Course Syllabus Basic Physics Course Information Course ID: PHY 1025 Reference Number: 791431 Credits: 3 Term: Spring 2014 (2013.2) Term Dates: January 7, 2014 - May 2, 2014 Instructor Information Name: Caramés Manuel, Ph. D Email: ANGEL's internal email required Phone: 305-237-1013 M 06:30 AM to 08:10 AQM M, W, F 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM Office Hours: T, R 07:00 AM to 07:50 AM W, F 06:30 AM to 08:15 AM WEB W 12:00 PM to 01:40 PM Response Policy: I will respond to emails within 24 hours during weekdays. Please e-mail me only through the ANGEL e-mail. Office Hours will be set-up. Course Description This course will facilitate the transition from high school to college/university physics. Content includes units of measure, conversion of units, right-angle trigonometry, graphing, vectors and vector addition, one- and two-dimensional motion, circular motion, Newton’s laws of motion, work and energy, and force fields. The course will emphasize problem-solving techniques. This course may be used to satisfy one of the Natural Science requirements. Students, who do not have a prior course in physics and whose program of study requires the completion of physics with calculus, must successfully complete PHY 1025. PHY 1025 will also provide a foundation for the successful completion of PHY 2053 for students with no prior physics background. Prerequisites MAC1105 Miami Dade College's Learning Outcomes This course addresses the following MDC learning outcomes: Learning Outcome #1: Communicate effectively using reading, and writing skills. Learning Outcome #2: Use quantitative analytical skills to evaluate and process numerical data. Learning Outcome #3: Solve problems using critical and creative thinking and scientific reasoning. Learning Outcome #4: Use computer and emerging technologies effectively. Learning Outcome #5: Describe how natural systems function and recognize the impact of humans on the environment. Learning Outcome #6: Create strategies that can be used to fulfill personal, civic and social responsibilities. Course Competencies Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Competency 1: The student will demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, application and synthesis of units and dimensions by a) Stating and recognizing the fundamental dimensions of mass, length, and time. b) Expressing the dimensions of physical quantities in terms of these fundamental dimensions. c) Evaluating the consistency of formulas through consideration of the dimensions involved. d) Stating approximate measurements of ordinary objects using either SI or British units. e) Converting between different units of measure. f) Stating and recognizing the decimal pattern and prefixes used in the metric system. g) Deriving the conversion factors for area and volume units from the related length conversion factors. h) Stating and recognizing the units of all the physical quantities discussed in this course. i) Expressing the units of complex physical quantities discussed in this course in terms of simpler units. Competency 2: The student will demonstrate comprehension and application of scientific notation by a) Converting powers of ten to their ordinary decimal representation. b) Converting between scientific and standard notation. c) Performing calculations with scientific notation. d) Utilizing a scientific calculator in doing calculations. Competency The student will demonstrate comprehension and application of 3: significant figures by a) Counting the number of significant figures in a given measurement. b) Keeping track of the proper number of significant figures when expressing values of physical quantities. performing mathematical operations. Competency 4: The student will demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, and application of applied geometry by a) Measuring lengths using rulers marked in centimeters and in inches. b) Measuring and drawing angles using a protractor. c) Stating and applying formulas for areas and volumes of bodies. d) Calculating the perimeter of a polygon. e) Calculating areas and volumes of symmetric bodies. f) Stating and applying the formulas for the area and circumference of circles. Competency 5: The student will demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, and application of applied trigonometry by a) Solving problems involving the lengths of sides and measures of angles in right triangles by using the Pythagorean theorem and the definition of sine, cosine, and tangent. Competency 6: The student will demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, application, and analysis of the relationship between two directly proportional variables by a) Recognizing the conditions under which two variables are directly proportional. b) Recognizing analytically or graphically when two quantities are in direct proportion. c) Obtaining graphically or analytically the constant of proportionality between those quantities. d) Calculating unknown values of directly proportional quantities using known values of those quantities. Competency 7: The student will demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, application and evaluation of vectors by a) Stating the definition of vector quantities. b) Distinguishing between vectors and scalars. c) Distinguishing between the magnitude and direction of a vector. d) Representing vectors graphically accurately and to scale. e) Obtaining the components of vectors graphically and by trigonometry. f) Converting vectors from polar to rectangular coordinates and vice versa. g) Adding and subtracting vectors graphically accurately and to scale. h) Adding and subtracting vectors using the method of components. i) Multiplying a vector times a scalar graphically and analytically. j) Applying vectors to solve physics problems. Competency 8: The student will demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, and application analysis and evaluation of translational kinematics by a) Stating, recognizing and applying the definitions of the fundamental kinematic quantities -- position, displacement, distance, velocity, speed, and