Instructor: Ted Eltzroth
Office: Bldg M, Room 164
Phone # 847-214-7324
e-mail:teltzroth@elgin.edu
http://faculty.elgin.edu/teltzroth
Office hours are posted outside office
Textbook: Young and Geller: College Physics 9th ed.
Text Reference: REA's Problem Solver in Physics
Text Reference: Schaum's Outline of College Physics
Online Reference: Java Applets
Video Reference: Mechanical Universe Tapes in the Library
Prerequisite: MTH 114
Evaluation procedure:
Grade cutoffs are 90%,80%,70%,60% for letter grades A,B,C,D, after statistics.
Five Hour Exams: 10% per exam
Laboratory Grade: 15%
Homework / Quizzes: 15%
Comprehensive Final: 20%
Course Objectives:
Introduction to the Classical Physics areas of Mechanics and Thermal Physics.
Development of mathematical problem solving skills in physics.
Development of laboratory techniques and scientific methods.
Student Responsibilities:
Attendance and participation in class discussion is required.
Five unexcused absences will reduce your points total by 10%.
Disruptive behavior will result in dismissal from the class and/or course.
Withdrawal from the class if necessary needs to be completed by last drop date.
Quizzes will be given at random and no makeup quizzes will be issued.
Prior to the test date notice is required to schedule a makeup exam, emergency situations are exceptions.
Classroom and laboratory protocol is safety, respect and fun in that order.
Class notes are available on the web and will serve you best if read prior to class and in conjunction with the text.
Student with Disabilities:
ECC welcomes students with disabilities and is committed to supporting them as they attend college.
If a student has a disability (visual, aural, speech, emotional/psychiatric, orthopedic, health, or learning), s/he may be entitled to some
accommodation, service, or support. While the College will not compromise or waive essential skill requirements in any course
or degree, students with disabilities may be supported with accommodations to help meet these requirements. The laws in
effect at college level state that a person does not have to reveal a disability, but if support is needed, documentation of
the disability must be provided. If none is provided, the college does not have to make any exceptions to standard
procedures. All students are expected to comply with the Student Code of Conduct and all other college procedures
as stated in the current College Catalog.
Procedure For Requesting Accommodations:
1. Go to SRC108 and sign release to have documentation sent to the college, or bring in documentation.
2. Attend an appointment that will be arranged for you with the ADA coordinator.
3. If you have questions, call 847-214-7220 (TTY 847-214-7392) or e-mail Annabelle Rhoades arhoades@elgin.edu
Tentative Weekly Outline and Chapter Objectives
Week #1
Units and Conversion Factors
Estimation and Orders of Magnitude
Trigonometry Review
Uncertainty and Significant Figures
Vectors
What is the SI system of units and how are conversion factors used?
Week #1
One Dimensional Kinematics
Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration and Free Fall
What is displacement and how is it different from total distance?
What is the difference between average speed and average velocity?
How do I find instantaneous speed and instantaneous velocity?
What is acceleration and how is it related to displacement?
If acceleration is constant, how can I describe motion?
How do I find instantaneous acceleration?
How is Free Fall motion quantified?
How can graphs help me understand kinematics?
Week #2
Two Dimensional Kinematics
Projectile Motion and Relative Motion
What is the difference between a vector and a scalar?
How are vectors added and subtracted?
How are vectors multiplied?
What is projectile motion?
How do you describe the motion of a projectile?
What is relative motion and how does it relate to 2-D kinematics?
Week #2
Hour exam #1 Chapters 1 - 3
Newton's Laws of Motion
What is the difference between Mass and Inertia?
How does Newton's Third Law help us understand dynamics?
What forces are seen in PHY101 problems?
Newton's Second Law and how to solve problems.
Week #3
Newton's Laws Continued
Friction
Circular Motion
Gravitation
Kepler's Laws ; General Relativity
What is centripetal acceleration and how is accounted for in circular motion?
How does 'banking' a curve change circular motion dynamics?
What is the functional form for Universal Gravity?
How is a system of gravitating objects handled?
What is a Geosynchronous satellite?
