General Physics
Summer 2012
 

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General Physics I  PHY 121K
General Physics II  PHY 123

The General Physics course is a two semester calculus based sequence. If you are interested in an algebra based course, see the Elements of Physics courses, PHY 111K & 112.

PHY 121 K General Physics I_

Dates:  May 14 - June 21, 2012
Times: PHY 121 meets Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 9:00 to noon. There are three sections of the PHY 114 lab course, all on Tuesday.
Room:  303 Payson Smith

Prerequisite: Prior or concurrent registration in Calculus A or equivalent. The lecture course (PHY 121) can be taken without the lab course (PHY 114), but the lab cannot be taken without prior or concurrent registration in lecture.

Brief description: General physics I is the first semester of a two semester calculus based physics course intended for science majors. It covers the basic areas of mechanics including oscillations and waves .  It also covers Heat and Thermodynamics.

Text:     Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 4th Edition by Douglas Giancoli.  If you will take both  Physics 121 and 123 this summer, you can get the complete volume.  If you will just take Physics 121, Volume I covers all the information you will need.

Lab:  The lab is a separate course - register for PHY 114 if you need to take lab.  The lab schedule is included below with the course schedule.  The lab manual is available in the bookstore.  Please get one before the first lab.

Instructor:  Robert Coakley coakley@usm.mREMOVEaine.edu (207) 780-4733

Sample Tests:  Tests from previous summers are on electronic reserve through the library.  To access them, go to http://docutek.ursus.maine.edu and click on electronic reserves & reserves pages.  Then enter PHY 121 in the search field and click search.  Next, click on the course number on the left side of the screen.  Finally enter the password and click accept.

Probable Schedule for 2012 including the PHY 114K Lab schedule

Date                Topic 

5/14   M    Ch 2 - One dimensional motion.  Start ch 3?
5/15   T      Lab:  Motion on an Incline
5/16   W     Review ch 2.  Ch 3 - Vectors; Two and three dimensional motion
5/17   Th     Review ch 3.  Ch 4 - Newton's Laws of Motion

5/21   M     Finish ch 4 if needed.  Ch 5 - Applying Newton's laws
5/22   T      Lab:  The Force Table - A Vector Exercise
5/23   W     Review chs 4 and 5.  Pre-test review
5/24   Th    First Test:  Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5

5/28   M   NO CLASS  -  Memorial Day
5/29   T      Lab:  Atwood's Machine
5/30   W    Chs 6 - Gravity.  Start ch 7 - Work
5/31   Th    Review ch 6.  Chs 7 and 8 - Energy

6/4    M      Review Chs 7 and 8.  Ch 9 – Momentum
6/5     T      Lab:  The Ballistic Pendulum      
6/6    W     Ch 10 – Rotation, Ch 12 - Statics
6/7   Th      Review chs 9, 10 and 12.  Pre-test review.

6/11   M    Second Test:  Chapters  6,7,8, 9, 10 and 12
6/12   T      Lab:  Pendulums and Springs
6/13   W   Ch 14 - Oscillations, Start ch 15 - Waves
6/14   Th   Review ch 14.  Ch 15 - finish,  Ch 17 - Temperature

6/18   M   Review chs 15, 17.  Ch 18 - Kinetic theory.  Ch 19 - Heat; First Law of Thermo
6/19   T      Lab:  Heat of Fusion of Water
6/20   W   Review ch 19.  Ch 20 - Second Law of Thermodynamics
6/21   Th   Third Test:  Chapters 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, and 20



Problem Assignments  (Always due at the test but you should complete them before the review class):  

Chapter            Problems

2                        1, 11, 17, 20, 25, 31, 33, 37, 44, 48, 51, 53, 58, 61
3                        1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 21, 23, 29, 33, 35, 44, 45
4                        1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 13,  16, 32, 35, 37, 43, 46, 50
5                        1, 4, 7, 10, 11, 17, 20, 29, 35, 38

          First  Test  Thursday 5/24

6                        1, 3, 9, 14,23, 33, 51
7                        1, 5, 9, 11, 15, 23, 27, 40, 51, 53, 57, 63, 64
8                        1, 5, 11, 13, 21, 23, 31, 32, 46, 49, 62, 65
9                        3, 9, 13, 16, 19, 23, 35, 44, 98
10                      1, 5, 9, 17, 27, 29, 31, 41, 48, 71
12                      1, 5, 11, 14, 16, 18, 21

