Phy 201 Course Syllabus

• Lesson 1: INTRODUCTION Friday, Aug 20, 8-10
  •  
  • Reading: The How, the Why, Physics is different from Philosophy & like Karate
  • Questions: None
  • L1 Preparation None
  • Objectives:
    • 1-1. Know how to use Macs and run programs.
      1-2. Create your own email address and send instructor a message.
      1-3. Be able to do homework assignments on the web.
      1-4. Be able to do warmups on the web.

    Agenda:

    • 1. Collect pre-tests.
      2. Mac Introduction.
      3. Find the physics web page and look at :
      why, how, different from philosophy, class structure, syllabus, calendar, course schedule.
      4. Create email address at Hotmail.com and send message to instructor.
      5. Find Homework 1 (due next Thursday evening) on the web - Also look at S&F's College Physics homework.
      To get into Serway's site:
      Students username: cpstudent35
      password: phyisfun
      6. Take Warmup 0.
      
      
• Lesson 2: Experiment 1 Measurement Monday, Aug 23, 8:00 - 8:50
  •  
  • Reading: Serway's Chapter 1, Lab manual Appendix 2
  • Questions: Chap 1 [ 1,2 ]
  • L2 Preparation Problems:
  • Today's Warmup 1
  • Today's Puzzle 1
  • Objectives:
    • 2-1. Know the SI base units and unit prefixes.
      2-2. Be able to convert units when needed.
      2-3. Be able to use dimensional analysis to check the consistency of your work.
      2-4. Be able to use scientific notation in your work.
      2-5. Be able to estimate physical parameters to check the consistency of answers.
      2-6. Be able to write up a lab.
  • Agenda:
    1. Do Lab 1 together.
    2. Do write-up together.
    3. Discuss uncertainty in measuring length with a meterstick or ruler, time with a stopwatch, and mass using the POGMMD.
    

    New Words: kilogram, meter
    New Notation: kg, m,s
    New Technique:
    Using Graphical Analysis III,
    measuring with meterstick
    New Concept: Writing lab reports.

Lesson 3: Exp 1 Write up Monday, Aug 23, 9:00-10:00

Lesson 4: ONE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION Wednesday, Aug 25, 8:00 - 8:50

• Reading: Chapter 2 [Sections 1-2]; Workbook: chap 1 & 2a
• Questions: Chapter 2 [1-24]
• L2 Follow-Up Problems: Chapter 1 [17,18,19,20,21,22,32,39,45]
• Need help? Look at these Chapter 1 worked problems
• L4 Preparation Problems: Chapter 2 [1,3,5,6,7]
• Today's Warmup 2
• Objectives:
  • 4-1. Know the difference between distance and displacement.
    4-2. Know the difference between speed and velocity.
    (To get a handle on these, click here)
    4-3. Be able to draw motion diagrams.
    
• Agenda
  Analysis of warmups
  Discussion of workbook chapters 1 & 2 exercises

 

• New Vocabulary
  division
  ratio
  distance
  displacement
  average speed
  average velocity
  instantaneous speed
  average velocity
• New Techniques
  Draw Reference Frame
  Draw Motion Diagrams
  Draw displacement and velocity vectors
  Draw change in vector quantities
  Draw the sum and difference of two vectors
  
• New Concepts
  Understand that location requires a defined reference frame
  But a change in location is independent of origin.

Lesson 5: Acceleration Wednesday, Aug 25, 9:00-10:00

• Reading: Chapter 2 [Sections 4]; Workbook: chap 2a
• Questions: Chapter 2 [4,5,6]
• L4 followup problems Wkb ch2a: Ex. 1,2,3,4ALPS I-4,5,9,10, Rt's 5,6,7.
• L5 Preparation Problems: Chapter 2 [17,20]
  Chapter 2 Worked problems 2 on Distance &Velocity .
• Homework 2 (Do Physlets 2,3,4) is due tomorrow evening.
• Objectives: Be able to:
  • 5-1. use MD's to determine direction of acc.
    5-2. determine acceleration from dvs t and v vs t graphs.
     
• Agenda
  • Analysis of warmups on Acceleration
    Discuss Ranking Tasks and Alps kits.
  •  

 

• New Vocabulary
  average acceleration
  instant acceleration
  
• New Tools
  Ranking Tasks
  Alps Kits
• New Concepts
  Acceleration

Lesson 6: Exp 2 Disp & Vel Wed afternoon, Aug 25, or Friday, Aug 27

• Reading: Exp 2, Chapter 2 [Sections 1-3]; Workbook: chap 2a
• Questions: Chapter 2 [4,8,9,10, 15]
• L5 Follow up Problems Chapter 2 [21, 23]
• L6 Preparation Problems: None
• Today's Lab Prep 2
• Objectives: Be able to:
  • 6-1. Learn to use motion detector with MacMotion.
    6-2. Understand the relationship between displacement vs time and velocity vs time graphs.
     
• Agenda
  • Analysis of warmups
    Discuss equipment.
    Do the lab 

 

• New Vocabulary
  
• New Tools
  MacMotion and Motion detectors
• New Concepts
  disp vs t and vel vs t curves

Lesson 7&8: ONE-D KINEMATICS and EQ I &II Monday Aug 30, 8:00 - 8:50

•  Turn in Lab 2
• Reading: Chapter 2 [Sections 6,7], workbook ch 2b
• Questions: none
• Wanna see the kinematics Basics or , for the real McCoy
• L6 Follow-Up- Exp 2 Homework
• L7 Preparation Problems: Chap 2: [37, 39,41,42,45,Wkb Chap 2b: ALPS I-19,20,22,23,26,27]
• Today's Warmup 3
• Objectives:
  • 7-1. Understand what assumptions are used to derive the kinematic equations.
    7-2. Be able to use kinematic equations to solve one-dimensional motion problems.
    7-3. Know what acceleration due to gravity is, that it is constant in magnitude and direction all the time for all objects and how to use it in the kinematic equations.
• Agenda
  • Analysis of warmups
    work on drawing picture representation and physics representation of problems
    Do the math 

 

