PHYSICS 2211 PRINCIPLES of PHYSICS I
CRN 81114, 81115,86802
Syllabus FALL 2009
| Textbook: |
PHYSIC FOR
SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS
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| Instructor: | Dr. Hsiao-Ling Zhou |
| Office: | 453 Science Annex |
| Internet: | http://www.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hsiao-Ling |
| Phone: | (404) 413-6009 |
| E-mail: | zhou@phy-astr.gsu.edu |
| Office Hours: | 3:00-4:00 pm MW,
1:30-2:30 pm TR |
| Last day to withdraw (W): | October 15th |
| Course object: |
Provide conceptual understanding. Develop problem-solving skills. Train the ability to analyze the complicate problems |
Tentative Schedule
This course will mainly cover mechanics; Newton's law, conservation law and their application. Part of thermodynamics and wave.
| Week | MW Class | Chapter | Contents |
#1 |
Aug.17 |
Introduction |
Concepts of motion |
#1 |
Aug.19 |
Chapter 1,2 |
Kinematics |
#2 |
Aug.24 |
Chapter 2 |
Free Fall |
#2 |
Aug.26 |
Chapter 3 |
Vectors |
#3 |
Aug. 31 |
Chapter 4 |
Kinematics in two dimensions |
#3 |
Sep.2 |
Chapter 5 |
Force and Motion |
#4 |
Sep. 7 | Labor day |
no class |
#4 |
Sep. 9 |
Chapter 6 |
Dynamics I: Motion alone line |
#5 |
Sep. 14 |
Homework solving | |
#5 |
Sep. 16 | TEST I | |
#6 |
Sep. 21 |
Chapter 7 |
Newton's Third Law |
#6 |
Sep. 23 |
Chapter 8 | Dynamics II: Motion in a plane |
| #7 |
Sep. 28 |
Chapter 8 | Circular Motion |
#7 |
Sep 30. |
Chapter 9 |
Impulse and momentum |
#8 |
Oct. 5 |
Chapter 9 |
Conservation of Momentum |
#8 |
Oct. 7 |
Chapter 10 |
Energy |
|
#9 |
Oct. 12 |
Chapter 10 |
conservation of energy |
|
#9 |
Oct. 14 |
Chapter 11 |
Work |
|
#10 |
Oct 19 |
Homework Solving |
|
|
#10 |
Oct. 21 |
TEST II |
|
#11 |
Oct. 26 |
Chapter 12 |
Rotation of a Rigid Body |
#11 |
Oct. 28 |
Chapter 12 |
Rotational energy and rolling |
#12 |
Nov. 2 |
Chapter 14 |
Oscillations |
#12 |
Nov. 4 |
Chapter 14 |
Pendulum |
|
#13 |
Nov. 9 |
Chapter 16 |
Temperature and ideal gas |
#13 |
Nov. 11 |
Chapter 17 |
Work, Heat, |
#14 |
Nov. 16 |
Chapter 17 |
First law of thermo. |
#14 |
Nov. 18 |
Homework solving |
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|
#15 |
Nov. 23 |
TEST III |
|
#15 |
Nov. 24-29 |
Thanksgiving holiday |
No class |
#16 |
Nov. 30 |
Chapter 20 |
Traveling waves |
#16 |
Dec. 2 |
Chapter 21 |
Standing waves |
#17 |
Dec. 7 Mon. |
5:00 pm FINAL |
FINALS WEEK |