Physics 2010/3010, Concepts of Physical Science

Day 1 Jan10

Units		 Day 2 Jan 12

Motion		 Day 3 Jan 14

Motion		 Day 25 Mar 13

Heat		 Day 26 Mar 15

Temperature		 Day 27Mar 17

Phase changes
Day 4 Jan 17

Holiday		 Day 5 Jan 19

2-Dimens Motion acceleration		 Day 6Jan 21

Gravity		 Day 28 Mar 20

Heat transfer		 Day 29 Mar 22

Heat engines		 Day 30 Mar 24

2nd law of thermo
Day 7 Jan 24

Forces		 Day 8 Jan 26

Forces		 Day 9Jan 28

Newton's laws		 Mar 27 Nov 1

2nd Law of Thermo		 Mar 29 Nov 3

Electric forces and charges		 Mar 31 Nov 5

Electric circuits
Day 10 Jan 31

Fluids		 Day 11 Feb 2

Fluid pressure		 Day 12 Feb 4

Buoyancy, Archimedes		 Day 34 Apr 3

Electric circuits		 Day 35 Apr 5

Electric circuits		 Day 36 Apr 7

Electric circuits
Day 13 Feb 7

Circular motion		 Day 14Feb 9

Circular motion		 Day 15Feb 11

Work, energy		 Day 37 Apr 10

Electro- magnetism 		Day 38Apr 12

Electro- magnetism		 Day 39 Apr 14

Waves, sound
Day 16Feb 14

Work, energy		 Day 17 Feb 16

Energy and power		 Day 18Feb 18

Momentum		 Day 40Apr 17

Waves, sound		 Day 41 Apr 19

Waves, sound 		Day 42 Apr 21

Light, images
Day 19 Feb 21

Impulse and momentum		 Day 20 Feb 23

Collisions		 Day 21 Feb 25

Rotational motion		 Day 43 Apr 24

Light, images 		Day 44 Apr 26

Light, vision 		Day 45 Apr 28

Atomic structure
Day 22 Feb 28

Midterm		 Day 23 Mar 1

Torques, equilibrium		 Day 24Mar 3

Rotational motion		 Day 46 May 1

Spectra, holograms		 May 3
Final exam
2:45-4:45 PM

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Index

Syllabus
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Chapter 1: Units and Measurement

What quantities must you measure to describe completely the motion of a ball tossed into the air?

What units are used to specify these quantities?

What are the three most commonly used systems of units?

What are the three fundamental mechanical quantities which form the basis for all mechanical measurement?

What are the prefixes used with powers of ten to denote 1000x and 1/1000?

Hands on: How does the time to roll a sphere down an incline depend on the height of the incline? (This will be done by measurement only at this point; it will be discussed later in the course.)		 Index
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Chapter 2: Description of Motion

If you know the acceleration of an object, how do you find its speed and distance traveled at any given time? (Assume straight-line motion, constant acceleration.)

Assuming constant acceleration, show a complete set of motion equations which will describe any motion meeting this condition.


A ball is thrown upward with a velocity of 30 m/s. Find its height and velocity after 1 second. Find its maximum height. Find its total time of flight when it reaches its original height.


If you drop one ball and launch another horizontally at the same time from the same height, will they hit the ground at the same time?


If you fire a bullet horizontally and drop another simultaneously, which will hit the ground first?


 *Motion equations

*Motion calculation

*Solving equations

*Motion explorer

*Vertical trajectory

*Free fall

*Horizontal trajectory

*Bullet drop

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Chapter 3: Motion

Describe the motion of an object in free fall near the surface of the earth.


Relate the basic set of motion equations to trajectory motion, neglecting air friction.


How can you predict whether the baseball is going to clear the fence? What do you need to know?


 *Vertical trajectory

*Free fall

*Motion equations

*Trajectory equations

*Clearing the fence

*Trajectory over flat ground

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