Physics 100

Conceptual Physics

Spring 2008

 

Instructor              Kendall Mallory, PhD                        

                                Phone:   (619) 849-2356

                                Email:    kmallory@pointloma.edu

 

Mechanics I      Study Guide

 

Ch 1       About Science

Ch 2       Newton’s First Law of Motion – Inertia

Ch 3       Linear Motion

Ch 4       Newton’s Second Law of Motion

Ch 5       Newton’s Third Law of Motion

 

Mechanics II     Study Guide II

 

Ch 6       Momentum

Ch 7       Energy

Ch 8       Rotational Motion

Ch 9       Gravity

Ch 10     Projectile and Satellite Motion

 

Matter

 

Ch 11     The Atomic Nature of Matter

Ch 12     Solids

Ch 13     Liquids

Ch 14     Gases and Plasma

 

Heat

 

Ch 15     Temperature, Heat, and Expansion

Ch 16     Heat Transfer

Ch 17     Change of Phase

Ch 18     Thermodynamics

 

Sound     Study Guide III

 

Ch 19     Vibrations and Waves

Ch 20     Sound

Ch 21     Musical Sound

 

Electricity and Magnetism

 

Ch 22     Electrostatics

Ch 23     Electric Current

Ch 24     Magnetism

Ch 25     Electromagnetic Induction

 

 

Study Guide IV

 

Light

 

Ch 26     Properties of Light

Ch 27     Color

Ch 28     Reflection and Refraction

Ch 29     Light Waves

Ch 30     Light Emission

Ch 31     Light Quanta

 

Atomic and Nuclear Physics

 

Ch 32     The Atomic and the Quantum

Ch 33     The Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity

Ch 34     Nuclear Fission and Fusion

 

Relativity

 

Ch 35     Special Theory of Relativity

Ch 36     General Theory of Relativity

 

Grading

            Homework 20 %

            Labs           20 %

            Exams        45 %

            Final           15 %

 

 

 

Calendar for Earth Science

Fall 2007

 

1.        Jan 29th

Introduction and Syllabus

Ch. 1 About Science

Ch 1 Questions 1,11,13,17,19

Ch 1 Exercises 2,7,8,9

2.        Jan 31st

         Lab.

 

Ch. 2 Newton’s First Law of motion – Inertia

Ch. 3 Linear Motion

Lab: Measurements

Ch 2 Questions 1,4,7,10,14,17,20

Ch 2 Exercises 25,24,27,31,48

Ch 3 Questions 5,6,9,11,12,13,20,24,25

Ch 3 Exercises 1,19,32

Ch 3 Problems 1,2,5,8

3.        Feb 5th

 

Ch. 4 Newton’s Second Law of Motion

 

Ch 4 Questions 3,5, 10,16

Ch 4 Exercises 6,23,32,39

Ch 4 Problems 4,5,9

4.        Feb 7th

          Lab

Ch. 5 Newton’s Third Law of Motion

Lab:

Ch 5 Questions 5,10,12

Ch 5 Exercises 13,22,28,43,44,45

Ch5 Problems 2,6

5.        Feb 12th

 

Exam I

 

6.        Feb 14th

          Lab

Ch. 6 Momentum

Lab: Momentum and Energy Conservation

Ch 6 Questions 2,3,9,10,14,19,20

Ch 6 Exercises 2,10,12,15,38,53

Ch 6 Problems 3,6

7.        Feb 19th

 

Ch. 7 Energy

Ch 7 Questions 4,5,8,10,11,15

Ch 7 Exercises 7,11,24,28,36,49,66,

Ch 7 Problems 1,4

8.        Feb 21st

          Lab

Ch. 8 Rotational Motion

Lab: Rotational Equilibrium

Ch 8 Questions 2,3,10,11,12,18,19,23,24,

Ch8 Exercises 5,6,22,19,47,59

Ch 8 Problems 1,5,10

9.        Feb 26th

 

Ch. 9 Gravity

Ch 9 Questions 5,6,13,14,22,23,24,30,31,32,35

Ch 9 Exercises 2,5,10,14,19,20,23,3558

Ch 9 Problems 2,4,5

 

