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PHY 111 Conceptual Physics

Fall 2010, [11-51]

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Mon

8:30 - 9:50

Wed

8:30 - 9:50

Wed

LAB 10:00 - 12:00

8/23

About Science

8/25

Linear Motion

8/25

Scaling

8/30

Linear Motion

9/1

Linear Motion

9/1

Velocity

9/6

Holiday

9/8

Test #1

9/8

Acceleration; Quiz

9/13

Non-Linear Motion

9/15

Non-Linear Motion

9/15

Force Tables/Vectors

9/20

Test #2

9/22

Newton's Laws

9/22

1st-Static Equilb(Traction)

9/27

Newton's Laws

9/29

Newton's Laws

9/29

2nd-Dynamic Acceleration

10/4

Test #3

10/6

Energy

10/6

3rd-Static Friction

10/11

Energy

10/13

Energy

10/13

Quiz; Human Work/Power

10/18

Test #4

10/20

Vibration and Waves

10/20

Waves

10/25

Vibration and Waves

10/27

Vibration and Waves

10/27

Pendulum

11/1

Sound

11/3

Sound

11/3

Speed of Sound

11/8

US Physics

11/10

Test #5

11/10

Quiz; Electric Charge

11/15

Electrostatics

11/17

Electrostatics

11/17

Resistance

11/22

Electrostatics

11/24

Electric Current

11/24

Holiday

11/29

Electric Current

12/1

Electrical Impedance

12/1

Circuit(series/parallel)Quiz

12/6

Test #6

12/8

Final Exam

12/8

TBA

 

Objectives

Week

References

I. About Science

  Linear Motion

1

2

Ch. 1, Appendix A, Scaling p. 220

Ch. 3 & Appendix B & C

   

TEST 1

II. Non-Linear Motion

3,4

Ch. 5 Vectors p. 74 & 

Appendix D

Ch. 10 

Projectile Motion p. 172

Fast-Moving Projectiles p. 178

   

TEST 2

III. Newton's Laws

5,6

Ch. 2,4 and 5

   

TEST 3

IV. Energy

7,8

Ch. 7, Bernoulli's Principle p. 255, Pascal's Principle p. 238

   

TEST 4

V. Vibration and Waves

     Sound

     Musical Sounds

 

 

     Color

     Reflection and Refraction

    Light Waves

9,10

11,12

Ch. 19

Ch. 20

Ch. 21

Sound Intensity and Loudness p. 370

Fourier Analysis p. 374

Ch. 27 Why the Sky Is Blue p. 478

Ch. 28

Ch. 29 Huygen's Principle p. 512

   

TEST 5

VI. Electrostatics

     Electric Current

13,14

14,15

Ch. 22, Crystal Structure p. 213, Density p. 214, Elasticity p. 215

Ch. 23

   

TEST 6

All Chapters

 

Final Exam

 

 

 

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