Course Description

This course contains a descriptive and quantitative study of kinematics, mechanics, energy  and  applications  of  mechanics.  This  course  meets  the  requirements  for professional and technical students needing an algebra-based physics course.

Prerequisites

No Prerequisites

Course Requirements

Textbook: College Physics from OpenStax College

Go  to  https://openstax.org/subjects  and  click  on  blue  colored  College  Physics  to download the e-book.

A laptop or desktop with a camera.

Access to a printer (optional)

Access to a scanner or cell phone with Adobe Scan App for preparing pdf files. A calculator with square-root, square, sine, cosine and tangent functions.          Access to reliable and high-speed internet connection.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, students are expected to

l  Describe and explain how the principles of physics apply to physical situations and everyday applications.

l  Complete  analytical  problems  involving  the  use  of  algebra  and/or  right-angle trigonometry applied to physical situations.

l  Demonstrate basic understanding and use of the various ways in which scientific information can be communicated (verbally, diagrammatically, graphically and/or mathematically).

Course Topics

Unit 1: Units and significant figures, one and two-dimensional kinematics, position, velocity,  and  acceleration  vs.  time  graphs,  free-fall,  projectile  motion,  vectors, trigonometric analysis of vectors, coordinate systems and vector components

Unit 2: Newton's three laws of motion, identifying forces, Hooke's law, static and kinetic friction, drag, free-body diagrams, equilibrium, statics in two dimensions, motion on inclined planes, dynamics in two dimensions, ropes and pulleys.

Unit  3:  Impulse,  momentum,  the  impulse-momentum  theorem  in  one  and  two dimensions, conservation of momentum, collisions, work, power output, kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy, elastic potential energy, thermal energy, the work-energy theorem, and conservation of energy

Unit 4: Rotational motion, equations of motion for rotational motion, centripetal forces and accelerations, center of mass, torque, gravitational torque and stability, rotational inertia, Newton's second law for rotational motion, angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum, rotational kinetic energy

Unit  5: Fluids, pressure, hydraulic lifts, Buoyancy,  fluid dynamics  and Bernoulli's principle.

Assignments of Course

There will be a total of 720 points available during this semester. The breakdown of these points, as well as the grading scale, is shown below.

Tests - 300 points.

There will be three unit tests at the end of first three units, each worth 100 points. Tests will be administered on Tuesdays at 8 am Beijing time. Each test will be proctored through zoom video link and each student will be given 2 hour time to complete each unit test.

Homework - 100 points.

Four weekly homework will be assigned on Mondays and they will be due on Fridays at 10 pm Beijing time.

Labs – 120 points.

Three online labs will be assigned on Wednesdays and done online. It is due on Mondays at 10 pm Beijing time. Three labs total; 40 points each.

Final Exam – 200 points.

The final is cumulative and required. Final exam will be proctored through zoom video link and each student will be given 2 hour time to complete the final exam.

Summary of due dates (based on Beijing time)

Grading System of FCU

Late Assignments and Make-up Exams

Tests and assignments cannot be made up under any circumstances. All the tests and assignments  must  submit  online  see  the  instruction  below  for  general  assignment guideline. Please inform the instructor if you have difficult in meeting that requirement on day 1. Here is the example of assignment submission instruction.

Ø Print the following pages and provide the solutions. Then take picture on each page. Use Adobe Scan App to convert images into a PDF file. Submit the assignment according to TA’s instruction. Submit by the deadline to avoid penalty (10% reduction per day) in grade. After the late submission is

received, the instructor reserves right to give zero grade and deduct points according to his discretion for late submission.

Late submission MAY be accepted if it is requested to TA or instructor through an official form in advance of due date.

All the request for extension of deadline or make-up exam has to be made prior to the due date or exam date using official JNC partition form.

NO make-up final exam is possible.

Class Schedule

Week 1:

a. Units and significant figures

b. Motion in one dimension

i.         Average vs. instantaneous speed

ii.        Velocity

iii.      Uniform Acceleration

iv.       Free-fall

c. Graphing motion

i.         Position, velocity, and acceleration vs. time graphs

d. Vectors

i.         Trigonometric representations of vectors

ii.        Coordinate systems and Vector components

iii.       Projectile motion

Week 2:

a. Motion and Force

i.         Newton’s first law

ii.        Identifying forces

1.    Friction, normal, tension, etc..

iii.       Free-body diagrams

iv.       Newtons Second Law

v.        Applying Newton’s Second Law in 1 and 2D

vi.       Newton’s Third Law

b. Equilibrium

i.         Static and dynamic equilibrium

c. Dynamics and Newton’s second Law

d. Mass vs. weight and weightlessness

e. Inclined planes

f.  Friction and drag

g. Pulley systems

Week 3:

a. Momentum and Impulse

i.         Conservation of momentum

ii.        Impulse-momentum Theorem

iii.       Inelastic collisions

b. Work and Energy

i.         Work and power

ii.        Kinetic energy

iii.       Gravitational potential energy

iv.       Elastic potential energy

v.        Work-energy theorem

vi.       Conservation of energy

vii.      Elastic collisions

Week 4:

a. Rotational motion

i.         Uniform circular motion

ii.        Centripetal forces and accelerations

iii.       Angular displacement, velocity, and acceleration

b. Torque

i.         Gravitational torque and center of gravity

c. Rotational dynamics

i.         Moment of inertia

ii.       Newton’s second law for rotational motion

Week 5:

a. Fluids

i.         Pressure

ii.        Buoyancy

iii.       Fluid dynamics

iv.       Pascal Principle

v.        Archimedes Principle

vi.       Bernoulli Principle

Lab Description

Exp 1: Kinematics. In this experiment, you will study the effect of angle, mass, surface