• New Vocabulary
  Kinematics - the study of motion
• New Techniques
  Drawing picture representations of kinematics problems
  Drawing physics representations -motions diagrams
  Construct math representation
  
  

• Second hour: 9:00-10:00 Work problems in small groups

Lesson 9: VECTORS AND GALILEAN RELATIVITY Wed Sept. 1, 8:00 - 8:50

• Wanna see the Quick and Simple Vector Basics or , for the real McCoy ?  
• Reading: Chapter 3 sect 1-4, workbook ch 3
• Questions: Chapter 3 [ 1,2,3,8,9,10,15.]
• L8 Follow-Up Problems: Chapter 2
• L9 Preparation Problems: Chapter 3 [3,4,5,9,11,12,15], workbook ch 3 exercises 1 - 7
• Today's Warmup 4
• Objectives:
  • 9-1. Understand what unit vectors mean.
    9-2. Be able to do vector addition and subtraction with unit vectors.
    9-3. Be able to multiply scalars and vectors.
    9-4. Understand the vector notations for velocity and acceleration.
    9-5. Understand the principle of Galilean relativity.
    
• Agenda
  • Analysis of warmups
    work on vector, graphical problems
    Do Ranking Tasks

 

• New Vocabulary
  Scalars
  Unit vectors
  Polar Form
  rectangular form
  components of a vector
• New Techniques
  Adding and subtracting vectors graphically
  Changing vectors from rectangular to polar form and vice versa
  

Lesson 10: Recitation 1 Wed Sept. 1, 9:00-10:00

• Agenda
  Discuss problems
  Look at Eric Mazur's & Paul Hewitt's Conceptual problems on vectors.
• Homework 3 (Do 1, 2,3,4,10,11,12) is due tomorrow evening.
• What's Kinematics and Vectors Good For?-3 You can get 5 points extra credit on your homework, (handy in case you miss a homework), or, you might just find this interesting reading.

 

Lesson 11. Exp 3 Acceleration Wed afternoon, Sept. 1, or Friday, Sept. 3

• Reading: Exp 3, Chapter 2 [Sections 4]; Workbook: chap 2a
• Questions: Chapter 2 [4,8]
• L11 Preparation Problems: None
• Today's Lab Prep 3
• Objectives: Be able to:
  • 11-1. Understand the relationship between position, velocity and acceleration vs time plots. Be able to draw each from the other two.
    
• Agenda
  • Analysis of the LabPrep
    Discuss equipment.
    Do the lab 

 

• New Vocabulary
  
• New Techniques
  Determining d,v & a graphs from each other
• New Concepts

 Lesson 12: Circular Motion Wed Sept. 8, 8:00 - 8:50

•  Turn in Lab 3
• Reading: Chapter 7 sect 1-5, workbook ch 4a
• Questions: Chapter 4 [3,5,7,9,10,12]
• L11 Exp 3 Follow-Up Problems: Exp Homework problems, Exp Food for thought problems
• L12 Preparation Problems: Chapter 7-[3,5,7]
• Today's Warmup 5
• Objectives:
  • 12-1. Know the relationship between centripetal acc, vel and radius.
    12-2. Know how to obtain total acceleration.
    12-3 Know why angles must be expressed in radians.
    12-4 Know the relationship between angular speed, frequency, and period.
    12-5 Know the relationship between linear speed and angular speed.
    
• Agenda
  • Analysis of warmups
    work on radians vs degrees
    Do Ranking Tasks

 

• New Vocabulary
  Centripetal acceleration
  angular speed
  frequency
  period
  
• New Techniques
  Determining the direction of centripetal acceleration
• New Concepts
  Centripetal acceleration
  angular speed
  frequency
  period

Lesson 13: Recitation 2 Wed Sept. 8, 9:00-10:00

• Reading: none
• Questions: none
• L11 Exp 3 Follow-Up Problems: Exp Homework problems, Exp Food for thought problems
• Homework 4 (do 5,6,7,8,9) is due tomorrow evening.
• What's Physics Good For?
• Objectives:
  • 13-1. Putting together circular and linear motion.
    
• Agenda
  • Do the Battle of Hastings Quiz in Groups.
    Do the food for thought problems.

Lesson 14. Exp 4 2-D Motion Wed afternoon, Sept. 8, or Friday, Sept. 10

• Reading: Exp 4, Chapter 4 [Sections 2,3]
• Questions: none
• L14 Preparation Problems: Turn in Pre-Lab Predictions before doing the lab.
• Today's Lab Prep 4: Do Problems 1,3,4,6,7,8,22,23,24,25
• Objectives: Be able to:
  • 14-1. Know that motion in two dimensions are independent of each other.
    
• Agenda
  • Turn in predictions
    Discuss equipment.
    Do the lab 

 

• New Vocabulary
  Force - in Newtons
• New Techniques
  Using the Hovercraft
  
• New Concepts
  Motion in two directions at once.
  

Lesson 15: TWO-DIMENSIONAL KINEMATICS Monday Sept. 13, 8:00 - 8:50

•  Turn in Exp 4
• Reading: Chapter 3 [Sections 4], Workbook chap 4b
• Questions: Chapter 4 [15-17]
• L12 Follow-Up Problems: Ch 7 [9,13,21,25]
• L15 Preparation Problems: wkb ch 4b problems.
• Today's warmup 6
• Objectives:
  • 15-1. Understand that motion in two dimensions consists of independent motions in two perpendicular directions
    15-2. Be able to formulate kinematic equations for each component of motion.
    15-3. Be able to solve 2-D, constant acceleration, projectile motion problems.
    
• Agenda
  • Discuss warmup
    Look at some simulations -Animated blackboard etc.

 

• New Vocabulary
  
• New Techniques
  The mechanics of 2-D problems
  
• New Concepts
  Motion in two directions at once are independent of each other.
  

Lesson 16: Test 1 Review Monday Sept. 13, 9:00-10:00

• Agenda
  concepts
  Outline what will be on the test.

