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MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE, North Campus
Department of Physics
MDC North Campus 11380 NW 27 AV Miami, FL 33167-3418
Spring 2012 Term - 2 (01/04/2012 – 04/27/2012)
PHY 1004L Course in Applied Physics L: Ref. # 670136
M, W : 10:55 AM. - 11:45 AM. Room # A114.
PROFESSOR: Manuel Caramés, Ph.D
E-MAIL: mcarames@mdc.edu
WEBPAGE: http://faculty.mdc.edu/mcarames
TELEPHONE NUMBER: (305) 237 – 1013.
OFFICE HOURS:
M: 11:50 AM to 01:15 PM & 03:30 PM to 04:15 PM.
T: 09:50 AM to 04:00 PM.
R: 09:50 AM to 12:00 PM & 06:30 PM to 08:20 PM.
CHAIR PERSON: Dr. Scasa Pablo
E-MAIL: psacasa@mdc.edu
TELEPHONE NUMBER: (305)237-8094.
PHY1004 is course in applied Physics. Even though the only math
requirement is MAT1033, simple trigonometric functions will be used
as part of the course. It requires commitment and dedication from
students and teacher.
Working together the challenges presented by the course could
become a very gratifying experience. Student will use and further
develop an array of skills such as: problems solving and understanding
“In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.”
Frank Wilczek
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of the basic laws of nature, scientific thinking and lab designing, team
work, public speaking and presentation.
Required textbook: Applied Physics with CD, Ewen D., Schurter N., and
Gundersen E. 9th e.
ATTENDANCE: any student missing 2 or more classes may be
withdrawn by the professor
GRADING POLICY: Your final grade for this class is based on:
1. Online Assignments: You will need to sign in to the class online at
http://cns.utexas.edu/quest/support/student/ . To enroll follow the
instructions on the website or below:
• Create a UT EID by clicking : I need a UT EID, Get a UT EID,
Continue, answer questions and continue, Answer your personal
questions and continue, answer your three questions and continue,
choose password, then create UT EID: Once you have your UT EID
please write it down with your password, I do not have access to
them.
• Then, go back to the website
http://cns.utexas.edu/quest/support/student/ and sign in to register
in the class. Class ID Number ???
• In Class Presentation: “The life of a Physicist.” 10% of your final
grade. Presentations will during the Lab Time the beginning of
class every throughout the semester, every student will have 5
minutes to present. A document will be emailed with specific
instructions. The presentations will take place.
• Online Homework is 50% of your final grade to be submitted online
a https://quest.cns.utexas.edu/student/
2. Tests: There will be four Tests including the Final. Tests are the
core of your final grade at 40%. The test format will be a
combination of multiple choices, filling in the blank, matching term
from different columns, and calculation problems. The test content
would be based on the assigned material from the textbook,
teacher’s lecture, and any other material presented in class, such
as: movies, power point presentations, and class discussion
“In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.”
Frank Wilczek
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Your grade in each assignment will be determine using the standard university scale:
A: 100-90; B: 89-80; C: 79-70; D: 69-60; and F: 59-0.
What you will expect from me?
• Rigor and discipline in order to guarantee your success in Physics, Mathematics and in your life.
• An open minded person who is flexible to understand various issues.
• Willingness to help you out to overtake your mistakes and weaknesses in Physics and Mathematics.
• Openness to discuss any concern in regards to the classroom behavior and/or personal development.
• Meeting deadlines and being rigorous with attendance and lateness.
What I am expecting from my students?
• Discipline and hard working attitude in class meetings.
• Being willing to meet deadlines.
• Respect for all those around you.
• Being ready to learn new subjects
Creativity and honesty. No plagiarism, cheating, or any other
dishonest action.
I constantly will teach you that:
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It is your personal, civic and social responsibility to take education
seriously by putting forth the effort needed for tyou to succeed. In
this class, as in life, only you are responsible for your actions and
the end result of them. Do not put the blame on anyone other than
yourself. One should not subscribe to the “Book of Excuses”. In
truth, everyone has the same opportunity and should look for
answers within themselves to find solutions to their own problems.
