IntroductoryPhysics
PHYS101
Dr RichardH.Cyburt
AssistantProfessorofPhysics
Myoffice:402cintheScienceBuilding
Myphone:(304)384-6006
Myemail:[email protected]
Inpersonoremailisthebestwaytogetaholdofme.
PHYS101
PHYS101:IntroductoryPhysics
Lecture:8:00-9:15am,TRScienceBuilding300
Lab1:3:00-4:50pm,FScienceBuilding304
Lab2:1:30-3:20pm,MScienceBuilding304
Lab3:3:30-5:20pm,MScienceBuilding304
WeareFull!Forthosethataretryingtogetin,makesureyouhavecontactedmeaboutthe
waitlistforgettingadded.
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MyOfficeHours
TRF9:30-11:00am
F12:30-2:00pm
Meetingsmayalsobearrangedatothertimes,byappointment
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Textbooks
Required:Knights,Jones&Field:CollegePhysics,3rd Edition
Recommended:Knight:CollegePhysicsStudentWorkbookVolume1
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Grading
A=90-100%
Participation10%
B=80-89%
Homework25%
C=70-79%
Lab20%
D=60-69%
3Midtermexams3x12%=36%
F=0-59%
Finalexam14%
Theweightsaddupto105%!!!Notetheextra
5%.Considerthisextracredit.
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Examinformation
MidtermExam#1:Sep8,Thursday,duringyourlecturehourat8:00-9:15aminSCIEN300
MidtermExam#2:Sep29,Thursday,duringyourlecturehourat8:00-9:15aminSCIEN300
MidtermExam#3:Oct27,Thursday,duringyourlecturehourat8:00-9:15aminSCIEN300
FinalExam:Dec6,Tuesday,9:00-11:15am,Location:ScienceBuilding300
IfaMidtermExamismissed,duetoaUniversityapproved(andverifiable)reason,amake-up
examcanbescheduledwithin48hoursoftheexamforthenextfollowingFridayorMonday.
Twoweekadvancednotificationwillbeneededforotherarrangementsformake-upexamsfrom
absencesofknownscheduledevents.
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Homework
Homeworkwillconsistofproblemsetsassignedforeachclassandreading-basedpre-lecture
summaries.
Expect1-2problemsetseveryweek.
Problemsetswillbedue,unlessotherwisenoted,ontheWorFfollowingclassat6pm
ReadingSummariesbythestartoflectureTorR by8:00am.
Homeworks willbelocatedontheMasteringPhysicswebsite(www.masteringphysics.com).
Pleaseloginandsetupyouraccountandregisterforthecourse(RCYBURTPHYS101).
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MasteringPhysicsOnline
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Participation
ThisismorethanjustattendanceinLectureandLab.
Wewillhaveactivitiesinclass,bothindividualandgroup.
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Labs
Thelaboratorypartofthecoursegivesyouhandsonexperiencewiththephysicsproblemsyou
visitduringlectureandhomework. Participationandattendanceispartofthegradeandearns
you10pointscreditforthatweek’slab.
Labgroupswillbegeneratedrandomlyeachweek,givingstudentsexperiencewithworkingwith
others,communicatingwithothersandexchangingideas.
Keylabdateswillbehandedoutinaseparatehandoutduringlab.
Everystudentisresponsiblefortheirownlabnotebook. Labquestionsandexerciseswillbe
assignedinlab,dueinlab. Latelabswillbepenalizedandnotbeacceptedafteraweekfrom
thelab.
Safetyisoftheutmostimportance,andifyouareunabletofollowsafelabpractices,youwill
receivea0forthatlab.
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KeyDatesforLab
Fri,Sep2,2016:NoSec1Lab,becausethefollowingMondayisLaborDay.
