Module 1:  Preliminary Assignment - Assignment 10

Test 1 over Module 1 is assigned as part of Assignment 11

Complete Preliminary Assignment:

Orientation as instructed, including Transition to Physics II , which includes Timer, error analysis I and II, fitting a straight line, hypothesis testing time intervals, Fundamental Systems

Asst

Introductory Problem Set

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outline

Class Notes

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Fluids

·         Density, pressure, energy relationships, continuity and Bernoulli’s Equation.

·         Buoyancy

·         Viscosity and surface tension.

Thermal Energy and Thermodynamics

·         Specific heat, calorimetry, latent heat, energy conservation.

·         Kinetic theory of gases, ideal gas laws.

·         First and second laws of thermodynamics.

·         Analysis of multi-cycle heat engines.

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Lab Materials Form

Disk Contents

Disk Contents Experiments and Problem Sets

Transition to Physics II part of intro asst

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blurry video uncertainties

B5. rates

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Brief Flow Experiment

Collaborative Labs Series 1 [10]

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measuring a pencil, rubber band, estimate flow expt uncertainties, first- and second-diff uncertainties

B6. areas

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Set 5, Probs 10-13

Brief Bottlecap and Tube Setups 

Formatting Guidelines and Conventions

PHeT 11.9 Gas Properties

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Class Notes

#03

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therm energy transfer, expansion (proportionalities)

univ calorimetry

B7. volumes

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Temperature vs. Clock Time Measurements

Are Your Labs Posted in Readable Format?

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calorimetry, temp scales, gas laws

univ radiation

B9. surface areas _ misc

System 1a: 

• Equal amts of gas: {T_1, T_2, T_f}
• Same gas same pressure:  {T_1, V_1, T_2, V_2, n_1, n_2, m_1, m_2, T_f}
• {V_1, V_2, T_1, T_2, P_1, P_2, T_f}

… conceptual (involves gas laws as well)

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Brief Bottle Experiments

Experiments to View

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Class Notes

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gas laws, energy equiv of thermal energy,

univ rms vel,

Units of Volume Measure

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Set 5, Probs 1-3

Raising Water in a Vertical Tube

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Class Notes

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water plug, buoyant force, force exerted by pressure

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Set 5, Probs 4-6

Kinetic Model Experiment

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Class Notes

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bernoulli, kinetic model expt, cont eqn

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Set 5, Probs 7-9

Measuring Atmospheric Pressure, Part 1

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Class Notes

#07

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video drag forces; more fluids

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Set 5, Probs 16-20

Bottle Thermometer

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Class Notes

#08,09

Calculus in Thermo

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kinetic theory, thermo

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PHeT 13.31 States of Matter 15.38 Reversible Reactions

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Class Notes

#10,11

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Module 2, Assignments 10-22

Test 2 over Module 2 is assigned as part of Assignment 23

Waves

·         Relationships among wave velocity, frequency, wavelength, density of medium, tension of medium, amplitude, energy and period.

·         Superposition of waves

·         Nature of reflection at boundaries of various types and the formation of standing waves between two points.

·         Determining wavelengths of the harmonics of a standing wave given boundary conditions.

·         Determining frequencies of harmonics from wavelengths and propagation velocity.

·         Energy in standing and traveling waves

10		Set 6, Problems 1-8	Experiments to View	text_10	System 7:  2 independent pendulums:  {f_1, f_2, n, f_beat}	Class Notes #12	Practice Test	query_10 wavelength, freq, etc; per wave mth; all introset
11		Set 6, Probs 11-16	Measuring Atmospheric Pressure, Part 2  [2] Experiments to View	text_11		Class Notes #13		query_11 harmonics univ eqn of wave

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Set 6, Problems 17-21

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Class Notes

#13

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tension, mass, superposition, harmonics, reflection,

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Set 6, Probs 22-24

Initial Activities with Waves and Optics.  [2]

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Class Notes

#14

query_13

harmonics, energy in wave etc.x

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Set 6, Problems 9-10

PHeT 16.34 Waves on a String

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Class Notes

#15

query_14

doppler, decibel, beats, harmonics

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Experiments to View

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Class Notes

#16

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al rod, dB, crab nebula, fetal heart

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PHeT 16.43 Wave Interference, 17.34 Sound

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query_16

more doppler etc

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Experiments to View

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Class Notes

#17, 18

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refraction, lenses, prisms,

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Resolving Images

Experiment 26:  Circular Lens and Circular Mirror   (do the experiment but don't write it up--just respond to the query program).  Note the summary document Index of Refraction from Focal Point of Liquid-Filled Cylinder

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Class Notes

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refraction, lenses, images etc.

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focusing_light_thru_cylindrical_lens

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Class Notes

#20

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interference

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Image Formation; Combining Lenses

 PHeT 25.26 Geometric Optics

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interference

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Interference

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Class Notes

#21

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polarization, interference

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Partial Summary of Intro Problem Set

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query 22 same as query 20

Module 3, Assignments 23 - 33

Test 3 over Module 3 is assigned as part of Assignment 34

Electrostatics

·         Coulomb’s Law, electric fields, superposition of fields.

·         Gaussian surfaces

·         Energy, potential difference, potential functions.

Electrical Circuits

·         Ohm’s Law, Series and Parallel Circuits, Kirchoff’s Laws, Energy Relationships

Magnetism

·         Magnetic fields.

·         Interaction between magnetic fields and moving electric charges.

·         Magnetic fields as the result of moving charges.

·         Magnetic flux, EMF resulting from changing magnetic flux.

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Set 1, Probs 1-5

 Collaborative_labs_II [10]

Class Notes

#26

Physics I Initial Problem Sets:  Vectors

Overview of Electrostatic Forces, Fields and Energy

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tape, vectors, coul law

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Set 1, Probs 6-9

PHeT 18.10 Balloons and Static Electricity

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Class Notes

#27

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electric field

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Set 1, Probs 10-17

PHeT 18.21 Electric Field of Dreams

Class Notes

#28

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voltage, potential difference

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Set 2, Probs 1-5

Current Flow and Energy

PHeT 21.42 Circuit Construction Kit DC, 23.10 Faraday's Electromagnetic Lab

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Class Notes

#22

query_26

current model, field

univ flux, electrostatics,

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Set 3, Probs 1-6

Capacitors and Current, Voltage and Energy

PHeT 25.53 Circuit Construction Kit AC

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Class Notes

#30, 31

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potential

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Set 4, Probs 1-7

Batteries, Circuits and Measurement of Voltage and Current.

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Class Notes

#22

query_28

capacitance, energy density

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Set 4, Probs 8-13

Charging and Discharging a Capacitor.

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Class Notes

#23

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generating voltage, current, resistance, AC etc

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Set 4, Probs 14-18

The RC Circuit

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Class Notes

#24,25

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sources of mag field

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Set

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Class Notes

#31, 32

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induction

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Set

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Module 4, Assignments 34 - 40

Test 4 over Module 4 is to be completed by the last day of final exams.

Modern Physics

·         Time dilation, length contraction, mass-energy.

·         Photoelectric effect, quantization of energy.

·         Uncertainty principle.

·         Atomic spectra, quantization of angular momentum, atomic structure.

·         Modes of nuclear decay, energy conservation.

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Set 7, Probs 1-6

Class Notes

#34

35

Set 7, Probs 7-12

Class Notes

#35

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Set 7, Probs 13-19

Class Notes

#36

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Set 7, Probs 20-23

Class Notes

#37

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Set 7, Probs 24-27

Class Notes

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