PHYSICS 1100 – Introduction to Physics

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

 

ORIENTATION AND DEADLINE DATES

 

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

Conceptual study of laws of motion, forces, energy and momentum, properties and states of matter, heat and thermodynamics, wave motion, sound, light, electricity and magnetism, and atomic and nuclear physics. Prerequisite: Mathematics 0481 with a grade of "C" or better or a qualifying score on the mathematics placement test. 4 credit hours  

 

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VIDEOTAPES/AUDIOTAPES
The Mechanical Universe: Non Calculus Version.
(Twenty-three episodes)

 

OTHER MEDIA

None

 

ORIENTATION/ATTENDANCE
Orientation is recommended

 

EVALUATION/GRADING
Ten exams, ten assignments, ten lab reports, Unit 12 exam (extra credit)

 

COURSE OUTLINE

Number

Required Text

Video Tapes

Activity

Assignment     Experiment

Exam Number

1.      Intro & Tools

Text:  Ch 1

HB: What is Science/Physics?

HB: Significance Figures & Experimental Uncertainty”

HB: “Solving Problems”

No Videos to View

 

On Campus 1

Home B Required

 

 

2.      Newton’s Laws of Motion

Text: Ch 2 , 3, 4 & 5

III    1   “The Law of             Falling Bodies”

III    2   “Inertia”

I      1   “Newton’s             Laws”

See Handbook

On Campus 2 and 3

Home C D

1

3.      Momentum and Energy

Text: Ch 6 & 7

 

II    1   “Conservation of Energy”

II    2   “Conservation of Momentum”

II     3   “Angular

Momentum”

See Handbook

On Campus 4

Home H

2

4.      Rotation and Two-Dimensional

Motion

Text:    Ch 8, 9 & 10

 

I      2   “The Apple & the Moon”

III   3   “Moving in Circles”

See Handbook

On Campus 5

Home F

3

5.      Atoms and Properties of Matter

Text  Ch 11, 12, 13 & 14

No Videos to View

See Handbook

On Campus 6 and 7

Home I M

4

6.      Thermal Energy and Thermodynamics

Text  Ch 15, 16, 17 & 18

IV   3   “Temperature &                     Gas Laws”

See Handbook

On Campus 8

and 9

Home K L N

5

7.      Waves, Sound, and Music

Text: Ch 19, 20 & 21

I      3   “Harmonic Motion”

IV   2   "Introduction to                     Waves"

See Handbook

On Campus 10

Home E

6

8.      Electricity, Magnetism, and Electromagnetism

Text: Ch 22, 23, 24 & 25

V    1    “Electric Fields & Forces”

V    2    “Potential Difference & Capacitance”

V    4    “Simple DC Circuits”

VI   1    “Magnetic Fields”

VI   2    “Electro- magnetic Induction”

VI   3    “Alternating Currents”

See Handbook

On Campus

11 and 12

Home Q R S

7

9.      Light as Rays and Waves

Text: Ch 26, 27, 28 & 29

VII  1   “Wave Nature of Light”

See Handbook

On Campus 13

Home O

8

10.  Light Quanta, Atom Models, and Quantum Mechanics

Text: Ch 30, 31 & 32

VII  2   “Wave–Particle Duality”

VII  3   “Models of the Atom”

See Handbook

On Campus (None)

Home P

9

11.  Nuclear Behavior, Fundamental Particles, and Forces

Text: Ch 33 & 34

II    4    “The Fundamental Forces”

See Handbook

On Campus 14

 

10

12.  Relativity (optional)

Text: Ch 35 & 36

VI   4   “The Micheson–Morley Experiment”

VII  4   “Special

Relativity”

See Handbook

On-Campus (Handout)

11

 

11/02/2010