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Physics Course Outline
Wk 1
Models, theories, and laws
Measurement and uncertainty
Units, standards, and the SI system
Converting units
Order of magnitude: rapid estimating
Reference frames and displacement
Average velocity
Instantaneous velocity
Acceleration
Motion at constant acceleration
Solving problems
Falling objects
Graphical analysis of linear motion
Wk 2
Vectors and scalars
Addition of vectors—graphical methods
Subtraction of vectors, and multiplication of a vector by a vector
Adding vectors by components
Projectile motion
Solving problems involving projectile motion
Projectile motion is parabolic
Relative velocity
Wk 3
Force
Newton’s first law of motion
Mass
Newton’s second law of motion
Newton’s third law of motion
Weight—the force of gravity; and the normal force
Solving problems with Newton’s laws: vector forces and free-body diagrams
Applications involving friction, inclines
Problem solving—A general approach
Wk 4
Kinematics of uniform circular motion
Dynamics of uniform circular motion
A car rounding a curve
Nonuniform circular motion
Centrifugation
Newton’s law of universal gravitation
Gravity near the Earth’s surface; geophysical applications
Satellites and “weightlessness”
Kepler’s laws and Newton’s synthesis
Types of forces in nature
Wk 5
Work done by a constant force
Work done by a varying force
Kinetic energy, and the work-energy principle
Potential energy
Conservative and nonconservative forces
Mechanical energy and its conservation
Problem solving using conservation of mechanical energy
Other forms of energy; energy transformations and the law of conservation of energy
Energy conservation with dissipative forces: solving problems
Wk 6
Momentum and its relation to forces
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Conservation of momentum
Collisions and impulse
Conservation of energy and momentum in collisions
Elastic collisions in one dimension—problems using energy and momentum conservation
Center of mass (CM)
CM for the human body
Center of mass and translational motion
Wk 7
Angular quantities
Kinematic equations for uniformly accelerated rotational motion
Rolling motion
Torque
Rotational dynamics; torque and rotational inertia
Solving problems in rotational dynamics
Rotational kinetic energy
Angular momentum and its conservation
Vector nature of angular quantities
Wk 8
Statics—the study of forces in equilibrium
The conditions for equilibrium
Solving statics problems
Applications to muscles and joints
Stability and balance
Elasticity; stress and strain
Fracture
Spanning a space: arches and domes
Wk 9
Density and specific gravity
Pressure in fluids
Atmospheric pressure and gauge pressure
Pascal’s principle
Measurement of pressure; gauges and the barometer
Buoyancy and Archimedes' principle
Fluids in motion; flow rate and the equation of continuity
Bernoulli's equation
Applications of Bernoulli's principle: from Torricelli to sailboats, airfoils, and TIA
Viscosity
Flow in tubes: Poiseuille's equation, blood flow
Surface tension and capillarity
Pumps; the heart and blood pressure
Wk 10
Simple harmonic motion
Energy in the simple harmonic oscillator
The period and sinusoidal nature of SHM
The simple pendulum
Damped harmonic motion
Forced vibrations; resonance
Wave motion
Types of waves: transverse and longitudinal
Energy transported by waves
Intensity related to amplitude and frequency
Reflection and interference of waves
Standing waves; resonance
Refraction and diffraction
Wk 11
Characteristics of sound
Intensity of sound: decibels
Amplitude related to intensity
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The ear and its response; loudness
Sources of sound: vibrating strings and air columns
Quality of sound, and noise
Interference of sound waves; beats
Doppler effect
Shock waves and the sonic boom
Applications; ultrasound and medical imaging
Wk 12
Atomic theory of matter
Temperature and thermometers
Thermal equilibrium and the zeroth law of thermodynamics
Thermal expansion
Anomalous behavior of water below 4°C
Thermal stresses
The gas laws and absolute
The ideal gas law
Problem solving with the ideal gas law
Ideal gas law in terms of molecules: Avogadro's number
Kinetic theory and the molecular interpretation of temperature
Distribution of molecular speeds
Real gases and changes of phase
Vapor pressure and humidity
Diffusion
Wk 13
Heat as energy transfer
Distinction between temperature, heat, and internal energy
Internal energy of an ideal gas
Specific heat
Calorimetry-solving problems
Latent heat
Problem solving: calorimetry
Heat transfer: conduction
Heat transfer: convection
Heat transfer: radiation
Wk 14
The first law of thermodynamics
First law of thermodynamics applied to some simple systems
Human metabolism and the first law
The second law of thermodynamics--introduction
Heat engines
Refrigerators, air conditioners, and heat pumps
Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics
Order to disorder
Unavailability of energy; heat death
Evolution and growth; "Time's arrow"
Statistical interpretation of entropy and the second law
Energy resources: thermal pollution Problem solving: thermodynamics
Wk 15
Static electricity; electric charge and its conservation
Electric charge in the atom
Insulators and conductors
Induced charge, the electroscope
Coulomb's law
Solving problems involving Coulomb's law and vectors
The electric field
Problem solving: electrostatics
Field lines
Electric fields and conductors
Page 3
Electric forces in molecular biology: DNA structure and replication
Page 4