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:
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 4: Work, Friction, and Resistance
Lab 11: Superposition and Standing Waves
Lab Sheets:
Lab 1:
04 Determining g on Incline (18) - ALTERED
05 Picket Fence Free Fall - ALTERED
Lab 2:
Lab 3:
09 Newtons Second Law - ALTERED
11 Newtons Third Law - ALTERED
Lab 4:
Lab 5:
Lab 6:
Impulse and Momentum - ALTERED
Lab 7:
Lab 8:
Conservation of Angular Momentum
Lab 9:
15 Simple Harmonic Motion - ALTERED
Lab 10:
Intensity and the Doppler Effect
Lab 11:
21 Sound Waves and Beats - ALTERED
Standing Waves in a Pipe - ALTERED
Standing Waves on a String - ALTERED
Formal Report:
Presentation Information and Checklist