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Physics 111.6 - 2005-06
Lecture Schedule

Text: Physics, Cutnell & Johnson (6th Edition)

Lecture Schedule in pdf (Adobe Reader) format
 
Lect Date Sections to be Covered

1

W 07 Sep

   Introduction to course

2

F 09 Sep

 1.1.
 		 The Nature of Physics
Math Quiz

3

M 12 Sep

  
1.2.
1.3.
 		 Math review: Algebra
Units
The Role of Units in Problem Solving
The Scientific Method

4

W 14 Sep

   The Scientific Method (cont'd)

1. MECHANICS

 

 

 2.1.
2.2.		 Displacement
Speed and Velocity

5

F 16 Sep

 2.3.
2.4		 Acceleration
Equations of Kinematics for Constant Acceleration

6

M 19 Sep

 2.5.
2.6.
2.7.		 Applications of the Equations of Kinematics
Freely Falling Bodies
Graphical Analysis of Velocity and Acceleration for ...

7

W 21 Sep

 1.4.
1.5
1.6.		 Trigonometry
The Nature of Physical Quantities: Scalars and Vectors
Vector Addition and Subtraction

8

F 23 Sep

 1.7.
1.8.
3.1.		 The Components of a Vector
Addition of Vectors by Means of Components
Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration

9

M 26 Sep

 3.2.
3.3.		 Equations of Kinematics in Two Dimensions
Projectile Motion

10

W 28 Sep

 4.1.
4.2.
4.3.		 The Concepts of Force and Mass
Newton's First Law of Motion
Newton's Second Law of Motion

11

F 30 Sep

 4.4.
4.5.
4.6.		 The Vector Nature of Newton's Second Law of Motion
Newton's Third Law of Motion
Types of Forces: An Overview

12

M 03 Oct

 4.7.
4.8.		 The Gravitational Force
The Normal Force

13

W 05 Oct

 4.9.
4.10.		 Static and Kinetic Frictional Forces
The Tension Force

14

F 07 Oct

 4.11.
4.12.		 Equilibrium Applications of Newton's Laws of Motion
Nonequilibrium Applications of Newton's Laws of Motion

***

M 10 Oct

    (University closed - Thanksgiving Day)

15

W 12 Oct

 5.1.
5.2.
5.3.
5.4.		 Uniform Circular Motion
Centripetal Acceleration
Centripetal Force
Banked Curves

TEST 1: THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER 2005 at 1900

Lect Date Sections to be Covered

16

F 14 Oct

 5.5.
5.6.		 Satellites in Circular Orbits
Apparent Weightlessness and Artificial Gravity

17

M 17 Oct

 5.7.
6.1.
6.2.		 Vertical Circular Motion
Work
The Work-Energy Theorem and Kinetic Energy

18

W 19 Oct

 6.3.
6.4.
6.5.		 Gravitational Potential Energy
Conservative Forces, Nonconservative Forces, and ...
The Conservation of Mechanical Energy

19

F 21 Oct

 6.6.
6.7.
6.8.		 Nonconservative Forces and the Work-Energy Theorem
Power
Other Forms of Energy and the Conservation of Energy

20

M 24 Oct

 7.1.
7.2.		 The Impulse-Momentum Theorem
The Principle of Conservation of Linear Momentum

21

W 26 Oct

 7.3. Collisions in One Dimension

22

F 28 Oct

 7.3.
7.4.
8.1.
8.2.		 Collisions in One Dimension (cont'd)
Collisions in Two Dimensions
Rotational Motion and Angular Displacement
Angular Velocity and Angular Acceleration

23

M 31 Oct

 8.3.
8.4.
8.5.		 The Equations of Rotational Kinematics
Angular Variables and Tangential Variables
Centripetal Acceleration and Tangential Acceleration

24

W 02 Nov

 8.6.
9.1.		 Rolling Motion
The Effects of Forces and Torques on the Motion ...

25

F 04 Nov

 9.2. Rigid Objects in Equilibrium

26

M 07 Nov

 9.4. Newton's Second Law for Rotation About a Fixed Axis

27

W 09 Nov

 9.5.
9.6.		 Rotational Work and Energy
Angular Momentum

***

F 11 Nov

    (University closed - Remembrance Day)

28

M 14 Nov

 10.1. The Ideal Spring and Simple Harmonic Motion

29

W 16 Nov

 10.2. Simple Harmonic Motion and the Reference Circle

TEST 2: THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2005 at 1900

Lect Date Sections to be Covered

30

F 18 Nov

 10.3. Energy and Simple Harmonic Motion

31

M 21 Nov

 10.4.
11.1.
11.2.		 The Pendulum
Mass Density
Pressure

32

W 23 Nov

 11.3.
11.4.
11.5.		 Pressure and Depth in a Static Fluid
Pressure Gauges
Pascal's Principle

33

F 25 Nov

 11.6.
11.7.
11.8.		 Archimedes' Principle
Fluids in Motion and Streamlines
The Equation of Continuity

34

M 28 Nov

 11.9.
11.10.		 Bernoulli's Equation
Applications of Bernoulli's Equation

35

W 30 Nov

 11.11. Viscous Flow

2. WAVE MOTION

    16.1. The Nature of Waves

36

F 02 Dec

 16.2.
16.3.
16.4.		 Periodic Waves
The Speed of a Wave on a String
The Mathematical Description of a Wave

37

M 05 Dec

 16.5.
16.7.
16.8.		 The Nature of Sound
Sound Intensity
Decibels
Term Break - T 06 Dec 2005 to T 03 Jan 2006 - no classes

38

W 04 Jan

 16.9. The Doppler Effect

39

F 06 Jan

 16.10.
16.11.
17.1.
17.2.		 Applications of Sound in Medicine
The Sensitivity of the Human Ear
The Principle of Linear Superposition
Constructive and Destructive Interference of ...