Lesson 17: Test 1 Wednesday Sept. 15, 11:30-12:30

Lesson 18: TWO-D KINEMATICS II Wednesday Sept. 15, 9:00-10:00

• Reading: Chapter 3 [Sections 5], Workbook chap 4b
• Questions: Chapter 3 [15,16,17]
• L17 Follow-Up Problems: None
• L18 Preparation Problems: Chapter 3 [17,20,21]
• Homework 5, do 5,6,7,8,9 is due tomorrow evening.
• Objectives:
  • 18-1. Understand that motion in two dimensions consists of eight variables and can all be reduced to two equations in two unknowns
    18-2. Be able to formulate kinematic equations for each component of motion.
    18-3. Be able to solve 2-D, constant acceleration, (projectile motion) problems.
    
• Agenda
  • Look at some simulations -Animated blackboard etc

 

• New Vocabulary
  
• New Techniques
  
• New Concepts
  Motion in two directions at once are independent of each other.
  

Lesson 19. Exp 5 Momentum and Force Wed afternoon, Sept. 15, or Friday, Sept. 17

• Reading: Exp 5, Chapter 5 [Sections 1-,4], wkb ch 5a
• Questions: none
• L19 Preparation : Bring a data sheet for this lab to class.
• Today's Lab Prep 5:
• Objectives:
  • 19-1. Understand the connection between force, time, and change in momentum.
    19-2 End up with what force is, a change in momentum
    19-3 Understand the conditions under which F = ma (when m is constant)
    
• Agenda
  • Discuss equipment.
    Plan the procedure
    Do the lab 

 

• New Vocabulary
  Force - in Newtons
  Inertia
  Mass
  Momentum
  
• New Techniques
  Bean bag dropping
  Obtaining speed "by hand"
  
• New Concepts
  change in momentum
  Force
  
  

Lesson 20: NEWTON'S 1st AND 2nd LAWS Monday Sept. 20, 8:00 - 8:50

• Turn in Exp 5  
• Reading: Chapter 4 [Sections 1-4], wkb chap 5a
• Questions: Chapter 4 [1-4, 11,13. ]
• L19 Follow-Up Problems: wkb 5a problems.
• L20 Preparation Problems: Chapter 4 [ Prob:2,4,16 20]
• Today's warmup 7
• Objectives:
  • 20-1. Understand Newton's first and second laws.
    20-2. Know what is meant by the phrase, "inertial reference frame".
    20-3. Be able to list the fundamental forces that act on particles.
    20-4. Know the definition of momentum and use it to solve problems.
    20-5. Be able to use Newton's second law to solve problems.
    
• Agenda:
  Respond to warmups
  Activities with strings & pulleys & ropes & chains & such, demo the problems about tension.
  Do some physlets in class and discuss.
• New Vocabulary
  Weight
  Tension
• New Technique
  using scales

Lesson 21: NEWTON'S THIRD LAW Monday Sept. 20, 9:00-10:00

• Reading: Chapter 4 [Sections 5]
• Questions: Chapter 4 [11,12,13]
• L20 Follow-Up Problems: wkb chap 5a
• L21 Preparation Problems: Chapter 4 [6],
• Today's warmup 8
• Objectives:
  • 21-1. Understand what is meant by "weight".
    21-2. Know what the reaction force is to a body's weight.
    21-3. Be familiar with Newton's third law.
    21-4 Know that the action and reaction forces of a N's 3rd law pair act on different bodies.
    
• Agenda
  • Do some demo's with scales, pull each other around on the round skateboard
    Use bathroom scales to push each other, a car,, the wall etc.
    Discuss N's 3rd law from a momentum point of view using air track
  • Warmup analysis.

 

• New Vocabulary
  Action -Reaction pair
• New Principle
  conservation of total momentum of an elastic collision
• New Concepts
  Action-Reaction pair of forces
  

Lesson 22: Freebody Diagrams Wednesday Sept. 22, 8:00 - 8:50

• Reading: Chapter 4 [Sections 6], wkb chap 5b
• Questions: Chapter 4 [27]
• L21 Follow-Up Problems: wkb chap 5a
• L22 Preparation Problems: Chapter 4 [15,16,17],
• Today's warmup 9
• Objectives:Be able to:
  • 22-1. draw reference frame.
    22-2. write equation for x-components of force.
    22-3. write equation for y components of force.
    22-4 Know that the action and reaction forces of a N's 3rd law pair act on different bodies.
    
• Agenda
  • Warmup analysis.

 

• New Vocabulary
  Free Body Diagrams
• New Technique
  Drawing physical representation
  Draw Free Body Diagrams (arrows on the picture)
  Draw Force diagrams (arrows on a point particle)
• New Concepts
  Analysis using FBD's

Lesson 23: Friction Wednesday Sept. 22, 9:00-10:00 

• Reading: Chapter 4 [Sections 7], wkb chap 5c
• Questions: none
• L22 Follow-Up Problems: wkb chap 5b
• L23 Preparation Problems: Chapter 4 [38,39,41,45,53], wkb ch 5c
• Homework 6: 1 - 25 is due tomorrow evening.
• Objectives:
  • 23-1. Be able to correctly include friction in FBD's.
    23-2. Know formulas for static and kinetic friction.
    23-3. Be familiar with Newton's third law.
    23-4 Know that the friction forces always oppose the direction of motion.
    
• Agenda
  • Warmup analysis
  • Look at simulations.

 

• New Vocabulary
  Static and Kinetic Friction
• New Notation
  Coefficients of friction m_s , m_k
• New Concepts
  Passive forces, how and when they function.
  

Lesson 24. Exp 6 Newton's 3rd Law Wed afternoon, Sept. 22, or Friday, Sept. 24

• Reading: Exp 6
• Questions: none
• L23 Follow-Up Problems: Chap 4 [59, 79 -5 pts bonus]
• Today's Lab Prep #6
• Objectives:
  • 24-1. Understand the connection between force, time, and change in momentum.
    24-2 Be able to describe Newton's 3rd law in your own words.
    24-3 Understand why two objects can experience the same force, yet receive different amounts of damage from it. (Know which component of force that does the damage.)
    24-4 Be able to apply this law in all FBD's.
    