Edison said: “Opportunity
is missed by most people
because it is dressed in overalls and looks like
work.” Thomas Alva Edison
Being respectful of others indicates you respect yourself. Do this by
speaking intelligently, dressing appropriately and admitting your
weaknesses truthfully. Education makes you strong; it remains in your
brain and no one can take it away from you. Select a major that fulfills
your personal goals but that also addresses society’s need to answer
certain burning questions.
Instructional techniques and materials: Instructional techniques vary
because of the diversity of the student population: Lecture, Small
group and/ or individual instruction, and Peer tutoring. Students must
“In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.”
Frank Wilczek
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bring the textbook, a pen or pencil, and an eraser to class meetings.
Calculators are allowed in this class and during tests. Calculators like
TI-82, TI-83, and TI-84 are encouraged for sake of uniformity. Other
models are welcome as well. Keep with you a ruler 15 or 30 cm long.
Discipline: Terms and Conditions.
Cellular phones: You ca not use any sound device during class
Laptops and other media devices: Students are welcome to use any
device that would improve their learning. The use of laptops and other
media device during class meetings is allowed for class purposes only.
Lateness: Will Not be accepted. The student will ask to leave the class.
Book use: Students are requested to bring to class either the text-book
or a copy of the chapter exercises that will be covered in class. Refer
to the tentative schedule to see in advance what is tentatively going to
be covered week by week.
Make-ups: Students missing tests must be aware that at the end of the
semester the missing test counts as zero when computing the
averages. Make-ups will be offered only in very extreme situations
after previous conversation and permission of the instructor.
Students with Special Needs: Students with special needs will be
accountable for the same standards as general students do. A
particular disability is not a reason for missing any standard. However,
these students may be sure that any help they need will be provided by
the instructor. During tests, they will be allowed to take 30 minutes
extra to finish the test.
Classroom behavior: During class meetings the following group of
behaviors will be considered as unacceptable: negative attitude with
respect to class subject and whole class; disrespect to any of the
members of the class no matter who it is, the instructor or another
student; cheating; plagiarism; racial discrimination; sexual abuse; and
“In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.”
Frank Wilczek
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disrespect for other’s religion, ethnicity or gender. In agreement with
the Student Handbook, Being dressed in a professional way is
encourage (I encourage being in fashion, but I require professional
behavior)
Course Competencies and Correlation to the Text Book:
Measurements and Review of Mathematical concepts.
Ch 0 and 1 “Introduction to Physics and Physics Tool Kit.”
Ch 2 “ Problem Solving.” And Ch 3 “ Vectors.”
Weeks: Two and Three
1. Science and Physics. The scientific method in action. Qualitative
versus quantitative descriptions.
2. Scientific notation and prefixes.
3. Recognizing the fundamental dimensions of mass, length, and
time. The relative role of scales in Nature.
4. System of Units and Conversion units. English and Metric
Systems.
5. From perimeters, to areas, and volumes. Calculating geometrical
properties.
6. Planar trigonometry and basic properties of angles.
7. Ordered pairs, dependent and independent variables, and
graphical representations.
8. Variations: Direct, Inverse, and Joint variations. Graphical
representation of variations.
9. Vectors and vector algebra.
10.
Polar coordinates.
Kinematics.
Ch 4 “Motion.”
Week: Four and Five.
11.
Stating, recognizing, and applying the definitions of the
fundamental kinematics quantities: position, displacement,
distance, velocity, speed, acceleration.
“In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.”
Frank Wilczek
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12.
Distinguishing between the concepts of instantaneous and
average change in general and as they apply to displacement,
velocity, or acceleration.
13.
Plotting position, displacement, velocity, or acceleration vs.
time graphs from given data.
14.
