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


Lecture No.

Comments

Reading

Problems

Monday, July 7

Motion along a straight line

      1


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

      2


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

      3


5-1 to 5-8

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

Thursday, July 10

Force and Motion II

      4


6-1 thru 6-4

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

Friday, July 11

Kinetic Energy and Work


       5


7-1 thru 7-7


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



Monday, July 14

Quiz 1





Covers Chapters 2 thru 7 



Tuesday, July 15

Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy


       6


8-1 thru 8-7

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

Wednesday, July 16

Systems of Particles

       7


9-1 thru 9-8


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

Thursday, July 17

Collisions


       8


10-1 thru 10-6

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

Friday, July 18

Rotation, Torque and Angular Momentum

       9


11-1 thtu 11-10 and
12-1 thru 12-10

11-2, 11-16:27,55
 12-14,12-34:2,15,39

Monday, July 21

Quiz 2





Covers Chapters 8 thru 12 




Tuesday, July 22

Equilibrium and Elasticity

     10


13-1 thru 13-6

13-10,13-14,13-20,13-38:30,31

Wednesday, July 23

Gravitation

     11


14-1 thru 14-9

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

Thursday, July 24

Fluids

     12


15-1 thru 15-10

15-08,15-26-15-42:3,35,47

Friday, July 25

Oscillations

     13


16-1 thru 16-9

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

Monday, July 28

Quiz 3





Covers Chapters 9 thru 16


Tuesday, July 29
Waves I/II and Sound

     14


17-1 thru 17-12
and 18-1 thru 18-9

17-6,17-36: 13,19,27
18-14,18-38,18-46:13,35,58

Wednesday, July 30

Temperature, Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics

     15


19-1 thru 19-11

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

Thursday, July 31
Kinetic Theory of Gases, Entropy and the Second Law of Thermo Dynamics

     16


20-1 thru 20-11 and
21-1 thru 21-7

20-14,20-22:25,35,39 21-2,21-8:13,15,23

Friday, August 1

Quiz 4






Covers Chapters 17-21


Updated July 9, 2003