10.     Feb 28th

        Lab

 

Ch. 10 Projectile and Satellite Motion

Lab: Moment of Inertia

Ch 10 Exercises 38,40,42,44,5153

11.     March 4th

 

Exam II

 

12.     March 6th

          Lab

Ch. 11 The Atomic Nature of Matter

Ch. 12 Solids

Lab: Projectile Motion

Ch 11 Exercises 1,2,3,7,8,14,18,19,21,24,27,32,39,

                          44,48,49

Ch 11 Problems 1,3

Ch 12 Questions 4,8,9,14,15,16,18,19,23,24,26

Ch 12 Exercises 1,19,22,24,26,29,31,33

Ch 12 Problems 1,7

13.     March 11th

 

Ch. 13 Liquids

Ch. 14 Gases and Plasmas

Ch 13 Exercises 13,15,18,20,24,30,47,48,49,57

Ch 13 Problems 1,6

Ch 14 Exercises 6,14,18,29,41,51,52,56,57

14.     March 13th

          Lab

Exam III

Lab: Simple Harmonic Motion

 

15.     March 25th

 

Ch. 19 Vibration and Waves

Ch 19 Exercises 2, 3,10,11,17,19,23,27,31,36

Ch 19 Problems 1,3

16.     March 27th

          Lab

Ch. 20 Sound

Ch. 21 Musical Sounds

Lab: Standing Waves

Ch 20 Exercises 1,2,8,15,26,41,44,48

Ch 20 Problems 1

Ch 21 Exercises 5,7,10,20,31,33,40,47

Ch 21 Problems 1,3

17.     April 1st

Exam V

 

18.     April 3rd

          Lab

Ch. 22 Electrostatics

Lab: Archimedes Principle

Ch 22 Exercises 1,3,8,13,16,23,24,28,33,34,40

19.     April 8th

 

Ch. 23 Electric Current

Ch 23 Exercises 2,3,7,10,18,19,27,28,30,33,34,48,

56,59

Ch 23 Problems 1,5,7

20.     April 10th

          Lab

Ch. 24 Magnetism

Lab: Ohms Law

Ch 24 Exercises 9,11,13,26,28,36,43,45,46

21.     April 15th

 

Ch. 25 Electromagnetic Induction

Ch 25 Exercises 2,8,9,18,37,44

22.     April 17th

          Lab

Exam IV

Lab: Oscilloscopes

 

23.     April 22nd

 

Ch. 26 Properties of Light

Ch 26 Exercises 4,5,7,9.18,28,30,32,37,39,46

Ch 26 Problems 5,

24.     April 24th

          Lab

Ch. 27 Color

Ch. 28 Reflection and Refraction

Lab: Diffraction Gratings

Ch 27 Exercises 2,6,8,12,14,15,18,29,31

Ch 28 Exercises 2,6,11,40,57,60

25.     April 29th

 

Ch. 29 Light Waves

Ch 29 Exercises

26.     May 1st

          Lab

Ch. 30 Light Emission

Ch. 31 Light Quanta

Lab:

Ch 30 Exercises 1,3,4,10,18,20,23,39,43

Ch 31 Exercises 4,6,10,13,16,17,22,24,30,35

27.     May 6th

 

Ch. 32 The Atom and the Quantum

 

Ch 32 Exercises 5,6,20,25,26,35

28.     May 8th

          Lab

Ch. 33 The Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity

Ch. 34 Nuclear Fission and Fusion

Lab:

Ch 33 Exercises 3,7,12,19,23,31,32,38,43,45

Ch 34 Exercises 2,9,12,14,18,25,28,37,40,41,46

 

29.     May 13th

 

Ch 35 Special Theory of Relativity

Ch 35 Exercises 2,5,9,16,21,36,43,45

30.     May 15th

          Lab

Ch 36 General Theory of Relativity

Lab:

Ch 36 Exercises 1,2,4,10,15,19,26,32,34,35,37

31.     May 20th

 

Review

 

32.     May 22nd

 

Final Exam