Physics 1 Syllabus (Fall
2006; SJSU)
Office: Science
Bldg. Room 245, (408) 924-5244
Office Hours: To be determined; also available
by appointment
E-mail: algarcia@algarcia.org
WWW: www.algarcia.org
Course description: This course will
introduce you to some of the fundamental ideas in physics. The emphasis will be
on the concepts of physics keeping the math to a minimum.
Required Textbook: P. Hewitt, Conceptual Physics (10th
Edition). A copy of the textbook is on reserve in MLK library.
Textbook Website: Register at this
site: www.physicsplace.com
Course
ID is: cm815342
Using
the textbook website is optional but a few of the multiple-choice questions
will be taken from quiz questions that are found on the site.
Grades: Your grade will be
computed by the following recipe: Midterms (15% each); Homework (20%); Pop
Quizzes (10%); Final Exam (25%).
Homework: Homework will be assigned
and collected each class period. Solutions will be posted, both on a board in
the hallway and as PDF files on the course web site. Late homework is not
accepted since the solutions will be discussed and posted when homework is
due. However, you may miss up to three homework assignments with no penalty.
Typical questions require three or four sentences to answer; please write
clear, concise explanations.
Quizzes: Before each class you
should read the chapter that will be discussed that day. Quizzes will be simple
questions from that chapter. If absent for lecture, a quiz may not be made up however you may miss up
to three quizzes with no penalty.
Exams: There will be three
midterms with exercises and problems similar (sometimes identical) to those given
as homework. You will not need scantron forms or “blue books” but bring a photo
ID, a calculator and a pen or pencil. I’ll give you more details just before
the first midterm. The final exam
will be similar to the midterms but a little longer and comprehensive (i.e.,
material from the entire course).
Attendance: I will not be
calling roll or marking attendance, however, you are responsible for all the
material discussed in class. If you miss class, contact your classmates or
myself to find out what you missed.
Laboratory: Physics 1L is a
one-unit laboratory course associated with Physics 1. It is not required unless
you need a lower-division lab science to satisfy GE requirements.
Ethics: Your own commitment
to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at
Disabilities: If you need course
adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need special
arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment
with me as soon as possible, or see me during office hours. Presidential
Directive 97-03 requires that students with disabilities register with DRC to
establish a record of their disability.
Emergencies: If you hear a
continuous alarm or are told to evacuate the building, walk quickly to the
nearest stairway at the end of each hall. Do not use the elevator. Take your
personal belongings with you. Be quiet and follow instructions. Move away from
the building and do not return until informed by police or coordinators.
Schedule of Lectures and Homework
|
# |
Topics (Chapter) |
Date |
Homework Due |
Homework Solution |
|
1 |
Introduction (1, Appendix A) |
8/24 |
None |
None |
|
2 |
|
8/29 |
Sample Exercise |
|
|
3 |
Linear Motion (3) |
8/31 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
4 |
|
9/5 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
5 |
|
9/7 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
6 |
Momentum (6) |
9/12 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
7 |
Energy (7) |
9/14 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
8 |
Rotational Motion I (8) |
9/19 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
9 |
Rotational Motion II (8) |
9/21 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
10 |
Midterm 1 (Solution) |
9/26 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
11 |
Gravity (9) |
9/28 |
None |
None |
|
12 |
Projectile & Satellite Motion (10) |
10/3 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
13 |
Solids & Liquids (12, 13) |
10/5 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
14 |
Gases and Plasmas (14) |
10/10 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