Solving problems involving the kinematics (in one and two
dimensions) of all of the following: Motion with constant speed,
motion with constant velocity, motion with constant acceleration,
free fall, projectile motion, uniformly circular motion.
15.
Relativity of motion and Galilean transformations.
16.
Special theory of relativity and limitations on maximum
attainable speed.
Dynamics.
Ch 5 “Forces.” and Ch 7 “Concurrent and Parallel Forces.”
Week: Six and Seven.
17.
Stating, recognizing, and applying the definitions of force,
mass and weight. Distinguishing mass and weight.
18.
Stating, recognizing, and applying Newton’s three laws of
motion and law of universal gravitation. Balance of forces and
vector additions. Static and equilibrium.
19.
Stating, recognizing and applying the Hooke’s law.
20.
Distinguishing between centripetal and centrifugal forces.
Solving problems involving all three laws of Newton.
21.
Work, Energy, and Power. Conservation of Energy and
Momentum.
Ch 6 “Momentum” and Ch 8 “Work and Energy.”
Week: Eight and Nine
22.
Stating, recognizing and applying the definitions of work,
kinetic energy, potential energy, and power.
23.
Distinguishing between conservative and non conservative
forces.
24.
Stating or recognizing the work-energy theorem and
principles of conservation of energy. Solving problems by
appealing to this theorem.
“In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.”
Frank Wilczek
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25.
Distinguishing between rest energy, total energy, and
kinetic energy using results from the special theory of relativity.
26.
Stating, recognizing, and applying the definition of power.
27.
Stating or recognizing the definition of momentum, impulse
and the impulse-momentum theorem.
28.
Stating and recognizing the principle of conservation of
momentum. Solving problems.
29.
Solving collision, explosion, and propulsion problems using
work-energy and momentum-impulse methods.
Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics.
Ch 9 “Rotational Motion”, Ch 10 “Simple Machines” and
Ch 11 “Universal Gravitation and Satellite Motion.”
Week: Ten and Eleven
30.
Stating, recognizing, and applying the definition of the
fundamental quantities of rotational kinematics; angular
displacement, angular speed, angular velocity, and angular
acceleration.
31.
Stating, recognizing, and applying the relationship between
the fundamental kinematic angular quantities and their
translational counterparts.
Stating, recognizing, and applying the definition of the
32.
fundamental quantities of rotational dynamics: momentum of
inertia, torque, rotational kinetic energy, and angular momentum.
33.
Solving rolling motions.
34.
Stating and recognizing the principle of conservation of
angular momentum and the conditions for its applicability.
Hurricane physics and solving problems.
35.
Kepler’s second law of planetary motion and the angular
momentum.
36.
Stating and recognizing the conditions for rotational and
translational equilibrium. Solving problems.
Elasticity.
“In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.”
Frank Wilczek
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Ch 12 “Matter.”
Week: Twelve
37.
Stating, recognizing, and applying the definitions of stress,
and strain.
38.
Stating, recognizing, and applying the definitions of Young’s
modulus, shear modulus, and bulk modulus.
Fluids and Fluid dynamics.
Ch. 13 “Fluids
Week: Thirteen
39.
Stating and recognizing the definition of a fluid.
40.
Stating, recognizing, and applying the definition of density
and pressure.
41.
Stating and recognizing the basic principle of fluid statics:
Pascal’s principle and Archimedes principles.
42.
Stating and recognizing the relationship between the
buoyant force and the variation of pressure with depth in a fluid.
Structure of the atmosphere.
43.
Solving problems.
44.
Stating and recognizing the conditions for ideal fluid flow.
Applying the definition of flow rate. Recognizing the definition of
gradient force.
45.
Stating and recognizing the basic principles of fluid
dynamics: the equations of continuity and Bernoulli’s principle.
46.
Turbulence, winds, and the dynamic of wind motions.
Waves and Simple Harmonic Motion. Sound
Ch 16 “Waves and Sound.”