acceleration. b) Distinguishing between the concepts of instantaneous and average change in general and as they apply to velocity, speed, and acceleration. c) Plotting position, displacement, velocity, and acceleration vs. time graphs from given data. d) Calculating instantaneous and average velocities from position or displacement vs. time graphs. e) Calculating instantaneous and average accelerations from velocity vs. time graphs. f) Calculating displacements from velocity vs. time graphs. g) Solving problems involving the kinematics (in one and two dimensions) of • motion with constant velocity • motion with constant acceleration • free-fall • projectile motion • uniform circular motion. h) Identify and calculate parameters of circular motion, such as period, tangential velocity, angular velocity. i) Distinguish between linear and angular velocity, and between linear and angular acceleration. Competency 9: The student will demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, application and evaluation of Newton’s laws of motion by a) Stating, recognizing and applying the definitions of force, mass and weight. b) Distinguishing between mass and weight. c) Stating, recognizing and applying Newton’s three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation. d) Stating and applying the concept of gravitational field. e) Stating, recognizing and applying the definitions of the normal force, the tension exerted by a string, and the forces of static and kinetic friction. f) Stating, recognizing and applying Hooke’s law. g) Identifying all the forces involved in given physical situations. h) Drawing free-body diagrams representing the forces involved in given physical situations. i) Solving problems involving forces and their effects by identifying the forces involved, drawing a free-body diagram and applying Newton’s laws. j) Stating and recognizing the definition of centripetal acceleration. k) Distinguishing between centripetal and centrifugal force. l) Solving problems involving uniform circular motion. m) Deriving and applying the law of conservation of momentum. Competency 10: The student will demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, application and evaluation of work and energy by a) Stating, recognizing and applying the definitions of work, kinetic energy, and potential energy and power. b) Distinguishing between conservative and non-conservative forces. c) Stating and applying the work-energy theorem and the principle of conservation of energy. d) Solving dynamics problems using work-energy methods. Competency 11: The student will demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, and application of translational and rotational equilibrium by a) Stating, recognizing, and applying the definition of torque. b) Stating or recognizing the conditions of translational and rotational equilibrium. c) Solving problems involving translational and rotational equilibrium. d) Applying rotational kinematic equations. e) Distinguish between linear and angular momentum. f) State the rotational energy of a body and apply tye work-energy theorem to a rotating rigid body. Competency 12: The student will demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, and application of the electric field by a) Stating the definition of electric charge. b) Distinguishing between positive and negative charges c) Stating and recognizing Coulomb’s law. d) Stating and recognizing the charge of the proton and the electron. e) Stating, recognizing, and applying the definition of electric field. f) Stating and recognizing the properties of electric lines of force. g) Inferring the magnitude and direction of the electric field given the lines of force. h) Drawing electric lines of force when given a simple charge distribution. i) Solving problems involving the relationship between the electric field and the force on electric charges. Required Textbook and Materials The materials for this course are online and may be accessed through an access code that can be purchased through the bookstore. The homework assignments are also to be done online, and requires a separate access code. Both of these access codes may be purchased through the bookstore. Principles of Physics Access Card ISBN# 9781613841372 Principles of Physics Homework ISBN# 9781613841389 Publisher: Kinetic Books Instructions will be provided online on how to install the book in your computer as well as directions on how to set up your account to do your online homework. You will also need: A scientific calculator A metric ruler A protractor Please refer to the Textbook Information page at the Virtual College website for specific information on the College bookstores and procedures for ordering textbooks online. Technology Requirements (Hardware/Software) Please refer to the ANGEL Requirements and Plugin Information at the Virtual College website. Internet Explorer is the recommended browser and headsets / microphone are needed for participation in web-conferencing activities through Elluminate; webcam is optional. 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Please be aware that the Virtual College's Help Desk does not cover problems that you may be experiencing with your computer hardware, installation of software, internet connection, or other technical problems that may require a technician or intervention from your Internet Service Provider. Course Content The course is organized as follows: Unit 1: Measurement and Mathematics Unit 2: Motion in One Dimension Unit 3: Vectors and Scalars Unit 4: Motion in Two Dimensions Unit 5: Newton’s Laws Unit 6: Work, Energy and Power Unit 7: Momentum Unit 8: Circular and Rotational Motion Unit 9: Gravitational and Electric Fields Course Work Requirements To successfully complete this course, you need to spend at least an average of 6-8 hours per week (8-10 hours per week during the summer) on the course, which includes readings, postings, quizzes, exams, etc. Set up a weekly time schedule that allows you sufficient time to complete the assigned course work by the required due dates. 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