Syllabus - PHYS-218 (Fall '16)
Chapter
1: Physical Quantities and Math Tools (Aug. 29+31)
- Units and physical quantities
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Trigonometry, vectors and derivatives
Chapter 2: Motion along a Straight Line (Sept. 05+07)
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Displacement, average and instantaneous velocity and acceleration
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Motion at constant acceleration, free fall
- Velocity and position by integration
Chapter 3: Motion in 2 Dimensions (Sept. 12+14)
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Position, velocity and acceleration vectors
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Projectile motion
- Motion in a circle
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Relative motion
Chapter 4: Newton's Laws of Motion (Sept. 19+21)
- Newton's 1. law
- Force, inertia and Newton's 2. law
- Mass and weight
- Newton's third law and free-body diagrams
Chapter 5: Applications of Newton's Laws (Sept. 26+28)
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Force equilibrium
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Force dynamics
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Friction forces
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Circular dynamics
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Fundamental forces in Nature
---- Midterm Exam-1
(Sept. 28, 7:30-09:30pm)
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Chapter 6: Work and Kinetic Energy (Oct. 03+05)
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Work
- Work -- kinetic-energy theorem
- Work with variable forces
- Power
Chapter 7: Potential Energy and Energy Conservation (Oct. 10+12)
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Gravitational and elastic potential energy
- Non/-conservative forces
- Force and potential energy
- Energy diagrams
Chapter 8: Momentum, Impulse and Collisions
(Oct. 17+19)
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Momentum and Impulse
- Conservation of momentum
- Elastic and inelastic collisions
- Center of mass
Chapter
9: Rotation of Rigid Bodies (Oct. 24+26)
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Angular Kinematics
- Rotational kinetic energy
- Moment of inertia
---- Midterm Exam-2 (Oct. 26, 7:30-09:30pm)
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Chapter 10: Rotational Dynamics (Oct. 31, Nov. 02+07)
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Torque and angular acceleration
- Rotation about moving axis
- Rotational work and power
- Angular momentum and its conservation
Chapter 11: Equilibrium (Nov. 09)
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Static equilibrium
- Center of gravity
Chapter 13: Gravitation (Nov. 14+16)
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Newton's law of gravitation
- Weight and gravitational potential energy
- Satellite and planet motion
---- Midterm Exam-3 (Nov. 16, 7:30-09:30pm)
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Chapter 14: Periodic Motion (Nov. 21+28)
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Oscillations
- Simple harmonic motion (SHM)
- Energy in SHM and applications
- Simple and Physical Pendulum
Review (Nov. 30)
---- Final Exam (Dec. 02, 7:30-09:30pm)
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Chapter 15: Mechanical Waves (Dec. 07)
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Wave signals and periodic waves
- Mathematical description of waves
- Speed and energy in wave motion
- Interference, reflection and standing waves