Physics 125

Physics 125 Fall 1995

Professor Timothy Chupp

Calendars

Lecture 1
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The Scientific Process
1.3 Motion
1.4 The Quantities of Motion
1.5 Time
1.6 Length
1.7 The Meter and the Speed of Light
1.8 Metrology

Lecture 3: Motion in One Dimension
3.1 Motion with Constant Acceleration

Lecture 5: Projectile Motion
5.1 Projectile Motion in Two Dimensions
5.2 A Problem
5.3 Relative Velocity
5.4 A Note on Problem Solving
5.5 More on Vectors

Lecture 7: Mass, Momentum, and Force
7.1 Free Body Diagrams
7.2 Newton's Three Laws of Motion
7.3 Conservation of Momentum
7.4 Momentum Conservation and Forces

Lecture 10: The Forces of Nature
10.1 The Universal Forces
10.2 Inverse Square Laws
10.3 Gravitational and Electrical Forces
10.4 Numerical Exercises
10.5 "Weight"

Lecture 12: Static Equilibrium
12.1 Equilibrium
12.2 Torque
12.3 An object in equilibrium

Lecture 14: Conservation of Energy
14.1 Potential Energy
14.2 Conservation of Mass/Energy
14.3 Examples of Conservation of Energy: The Pendulum Bob
14.4 What Really Happens

Lecture 16: Energy Conservation: Binding Energy, Energy Sources, Nuclear Energy
16.1 The Curve of Binding Energy
16.2 Sources of Useful Energy: Gravitational and Chemical
16.3 Nuclear Energy
16.4 Nuclear Fission and the History of its Discovery and Uses
16.5 A Comparison of Energy Sources
16.6 Table: A Comparison of Energy Sources
16.7 Nuclear Radioactivity
16.8 The Harmful Effects of Radiation

Lecture 17: Exam 2 Review

Lecture 19: Angular Momentum
19.1 Angular Momentum of an Orbiting Mass
19.2 Conservation of Angular Momentum
19.3 Riding a Bicycle

Lecture 21: Fluids: Buoyancy and Surface Tension
21.1 Pressure
21.2 Pascal's Principle
21.3 Buoyancy
21.4 Surface Tension

Lecture 23&24: Gases: Real, Ideal and Kinetic Theory
23.1 Inward Bound: The Microscopic Pieces
23.2 The Velocities of Atoms and Molecules
23.3 Microscopic Behavior: Brownian Motion and Diffusion
23.4 Kinetic Theory - A Model of Gases
23.5 Experimental Results: The Ideal Gas Law

Lecture 25: Exam 3 Review

Lecture 27: Conservation of Heat Energy
27.1 Another Look at Conservation of Energy
27.2 Thermodynamic Processes
27.3 Laws of Thermodynamics
27.4 Thermodynamic Cycles: Heat Engines and Refrigerators


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