◦ WillholdExtendedOfficeHoursatthistime:F3:00-4:50pminmyoffice402c
Mon,Oct10,2016:NoSec2,3LabsduetoFallBreakpreviousweek
◦ WillholdLabmake-upsessioninroom304M1:30-5:20pm
Fri,Dec2,2016:NoSec1Lab
◦ WillholdLabmake-upsessioninroom304F3:00-4:50pm
PHYS101
Tentative
Schedule
Date
Class
Chapters
Date
Class
Aug16,2016
AboutScience
Aug18,2016
RepresentingMotion
Aug23,2016
Motionin1D
Aug25,2016
Motionin1D&2D
Aug30,2016
Oct11,2016
Collisions
9
1
Oct13,2016
Work&KineticEnergy
10
2
Oct18,2016
ConservationofEnergy
10
2,3
Oct20,2016
ThermalEnergy&Heat
11
Motionin2D
3
Oct25,2016
Thermodynamics
11
Sep1,2016
Forces
4
Oct27,2016
Midterm3
Sep6,2016
Newton'sLaws
4
Nov1,2016
Heat&Calorimetry
12
Sep8,2016
Midterm1
1-4
Nov3,2016
HeatTransfer
12
Sep13,2016
ApplyingNewton'sLaws
5
Nov8,2016
Pressure&Fluids
13
Sep15,2016
CircularMotion
6
Nov10,2016
FluidsinMotion
13
Sep20,2016
Gravity
6
Nov15,2016
Oscillations
14
Sep22,2016
RotationalMotion
7
Nov17,2016
Waves
15
Sep27,2016
Equilibrium&Elasticity
8
Nov22,2016
THANKSGIVING
Sep29,2016
Midterm2
5-8
Nov24,2016
THANKSGIVING
Oct4,2016
Momentum
9
Nov29,2016
Sound
Oct6,2016
FALLBREAK
Dec1,2016
Review
Dec6,2016
FinalExam
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Chapters
9-11
15
All
IntroductoryPhysics
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DouglasAdams
Hitchhiker’sGuidetotheGalaxy
PHYS101
You’realreadyknowphysics!
Youjustdon’tnecessarilyknowtheterminologyand
languageweuse!!!
PhysicsofNASCAR
PhysicsofAngerBirds
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Inclass!!
WHATAREYOURATTITUDESABOUTSCIENCE?
PHYS101
Thislecturewillhelpyouunderstand:
WhatScienceIs
ScientificMeasurements
Mathematics—TheLanguageofScience
ScientificMethods
TheScientificAttitude
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WhatScienceIs
Science
◦isabodyofknowledge.
◦isanongoinghumanactivity.
◦hasbeginningsthatprecederecordedhistory.
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ScientificMeasurements
Measurementsareahallmarkofgoodscience.
"Ioftensaythatwhenyoucanmeasuresomethingandexpressitin
numbers,youknowsomethingaboutit.Whenyoucannotmeasure
it,whenyoucannotexpressitinnumbers,yourknowledgeisofa
meagerandunsatisfactorykind.Itmaybethebeginningof
knowledge,butyouhavescarcelyinyourthoughtsadvancedtothe
stageofscience,whateveritmaybe."
—LordKelvin
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ScientificMeasurements
Measurements
◦relatetohowmuchyouknow
aboutsomething.
◦ofpinholeimagesoftheSun
nicelyleadtoacalculation
oftheSun'sdiameter.
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ScientificMeasurements
TheseroundimagesoftheSunarecrescentshapedduringapartialsolareclipse.
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SomeEarlyScientificMeasurements
Eratosthenes—DiameterofEarth
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SomeEarlyScientificMeasurements
Aristarchus—DistanceandSizeoftheMoon
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Mathematics—TheLanguageofScience
Integrationofscienceandmathematics
◦ Occurredsomefourcenturiesago.
◦ Ideasofscienceareunambiguouswhenexpressedin
mathematicalterms.
◦ Equationsofscienceprovideexpressionsofrelationshipsbetween
concepts
◦ Equationsare"guidestothinking."
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ScientificMethods
Thereisnoone scientificmethod.
Ingeneral,scientificmethodsrefertoprinciplesandproceduresfor
thesystematicpursuitofknowledgeinvolvingtherecognitionand
formulationofaproblem,thecollectionofdatathroughobservation
andexperiment,andtheformulationandtestingofhypotheses.
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ScientificMethods—CommonSteps
1. Recognizeaquestion,apuzzle,oranunexplainedfact.
2. Makeahypothesis(educatedguess)toresolvethepuzzle.
3. Predictconsequencesofthehypothesis.
4. Performexperimentsormakecalculationstotestthepredictions.
5. Formulatethesimplestgeneralrulethatorganizesthethreemain
steps.
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TheScientificAttitude
Thescientificattitudeisoneof
◦ inquiry.
◦ experimentation.
◦ willingnesstoadmiterror.
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TheScientificAttitude
Scientists
◦areexpertsatchangingtheirminds.
◦mustacceptexperimentalfindings
◦ testforerroneousbeliefs
◦ understandobjectionsandpositionsofantagonists.
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TheScientificAttitude
Fact isacloseagreementbycompetent
observerswhomakeaseriesof
observationsaboutthesame
phenomenon.
Ascientifichypothesis isaneducated
guessthatisonlypresumedtobe
factualuntilsupportedbyexperiment.