• Agenda
  • Discuss equipment.
    Plan the procedure
    Do the lab 

 

• New Vocabulary
  Force - in Newtons
  Inertia
  Mass
  Momentum
  
• New Techniques
  Bean bag dropping
  Obtaining speed "by hand"
  
• New Concepts
  change in momentum
  Force
  

Lesson 25: Friction Lab - Class Acitivity Monday Sept. 27, 8:00 - 8:50

• Turn in Exp 6  
• Reading: Chapter 4 [Sections 7], wkb chap 5c
• Questions: Chapter 4 [5,10,13,20 ]
• L24 Follow-Up Problems: and The Infamous Penguin Problem
• L25 Preparation Problems: none
• Today's warmup 10
• This week's Puzzle
• Objectives:
  • 25-1. Get a hands-on awareness of the frictions force formulas.
    25-2. Know that friction force is independent of surface area of contact.
    25-3. Understand that friction force is a function of molecular attraction, not caused by "roughness" of surfaces.
    
• Agenda:
  Respond to warmups
  Do the lab activity.
• New Vocabulary
  
• New Technique
  Delicate manuvers with slotted weights

Lesson 26: Circular Motion, Orbits, and Newton's Laws Wednesday Sept. 29, 8:00 - 8:50

• Reading: Chapter 7 [Sections 5-8],
• Questions: Chapter 7 [10-19]
• L25 Follow-Up Problems:none
• L26 Preparation Problems: Chapter 7 [31,35,41],
• Today's warmup 11
• Objectives:
  • 26-1. Know the positive direction must always toward the center (when drawilng FBD's) and why.
    26-2. Be able to apply FBD's and Newton's Laws to circular motion problems.
    26-3. Be able to determine tangential, centripetal and total acceleration.
    
    
• Agenda
  • Warmup analysis.
    Look at some simulated activities.
    

 

• New Vocabulary
  Tangetial acceleration
  total acceleration
• New Technique
  FBD's for circular motion
• New Concepts
  acceleration in two directions at once
  

Lesson 27: Recitation 4 Wednesday Sept. 29, 9:00-10:00 

• Reading: Chapter 5 & 6 Applications of Newton's Laws
• Questions: none
• L26 Follow-Up problems: [ 36,43,47 ]
• L22 Preparation Problems: none,
• Homework 7 part I do problems 7,8,9
• Homework 7 part II , do 2,4, 7,8
• Homework 7 Bonus, 5 pts each is due tomorrow evening.
• Objectives:Be able to:
  • 27-1. Be able to combine all techniques learned from motion and N's Laws , kinetic eqs, FBD's, circular motion, and friction to solve problem.
    
• Agenda
  • Put together a carefully picked set of problems summing up N's Laws. Maybe some ALPS Case Studies.

 

• New Vocabulary
  none
• New Technique
  none
• New Concepts
  none

Lesson 28: Experiment 7 Work and Energy Wed afternoon, Sept 29 or Friday, October 1.

• Reading: Exp 7, Chapter 5, sections 1 & 2
• Questions: Chapter 5, [ 1,2,3,5,7,9. ]
• L28 Prep Problems Chap 5 [ 8,9, 19,30,35,56. ]
• Today's Lab Prep #7
• Objectives:
  • 28-1. Know the definition of the scalar product.
    28-2. Know the definition of work.
    28-3. Know the units of work and energy.
    28-4. Be able to solve problems involving work done by forces, including gravity and spring forces.
    28-5. Know the definition of kinetic energy.
    28-6 Be able to calculate the kinetic energy of an object.
    28-7 Know the definition of power and the units associated with it.
    28-8 Be able to distinguish between power and energy.
    28-9 Be able to explain the relationship between work and kinetic energy mathematically. (use the work-energy theorem.)
    
• Agenda
  • Discuss equipment.
    Plan the procedure
    Do the lab 

 

• New Vocabulary
  Work
  Energy
  Joules (J) = N m
  Watts (W) = J/s
  Power
  dot product of vectors (also called the scalar product)
  
• New Techniques
  
• New Concepts
  work
  power
  kinetic energy
  mechanical energy
  the Work-Energy theorem

• Turn in Exp 7  
• Reading: Chapter 5, sections 1& 2 wkb Chapter 6
• Questions: Chapter 5, [ 1,2,3,5,7,9. ]
• L29 Prep Problems Chap 5 [ 8,9, 19,30,35,56. ]
• L28 Follow-Up problems: Do the homework for Exp 7.
• Today's Warmup 12
• What's Physics Good For?
• Objectives:
  • Same as Lesson 28
    
• Agenda
  • Analyze warmups
    Emphasize using bar charts

 

• New Vocabulary
  Work
  Energy
  dot product of vectors (also called the scalar product)
  Power
  
• New Techniques
  Using Bar charts
• New Concepts
  

Lesson 30: Potential Energy Monday Oct 4, 9:00-10:00

• Reading: Chapter 5 Sections 3-5, wkb 6b
• Questions: Chapter 5 [8-12]]
• L29 Follow-Up Problems: wkb chap 6c
• L30 Preparation Problems: Chapter 5 [23,25,27]
• Objectives:
  • 30-1. Know the definition of potential energy.
    30-2. Be able to construct and interpret a potential energy curve for conservative forces.
    30-3. Be able to differentiate between conservative and non-conservative forces.
    30-4. Know the definition of mechanical energy.
    30-5. Know the principle of conservation of mechanical energy and be able to apply it to solve problems.
    30-6 Be able to construct bar charts to assist doing problems.
    30-7 Be able to do 2 body problems like the ALPS
    30-8 Know that work done = Area under F vs x curve.
    
    
• Agenda
  • Warmup analysis
  • Make sure they know how to use bar charts.

 

• New Vocabulary
  Potential Energy
• New Principle
  Conservation of energy
• New Concepts
  Potential Energy
  

Lesson 31: Potential Energy & Conservative Forces Wednesday Oct 6, 8:00 - 8:50

• Reading: Chapter 5 [Sections 5-7],
• Questions: Chapter 5 [17,19]
• L30 Follow-Up Problems: none
• L31 Preparation Problems: Chapter 5 [31,33,35,39 Alps Kits VI 22, 23],
• Today's warmup 13
• Today's Puzzle
• Objectives:Be able to:
  • 31-1. Know the Integral of Fdx is - DU
    31-2. Know that F = -dU/dx
    31-3. Know the relationship between kinetic energy, K, potential energy, U, and total mechanical energy E, in a conservative system, namely, E is constant and E = K + U at any give moment.
    
