General Physics I / PES 111 Spring 2009

Syllabus

Class & Test Schedule Word Document


A s s i g n m e n t s

UCCS Spring 2009 Finals Schedule


Physics Tippler 6e Resource Link

Serway 6e Solution Manual


Review Test 4

Review Test 1     Review Test 2     Review Test 3


Physics: the Fundamental Science

Describing Motion

Falling Objects and Projectile Motion

Newton's Laws: Explaining Motion

Circular Motion, the Planets and Gravity


Chapter 1:  Systems of Measurements


wednesday jan. 21, 2009

1 - 1  Units

1 - 2  Conversion of Units

1 - 3  Dimensions of Physical Quantities

1 - 4  Scientific Notation

1 - 5  Significant Figures and Order of Magnitude

friday jan. 23, 2009

1 - 6 Vectors

1 - 7 General Properties of Vectors

Basic Definitions

Addition of Displacement Vectors

Multiplying a Vector by a Scalar

Components of Vectors

Unit Vectors

(Vector Notes)


PART I MECHANICS


Chapter 2: Motion in One Dimension


monday, jan. 26, 2009

2 - 1 Displacement, Velocity, and Speed

2 - 2 Acceleration

wednesday, jan. 28, 2009

2 - 3 Motion with Constant Acceleration

2 - 4 Integration

Chapter 2 Notes


Chapter 3: Motion in Two & Three Dimensions


friday, jan. 30, 2009

3 - 1 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration

monday, feb. 02, 2009

Section 3 - 2 Special Case 1: Projectile Motion 

wednesday, feb. 04, 2009

Section 3 - 3 Special Case 2: Circular Motion 

(Kinematic Equation Tables) (Centripetal Notes)


Chapter 4   Newton’s Laws


friday, feb. 06, 2009

4 - 1 Newton's First Law:  The Law of Inertia

Inertial Reference Frames

monday, feb. 09, 2009

4 - 2 Force & Mass

The Fundamental Interactions of Nature

Combining Forces

Mass

wednesday, feb. 11, 2009

4 - 3 Newton's Second Law

4 - 4 The Force Due to Gravity: Weight

4 - 5 Contact Forces: Solids, Springs, & Strings

Solids

Springs

Strings

friday, feb. 13, 2009

4 - 6 Problem Solving: Free-Body Diagrams

4 - 7 Newton's Third Law

4 - 8 Problem Solving: Problems with Two or More Objects

(Chapter 4 Notes)


monday, february 16th, 2009     Test 1 (Chapters: 1, 2, 3, & 4)


Chapter 5  Additional Applications of Newton's Laws


wednesday, feb. 18, 2009

5-1 Friction

Static Friction

Kinetic Friction

friday, feb. 20, 2009

Rolling Friction

Solving Problems Involving Static, Kinetic, & Rolling Friction

Friction, Cars, & Antilock Brakes

monday, feb. 23, 2009

5 - 2 Drag Forces

5 - 3 Motion Along a Curved Path

Unbanked & Banked Curves

wednesday, feb. 25, 2009

*5 - 4 Numerical Integration: Euler's Method

5 - 5 The Center of Mass

*Finding the Center of Mass by Integration

Motion of the Center of Mass


Chapter 6:  Work and Kinetic Energy


friday, feb. 27, 2009

6-1 Work Done by a Constant Force

The Work - Kinetic-Energy Theorem

6 - 2 Work Done by a Variable Force - Straight-Line Motion

Work Done by a Spring that Obeys Hooke's Law

monday, march 02, 2009

6 - 3 The Scalar Product

Work in Scalar-Product Notation

6 - 4 Work - Kinetic - Energy Theorem - Curved Paths

*6 - 5 Center-of-Mass Work


Chapter 7  Conservation of Energy


wednesday, march 04, 2009

7 - 1 Potential Energy

Conservative & Nonconservative Forces

Potential-Energy Functions

7 - 2 The Conservation of Mechanical Energy

friday, march 06, 2009

7 - 3 The Conservation of Energy

The Work-Energy Theorem

Problems Involving Kinetic Friction

Problems Involving Chemical Energy

monday, march 09, 2009

7 - 4 Mass & Energy

Nonrelativistic (Newtonian) Mechanics & Relativity

7 - 5 Quantization of Energy


wednesday, march 11th, 2009     Test 2 (Chapters: 5, 6, & 7)


Chapter 8: Conservation of Linear Momentum 


friday, march 13, 2009

8 - 1 Conservation of Linear Momentum

8 - 2 Kinetic Energy of a System

monday, march 16, 2009

8 - 3 Collisions

Impulse & Average Force

Collisions in One Dimension

wednesday, march 18, 2009

Collisions in Two & Three Dimensions

*8 - 4 Collisions in the Centre-of-Mass Reference Frame

friday, march 20, 2009

8 - 5 Continuously Varying Mass & Rocket Propulsion


march 23rd - 27th 2009

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Chapter 9: Rotation


monday, march 30, 2009

9-1 Rotational Kinematics: Angular Velocity & Angular Acceleration

9-2 Rotational Kinetic Energy

9-3 Calculating the Moment of Inertia

Systems of Discrete Particles

The Parallel-Axis Theorem

Proof of the Parallel-Axis Theorem

wednesday, april 01, 2009

9-4 Newton's Second Law for Rotation

Calculating Torques

Torque Due to Gravity

friday, april 03, 2009

9-5 Application of Newton's Second Law for Rotation

Nonlip Conditions

9-6 Rolling Objects

Rolling Without Slipping


Chapter 10: Angular Momentum


monday, april 06, 2009

10 - 1 The Vector Nature of Rotation

The Vector Product

10 - 2 Torque & Angular Momentum

The Gyroscope

wednesday, april 08, 2009

10 - 3 Conservation of Angular Momentum

*10 - 4 Conservation of Angular Momentum


friday, april 10th, 2009

Test 3

Review:  (Chapters: 8, 9, & 10)


Chapter 12:  Static Equilibrium & Elasticity


monday, april 13th, 2009

12-1 Conditions for Equilibrium

12-2 The Center of Gravity

wednesday, april 15th, 2009

12-6 Stability of Rotational Equilibrium

12-8 Stress & Strain


Part II  Oscillations & Waves


Chapter 14:  Oscillations


friday, april 17th, 2009

monday, april 20th, 2009

wednesday, april 22nd, 2009

friday, april 24th, 2009

monday, april 27th, 2009

wednesday, april 29th, 2009

friday,  may 01st, 2009

monday, may 04th, 2009

wednesday, may 06th, 2009

friday, may 08th, 2009

monday, may 11th, 2009

wednesday, may 13th, 2009

friday, may 15th, 2009

monday, may 18th, 2009


Chapter 11:  Gravity


 

11-1 Kepler's Laws

 

11-2 Newton's Law of Gravity

 

11-3 Gravitational Potential Energy

11-4 The Gravitational Field  "g"


Chapter R:  Special Relativity

Relativity


R-1 The Principle of Relativity & the Constancy of the Speed of Light

 

R-1 The Principle of Relativity & the Constancy of the Speed of Light


Test 4

(Chapters: 12, 14, 11, & R)

1:40 pm - 4:10 pm  Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Engr. 109


Sample Chapters:

Describing Motion; Thomas Griffith 5e McGraw Hill

Forces & Newton's Laws of Motion; Cutnell & Johnson 7e, Wiley Publishers


Apollo 11 Lift-Off

Video Mars Delta II Rocket

747 Jet Engine Thrust


UCCS Physics On-Line Tutoring Program

TI-83/84 Plus Basic Science Programs

On-Line Conversions


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