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PHY 111 Conceptual Physics

Fall 2008, [09-51]

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Mon

8:30 - 9:50

Wed

8:30 - 9:50

Thurs

LAB 8:30 - 10:30

8/25

About Science

8/27

Linear Motion

8/28

Scaling

9/1

Holiday

9/3

Linear Motion

9/4

Velocity

9/8

Linear Motion

9/10

Test #1

9/11

Acceleration; Quiz

9/15

Non-Linear Motion

9/17

Non-Linear Motion

9/18

Force Tables/Vectors

9/22

Test #2

9/24

Newton's Laws

9/25

1st-Static Equilb(Traction)

9/29

Newton's Laws

10/1

Newton's Laws

10/2

2nd-Dynamic Acceleration

10/6

Test #3

10/8

Energy

10/9

3rd-Static Friction

10/13

Energy

10/15

Energy

10/16

Quiz; Human Work/Power

10/20

Test #4

10/22

Vibration and Waves

10/23

Waves

10/27

Vibration and Waves

10/29

Vibration and Waves

10/30

Pendulum

11/3

Sound

11/5

Sound

11/6

Speed of Sound

11/10

US Physics

11/12

Test #5

11/13

Quiz; Electric Charge

11/17

Electrostatics

11/19

Electrostatics

11/20

Resistance

11/24

Electrostatics

11/26

Electric Current

11/27

Holiday

12/1

Electric Current

12/3

Electrical Impedance

12/4

Circuit(series/parallel)Quiz

12/8

Test #6

12/10

Final Exam

12/11

TBA

 

Objectives

Week

References

I. About Science

  Linear Motion

1

2

Ch. 1, Appendix A, Scaling p. 239 - 243

Ch. 3 & Appendix B & C

   

TEST 1

II. Non-Linear Motion

3,4

Ch. 5 Vectors p. 82 & Appendix D

Ch. 10 

Projectile Motion p. 184

Fast-Moving Projectiles p. 192

   

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. 277 - 278, Pascal's Principle p. 258 - 260

   

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. 399

Fourier Analysis p. 403

Ch. 27 Why the Sky Is Blue p. 521

Ch. 28

Ch. 29 Huygen's Principle p. 558

   

TEST 5

VI. Electrostatics

     Electric Current

13,14

14,15

Ch. 22, Crystal Structure p. 230, Density p. 232, Elasticity p. 233 - 234

Ch. 23

   

TEST 6

All Chapters

 

Final Exam

 

 

 

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