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PH 352_354 Chapter Objectives - Walker 3rd Edition
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352 MECHANICS
Chapter 1 Introduction
1. Know the three most common basics physical quantities in physics and their units.
2. Know how to determine the dimension of a quantity and perform a dimensional check on
any equation.
3. Be familiar with the most common metric prefixes.
4. Be able to perform calculations keeping proper account of the number of significant
figures.
5. Be able to convert quantities from one set of units to another.
6. Be able to perform quick order-of-magnitude calculations.
Chapter 2 One-Dimensional
Kinematics
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Know the difference between distance and displacement.
Know the difference between speed and velocity.
Know the difference between velocity and acceleration.
Be able to define acceleration and give examples of both positive and negative
acceleration.
5. Be able to calculate displacements, velocities, and accelerations using the equations of
one-dimensional motion.
6. Be able to interpret x-versus-t and v-versus-t plots for both motion with constant velocity
and constant acceleration.
7. Be able to describe the motion of freely falling objects.
Chapter 3 Vectors
in Physics
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Know how to represent vectors both graphically and mathematically.
Know the difference between scalars and vectors.
Be able to determine the magnitude and direction of a vector.
Be able to determine the components of a vector.
Be able to write a vector in unit vector notation.
Know how to add and subtract vectors both graphically and algebraically.
Be able to represent position, displacement, velocity, and acceleration as twodimensional vectors.
8. Be able to use velocity vectors to analyze constant velocity relative motion.
Chapter 4 Two-Dimensional
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Kinematics
Know how to treat motion with constant velocity in two dimensions.
Know how to treat motion with constant acceleration in two dimensions.
Be able to apply the equations for two-dimensional motion to a projectile.
Be able to calculate positions, velocities, and times for various types of projectile motion.
Chapter 5 Newton's
Laws of Motion
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Be able to state, and understand the meaning of, Newton's 3 laws of motion.
Be able to apply Newton's laws to simple situations in one and two dimensions.
Be able to draw free-body diagrams.
Know the difference between weight and mass.
Be able to apply Newton's laws on inclined surfaces.
Chapter 6
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Applications of Newton's Laws
Be able to perform force analysis in situations involving both static and kinetic friction.
Be able to perform force analysis in situations involving string tensions and spring forces.
Have a thorough understanding of translational equilibrium.
Understand the roles of force and acceleration in circular motion.
Chapter 7 Work
and Kinetic Energy
1. Understand the value of the concepts of works and kinetic energy.
2. Be able to calculate the work done by constant forces and approximate the work of
variable forces.
3. Be able to determine the kinetic energy of a moving object.
4. Know how to calculate the average power delivered when work is done.
Chapter 8 Potential
Energy and Conservative Forces
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Understand the differences between conservative and nonconservative forces.
Understand the concept of potential energy.
Be able to apply the principle of the conservation of mechanical energy.
Know how to handle energy considerations when work is done by nonconservative
forces.
5. Be able to read information off of potential energy curves.
Chapter 9 Linear
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Momentum and Collisions
Know the definition of linear momentum and how it relates to force.
Know the meaning of impulse and how it relates to linear momentum.
Be able to use linear momentum to analyze elastic and inelastic collisions.
Be able to determine the location of the center of mass of a system.
Be able to apply Newton's laws to a system of particles.
Understand the basic principles behind rocket propulsion.
Chapter 12 Gravity
1. Understand and be able to use Newton's universal law of gravitation.
2. Be able to apply the principle of superposition to gravitational forces and potential
energies.
3. Know Kepler's laws of orbital motion.
4. Be able to calculate gravitational potential energy and apply it in the conservation of
energy.
5. Be able to calculate the escape speed from planets and other objects.
PH 354 ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM
Chapter 19 Electric
Charges, Forces, and Fields
1. Know the different types of electric charges and the magnitude of the smallest available
charge.
2. Know the difference between insulators and conductors.
3. Be able to use the force law between two point charges and apply it to situations
involving many charges.