• Agenda
  • Warmup analysis.
  • Look at some interesting problems, especially equilibrium problems.

 

• New Vocabulary
  Total mechanical Energy
  Spring Potential energy Us
• New Technique
  Finding F from U and vice verca using calculus
• New Concepts
  E = K + Ug + Us

Lesson 32: Recitation 5 Wednesday Oct 6, 9:00-10:00 

• Reading: none
• Questions: none
• L31 Follow-Up Problems: none
• L23 Preparation Problems: none
• Homework 8 Part I do problems 1 - 9. and
• Homework #8 Part II do problems 1,2,3,5,6,9. is due tomorrow evening.
• Objectives:
  • 32-1. Be able to put all the energy information together.
• Agenda
  • Warmup analysis
  • Look at Mazur's and Hewitt's problems to make sure we have the concepts.
  • look at several problems.

 

Lesson 33. Exp 8 Put the Spring in the Box. Wed afternoon, Oct 6, or Friday, Oct 8.
Reading: Exp 8

• Questions: none
• Today's Lab Prep #8
• Objectives:
  • 24-1. Determine correct distance to pull back the spring to make it land in the box.
• Agenda
  • Discuss equipment.
    Plan the procedure
    Do the lab 

 

• New Vocabulary
  
• New Techniques
  
• New Concepts
  Get a taste of the real thing.

• Turn in Exp 8  
• Reading: Chapter 6 [Sections 1-3], wkb chap 7a
• Questions: Chapter 6 [1,4,5,10.]
• L33 Follow-Up Problems: none
• L20 Preparation Problems: Chapter 6 [2,5,9,17,19, Paul's Mom Probs. 5,10 13, 19,20]
• Today's warmup 14
• Objectives:
  • 34-1. Understand that the Center of Mass is an "average position" of all of a system's mass.
    34-2. Be able to distinguish between external and internal forces.
    34-3. Be able to show that if the net external force is zero, Newton's second law results in conservation of momentum.
    34-4. Be able to solve problems by employing conservation of momentum.
    34-5*. Know the expressions for thrust and terminal speed for rocket propulsion.
    34-6*. Be able to solve problems involving rocket propulsion.
    
• Agenda:
  Respond to warmups
  Do some physlets in class and discuss.
• New Vocabulary
  Impulse
• New Technique

 

Lesson 35: Test 2 Review Monday Oct 11, 9:00-10:00

• Reading: None
• Questions: None
• L34 Follow-Up Problems: Ch 6 [2,5,9,17,19, Paul's Mom Probs. 5,10 13, 19,20]
• L35 Preparation Problems: none
• Objectives:
  • 35-1. Look it all over.
    
• Agenda
  • Warmup analysis
  • Look at the overall picture, concentrate on methods and setting up problems carefully.

 

Lesson 36: Test 2 Wednesday Oct 13, 8:00 - 8:50

• Agenda
  • Take test 2

 

Lesson 37: 2-D Collisions and Center of Mass Wednesday Oct 13, 9:00-10:00 

• Reading: Chapter 6 [Sections 4], wkb chap 7b
• Questions: none
• L37 Preparation Problems: wkb ch 7b
• Homework 9 part 1: do 1-4, 6,7,10,11; part 2: do 1,3,5,6 is due tomorrow evening.
• Objectives:
  • 37-1. Know that 2 D motion can be separated into two momentum problems.
    37-2. Know the billiard ball principle.
    37-3. Know how to obtain r_cm, v_cm, a_cm
• Agenda
  • spiral center of mass problems
  • The canoe problem
  • The stack of bricks

 

• New Vocabulary
  center of mass
• New Notation
  
• New Concepts
  Elastic collisions result in right angle trajectories.
  

Lesson 38. Exp 9 Impulse-Momentum Wed afternoon, Oct 13, or Friday, Oct 15

• Reading: Exp 9
• Questions: none
• Today's Lab Prep #9
• Objectives:
  • 38-1. Be able to use Impulse -Momentum to solve real problems.
    
• Agenda
  • Discuss equipment.
    Plan the procedure
    Do the lab 

 

• New Vocabulary
  Impulse
• New Techniques
  
• New Concepts
  Impulse = change in momentum

• Turn in Exp 9  
• Reading: Chapter 7 [Sections 2], wkb chap 8
• Questions: Chapter 7 [12, 15]
• L39 Follow-Up Problems: none
• L39 Preparation Problems: Chapter 7[9,11,13,15 ]
• Today's warmup #15
• Objectives:
  • 39-1. Understand the relationship between angular velocity, angular acceleration, and angular position of an object in rotational motion.
    39-2. Know the definition of torque and be able to calculate its magnitude.
    39-3. Know what is meant by the phrase "rotational inertia".
    39-4. Be able to calculate the rotational inertia for a system of point masses.
    39-5. Be able to recognize the similarity between angular quantities and their linear motion counterparts.
    39-6. Remember that t = rF = Ia
    39-7. Be able to calculate moment of Inertia I
    39-8 Know I for a rod, solid and hollow disk and sphere.
    
• Agenda:
  Respond to warmups
  Do Alps
  Do some physlets in class and discuss.
• New Vocabulary
  Moment of Inertia = rotational Inertia
  angular velocity
  angular acceleration
  Torque
• New Technique
  Finding rotational Inertia

Lesson 40: Chap 8 Torque , work, and Power Monday Oct 18, 9:00-10:00

• Reading: Chapter 8 [Sections 1-5]
• Questions: [4,8,9,10,11,16. ][
• L39 Follow-Up None
• L40 Preparation Problems: Chapter 8 1,3,7,9,11,13,16,19,21,25,26,29,37,41,43,45,55,66]
• Objectives:
  • 40-1. Remember that t = r F sin u
    40-2. Work = t Du = the change in rotational Kinetic Energy (Work - Energy Thm)
    
• Agenda
  • Warmup analysis
  • Examine any difficulties with diagrams.