40

M 09 Jan

 17.4.
17.5.		 Beats
Transverse Standing Waves

41

W 11 Jan

 17.6. Longitudinal Standing Waves

42

F 13 Jan

 17.7. Complex Sound Waves

3. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

 

 

 18.1.
18.2.
18.3.		 The Origin of Electricity
Charged Objects and the Electric Forces That ...
Conductors and Insulators

43

M 16 Jan

 18.4.
18.5.		 Charging by Contact and by Induction
Coulomb's Law

44

W 18 Jan

 18.6. The Electric Field

45

F 20 Jan

 18.6.
18.7.		 The Electric Field (cont'd)
Electric Field Lines

46

M 23 Jan

 19.1.
19.2.		 Potential Energy
The Electric Potential Difference

47

W 25 Jan

 19.3. The Electric Potential Difference Created ...

TEST 3: THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 2006 at 1900

Lect Date Sections to be Covered

48

F 27 Jan

 19.4.
20.1.		 Equipotential Surfaces and Their Relation to the ...
Electromotive Force and Current

49

M 30 Jan

 20.2.
20.3.		 Ohm's Law
Resistance and Resistivity

50

W 01 Feb

 20.4.
20.5.		 Electric Power
Alternating Current

51

F 03 Feb

 20.6.
20.7.		 Series Wiring
Parallel Wiring

52

M 06 Feb

 20.9. Internal Resistance

53

W 08 Feb

 20.14.
21.1.
21.2.		 Safety and the Physiological Effects of Current
Magnetic Fields
The Force That a Magnetic Field Exerts on a Moving ...

54

F 10 Feb

 21.3.
21.4.		 The Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field
The Mass Spectrometer
Midtern Break - M 13 to F 17 Feb - no classes

4. LIGHT AND OPTICS

Lect Date Sections to be Covered

55

M 20 Feb

 24.1.
24.2.		 The Nature of Electromagnetic Waves
The Electromagnetic Spectrum

56

W 22 Feb

 24.3.
25.1.
25.2.
26.1.		 The Speed of Light
Wave Fronts and Rays
The Reflection of Light
The Index of Refraction

57

F 24 Feb

 26.2.
26.3.		 Snell's Law and the Refraction of Light
Total Internal Reflection

58

M 27 Feb

 26.5.
26.6.
26.7.		 The Dispersion of Light: Prisms and Rainbows
Lenses
The Formation of Images by Lenses

59

W 01 Mar

 26.8.
26.9.		 The Thin-Lens Equation and the Magnification Equation
Lenses in Combination

60

F 03 Mar

 26.10. The Human Eye

61

M 06 Mar

 26.11.
26.12.
26.13.		 Angular Magnification and the Magnifying Glass
The Compound Microscope
The Telescope

62

W 08 Mar

 26.14
27.1.
27.2.		 Lens Aberrations
The Principle of Linear Superposition
Young's Double-Slit Experiment

TEST 4: THURSDAY 9 MARCH 2006 at 1900

Lect Date Sections to be Covered

63

F 10 Mar

 27.7. The Diffraction Grating

5. MODERN PHYSICS

 

 

 29.1.
29.2.
29.3.		 The Wave-Particle Duality
Blackbody Radiation and Planck's Constant
Photons and the Photoelectric Effect

64

M 13 Mar

 29.3. Photons and the Photoelectric Effect (cont'd)

65

W 15 Mar

 29.4. The Momentum of a Photon and the Compton Effect

66

F 17 Mar

 30.1.
30.2.
30.3.		 Rutherford Scattering and the Nuclear Atom
Line Spectra
The Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom

67

M 20 Mar

 30.3.
30.7.		 The Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom (cont'd)
X-rays

68

W 22 Mar

 30.8. The Laser

69

F 24 Mar

 31.1.
31.2.
31.3.		 Nuclear Structure
The Strong Nuclear Force and the Stability of the Nucleus
The Mass Defect of the Nucleus and Nuclear Binding ...

70

M 27 Mar

 31.4. Radioactivity

71

W 29 Mar

 31.5.
31.6.		 The Neutrino
Radioactive Decay and Activity

72

F 31 Mar

 31.6.
31.7.		 Radioactive Decay and Activity (cont'd)
Radioactive Dating

73

M 03 Apr

 31.8.
31.9.
32.1.		 Radioactive Decay Series
Radiation Detectors
Biological Effects of Ionising Radiation

74

W 05 Apr

 32.2.
32.3.
32.4.		 Induced Nuclear Reactions
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Reactors

75

F 07 Apr

 32.5.
32.6.		 Nuclear Fusion
Elementary Particles

 
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