| Originator: | Cox, Russell Status: Approved Department: PHY Physics |
| Date Created: | 01/28/2019 Submitted: 02/08/2019 Completed: 05/22/2019 |
| Effective Semester: | Spring |
| Catalog Year: | 2019-20 |
| Course Prefix: | PHY |
| Course Number: | 115 |
| Course Full Title: | University Physics I with Lab |
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| Reason for Evaluation: | CSLO, Competencies, and/or Outline Changes |
| Current Credit: | 5 |
| Lecture Hours: | 4 |
| Lab Hours: | 1 |
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| SUN Course?: | Yes |
| AGEC Course?: | Yes |
| Articulated?: | Yes |
| Transfer: | ASU NAU UA |
| Prerequisite(s): | MAT 221 |
| Corequisite(s): | PHY 115L |
| Catalog Course Description: | General physics course using calculus to develop the principles of mechanics and thermodynamics. Recommended for majors in the science and mathematics. Required for Engineering majors |
| Course Learning Outcomes: | 1. Use fundamental mechanics and thermodynamic laws to solve problems encountered in academic and non-academic environments. (5)
2. Develop and use appropriate models that closely represent actual physical situations. (3) 3. Apply problem-solving techniques in terms of logic, efficiency, and effectiveness. (3) 4. Solve problems beyond the level of plug-in type problems. (3) 5. Solve practical engineering and science problems. (3,5) |
| Course Competencies: | Competency 1: Use scientific terms to describe measurements
Competency 2: Describe motion in one dimension. Competency 3 Describe kinematics in two dimensions Competency 4: Explain the causes of motion by using Newton's three laws of motion. Competency 5: Apply Newton's laws to other situations Competency 6: Understand gravitation. Competency 7: Solve problems dealing with work, energy, and conservation of energy. Competency 8 Use the conservation of energy to solve problems dealing with mechanical energy. Competency 9: Describe the concept of linear momentum and collisions. Competency 10: Describe rotational motion about a fixed axis. Competency 11: Solve problems for general rotation. Competency 12: Describe bodies in static equilibrium Competency 13: Solve problems involving solids and fluids. Competency 14: Solve problems involving oscillations and waves. Competency 15: Characterize wave motion. Competency 16: Solve problems involving sound. Competency 17: Solve problems dealing with temperature, thermal expansion, and the ideal gas law. Competency 18: Use the kinetic theory of gasses to solve problems. |
| Course Outline: | Units and Measurement
-What is Physics -Standard Units -Unit Conversion -Dimensional Analysis -Estimation -Significant Figures Vectors -Scalars and Vectors -Coordinate Systems -Components of a Vector -Adding and Subtracting Vectors -Dot and Cross Product of Vectors Motion in One Dimension -Position and Displacement -Average Velocity, Instantaneous Velocity, and Speed -Average and Instantaneous Acceleration -Motion with Constant Acceleration -Free Fall -Finding Velocity and Displacement from Acceleration Motion in Two and Three Dimensions -Displacement Vectors -Velocity Vectors -Acceleration Vectors -Projectile Motion -Uniform Circular Motion -Relative Motion in One and Two Dimensions Newton's Laws of Motion -Force and Force Vectors -Newton's First Law -Newton's Second Law -The Difference Between Mass and Weight -Newton?s Third Law -Common Forces -Free-Body Diagrams Applications of Newton's Laws -Solving Problems with Newton?s Laws -Friction -Centripetal Force -Drag Force -Terminal Speed Work and Kinetic Energy -Work -Kinetic Energy -The Work-Energy Theorem -Power Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy -Potential Energy of a System -Conservative and Non-Conservative Forces -Conservation of Energy -Potential Energy Diagrams and Stability -Sources of Energy Linear Momentum and Collisions -Linear Momentum -Impulse -Collisions -Conservation of Linear Momentum -Types of Collisions -Collisions in Multiple Dimensions -Center of Mass -Rocket Propulsion Fixed-Axis Rotation -Rotational Variables -Rotation with Constant Angular Acceleration -Relating Angular and Translational Quantities -Rotational Kinetic Energy -Moments of Inertia -Torque -Newton?s Second Law for Rotation -Work for Rotational Motion -Power for Rotational Motion Angular Momentum -Rolling Motion -Angular Momentum -Conservation of Angular Momentum -Precession of Gyroscopes Equilibrium and Elasticity -Static Equilibrium -Stress -Strain -Elastic Modulus -Elasticity compared to Plasticity Gravitation -Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation -Gravitation Near Earth's Surface -Gravitational Potential Energy and Total Energy -Satellite Orbits and Energy -Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion -Tidal Forces -Einstein's Theory of Gravity Fluid Mechanics -Fluids -Density -Pressure -Pascal's Principle and Hydraulics -Archimedes? Principle and Buoyancy -Fluid Dynamics -Bernoulli?s Equation -Viscosity and Turbulence Oscillations -Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) -Energy of Objects Undergoing SHM -Comparing Simple Harmonic Motion and Circular Motion -Pendulums -Damped and Forced Oscillations Waves -Traveling Waves -Wave Speed on a Stretched String -Energy and Power of Waves -Interference of Waves -Standing Waves -Resonance Sound -Sound Waves -The Speed of Sound -Sound Intensity -Normal Modes of a Standing Sound Wave -Beats -The Doppler Effect -Shock Waves Temperature and Heat -Temperature -Thermal Equilibrium -Temperature Scales -Thermal Expansion -Heat Transfer -Specific Heat -Calorimetry -Phase Changes -Heat Transfer The Kinetic Theory of Gases -Molecular Model of an Ideal Gas -Pressure, Temperature, and RMS Speed -Heat Capacity -Distribution of Molecular Speeds The First Law of Thermodynamics -Thermodynamic Systems -Work, Heat, and Internal Energy -First Law of Thermodynamics -Thermodynamic Processes -Heat Capacities of an Ideal Gas -Adiabatic Processes for an Ideal Gas The Second Law of Thermodynamics -Reversible and Irreversible Processes -Heat Engines -Refrigerators and Heat Pumps -Second Law of Thermodynamics -The Carnot Cycle -Entropy |