 

• New Vocabulary
  Moment of Inertia = rotational inertia
• New Principle
  
• New Concepts
  

Lesson 41: Rolling Motion, Torque as a Cross Product Wednesday Oct 20, 8:00 - 8:50

• Reading: Chapter 8 [Sections 5&6], wkb chap 8
• Questions: none
• L41 Preparation Problems:: Chapter 8[ 25,29,31 ]
• Today's warmup 16
• Objectives:
  • 41-1. Know how to determine the direction of angular velocity and angular acceleration.
    41-2. Know how to use a vector (cross) product and the right hand rule.
    41-3. Know how to calculate the magnitude and direction of a torque.
    
• Agenda
  • Warmup analysis
    Look at Mazur & Hewitt's stuff

 

• New Notation
  t = r x F
  
• New Technique
  Determining direction for t, a, v
  right hand rule
• New Concepts
  Torque and angular quantities as vectors

Lesson 42: Angular Momemtum Wednesday Oct 20, 9:00-10:00 

• Reading: Chapter 8 [Sections 7], wkb chap 8
• Questions:
• L41 Follow-Up Problems: wkb chap 8
• L42 Preparation Problems: Ch 8 [53,55,57]
• Homework 10 Part I: 1-10, 12,13,15-18 , Part II: 3,4,5,7,8 is due tomorrow evening.
• Objectives:
  • 42-1. Know what is meant by the phrase "angular momentum".
    42-2. Be able to calculate the magnitude and direction of angular momentum of a particle about a point.
    42-3. Know the relationship between angular momentum and torque.
    42-4. Be able to show that if the net external torque of a system is zero, then the angular momentum is constant.
    42-5. Know the principle of conservation of angular momentum and be able to use it to solve problems.
    
• Agenda
  • Warmup analysis
  • Look at Fido and the Fat lady
  • Ride the wheel and drop a weight

 

• New Vocabulary
  Angular Momentum L = Iv
• New Notation
  
• New Concepts
  Conservation of angular momentum in isolated systems
  

Lesson 43. Exp 10 Torque Wed afternoon, Oct. 20, or Friday, Oct. 22

• Reading: Exp 6
• Questions: none
• Today's Lab Prep #10: Do Problems 21 - 25
• Today's Pop Quiz #1 Due Monday
• Objectives:
  • 43-1. Demonstrate ability to calculate torque two different ways.
    43-2. Know that the mass of an object can be treated as if it were located at its center of mass.
    
• Agenda
  • Respond to Lab Prep
    Discuss equipment.
    Plan the procedure
    Do the lab

 

• New Vocabulary
  
• New Techniques
  Know that the mass of an object can be treated as if it were located at its center of mass.

• Turn in Exp 10  
• Reading: Chapter 8 [Sections 4]
• Questions: none
• L19 Follow-Up Problems:
• L20 Preparation Problems:Chapter 8 [7,9,11,13,15,16,19,21,66. ]
• Today's warmup 17
• What's Physics Good For ?
• Objectives:
  • 44-1. Be able to set up the reference frame, draw the FBD, and write the equations for equilibrium.
    44-2, Remember, F = ma
    
• Agenda:
  Respond to warmups
  Activities boards, show 'em the deck post problem
  Do some physlets in class and discuss.
• New Vocabulary
  
• New Technique
  

Lesson 45: Applications of Statics: Experiment Problem -The piano picker-upper Monday Oct 25, 9:00-10:00

• Reading: None
• Questions: None
• L20 Follow-Up Problems: None
• L21 Preparation Problems: None
• Objectives:
  • 21-1. Demonstrate ability to use Statics along with other concepts.
    
• Agenda
  • Discuss and do the experiment problem
  •  

 

Lesson 46: Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) Wednesday Oct 27, 8:00 - 8:50

• Reading: Chapter 13 [Sections 1-3]
• Questions: Chapter 13 [1,2,3,]
• L21 Follow-Up Problems: None
• L22 Preparation Problems: Chapter 13 [1,2,3,5,7,8,15,17],
• Today's warmup 18
• This Week's Puzzle (due before next monday morning)
• Objectives:
  • 46-1. Know the formulas for x, v and a.
    46-2. Know the relationship between these formulas
    46-3. Know the relationship between period, frequency and angular frequency
    46-4 Understand how to use conservation of energy to relate the quantities.
    
• Agenda
  • Warmup analysis.

 

• New Vocabulary
  SHM
  d.e. of motion for SHM
• New Technique
  
• New Concepts
  SHM's equivalence to circular motion with constant linear speed.

Lesson 47: The Pendulum Wednesday Oct 27, 9:00-10:00 

• Reading: Chapter 13 [Sections 6], wkb chap 5c
• Questions: Chap 13, [5,6,7]
• L22 Follow-Up Problems: none
• L23 Preparation Problems: Chapter 13 [34-39], wkb ch 5c
• Today's Pop Quiz #2 Due Monday
• Objectives:
  • 47-1. Know the formula for the period of a pendulum.
    47-2. Know what approximations required to obtain this formula.
    
    
• Agenda
  • Look at simulations.

 

• New Vocabulary
  Simple Pendulum
• New Concepts
  Passive forces, how and when they function.
  

• Reading: Chapter 7 [Sections 8]
• Questions: none
• L19 Follow-Up Problems: None
• L20 Preparation Problems: Chapter 7[41,43,45,47]
• Today's warmup 19
• Today's Puzzle #4
• Objectives:
  • 48-1. Know the law of gravity.
    48-2. Know how to calculate weight at different distances from earth .
    48-3. Know what Kepler's 3 equations are.
    48-4. Know the total energy for circular orbits is always negative.
    48-5. Be able to calculate escape velocity.
    
