Summer 2008 Session 4: June 03 -June 27. Call # 30064    (Last Updated June 26, 2008)

PHONE: 683-4695

E-MAIL: DesmondCook@odu.edu

Laboratory: REQUIRED. Laboratory Manual: Physics 111/226/231, 
                   Department of Physics, Old Dominion University. (Purchase at the bookstore).

Assignments:   REQUIRED. Mastering Physics Student Access Kit (See Latest News: May 22, 2008)
The same kit is used for Phy231 and Phy232 at no extra cost. Student logon on procedure is described at the link below.
Mastering Physics Course Code for this semester is MPCOOK30064. REGISTRATION IS NOT OPEN YET.

LECTURES:    Call # 30064.     Room 100, OCNPS:    Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.

LABORATORY:  Rooms 138, OCNPS:    Call # 30065. Monday-Thursday  10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
                               Rooms 140, OCNPS:    Call # 30066. Monday-Thursday  10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 

OFFICE HOURS:    Mon-Fri 12:30-1:00.

COURSE GRADE:   Tests............................... 30% (3 tests totaling 30%)
                                    Assignments.................... 15%
                                    Final Examination............ 40%
                                    Laboratory^*.................... 15% 
                                 ^* Students MUST pass the laboratory section to pass the entire course.

ASSIGNMENTS:    SEE Mastering Physics 
            1. One assignment will be due at the end of each chapter (approximately each 1-1.5 days), (Total 14), as posted on this  PHY231 Home Page:
            2. Assignments are due before 11:59 p.m. at the Mastering Physics URL on the indicated date.
            3. Assignment solutions will be posted on the PHY231 Home Page.    

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Physics 231N-232N is designed for students majoring in physics, engineering, mathematics, chemistry, and related disciplines for whom a thorough grounding in the principles of physics is essential. Accordingly, the students are expected to demonstrate a substantial understanding of those principles through problem solving and derivations. The Physics 231N course is an introduction to mechanics, waves, fluids and thermal physics. Class work includes lectures and laboratories.

TOPICS COVERED: Refer to the University Catalog. University Physics is a two section course (PHYS231N and PHYS232N) which is recommended to be taken sequentially. The first course, Physics 231N establishes the fundamentals in Mechanics, Waves and Thermodynamics. It is broken down into five unequal sections:

1. Mathematical Introduction
2. Mechanics I - mostly single particle translation
3. Mechanics II - rigid body dynamics & vibrations
4. Waves, gravity and fluids - Types and phenomena
5. Heat and Thermodynamics

Recommended Text: University Physics, 10th,  11^th or 12^th   Editions, (without MODERN Physics and with Mastering Physics) It is OK to have Modern Physics version but we will not cover that section. 
by Hugh D. Young and Roger A. Freedman, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company..

Topics: (Summer Schedule for lectures at 2.3  hours Mon-Fri)
1. Mathematical Introduction         Ch 1                 1 lecture
2. Mechanics I                                 Ch 2-8             7 lectures
3. Mechanics II                                Ch 9-11           3 lectures
4. Waves                                           Ch 13,19-21    2 lectures
5. Fluids and Gases                          Ch 14              1 lecture
6. Heat and Thermodynamics          Ch 15-18          2 lectures

Topic Details:

1. Mathematical Introduction
Unit and dimensions, standards of length, mass and time.
Scalars and vectors, vector algebra, resolution of vectors.
Unit vectors, dot product and cross product.

2. Mechanics I
Motion in a straight line; velocity and acceleration in general and uniformly accelerated motion. Free fall.
Motion in two and three dimensions. Projectile motion.
Uniform circular motion. Relative velocity.
Newton's laws and force. Friction.
Work and energy. Kinetic energy and Potential energy.
Conservation of energy and momentum.
Elastic and inelastic collisions.

3. Mechanics II
Rotational kinematics. Angular velocity and acceleration.
Equations of rotational kinematics. Rotational dynamics.
Torque, angular momentum and rotational inertia. Parallel axis theorum. Combined translational and rotational motion.
Equilibrium of a rigid body. Simple Harmonic Motion.
Gravitation, gravitational fields and potential energy.

4. Waves
Classification of waves; longitudinal and transverse.
Wave equations and superposition of waves.
Traveling and standing waves. Resonance and beats.
Doppler effect and shock waves.
Speed of light and Lorentz transformations.
Time dilation and length contraction.

5. Fluids and Gases
Fluid flow and pressure. Archimedes' principle.
Equation of continuity and Bernoulli's equation.
Gas laws, temperature.

6. Heat and Thermodynamics
Heat energy, thermal expansion and heat conduction.
Specific heat and latent heat.
Isobaric, isothermal, isovolumetric and adiabatic processes.
Entropy and the laws of thermodynamics.

Text: Chapter numbers as listed in University Physics, 11^th Edition, by H. Young and R. Freedman, Addison Wesley, 2003.

2. Prescribed Manual: Laboratory Manual: Physics 111/226/231N,  
                                       Department of Physics, Old Dominion University (Purchase at the bookstore).

3. Attendance: The laboratory is an important portion of the University Physics course and attendance is mandatory. You are allowed only one unexcused absence from laboratory during the session with more than one resulting in failure of the laboratory section and therefore the complete course. A missed laboratory cannot be made up due to the tight schedules over summer. Make sure you sign the attendance sheet each day. The required number of completed laboratory reports must be submitted to pass the course. 

5. Data Recording: All data should be recorded on paper and kept in a folder or bound notebook. On occasions some data will be recorded on the tables provided in the Laboratory Manual. Your laboratory instructor will check your data and sign your work before you leave each laboratory. The original of your data sheets must be submitted with your laboratory report. If you lose your data sheet you will be required to repeat the experiment, if scheduling permits. During the summer session it is very difficult to make up a missed laboratory due to scheduling difficulties.

6. Laboratory Reports: Your laboratory instructor will give you details of the experiments for which you need to prepare reports and the due date. Your original data sheets and/or tables must be contained in the report. The report must be stapled or bound. If you anticipate missing a laboratory session, contact the instructor to discuss the report submission. Your instructor will also discuss with you the format and submission schedule to be followed. Each laboratory report submitted must be of satisfactory standard. Otherwise you will be requested to rewrite the report and resubmit it. If a requested laboratory report is not submitted or an unsatisfactory report is not resubmitted, that laboratory will be be recorded as an absence.  

Recommended Laboratory Report Format