15 |
Temperature, Heat, & Exp. (15) |
10/12 |
None |
None |
|
16 |
Heat transfer (16) |
10/17 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
17 |
Change of Phase (17) |
10/19 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
18 |
Midterm 2 (Solution) |
10/24 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
19 |
Vibrations and Waves (19) |
10/26 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
20 |
Sound (20) |
10/31 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
21 |
Electrostatics (22) |
11/2 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
22 |
Electric Current (23) |
11/7 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
23 |
Magnetism (24) |
11/9 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
24 |
Electromagnetic Induction (25) |
11/14 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
25 |
Midterm 3 (Solution) |
11/16 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
26 |
Properties of Light (26) |
11/21 |
None |
None |
|
* |
THANKSGIVING |
11/23 |
* |
* |
|
27 |
Color (27) |
11/28 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
28 |
Reflection and Refraction I (28) |
11/30 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
29 |
Reflection and Refraction II (28) |
12/5 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
|
|
30 |
Review (Slides) |
12/7 |
TO BE ANNOUNCED |
FINAL EXAM:
Thursday, December 14, 9:45am-Noon
Tentative Topics for Each
Chapter (with PowerPoint Slides)
Chapter 2:
All sections
except Equilibrium of Moving Things and The Moving Earth
Chapter 3: LINEAR
MOTION (Slides)
All sections
Chapter 4:
All sections
Chapter 5:
All sections
Chapter 6:
MOMENTUM (Slides)
All sections
except More Complicated Collisions
Chapter 7: ENERGY
(Slides)
Work, Mechanical
Energy, and Conservation of Energy
Chapter 8:
ROTATIONAL MOTION (Slides)
All sections
Chapter 9:
GRAVITY (Slides)
The Universal Law
of Gravity, The Universal Gravitational Constant, G, Gravity and Distance: The
Inverse-Square Law, Weight and Weightlessness
Chapter 10:
PROJECTILE AND SATELLITE MOTION (Slides)
Projectile
Motion, Fast-Moving Projectiles—Satellites, Circular Satellite Orbits,
Elliptical Orbits
Chapter 12:
SOLIDS (Slides)
Density
Chapter 13:
LIQUIDS (Slides)
All sections
except Pascal’s Principle, Surface Tension, and Capillarity
Chapter 14: GASES
AND PLASMAS (Slides)
All sections
except Plasma
Chapter 15:
TEMPERATURE, HEAT, AND EXPANSION (Slides)
All sections
Chapter 16: HEAT
TRANSFER (Slides)
Conduction,
Convection, Radiation, The Greenhouse Effect
Chapter 17:
CHANGE OF PHASE (Slides)
All sections
Chapter 19:
VIBRATIONS AND WAVES (Slides)
All sections
except Bow Waves and Shock Waves
Chapter
20: SOUND (Slides)
All sections
except Beats
Chapter 22:
ELECTROSTATICS (Slides)
All sections
except Electric Energy Storage
Chapter 23:
ELECTRIC CURRENT (Slides)
All sections
Chapter 24:
MAGNETISM (Slides)
All sections
except Biomagnetism
Chapter 25: ELECTROMAGNETIC
INDUCTION (Slides)
All sections
except Power Production, Power Transmission, Field Induction and In Perspective
Chapter
26: PROPERTIES OF LIGHT (Slides)
All sections
except Seeing
Light—The Eye
Chapter
27: COLOR (Slides)
Selective
Reflection, Selective Transmission, Mixing Colored Light, Mixing Colored
Pigments
Chapter 28:
REFLECTION AND REFRACTION (Slides)
Reflection, Law of Reflection, Refraction,
Total Internal Reflection
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General
Goals and Objectives of Physics 1
While
taking Physics 1, you will:
1.
Appreciate
and communicate how physics relates to everyday experience.
2.
Understand
and use the words of physics, which carry different, more precise meanings than
they do in everyday speech.
3.
Comprehend
and apply the relations among fundamental concepts in Newtonian mechanics.
4.
Study,
observe, and describe how electricity and magnetism affect matter.
5.
Understand
that mathematically expressed laws of physics embody particular concepts;
describe and apply those laws both mathematically and conceptually.
6.
Recognize
how the applications of physics relate to important societal issues.
7.
Strengthen
your appreciation of the bases of scientific knowledge.
8.
Relate
the atomic structure of matter to observable phenomena.