    
• Agenda:
  Respond to warmups
  Do some physlets in class and discuss.
• New Vocabulary
  Kepler's laws
• Law of Gravity
• New Concepts
  Orbital Energy

Lesson 49: Chap 9 Pressure Monday Nov 1 , 9:00-10:00

• Reading: Chapter 9 [Sections 1-5]
• Questions: Chapter 9 [2,3,5,8]
• L20 Follow-Up Problems:
• L21 Preparation Problems: Chapter 9 [ 14,17,18,21,25,],
• Objectives:
  • 49-1. Know Pascal's Law.
    49-2. Know Archimedes Principle
    
• Agenda
  • Do some demo's
    

 

• New Vocabulary
  Pressure
• New Principle
  Pascal's Law
  Archimedes Principle
• New Concepts
  Bouancy Force
  

Lesson 50: Pressure Applications Wednesday Nov 1, 8:00 - 8:50

• Reading: wkb chap 9
• Questions: ch 9 [11-18]
• L49 Follow-Up Problems:
• L50 Preparation Problems: ch 9 [28,29,24,39]
• Today's warmup 20
• Objectives:Be able to:
  • 50-1. do pressure and bouancy problems.
    
• Agenda
  • Warmup analysis.

 

Lesson 51: Recitation 6 Wednesday Nov 3, 9:00-10:00 

• Reading: None
• Questions: none
• L50 Follow-Up Problems: None
• L51 Preparation Problems: None
• Hwk 11a: 20,23,24, Hwk 11b: 8 - 11, Hwk 11c: 7 - 13, Hwk 11d: 1,2,9,10, Hwk 11e: 2,4, is due tomorrow evening.
• Objectives:
  • 51-1. Be able to understand concepts and do problems.
• Agenda
  • Look at Mazur and Hewitt's conceptual problems.

 

Lesson 52. Exp 11 Archimedes Principle Wed afternoon, Nov 5, or Friday, Nov 7

• Reading: Exp 11
• Questions: none
• Today's Lab Prep 11
• Objectives:
  • 52-1. Understand Archimedes Principle
  •  
• Agenda
  • Discuss equipment.
    Plan the procedure
    Do the lab 

 

• Turn in Exp 11  
• Reading: Chapter 9 [Sections 8]
• Questions: None
• L52 Follow-Up Problems: none
• L53 Preparation Problems: Chapter 9 [41,43,47,48]
• Today's warmup 21
• Objectives:
  • 53-1. Understand Bernoulli's Principle
    53-2. Know what Torricelli's Law is and how to use it.
    
• Agenda:
  Respond to warmups
  Do some physlets in class and discuss.
• New Vocabulary
  Torricelli's Law
  Bernoulli's Law
• New Technique
  

Lesson 54: Review for Test 3 Monday Nov 8, 9:00-10:00

• Reading: None
• Questions: None
• Objectives:
  • 54-1. Be able to put it all together
    
• Agenda
  • Do Problems

 

Lesson 55: Test 3 Wednesday Nov 10, 8:00 - 8:50

• Agenda
  • Take Test.

 

Lesson 56: Chap 10 Temperature Wednesday Nov 10, 9:00 - 10:00

• Reading: Chapter 10 [Sections 1-2]
• Questions: Ch 10 [1-3 ]
• L56 Preparation Problems: Chapter 10 [1,3 ],
• Homework 12 is due tomorrow evening.
• Objectives:
  • 56-1. Understand the linear relationship between any two temperature scales.
    56-2. Know how to convert from one scale to another.
    
• Agenda
  • Discuss Temperture and what it really is

 

• New Vocabulary
  Temperature
• New Concepts
  Temperature
  

Lesson 57. Exp 12 H & T Lab 1 Wed afternoon, Nov 10, or Friday, Nov 12

• Reading: Exp 6
• Questions: none
• Today's Lab Prep 12
• Objectives:
  • 58-1. Be able to construct your own temperature scale.
    
• Agenda
  • Respond to Lab Prep
  • Discuss equipment.
    Plan the procedure
    Do the lab 

 

• Turn in Exp 12  
• Reading: Chapter 10 [Sections 4]
• Questions: Chapter 5 [18,19]
• L57 Follow-Up Problems:Exp 12 Questions
• L58 Preparation Problems: Chapter 10 [25,27,31,35,37,39]
• Today's warmup 22
• Objectives:
  • 58-1. Understand how to use the Ideal Gas Law.
    
• Agenda:
  Respond to warmups
  Perhaps look at some simulation
• New Vocabulary
  Ideal Gas Law
• New Technique
  

Lesson 59: Heat Transfer I :Heat and Thermo Lab 2 Class Activity Wednesday Nov 17, 8:00 - 10:00

• Reading: H & T Lab 2
• Questions: H&T Lab 2 Problems
• Today's warmup 23
• Hwk 13a: 8,9,11,12,13,15,16,18, Hwk 13b: 3,6,7 is due tomorrow evening
• Objectives:
  • 59-1. Understand Heat Transfer.
    59-2. Know how to calculate work (heat in) from voltage, current and time interval.
    
• Agenda
  • Warmup analysis
  • Do the lab

 

• New Vocabulary
  Heat
  voltage V
  Current I
  Power P = VI, Work = P x time
• New Principle
  Heat in equals heat out
• New Concepts
  Specific Heat
  

Lesson 60: Exp 13 H&T Lab 3 Heat Transfer II Wednesday afternoon Nov 17, or Friday Nov 19 8:00 - 10:00  

• Reading: H&T Lab 3
• Questions: None
• L60 Preparation Problems: None
• Today's LabPrep 13
• Objectives:Be able to:
  • 60-1. Understand heat mixing problems
    60-2. Understand the Law of Cooling.
    
• Agenda
  • LabPrep analysis.

 

• New Vocabulary
  Newton's Law of Cooling
• New Technique
  Obtaining the equation of the cooling curve
•  

Lesson 61:
Lesson 62. Class Act H & T Lab 3 1/2 N's Law of Heating and Cooling, Monday Dec 6, 8:00 - 10:00

• Reading: Class Act H&T lab 3 1/2 (in lab manual)
• Questions: none
• L65 Follow-Up Problems: Exp 14 Homework
• L66 Preparation Problems: none
•  
• Objectives:
  • 66-1. Learn a little about electricity.
    66-2. Practice your calculus
    
• Agenda
  • Do the activity
  • Look at results.

