Download PH211GeneralPhysicsCalculus_CrsOutline2012

LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SCIENCE DIVISION
Course Outline
Date of Curriculum Committee Approval: __________
Date of Last Revision: _October 2012_
COURSE TITLE:
COURSE NUMBER:
COURSE CREDITS:
General Physics with Calculus
PH 211
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COURSE PREREQUISITES/COREQUISITES:
Corequisite: MTH 251
COURSE HOURS PER WEEK
Lecture: 3
Lec/Lab: 2
Lab: 0
COURSE CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
PH 211,2,3 is a calculus-based, three-term sequence providing an introduction to fundamental physics concepts,
analysis, exploration, calculation and problem-solving that are required for engineering and physics majors, and also
readily meets any General Physics requirements for other health, mathematics and science majors. PH 211,2,3 require
a concurrent study of calculus in Math 251,2,3, if calculus hasn't been studied previously. Concurrent study of calculus
can be expected to be supported by the experience of these physics courses. These three courses all focus on
conceptual understanding and exploration, visual and mathematical representation, calculation, and problem solving.
PH 211 introduces the nature of science, Classical Newtonian Mechanics, energy, and momentum. The class
environment includes labs, demonstrations, discussion, and individual and group activities.
GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES WILL BE ASSESSED BY:
Think, converse and write with significant conceptual
precision about translational mechanical motion, using
applicable calculus concepts and creating multiple,
appropriate visual and mathematical representations of
the motion.
Make appropriate decisions, converse and write with
significant conceptual precision about measurement, the
use of applicable scientific equipment to conduct
experimental investigation of translational motion, and
the design of experiments and evaluation of results of
experiments, and draw conclusions about possible
explanations of translational motion from experiment and
calculation.
Formulate questions to move their thinking forward
concerning the subject matter of the class and monitor
and evaluate their thinking for consistency and
reasonableness in the course of study and problemsolving.
Appropriately choose and apply the following frameworks
of classical mechanics to systems exhibiting translational
motion: Newton’s Laws, Work and the Work-Energy
Relation, Conservation of Energy, Impulse and the
Impulse-Momentum Relation, and Conservation of
Momentum.
Approach problem-solving in a manner appropriate to
physics and to the level needed by beginning physics and
engineering majors; they will be aware that this may be
significantly different from working through exercises
encountered in mathematics classes and perhaps previous
science classes; and they will be aware of possible uses
and impacts of this physics knowledge.
Exams, homework, projects, class/lab activities, journal
entries, reading questions, class conversation,
online/office hour discussions, student evaluations of the
class, reports on subsequent enrollment and performance
in other classes.
Exams, homework, projects, class/lab activities, journal
entries, reading questions, class conversation,
online/office hour discussions, student evaluations of the
class, reports on subsequent enrollment and performance
in other classes.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student
should be able to:
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Assessment tools may include departmental tests, written
products, portfolios, juried performances, quizzes and
exams, or other appropriate measure of performance.
Exams, homework, projects, class/lab activities, journal
entries, reading questions, class conversation,
online/office hour discussions, student evaluations of the
class, reports on subsequent enrollment and performance
in other classes.
Exams, homework, projects, class/lab activities, journal
entries, reading questions, class conversation,
online/office hour discussions, student evaluations of the
class, reports on subsequent enrollment and performance
in other classes.
Exams, homework, projects, class/lab activities, journal
entries, reading questions, class conversation,
online/office hour discussions, student evaluations of the
class, reports on subsequent enrollment and performance
in other classes.
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Converse and write about the nature of science with
some sophistication and approach the problem-solving in
physics as aligned to physics as a science, rather than a
body of knowledge.
Appreciate that the insights provided by classical
mechanics are valuable and useful even though physics
has developed beyond Classical Mechanics and beyond
mechanical theories - of which Classical Mechanics is a
premier example - which are fundamentally limited.
Exams, homework, projects, class/lab activities, journal
entries, reading questions, class conversation,
online/office hour discussions, student evaluations of the
class, reports on subsequent enrollment and performance
in other classes.
Exams, homework, projects, class/lab activities, journal
entries, reading questions, class conversation,
online/office hour discussions, student evaluations of the
class, reports on subsequent enrollment and performance
in other classes.
COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE BY MAJOR TOPICS
INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE, PHYSICS, MEASUREMENT, ESTIMATING
 Physics and the Subject Matter of Classical Mechanics
 The Nature of Science
 Models, Theories, and Laws
 Measurement and Uncertainty; Significant Figures
 Units, Standards, and the SI System
 Converting Units
 Order of Magnitude, Rapid Estimating
 Dimensions and Dimensional Analysis
DESCRIBING MOTION: KINEMATICS IN ONE DIMENSION
 Reference Frames and Displacement
 Average Velocity
 Instantaneous Velocity
 Acceleration, Average and Instantaneous
 Motion at Constant Acceleration
 Motion Diagrams
 Motion Graphs
 Solving Problems
 Freely Falling Objects
KINEMATICS IN TWO OR THREE DIMENSIONS; VECTORS
 Vectors and Scalars
 Addition of Vectors—Graphical Methods
 Subtraction of Vectors, and Multiplication of a Vector by a Scalar
 Adding Vectors by Components
 Unit Vectors
 Vector Kinematics
 Projectile Motion
 Solving Problems Involving Projectile Motion
 Relative Velocity
EXPLAINING MOTION: NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTION
 Force
 Newton’s First Law of Motion
 Simple Free-Body Diagrams
 Mass
 Newton’s Second Law of Motion
 Newton’s Third Law of Motion
 Weight—the Force of Gravity; and the Normal Force
 Problem Solving with Newton’s Laws—A General Approach
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NEWTON’S LAWS and FRICTION, CIRCULAR MOTION, DRAG FORCES
 Applications of Newton’s Laws Involving Friction
 Uniform Circular Motion—Kinematics
 Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion
 Highway Curves: Banked and Unbanked
 Nonuniform Circular Motion
 Velocity-Dependent Forces: Drag and Terminal Velocity
GRAVITATION AND NEWTON’S SYNTHESIS
 Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
 Vector Form of 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
 Principle of Equivalence; Curvature of Space; Black Holes
WORK
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AND ENERGY
Work Done by a Constant Force
Scalar Product of Two Vectors
Work Done by a Varying Force
Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Principle
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
 Conservative and Non-conservative Forces
 Conservation and Noether’s Theorem
 Potential Energy
 Mechanical Energy and Its Conservation
 Problem Solving Using Conservation of Mechanical Energy
 The Law of Conservation of Energy
 Energy Conservation with Dissipative Forces: Solving Problems
 Gravitational Potential Energy and Escape Velocity
 Power
 Potential Energy Diagrams; Stable and Unstable Equilibrium
LINEAR
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MOMENTUM
Momentum and Its Relation to Force
Conservation of Momentum
Collisions and Impulse
Conservation of Energy and Momentum in Collisions
Elastic Collisions in One Dimension
Inelastic Collisions
Collisions in Two or Three Dimensions
Center of Mass (CM)
Center of Mass and Translational Motion
Problem Solving involving Choices of Frameworks: Newton’s Laws, Work Energy Principle, Conservation of
Energy, Impulse Momentum Principle, and Conservation of Momentum
Division Dean Review
Initial
Date
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