PHYSICS 2211 PRINCIPLES of PHYSICS I

CRN 81114, 81115,86802

Syllabus  FALL 2009


Textbook:

PHYSIC

FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS
By Randall D. Knight (2nd edition)

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

 

#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