Summary of Assignments

Introduction, Lesson 1

• Concepts: Definition of Physics, Units & Prefixes, Scales & Scientific Notation, Dimensional Analysis, Significant Figures, Displacement, Speed, Velocity, Acceleration, Directional Graphs, Kinematic Equations, Free Fall.
• Required Reading: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 1,2, Appendix A
• Recommended Homework: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 1: Multiple Choice Questions 1-7 odd, Conceptual Questions 1-9 odd, Problems 1-49 odd, Chapter 2: Multiple Choice Questions 1-5 odd, Conceptual Questions 1-15 odd, Problems 1-59 odd,
• Required Quiz: Quiz 1

• Concepts: Scalars and Vectors (Cartesian/Polar Coordinates, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Length), 2-Dimensional Motion (Trajectories, Displacement, Speed, Velocity, Acceleration, Kinematic Equations), Projectile Motion, Relative Velocity.
• Required Reading: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 3
• Recommended Homework: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 3: Multiple Choice Questions 1-5 odd, Conceptual Questions 1-19 odd, Problems 1-59 odd
• Required Quiz: Quiz 2

• Concepts: Mass and Weight, Newtons Laws, Statics, Tension, Dynamics (Atwoods Machine, Inclined Plane), Normal Force (Weight Force, Effective Weight Force in Elevators), Static Friction Force, Kinetic Friction Force
• Required Reading: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 4
• Recommended Homework: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 4: Multiple Choice Questions 1-5 odd, Conceptual Questions 1-17 odd, Problems 1-69 odd
• Required Quiz: Quiz 3

• Concepts: Work, Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy, Conservation of Energy, Power, Conservative Forces, Non-Conservative Forces.
• Required Reading: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 5
• Recommended Homework: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 5: Multiple Choice Questions 1-5 odd, Conceptual Questions 1-17 odd, Problems 1-69 odd
• Required Quiz: Quiz 4

Hourexam I

Lesson 5

• Concepts:Momentum, Impulse, Conservation of Momentum, Collisions, Glancing Collisions.
• Required Reading: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 6
• Recommended Homework: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 6: Multiple Choice Questions 1-5 odd, Conceptual Questions 1-15 odd, Problems 1-59 odd
• Required Quiz: Quiz 5

• Concepts: Center of Mass (CM), Newton's Second Law for the CM, Angular Displacement, Angular Velocity, Angular Acceleration, Connecting Linear Motion and Angular Motion, Similarity between Linear Kinematics and Rotational Kinematics, Physical Pendulum, Conical Pendulum, Circular Motion, Vertical Loops, Universal Law of Gravitation, Gravitational Potential Energy, Kepler's Laws.
• Required Reading: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 7, Section 8.3
• Recommended Homework: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 7: Multiple Choice Questions 1-5 odd, Conceptual Questions 1-19 odd, Problems 1-65 odd
• Required Quiz: Quiz 6

• Concepts: Torque, Rotational Equilibrium, Rotational Dynamics, Moment of Inertia, Newton's Second Law for Rotation, Rotation about a Moving Axis, Rotational Kinetic Energy, Angular Momentum, Conservation of Angular Momentum.
• Required Reading: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 8
• Recommended Homework: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 8: Multiple Choice Questions 1-5 odd, Conceptual Questions 1-17 odd, Problems 1-71 odd
• Required Quiz: Quiz 7

Hourexam II

• Concepts: States of Matter, Density, Specific Gravity, Pressure, Hydrostatic Pressure, Pascal's Principle, Buoyancy, Arichimedes' Principle, Floating Objects, Surface Tension, Wetting, Capillary Action, Continuity Equation, Flow Rate, Bernoulli's Equation, Viscosity, Poiseuille's Law, Viscous Drag.
• Required Reading: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 9
• Recommended Homework: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 9: Multiple Choice Questions 1-5 odd, Conceptual Questions 1-15 odd, Problems 1-77 odd
• Required Quiz: Quiz 8

• Concepts: Temperature, Thermal Equilibrium, Thermometry, Thermal Expansion, Ideal Gas Law, Kinetic Gas Theory, Kinetic Energy of a Gas, Gas Pressure, Molecular Speed.
• Required Reading: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 10
• Recommended Homework: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 10: Multiple Choice Questions 1-5 odd, Conceptual Questions 1-21 odd, Problems 1-57 odd
• Required Quiz: Quiz 9

• Concepts: Mechanical Equivalent of Heat, Specific Heat, Latent Heat, Calorimetry, Heat Transport by Convection, Heat Conduction, Radiation.
• Required Reading: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 11
• Recommended Homework: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 11: Multiple Choice Questions 1-5 odd, Conceptual Questions 1-15 odd, Problems 1-63 odd
• Required Quiz: Quiz 10

• Concepts: Work and Heat, Irreversible Processes, First Law of Thermodynamics, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Carnot's Engine, Entropy.
• Required Reading: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 12
• Recommended Homework: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 12: Multiple Choice Questions 1-5 odd, Conceptual Questions 1-17 odd, Problems 1-59 odd
• Required Quiz: Quiz 11

Hourexam III

• Concepts: Simple Harmonic Motion, Relation between Oscillation and Rotation, Damped Oscillation, Wave Motion, Longitudinal Waves, Transversal Waves, Superposition, Reflection, Standing Waves, Sound Intensity, Spherical and Plane Waves, Doppler Effect, Hearing, Pitch, Timbre, Loudness, Musical Scales, Absolute Frequency.
• Required Reading: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 13 and 14
• Recommended Homework: Serway & Faughn, Chapter 13: Multiple Choice Questions 1-5 odd, Conceptual Questions 1-19 odd, Problems 1-61 odd, Chapter 14: Multiple Choice Questions 1-5 odd, Conceptual Questions 1-19 odd, Problems 1-65 odd
• Required Quiz: Quiz 12

Final Exam