Week: Fourteen
47.
Stating and recognizing the definition of simple harmonic
motion and the conditions under which it occurs.
48.
Stating, recognizing, and applying the definitions of period,
amplitude, frequency, and phase as they relate to simple
harmonic motion.
49.
The simple pendulum and harmonic motion.
“In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.”
Frank Wilczek
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50.
Distinguishing between natural and forced oscillations.
Distinguishing between damped and undamped oscillations.
51.
Stating and recognizing the concept of resonance.
52.
Stating and recognizing the concept of a wave.
Distinguishing between longitudinal and transversal waves.
53.
Stating, recognizing, and applying the concept of
superposition of waves. Interference. Sound.
54.
Stating and recognizing the following wave phenomena:
Interference, the Doppler Effect, the beat phenomenon.
Temperature, Heat, and Basics of the Kinetic theory of Matter.
Ch 14 “Temperature and Heat Transfer”, Ch 15 “Properties of
Gases.”
Week: Fifteen and Sixteen
55.
Stating and recognizing the concept of temperature and the
units of measurements of temperature.
56.
Stating and recognizing the law of thermal expansion of
materials.
57.
Stating and recognizing ideal gases and its equation of
state.
58.
Solving problems.
59.
Recognizing the concept of heat, the definitions of internal
energy and latent heat.
60.
Recognizing the definition of heat capacity.
Stating and recognizing the definition of heat transfer.
61.
62.
Boltzmann law.
63.
Weather and Meteorology. Human comfort and biometeorology. Basic ideas about Astrobiology.
64.
Stating and recognizing the definition of a thermodynamic
process.
65.
Stating and recognizing the definition of isobaric,
isothermal, adiabatic, and isochoric processes.
66.
Distinguishing between irreversible and reversible
processes.
67.
Relating the concept of heat, work, internal energy to
thermodynamic processes and heat engines.
“In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.”
Frank Wilczek
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68.
Stating and recognizing the first and second laws of
thermodynamics.
69.
Carnot cycles and the efficiency of cycles.
70.
Stating and recognizing the concept of entropy. Calculating
the entropy change. Entropy and reversibility. Entropy and order.
01/05/11
Introduction to
class.
01/10/11
Ch 0 and Ch 1
01/17/11
Ch. 2 and 3
01/24/11
Ch 4
01/31/11
Ch 4
TEST I
02/07/11
Ch 5
02/14/11
Ch 7
02/21/11
Ch 6
02/28/11
Ch 8
TEST II
03/07/11
Ch 9 and Ch 10
03/14/11
Ch 10 and Ch
11
03/21/11
Ch 12
03/28/11
Ch 13
TEST III
04/04/11
Ch 16
04/11/11
Ch 14
04/18/11
Ch 15
FINAL EXAM or TEST IV on the Week of 04/25/11 to 04/29/11
Miami Dade College Learning Outcomes covered by this course:
• Communicate effectively using listening, speaking, reading, and
writing skills.
• Use quantitative analytical skills to evaluate and process
numerical data: You will need to analyze data extensively in the
laboratory investigations that are aligned with the course
(PHY2054L) and from class demonstrations.
• Solve problems using critical and creative thinking and scientific
reasoning. Problem solving is the foundation to being successful
in class.
“In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.”
Frank Wilczek
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Formulate strategies to locate, evaluate, and apply information.
To complete the research presentation “The life of a Physicist.”
You will need to use at least four different resources and
evaluate the information in them before presenting it to class.
Demonstrate knowledge of diverse cultures, including global and
historical perspectives. Part of the presentation should include a
brief historical prospective
Demonstrate knowledge of ethical thinking and its application to
issues in society.
Use computer and emerging technologies effectively.
Describe how natural systems function and recognize the impact
of humans on the environment. Applications of physical
phenomena in technological advances will be discussed and put
into prospective in class.
“In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.”
Frank Wilczek
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