 

• New Vocabulary
  law of cooling
• New Concepts
  Cooling Law
  

Lesson 63: Chap 11 Section 5 Heat Transfer, Wed Dec 1, 8:00 - 8:50

• Turn in Exp 13
• Reading: Chapter 11 [Sections 5], wkb chap 10
• Questions: none
• L61 Follow-Up Problems:H & T Lab 3 Problems
• L61 Preparation Problems: Chapter 11 [ 35,37,41,47]
• Today's warmup 26
• Homework 14a: 6-10, 14, 15, Hwk 14b: 1-10
• Objectives:
  • 61-1. Try to understand the heat transfer formula.
    61-2. Remember, heat transfer rate (H) is proportional to the temperature difference (Newton's Law of cooling).
    61-3. Remember heat transfer rate (H) proportional to the cross-sectional area thru which it travels.
    61-4 Remember heat transfer rate (H) inversely proportional to the thickness (L) of the material thru which it travels.
    
• Agenda
  • Warmup analysis
  • Discuss the heat transfer formula.
  • Look at some conceptual problems.(like on test)

 

• New Vocabulary
  thermal conductivity
• R-value
• New Notation
  
• New Concepts
  Heat transfer rate is proportional to temperature difference and cross-sectional area, and inversely proportional to thickness of material.
  

Lesson 64: Ch 12 sects 1-3 The First Law of Thermo Wed Dec 1, 9:00 - 10:00

• Reading: Chapter 12 [Sections 1-3], wkb chap 10
• Questions: ch 12 [1,5,14]
• L61 Follow-Up Problems:
• L62 Preparation Problems: Chapter 12 [2,4,5,11,13,17]
• Today's warmup 27
• Objectives:
  • 62-1. Know the first law of thermodynamics
    62-2. Know how to apply it to the difference processes.
    
• Agenda:
  Respond to warmups
  Look at different types of problems
  Do some physlets in class and discuss.
• New Vocabulary
  1st law of thermo U = Q-W
  Cyclic process
  Isobaric Process
  Isothermal Process
  Isovolumetric process
• New Principle
  First Law of Thermo U= Q - W, where Q is heat imput and W is work done by the system

Lesson 65: Exp 14 H & T lab 4 Phase Change Wednesday afternoon, Dec 1 or Friday Dec 3 

• Reading: Exp 14
• Questions: none
•  
• Today's Lab Prep 14
• Objectives:Be able to:
  • 65-1. Know the temp vs time curve for ice to steam.
    
• Agenda
  • Discuss Lab Prep 14
    Discuss procedure
    Do the lab

 

• New Vocabulary
  Phase Change
  Latent heat of fusion
  Latent heat of vaporization
• New Technique
  stirring properly
  patience
• New Concepts
  temperature remains constant during phase change

Lesson 66: Heat Capacity Monday Dec 6, 8:00 - 8:50

• Reading: Chapter 11, sections 1-3, wkb ch 10
• Questions: Chapter 11 [ 1,8,17]
• L63 prep problems Chapter 11 [5,10,11,13,20]
• Today's warmup 28
• Objectives:
  • 63-1. Make sure that you know that when the energy input is at a constant rate, the temperature vs time curve is a straight line.
    63-2 Understand that 62-1 means that total heat input (Q) is proportional to the change in temperature, i.e. Q = mc (T_f - T₀)
    63-3 Be aware that we use two different units of energy for heat, calories and joules, and that specific heat is different in these two different units.
    63-4 Know the difference between heat capaicty of a sample and specific heat of a substance.
    63-5 Know the definitions of heat, temperature, and total internal mechanical energy of a system.
    
• Agenda
  • Discuss new vocabulary
    Look at some conceptual problems
    Do some problems

 

• New Vocabulary
  specific heat of a substance
  heat capacity
  calories
  heat
  temperature
  total internal energy of a system
  
• New Techniques
  heat problems are conservation of energy problems
  S Q_i = 0
• New Concepts
  heat
  specific heat

Lesson 67: Kinetic Theory of Gases Wednesday Dec 8, 8:00 - 8:50

• Reading: Chapter 10 [Sections 6]
• Questions: Chapter 10 [none ]
• L63 Follow-Up Problems: wkb chap 10a
• L64 Preparation Problems: Chapter 10 [40,41,46,51],
• Today's warmup 29
• Homework 15a: 1,3,4,6,7, Hwk 15 b: 9,10, Hwk 15c:6,15,16,17,20,21, is due tomorrow evening
•  
• Objectives:
  • 64-1. Know that temperature is a measure of the mechanical energy of a system.
    64-2. Know that temperature is the average kinetic energy per molecule of a system.
    
    
• Agenda
  • Warmup analysis
  • do problems and discuss theory
    

 

• New Vocabulary
  Adiabatic Process
• New Principle
  
• New Concepts
  Temperature is kinetic energy
  Heat
  total internal mechanical energy
  

Lesson 68: Recitation Wednesday, Dec 8, 9:00 - 10:00

 

• Objectives:
  • 68- 1 Put it all together
    

Lesson 69: Review for Final Friday Dec 10, 8:00 - 10:00

• Read everything
• Questions: all of them
• L11 Follow-Up Problems: all
• L12 Preparation Problems: all
• Objectives:
  • 69-1 Put it all together.

Lesson 70: Final Exam Wednesday, Dec 15, 8:00 - 10:00

Lesson 66:

Lesson 67. Heat Engines, Wednesday Dec 8, 8:00 - 8:50

• Reading: Chapter 12 sections 4-6
• Questions:chapter 12 [none]
• L66 follow up problems: H &T 3 1/2 homework
• L67 prep Problems Ch 12 [26,27,29,37]
• Today's warmup 27
• Homework 15 is due tomorrow evening.
• Objectives:
  • 67-1. Understand the heat cycle of heat engines
    67-2 Know how to interpret them moving forwards or backwards.
    
    
• Agenda
  • Warmup Analysis
    discuss heat engines 

 

• New Vocabulary
  Carnot engine
• New Concepts
  Second Law of Thermo