General Physics I

PHYS 151: An introduction to the study of physics focusing on central concepts and problem solving. Topics include mechanics, energy, momentum, oscillations, waves, and thermal physics. Three lecture and three laboratory hours each week.

Prerequisite: MATH 181 or permission from the instructor.

Fulfills an IS Liberal Arts Exploration requirement for Natural Science and Mathematics.

 

 

Course Information

 

Class time: MWF    8:00 - 8:50AM
Location: PAINE 116
Instructor: Brandon Hoffman

                              

Important Hand-Outs:

Revised Syllabus

Equation Sheet

How to Explain Solutions

"Error" Sheet

Review Sheet

Updated Grades

 

Problem Sets:

Problem Set #1    Problem Set #2    Problem Set #3

Problem Set #4    Problem Set #5    Problem Set #6

Problem Set #7    Problem Set #8    Problem Set #9

Problem Set #10    Problem Set #11

 

Preliminary Questions:

Lab 1, 1D Motion

Lab 2: 2D Motion

Lab 3: Newton's Laws

Lab 4: Work, Friction, and Resistance

Lab 5: Energy and Fluids

Lab 6: Momentum and Impulse

Lab 7: Rotational Motion

Lab 8: Angular Momentum

Lab 9: Oscillatory Motion

Lab 10: Sound Waves

Lab 11: Superposition and Standing Waves

 

Lab Sheets:

 

Lab 1:

01 Graph Matching ALTERED

04 Determining g on Incline (18) - ALTERED

05 Picket Fence Free Fall - ALTERED

 

Lab 2:

Projectile Motion - ALTERED

Rotational motion

 

Lab 3:

09 Newtons Second Law - ALTERED

11 Newtons Third Law - ALTERED

Hanging Weight

Pulleys

Newton's Laws and rotation

 

Lab 4:

12 Friction - ALTERED

Work and Energy - ALTERED

Work

 

Lab 5:

Energy of a Tossed Ball

Fluids

 

Lab 6:

19 Momentum, Energy - ALTERED

Impulse and Momentum - ALTERED

 

Lab 7:

Moment of Inertia

Torque and center of mass

 

Lab 8:

Angular Momentum

Conservation of Angular Momentum

Rolling Bodies

 

Lab 9:

14 Pendulum Periods - ALTERED

15 Simple Harmonic Motion - ALTERED

17 Energy in SHM - ALTERED

 

Lab 10:

24 Speed of Sound - ALTERED

Intensity and the Doppler Effect

Wave Speed

 

Lab 11:

21 Sound Waves and Beats - ALTERED

Standing Waves in a Pipe - ALTERED

Standing Waves on a String - ALTERED

 

Formal Report:

Checklist for Written Report

Presentation Information and Checklist

 

 

 

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