PHYSICS 2211 PRINCIPLES of PHYSICS I
CRN 81111,81112,81113
Syllabus FALL 2009
| Textbook: |
PHYSIC FOR
SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS
|
| 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.18 |
Introduction |
|
#1 |
Aug.20 |
Chapter 1 |
Concepts of motion |
#2 |
Aug.25 |
Chapter 2 |
Kinematics |
#2 |
Aug.27 |
Chapter 2 |
Free Fall |
#3 |
Sep. 1 |
Chapter 3 |
Vectors |
#3 |
Sep.3 |
Chapter 4 |
Kinematics in two dimensions |
#4 |
Sep. 8 | Chapter 5 |
Newton's Law |
#4 |
Sep. 10 |
Chapter 6 |
Motion along a line |
#5 |
Sep. 15 |
Homework solving | |
#5 |
Sep. 17 |
TEST I |
Chap 1--6 |
#6 |
Sep. 22 |
Chapter 7 |
Newton's Third Law |
#6 |
Sep. 24 |
Chapter 8 |
Dynamics I: Motion in a plane |
|
#7 |
Sep. 29 |
Chapter8 |
Circular Motion |
#7 |
Oct. 1 |
Chapter 9 |
Impulse and momentum |
|
#8 |
Oct. 6 |
Chapter 9 |
Conservation of Momentum |
#8 |
Oct. 8 |
Chapter 10 |
Energy |
#9 |
Oct. 13 |
Chapter 10 |
Conservation of energy |
#9 |
Oct. 15 |
Chapter 11 |
Work |
|
#10 |
Oct. 20 |
Homework solving |
|
#10 |
Oct. 22 |
TEST II |
Chapter 7--11 |
#11 |
Oct. 27 |
Chapter 12 |
Rotation of a Rigid Body |
#11 |
Oct. 29 |
Chapter 12 |
Rotational energy and rolling |
#12 |
Nov. 3 |
Chapter 14 |
Oscillations |
#12 |
Nov. 5 |
Chapter 14 |
Pendulum |
#13 |
Nov. 10 |
Chapter 16 |
Temperature and ideal gas |
#13 |
Nov. 12 |
Chapter 17 |
Work, Heat, |
|
#14 |
Nov. 17 |
Chapter 17 |
First law of thermo. |
|
#14 |
Nov. 19 |
TEST III |
Chapter 12--17 |
#15 |
Nov. 24-29 |
Thanksgiving holiday |
No class |
#16 |
Dec. 1 |
Chapter 20 |
Traveling waves |
#16 |
Dec. 3 |
Chapter 21 |
standing waves |
#17 |
Dec. 10 Thur. |
10:15am FINAL |
FINALS WEEK |