PHYSICS 24
Selected Topics in Physics for BSN, BSMT, BSND, and BS Bio students (5 credit units / 6 hrs per week)
Description:
A selection of fundamental principles and experiments in mechanics, heat, vibration and waves, electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics.
Course Objectives:
Course Outline
and Proposed Timetable:
(course outlines may vary from instructor to instructor)
1. Introduction
�Brief
History of Science
�Nature of
Physics
�Systems of
Measurement
�Unit
Conversions
�Scientific
Notations
(1st week: Nov 3 - 7, 2003)
2. Kinematics
�Speed
and Velocity (instantaneous, constant, average)
�Acceleration
�Falling
Bodies and Gravitation (including projectile motion)
(2nd week: Nov 10 - 14, 2003)
3. Force and Motion
�Force
�Newton's
Laws of Motion
�Universal
Law of Gravitation
(3rd and 4th week: Nov 17 - 21 and Nov 26 - 28,
2003)
�Intrams: Nov 19 -
22, 2003
�DC Fiesta: Nov 24 - 25,
2003 (No Class)
�Chapter Exam #1: Nov 28(Fri), 2003
4. Work, Energy and Power
�Work (force
and displacement)
�Potential and Kinetic Energies
�Friction (kinetic and static)
�Power (work and time)
�Mechanical Advantage and Efficiency
(5th and 6th week: Dec 1 - 5 and Dec 8 - 12)
5. Fluids
�Density
�Pressure and Pascal`s Principle
�Buoyancy and Archimedes` Principle
(7th week: Dec 15 - 19)
�Prelim Exam: Dec
19(Fri), 2003
Have a Wonderful Christmas Vacation and Happy New Year
6. Temperature
and Thermal Expansion
�Temperature
Scales
�Thermal Expansions
�Ideal Gas Law
�Molecular Theory of Matter
�Kinetic Theory of Gases
(8th and 9th week: Jan 5 - 9 and Jan 12 - 16,
2003)
7. Heat Phenomena
�Definition
of Heat
�Specific Heat
�Phase Changes and Latent Heat
�Mechanisms of Heat Transfer
(10th week: Jan 19 - 23, 2003)
�Midterm Exam: Jan
23(Fri), 2003
8. Thermodynamics
�Concepts of
Thermodynamics
�First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics
�Entropy
�Heat Engines and Pumps
(11th and 12th week: Jan 26 - 30 and Feb 2 - 6,
2003)
9. Vibrations and
Waves
�Waves
�Refraction
�Sound Waves
�Doppler Effect
(13th week: Feb 9 - 13, 2003)
�Chapter Exam #2:
Feb 13(Fri), 2003
10.
Electrostatics
�Electric
Charges
�Electric Forces
�Electric Fields
�Electric Potential
�Electric Energy
�Capacitance
(14th week: Feb 16 - 20, 2003)
11. Electric
Current and Circuits
�Electric
Current
�Ohm`s Law
�Direct Current Circuits (resistors)
(15th week: Feb 23 - 27, 2003)
12. Optics
�Light
�Refraction and Reflection Laws
�Mirrors and Optical Instruments
�Interference and Diffraction
(16th week: Mar 1 - 5, 2003)
13. Modern
Physics
�Relativity
�Photoelectric Effect
�Quantum Mechanics
�The Nucleus
(17th week: Mar 8 - 12, 2003)
�Final Exam: Mar 15-19, 2003 (Pls see the University Schedule)
Course Requirements and Evaluation (estimated points):
1. Short Quizzes (50 total points)
2. Assignments (50 total points)
3. Chapter Exam #1 (50 points)
4. Prelim Exam (50 points)
5. Midterm Exam (50 points)
6. Chapter Exam #2 (50 points)
7. Final Exam (50 points)
8. Laboratory Reports (50 points)
Numerical Grading System:
98.387% to 100 % = 4.0
96.774 to 98.387 = 3.9
95.161 to 96.774 = 3.8
93.548 to 95.161 = 3.7
91.935 to 93.548 = 3.6
90.322 to 91.935 = 3.5
88.709 to 90.322 = 3.4
87.096 to 88.709 = 3.3
85.483 to 87.096 = 3.2
83.870 to 85.483 = 3.1
82.257 to 83.870 = 3.0
80.644 to 82.257 = 2.9
79.031 to 80.644 = 2.8
77.418 to 79.031 = 2.7
75.805 to 77.418 = 2.6
74.192 to 75.805 = 2.5
72.579 to 74.192 = 2.4
70.966 to 72.579 = 2.3
69.353 to 70.966 = 2.2
67.740 to 69.353 = 2.1
66.127 to 67.740 = 2.0
64.514 to 66.127 = 1.9
62.901 to 64.514 = 1.8
61.288 to 62.901 = 1.7
59.675 to 61.288 = 1.6
58.062 to 59.675 = 1.5
56.449 to 58.062 = 1.4
54.836 to 56.449 = 1.3
53.223 to 54.836 = 1.2
51.610 to 53.223 = 1.1
50.000 to 51.610 = 1.0
below 50% =
F
Enjoy an electrifying
semester and experience a good time with physics.
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