PHY 112 PHYSICS I
Course Calendar Spring Semester 2003
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TOPICS COVERED THIS WEEK IN THE TEXTBOOK |
Assignment |
| Jan. 21 | measurement and uncertainty, U.S. and metric units and conversions,scientific notation, significant figures, review of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, logarithms, dimensional analysis and unit analysis | Read Chapter 1 Appendix 1 Math Review |
| Jan. 28 | kinematics in one-dimension, displacement, average and instantaneous velocity, vectors, scalars, acceleration, uniformly accelerated motion, problem solving techniques, falling bodies,graphical analysis of linear motion | Read Chapter 2 SQ Chap.1 |
| Feb. 4 | motion in two dimensions, graphical and analytic methods of adding vectors,relative velocity,projectile motion | Read Chapter 3 SQ Chap.2 |
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Feb. 11 |
force, mass vs. weight, Newton's laws of motion, free-body diagrams, translational equilibrium, frictional forces | Read Chapter 4 SQ Chap.3 |
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Feb. 18 |
Work done by constant and variable forces, the Work Energy Theorem - Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy, The conservation of energy, power | Read Chapter 5 SQ Chap.4 |
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Feb. 25 |
linear momentum, impulse, conservaion of linear momentum, elastic and inelastic collisions, center of mass, jet propulsion and rockets | Read Chapter 6 SQ Chap.5 |
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Mar. 4 |
angular measure, angular speed, velocity, uniform circular motion and centripetal acceleration, angular acceleration, Newton's Law of Gravitation, Kepler's Laws and Earth Satellites | Read Chapter 7 SQ Chap.6 |
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Mar. 10-14 |
Spring Break | Have Fun ! |
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Mar. 18 |
Rigid bodies, translations, rotations, torque, equilibrium and stability, rotational dynamics, rotational work and kinetic energy, angular momentum | Read Chapter 8 SQ Chap.7 |
| Mar. 25 | Solids and Elastic Moduli, Fluids, Density and Specific Gravity, Pressure and Pascal's principle, buoyancy, Archeimedes' principle, fluids in motion, equation of continuity, Bernoulli principle | Read Chapter 9 SQ Chap.8 |
| Apr. 1 | Temperature and Heat, Temperature Scales, Gas Laws and Absolute Temperature, Thermal Expansion, Kinetic Theory of Gases | Read Chapter 10 SQ Chap.9 |
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Apr. 8 |
Units of Heat, Specific Heat, Phase Changes and Latent Heat, Heat Transfer | Read Chapter 11 SQ Chap.10 |
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Apr. 15 |
Thermodynamic Systems, States, and Processes, The First Law of Thermodynamics, Ideal Gases, The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy, Heat Engines and Thermal Pumps, The Carnot Cycle | Read Chapter 12 SQ Chap.11 |
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Apr. 22 |
Simple Harmonic Motion, Equations of Motion, Wave Motion, Wave Properties, Standing Waves and Resonance | Read Chapter 13 SQ Chap.12 |
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Apr. 29 |
Sound waves, the speed of sound, sound intensity and level, the Doppler effect, | Read Chapter 14 SQ Chap.13 |
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May 6 |
Electric Charge, Electrostatic Charging, Electric Force, Electric Field, Conductors and Electric Fields | Read Chapter 15 SQ Chap.14 |
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May 13 |
Final Examination | Final Exam |
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