics
  5. Heat Transfer
  6. Ideal Gases
  7. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
  8. Heat Engines