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TheScientificAttitude
CHECKYOURNEIGHBOR
Whichoftheseisascientifichypothesis?
A. TheMoonismadeofgreencheese.
B. Atomicnucleiarethesmallestparticlesinnature.
C. Amagnetwillpickupacopperpenny.
D. Cosmicrayscannotpenetratethethicknessofyourtextbook.
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TheScientificAttitude
CHECKYOURANSWER
Whichoftheseisascientifichypothesis?
A. TheMoonismadeofgreencheese.
B.
Atomicnucleiarethesmallestparticlesinnature.
C.
Amagnetwillpickupacopperpenny.
D. Cosmicrayscannotpenetratethethicknessofyourtextbook.
Explanation:
All arescientifichypotheses!
Allhavetestsforprovingwrongness,sotheypassthetestofbeingascientifichypothesis.
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TheScientificAttitude
CHECKYOURNEIGHBOR
Whichoftheseisnot ascientifichypothesis?
A. Protonscarryanelectriccharge.
B. Undetectableparticlesaresomeofnature'ssecrets.
C. Chargedparticlesbendwheninamagneticfield.
D. Alloftheabovearescientifichypotheses.
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TheScientificAttitude
CHECKYOURANSWER
Whichoftheseisnot ascientifichypothesis?
A.
Protonscarryanelectriccharge.
B.
Undetectableparticlesaresomeofnature'ssecrets.
C.
Chargedparticlesbendwheninamagneticfield.
D. Alloftheabovearescientifichypotheses.
Explanation:
ChoicesAandCcanbedisprovedbyexperiments.
ChoiceBhasnotestforwrongness,soitisnot ascientifichypothesis.
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TheScientificAttitude
Laworprinciple
◦ Ahypothesisthathasbeentestedrepeatedlyandhasnotbeencontradicted
Theory
◦ Asynthesisofalargebodyofinformationthatencompasseswell-testedand
verifiedhypothesesaboutcertainaspectsofthenaturalworld
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TheScientificAttitude
CHECKYOURNEIGHBOR
Whichoftheseoftenchangesovertimewithfurtherstudy?
A. Facts.
B. Theories.
C. Bothoftheabove.
D. Neitheroftheabove.
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TheScientificAttitude
CHECKYOURANSWER
Whichoftheseoftenchangesovertimewithfurtherstudy?
A.
Facts.
B.
Theories.
C.
Bothoftheabove.
D. Neitheroftheabove.
Explanation:
Bothcanchange.Aswelearnnewinformation,werefineourideas;likewiseinscience.
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TheScientificAttitude
CHECKYOURNEIGHBOR
Apersonwhosays,"that'sonlyatheory"likelydoesn'tknowthata
scientifictheoryisa
A. guess.
B. numberoffacts.
C. hypothesisofsorts.
D. vastsynthesisofwell-testedhypothesesandfacts.
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TheScientificAttitude
CHECKYOURANSWER
Apersonwhosays,"that'sonlyatheory"likelydoesn'tknowthata
scientifictheoryisa
A. guess.
B. numberoffacts.
C. hypothesisofsorts.
D. vastsynthesisofwell-testedhypothesesandfacts.
Explanation:
Theword"theory"ineverydayspeechisdifferentthanitsuseinscience.
Inscience,onlyavast,experimentallyverifiablebodyofknowledgeisatheory.
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Physics—TheBasicScience
Physicalsciencesincludegeology,astronomy,chemistry,and
physics.
Lifesciencesincludebiology,zoology,andbotany.
Physicsunderliesallthesciences.
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TheScientificAttitude
CHECKYOURNEIGHBOR
Althoughphysicsmaybethemostdifficultsciencecourseincertainschools,whencompared
withthefieldsofchemistry,biology,geology,andastronomy,itis
A.
thesimplest.
B.
stillthehardest!
C.
thecentralscience,betweenchemistryandbiology.
D.
simpleenough,butonlyforespeciallyintelligentpeople.
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TheScientificAttitude
CHECKYOURANSWER
Althoughphysicsmaybethemostdifficultsciencecourseincertainschools,whencomparedwiththe
fieldsofchemistry,biology,geology,andastronomy,itis
A.
thesimplest.
B.
stillthehardest!
C.
thecentralscience,betweenchemistryandbiology.
D.
simpleenough,butonlyforespeciallyintelligentpeople.
Explanation:
Yourphysicstexthasfewertermsthanbiologyorchemistrytexts.Physicsisamuchmorebasicscience
thanotherfields.
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Inclass!!
WHATAREYOURATTITUDESABOUTSCIENCE?
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