PHYS 1180 - College Physics 1

Credit Hours: 4.00

Objectives:

1. Identify the laws, models, or theories that are applicable.
2. Describe the physical laws, models, and theories.
3. Analyze and apply the physical laws, models and theories.
4. Assess (or Evaluate) the testability of a hypothesis.
5. Develop appropriate physical hypotheses.
6. Analyze and interpret the success or failure of physical hypotheses.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able gain a familiarization with the scientist’s usage of specialized, scientific vocabulary relating to the physics of solids and fluids.

Objectives:

1. Define terminology.
2. Recall terminology.
3. Employ terminology.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to explore preconceptions concerning physical interactions and develop conceptual changes to reflect basic physics concepts relating to the physics of solids and fluids.

Objectives:

1. Differentiate between intuitive expectations and established scientific principles through classroom discussion and laboratory exercises.
2. Through lab experiments students will compare experimental results with preconceived notions.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to gain experience in constructing both qualitative representations and then mathematical representations of physical situations relating to the physics of solids and fluids.

Objectives:

1. Employ coordinate systems to analyze dynamic and static situations.
2. Apply dimensional and unit analysis to give meaning to, and to communicate measurements.
3. Construct free body diagrams to demonstrate an understanding of various physical situations.
4. Draw/sketch vectors to demonstrate an understanding of various physical situations.
5. Students will utilize various mathematical methods (i.e. vector, algebra, simultaneous linear equations, quadratic equations, etc.) to solve mathematical equations as related to various physical situations.
6. Derive mathematical equations to describe, and explain, dynamic and static situations.
7. Assess the reasonableness of final mathematical solutions.
8. Organize ideas to communicate understanding of mathematical and conceptual physics.

Outcome 5: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to gain experience in taking accurate data, organizing and analyzing this data dealing with experiments relating to the physics of solids and fluids.

Objectives:

1. Collect data through experimentation and observation.
2. Utilize various measuring instruments to collect data.
3. Analyze and interpret data to arrive at a conclusion.
4. Reproduce results that are commonly accepted.
5. Based upon current theoretical models make predictions about experimental outcomes.
6. Compare experimental conclusions to theoretical predictions.
7. Organize results and conclusions to communicate understanding of mathematical and conceptual physics.

Outcome 6: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to gain a historical perspective of the development of science and scientific laws relating to the physics of solids and fluids.

Objectives:

1. Identify the historical laws, models, and theories.
2. Describe the historical laws, models, and theories.

1. Introduction
   1. What is Physics?
   2. Scientific Notation and SI Prefixes
   3. Standards of Length, Time, and Mass
   4. Dimensional Analysis, Scientific Figures and Conversion of Units
2. Kinematics
   1. Statements - Types of Physical Phenomenon
   2. Describing Motion
   3. Distance and Displacement
   4. Vectors & Scalars and Graphical Vector Addition
   5. Average Speed and Velocity
   6. Graphical Analysis of Speed - Slope
   7. Instantaneous Speed and Velocity
   8. Average Acceleration
   9. Instantaneous Acceleration
   10. Graphical Analysis of Acceleration - Slope
   11. Graphical Analysis - Area Under a Curve
   12. Equations for One Dimensional Constant Acceleration Motion
   13. Motion in Free Fall
3. Motion in Two Dimensions
   1. Components of a Vector
   2. Velocity and Acceleration in Two Dimensions
   3. Projectile Motion
   4. Relative Velocity
4. Dynamics
   1. Forces
   2. Newton’s First Law of Motion
   3. Combining Forces - Graphical Addition
   4. Combining Forces - Vector Components
   5. Force and Motion
   6. Inertia, Mass
   7. Newton’s Second Law of Motion
   8. Weight
   9. Free-Body Diagrams
   10. Newton’s Third Law of Motion
   11. Equilibrium in Two Dimensions
   12. Friction
5. Frames of Reference
   1. Inertial Frames of Reference
   2. Accelerated Frames of Reference
   3. The Earth as a Frame of Reference
   4. Newtonian Relativity
6. Uniform Circular Motion
   1. Centripetal Force
   2. Centripetal Acceleration
   3. Rotating Frames of Reference
   4. Uniform Circular Motion
7. Gravitation
   1. Fundamental Forces
   2. The Universal Law of Gravitation
   3. Relationship Between “g” and “G”
   4. Satellite Orbits
8. Work and Energy
   1. Mechanical Work
   2. Power
   3. Work and Energy
   4. Work Energy Principle
   5. Conservation of Energy
   6. Kinetic Energy
   7. Potential Energy
   8. Gravitational Potential Energy Near the Earth
   9. Potential Energy of a Spring
   10. Work Done by Friction - Non-Conservative Forces
9. Impulse and Momentum
   1. Momentum
   2. Conservation of Momentum
   3. Impulse
   4. Rocket Propulsion
   5. Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
10. Fluid Statics
    1. What is a Fluid?
    2. Density
    3. Pressure
    4. Calculation of Pressure in a Fluid
    5. Pressure in the Atmosphere
    6. Pressure in U-Tubes
    7. Pascal’s Principle
    8. Buoyant Forces and Archimedes’ Principle
    9. Floating

Lab

1. The Metric System
   1. Length, Volume, Mass and Density
2. Graphing Laboratory Data Scientific Investigation
3. Position and Velocity (Two to Three Labs)
   1. Kinematics I
   2. Kinematics II
   3. Kinematics on an Inclined Plane Acceleration due to Gravity
4. Projectile Motion Demo. Lab
5. The Force Table (Three to Four Labs)
   1. Dynamics I
   2. Dynamics II
   3. Newton’s Second Law and Atwood’s Machine The Force of Friction
6. Uniform Circular Motion (Two to Three Labs)
   1. Conservation of Mechanical Energy Pendulum Motion
   2. Conservation of Momentum
7. Buoyancy and Specific Gravity
   1. Pressure and the Buoyant Force