How does Kepler's approach to planetary motion differ from Newton's approach?
How does General Relativity view gravity?
Week #3
Work and Kinetic Energy
Work and Potential Energy
Conservation of Energy
What is the difference between Static friction and Kinetic friction?
What are Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy?
What is Work and how is it related to Kinetic Energy?
How does a variable force affect a work calculation?
Conservative forces and Non-conservative forces what are they and how do they differ?
How do I calculate gravitational PE a) near the earth and b) far from the earth?
How do I calculate elastic PE?
What is the Work-Energy Theorem?
Week #4
Hour Exam #2 Chapters 4 - 6
Impulse and Linear Momentum
Linear Momentum Conservation
Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
Systems of Particles and Center of mass
How are Momentum and Force related?
Why are bumpers not rubber, and what is Impulse?
When is the linear momentum of a system of conserved?
How do Inelastic Collisions differ from elastic collisions?
When is the Center of Mass of a body not at its center?
Week #4
Equilibrium Conditions
Rotational Motion
Rotational Kinematics
Moments of Inertia and the Parallel Axis Theorem
Rotational Dynamics and Torque
Angular Momentum
Rolling Motion
Work and Power in Rotational Motion
Conservation of Angular Momentum
What are the basic Angular Variables?
How are angular variables related to linear variables?
What is Rotational Inertia, how is it calculated?
How does the Parallel Axis Theorem work?
How is Torque related to force?
What is a Lever Arm?
How does Newton's 2nd Law help solve rotational dynamics problems?
What is the total Kinetic Energy of a rolling object?
What is Angular Momentum and when is it conserved?
Week #5
Statics and Elasticity
Stress and Strain
Fracture
Domes and Arches
What is the difference between Stability and Balance?
How is Stress related to Strain?
When does material Fracture take place?
Why are Arches stronger than Posts and Beams?
What type of base support is required for Domes?
Week #5
Hour Exam #3 Chapters 7 - 9
Fluids
Density and Pressure
Pascal's Principle, Archimedes' Principle and Bernoulli's Eq'n
What are the defining characteristics of a Fluid?
How is Density related to Specific Gravity?
How is Pascal's Principle used in everyday life?
What is Buoyancy?
What is an ideal fluid?
How can Bernoulli's Equation be used to explain the lift of an Airplane?
Week #6
Oscillations and Waves
Harmonic Motion
Damped and Forced Oscillations
Resonance
What is Periodic Motion and Frequency?
How is a Simple Pendulum different from a Physical Pendulum?
What is Damped Harmonic Motion?
When does Resonance occur?
How do Transverse and Longitudinal waves differ?
How do waves Transmit Energy?
What is Superposition?
How is Interference between two waves created?
Week #6
Sound Waves
Intensity and The dB Scale
Doppler Effect
Standing Waves
What are Frequency, Pitch, Intensity and Loudness?
How are dB related to Intensity?
How is Pitch related to vibrating string length and mass density?
When does a Doppler shift occur?
How does Superposition apply in a Standing Wave situation?
Week #7
Hour Exam #4 Chapters 10 - 12
Temperature and Heat
Temperature Scales and Thermal Expansion
Kinetic Theory of Gases
How does a Thermometer work?
What is an Absolute Temperature Scale?
How does Thermal Expansion give rise to Thermal Stress?
What is a temperature gradient?
What is the Kinetic Theory of Matter?
Week #7
Heat Capacities
Calorimetry and Phase Changes
Heat Transfer
Why are there two heat capacities for gases?
How is Heat energy calculated and used in calorimetric problems?
What is Latent Heat and how does matter change phase?
What are Conduction, Convection, and Radiation?
Week #8
1st Law of Thermodynamics
2nd Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy
What is a Thermodynamic System?
What is the First Law of Thermodynamics?
What are Isobaric, Isothermal, Isochoric and Adiabatic processes?
What is a PV diagram?
What is Entropy?
What is 'Time's Arrow'?
What is a Carnot Cycle?
What is a Heat Engine operating forward and when reversed?
Week #8
Hour Exam # 5 Chapters 13 - 15
Final Review