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by Dr. John P. Cise Professor of Physics, Austin Community College


PHY 1653 Elementary Physics Methods

Course Syllabus

Text: PHYSICS, 5th edition by GIANCOLI
Useful website on Giancoli text: http://www.prenhall.com/giancoli/
U of Oregon Online Interactive Physics Problems
UC Berkeley Online Interactive Physics Problems

Week

Homework Sections

Concepts

Exercises

1

2.1

Speed, Units 1,3,5,9

2.6

velocity & acceleration 11

2.7

distance, time & acceleration 13,15,17

2.8-2.9

distance, velocity, acceleration 19,21,23,25

2.10

Free Fall 33,35,37,41,45

2

3.3

Vector + & -, Vector Components 1,5,9,13,18,21,23

3.4

Vectors + Components way 20

3.5

Projectiles I 37,39,41,43

3.6

Projectiles II 45,47,49,51

3

4.4-4.6

F(net) = ma, NEWTON's 2nd Law 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19

4.7

Net Force 21,25,27,29

4.8

Friction & Hills 35,37,39,41,45,51,53

4

5.1

Centripetal Acceleration 1,3,5

5.2

Centripetal Force 9,11,15,17

5.5

Non-uniform circular motion 19,21

5.5-5.6

Gravitation 23,25,27

8.1

Angular Displacement 1,3,5,7,9,13

8.2

Rotational velocity and acceleration 19,21,23

8.3

Torque 27,29,31

8.4

Moment of Inertia 33,35

8.5

Linear & Rotational Dynamics 37,39,41

8.6

Rotaional Kinetic Energy 47,49

8.7

Angular Momentum 55,57,61

7.8

Center of Mass 14,16,18

5

REVIEW & QT TERM EXAM

   

6

6.1

Work 1,3,7,9

6.3

KE & Work-Energy Theorem 17,19,21,23,25,27

6.4

Gravitational PE 29

6.5

Conservative & non-Conserv forces 31,33

6.6-6.7

Mechanical Energy Conservation 35,37,39,41,43

6.8-6.9

Energy Conservation 49,51,53

6.10

Power 57,59,61,65

7.1-7.2

Linear Momentum  1,3,5,7,11

7.3

Impulse 15,17,19,63

7.7

Inelastic Collisions 39,41,45

7.8

Center of Mass 47,49,51

7

9.1-9.2

Translational Equilibrium 1,3,5

9.3-9.4

Rotational Equilibrium 3,5,7,15,17,21,23,33

9.6

Elasticity: Stress & Strain 45,47,49,51

9.7

Fracture 55,57,59

8

10.1

Density 1,3,5

10.2

Pressure 7,9,11,19

10.3

Pressure & Depth 15

10.4

Pascal's Principle 21,31

10.6

Buoyancy (Archimede's Principle) 23,25,27,29,31,81

10.7-10.9

Bernoulli's Principle 37,39,41,43

9

11.1-11.2

Elastic PE & Simple Harmonic Motion 1,3,5,7,9

11.4

SHM: distance, velocity, acceleration 15,17

11.5

Simple Pendulum 29,31

13.2

Temperature 3,5,25

13.4

Thermal Expansion 7,9,11,13

13.7-13.8

Boyle's Law & Charles' Ideal Gas Law 27,29,31,33

14.4-14.5

Specific Heat & Calorimetry 1,3,5,9,13,15

14.6

Change of State (solid-liquid-gas) 21,25,29

14.7

Heat Conduction 35,37,51

10

REVIEW & MIDTERM EXAM

   

11

16.5-16.6

Coulomb's Law 1,3,5,7,11

16.7

Electric Field 21,23,25,29

17.2

Potential Energy & Work 1,3

17.3

Potential Difference: Ed = dv 5

17.4

Electron Volt 7,9,11

17.5

Potential due pt. charge 13,15,17,21

12

18.2

Electric Current 1,3

18.3

Ohm's Law 4,6,5,7,9

18.4

Resistivity 11,13,15,17

18.6

Electic Power 23,25,27,33

18.7

AC current 37,39,41

19.1

Resistors in Parallel & Series 1,3,5,7,9,11,13

19.2

Electromotive F & Terminal V 19,21

19.3-19.4

Kirchoff's Two Circuit Rules 25,27,29,31,33

13

20.3

F = ILB or BIL's equation 1,3,17

20.4

F=qvB or if q = e (Bev's equation) 5,7,9,13,15

20.5

Magnetic Field (B) due to I 19,23,27,29

20.5

Force between two currents 21

14

21.1

Faraday's Law/, Induced EMF's 2,4

21.2

Faraday's Law; Lenze's Law 6,8,10

21.3

E = BLV or if L= d, the "E = BVd" 11

21.5

Generators; NBAw = E 19,21

21.7

Transformers 29,31,33,35

21.9

Self & Mutual Induction: L & M 41,43,45,47

15

22.4-22.5

Electromagnetic Waves; E = vB 7,9,11,13

23.2

Index of Refraction 1,3,5,7

23.3

Reflection and Mirrors 11

23.5

Snell's Law 31,33,35,37

23.6

Total Internal reflection 41,43,45

23.8

Lens Equation; Thin Lenses 49,51,55,57,61

16

REVIEW & FINAL EXAM

Attendence Quizzes = 1/6 of grade Homework = 1/6 of grade

Tests = 1/3 of grade FINAL = 1/3 of grade

 

 

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