PHYS 631 : Classical and Modern Physics I
July 7 - August 1, 2003


CREDITS: 4

Instructors: R.A. Lindgren
Office: 302
Phone: 434-982-2691
E-mail: ral5q@virginia.edu
Textbook: Fundamentals of Physics (Extended 6th Edition) by Halliday, Resnick & Walker. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN: 0-471-33236-4

DESCRIPTION:
PHYS 631 (4 credits) Classical and Modern Physics I. This calculus based course includes 2 hours of intensive physics lecture/ demonstrations/ discussion and 1 1/2 hours of problems each day for 4 weeks. Topics include motion, mechanics and forces, heat, and fluids. Emphasis is on physics concepts geared toward middle school physical science and high school physics teachers. Problem sets continue through September through distance-learning via the internet. The Final Exam will be given near the beginning of October and must be administered by a proctor.

Problem numbers in black are assigned and will be graded.

Problem numbers in red are for extra practice and will not be graded.


Proposed Syllabus for Summer 2003

Date

Lecture 10:00 AM


Demo Information


Comments


Reading


Problems


Monday, July 7

Motion along a straight line






2-1 thru 2-8


2-6, 2-24, 2-54:5,7,19,29,37


Tuesday, July 8

Vectors and Motion in Two- and Three- Dimensions






3-1 thru 3-7 and 4-1 to 4-7


4-14, 4-36, 4-57:17,19,31,51


Wednesday, July 9

Force and Motion I






5-1 to 5-8


5-9, 5-22, 5-48:13,25,31,33,49


Thursday, July 10

Force and Motion II






6-1 thru 6-4


6-22, 6-34 :13,15,25,29,43


Friday, July 11

Kinetic Energy and Work






7-1 thru 7-7


7-6, 7-18, 7-22:15,27,39


Monday, July 14

Quiz 1 at 8:00 AM






Covers Chapters 2 thru 7




Monday, July 14

Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy






8-1 thru 8-7


8-4, 8-16, 8-36 :21,27,39,65


Tuesday, July 15

Systems of Particles






9-1 thru 9-8


9-4, 9-18, 9-24:29,43,55


Wednesday, July 16

Collisions






10-1 thru 10-6


10-4, 10-10, 10-40, 10-52:9,25,45


Thursday, July 17

Rotation






11-1 thru 11-10


11-2, 11-16,11-26:27,55


Friday, July 18

Rolling Torque and Angular Momentum






12-1 thru 12-10


12-8, 12-14,12-34:2,15,39

Monday, July 21

Quiz 2 at 8:00 AM






Covers Chapters 8 thru 12 




Monday, July 21

Equilibrium and Elasticity






13-1 thru 13-6




Tuesday, July 22

Gravitation






14-1 thru 14-9


14-2,14-32,14-48:9,19,23

Wednesday, July 23

Fluids






15-1 thru 15-10


15-18,15-26-15-42:3,35,47

Thursday, July 24

Oscillations






16-1 thru 16-9


16-10,16-18:3,35,47

Friday, July 25

Waves I






17-1 thru 17-12




Monday, July 28

Quiz 3 at 8:00 AM






Covers Chapters 13 thru 17




Monday, July 28

Waves II






18-1 thru 18-9




Tuesday, July 29

Temperature, Heat, and 1st Law of Thermodynamics






19-1 thru 19-11


19-4,19-13,19-34:19,49,63

Wednesday, July 30

Kinetic Theory of Gases






20-1 thru 20-11


20-3,20-14,20-22:25,35,39

Thursday, July 31

Entropy and the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics






21-1 thru 21-7


21-2,21-8,1-39:13,15,23

Friday, August 1

Exam 4






Covers Chapters 18-21



Updated May 26, 2003