          Second Test  Monday 6/11

14                      3, 10, 15, 16,  17, 18, 27, 35, 37, 41
15                      1, 6, 15, 24, 25, 44, 49
17                      3, 9, 15, 28, 34, 37, 42, 53
18                      1, 3, 8, 9, 12
19                      1, 5, 7, 12, 19, 27, 29, 31, 33
20                      1, 4, 8, 13, 14, 17

          Third Test  Thursday 6/21




 

PHY 123 General Physics II    - 

Dates:  July 2  - August 9, 2012

Times:  PHY 123 lecture meets Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 am to noon  The PHY 116 Lab course meets on Tuesday.
Room:  533 Science

Brief description: General Physics II is a continuation of General Physics I. It covers electricity and magnetism, and light and optics.

Prerequisite:  Completion of Physics 121 or equivalent and one semester of calculus.

Text:   Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 4th edition by Douglas Giancoli.  All material for this course is in Volume II as well as in the complete volume you may have used for Physics 121.

Instructor:  Robert Coakley   coakley@usm.mREMOVEaine.edu     (207) 780-4733 

Lab:  The lab is a separate course - register for PHY 116 if you need to take lab.  The lab schedule is included below with the course schedule.  The lab manual is available at the book store.  Please bring yours to the first lab.

Schedule  

There is no Physics 116 lab on Tuesday July 3

<>            7/2   M    Chapter 21  Electric Force and Electric Field
            7/3   T     No Lab
                7/4   W    No Class  - USM closed
                7/5   Th    Review Chapter 21. Chapter 22  Gauss's Law

7/9     M    Review Chapter 22.  Chapter 23  Electric Potential
7/10   T      Lab:   Electric Field Plotting and Equipotentials
7/11   W    Review Chapter 23.  Chapters 25 and 26  Current and Circuits 
7/12   Th   Review Chapters 25 and 26, pretest review

7/16   M    First Test  Chapters 21, 22, 23, 25, 26
7/17   T      Lab:   Ohm's Law and Electric Circuits
7/18   W    Chapters 27 and 28  Magnetism.
7/19   Th    Review Chapters 27 and 28

7/23   M     Chapters 29 and 31  Electromagnetism
7/24   T      Lab:   Magnetic Current Balance
7/25   W    Review Chapters 29 and 31, pretest review
7/26   Th    Second Test  Chapters  27, 28, 29 and 31

7/30   M     Chapter 32  Light - Reflection, Refraction, Mirrors
7/31   T      Lab:   Reflection and Refraction of Light
8/1     W     Chapter 33  Lenses and Optical Instruments
8/2     Th    Review Chapters 32 and 33.

8/6     M    Chapters 34 and 35  Interference and Diffraction of Light Waves
8/7     T      Lab:   Lenses
8/8     W    Review Chapters 34 and 35
8/9     Th   Third Test  Chapters 32, 33, 34, and 35


 

Problem Assignments  (Problems are always due at the test)

Chapter          Problems

21          3, 7, 8, 12, 16, 21, 26, 31, 33, 42, 57
22          1, 5, 7, 13, 19, 29
23          3, 6, 11,  24, 25, 27, 31, 34, 55, 76
25          1, 4, 9, 11, 31, 32, 36, 39, 43, 49, 52
26          1, 5, 7, 16, 19, 22, 48, 69

       First Test   Monday  7/16

27          1, 2, 5, 6, 13, 16, 17, 23, 36
28          1, 2, 9, 14, 18, 25, 29, 35
29          1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 15, 27, 29, 47, 50
31          9, 13, 15, 16, 17

       Second Test  Thursday 7/26

32          3, 4, 9, 12, 14, 25, 33, 38, 45, 48, 53, 59
33          1, 3, 6, 11, 13, 21, 41, 45, 51, 63, , 73, 77
34          3, 4, 8, 13, 23, 30
35          1, 7, 25, 27, 30, 31, 36

       Third Test  Thursday 8/9




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