4. Know the definition of and basic uses for the electric field.
5. Be able to sketch electric field lines.
6. Know how electrostatic shielding works.
7. Be able to use Gauss' law to find the electric field in certain situations.
Chapter 20 Electric
Potential and Electric Potential Energy
1. Know the difference between electric potential and electric potential energy.
2. Understand how both the electric potential and electric potential energy relate to the
electric field.
3. Be able to apply the conservation of energy to charged particles moving in electric fields.
4. Be able to determine the electric potential of a configuration of point charges.
5. Understand the relationship between equipotential surfaces and electric fields.
6. Be able to calculate the capacitance of, and energy stored in a parallel-plate capacitor
with and without a dielectric.
Chapter 21 Electric
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Currents and Direct-Current Circuits
Understand the meaning of electric current.
Be able to apply Ohm's law to basic circuits involving resistors.
Know how to determine power consumption in electric circuits.
Be able to correctly combine resistors and capacitors in series and parallel.
Be able to apply Kirchhoff's (loop’s) rules to electric circuits.
Understand the behavior of RC circuits.
Know how ammeters and voltmeters should be properly connected into circuits.
Chapter 22 Magnetism
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Know the rules for how magnetic poles interact and how to draw magnetic field lines.
Be able to determine the magnetic force on a moving charge in a magnetic field.
Be able to describe the motion of charged particles in uniform magnetic fields.
Be able to calculate the force on a current-carrying wire, and the torque on a current loop,
in a magnetic field.
5. Be able to determine the magnetic field of a long, straight current, at the center of a
current loop, and inside a solenoid.
Chapter 23
Magnetic Flux and Faraday's Law of Induction
1. Know how to calculate the magnetic flux through a surface of area A.
2. Know the relationship between induced emf and magnetic flux: Faraday's law of
induction.
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Be able to use Lenz's law to determine the direction of an induced current.
Know the relationship between a magnetic field and an induced electric field.
Understand the basic principle of how electric generators produce alternating current.
Understand the concept of self-inductance and the behavior of RL circuits.
Be able to calculate the energy stored in the magnetic field of an inductor.
Understand how step-up and step-down transformers work.
Chapter 13
Oscillations about Equilibrium
1. Know why periodic motion usually occurs.
2. Know the characteristic quantities that describe periodic motion.
3. Be able to analyze simple harmonic motion and understand its connection to uniform
circular motion.
4. Be able to apply the conservation of energy to systems undergoing simple harmonic
motion.
5. Understand the basic principles of both simple and physical pendulums.
6. Gain good familiarity with the properties of damped and driven oscillations.
Chapter 14
Waves and Sound
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Know the two main types of waves.
Know the main characteristics of waves and wave motion.
Be able to determine the speed of a wave on a string.
Understand the nature of sound waves.
Understand the relationship between sound intensity and the human perception of sound.
Understand the Doppler effect.
Understand the superposition and interface of waves.
Know how standing waves are generated and understand their modes of vibration on
strings and in air columns.
9. Know what beats are and what causes them.
Chapter 25
Electromagnetic Waves
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Know what makes up an electromagnetic wave.
Know the relationship between the directions of E, B, and the direction of propagation.
Be able to calculate the Doppler shift for electromagnetic waves.
Be familiar with the regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Know the relationship between the wavelength, frequency, and speed of an
electromagnetic wave.
6. Be able to calculate the energy density, intensity, and radiation pressure of an
electromagnetic wave.
7. Know the relationship between the magnitudes of E and B, and the speed of light.
8. Be able to use the law of Malus to determine the intensity of light passing through a
polarizer.
Chapter 28
Interference and Diffraction
1. Understand Young's two-slit experiment in terms of wave interference for light.
2. Be able to determine the locations of bright and dark fringes in the two-slit experiment.
3. Be able to determine the conditions for constructive and destructive interference of
reflected waves in air wedges and thin films.
4. Be able to determine the locations of the dark fringes in single-slit diffraction.
5. Understand and be able to use Rayleigh's criterion for the resolution of objects.
6. Have a basic understanding of diffraction gratings.