Welcome to PHY 100
Take 1 of these …
Take 2 of these …
Objectives
Learn some neat physics …
EXAM #1
Chapters 2,3,4
Describing and explaining motion
EXAM #2
Chapter 5
The Law of Universal Gravitation
Chapters 6,7
Conservation of Energy and Momentum
EXAM #3
Chapters 11, 12
Structure and States of Matter
Chapter 13
Thermal Energy
EXAM #4
Chapter 15
Vibrations and Waves
Chapter 20
Electricity
Chapter 23, 24
The Early and Modern Atom
General education goals …
Ability to communicate effectively
Ability to employ quantitative concepts and mathematical
methods
Ability to think critically and analytically
Course Design
Read assigned material / Answer reading questions
Come to lecture and participate!
Do assigned problems
If confused
seek help!!!
Grade
Calculation
Grade Calculation
Method #1
54% - Three Highest Exams (18% each)
16% - Final Exam
15% - Problem Sets
15% - Reading Quizzes
Fool’s Gold
Method #2
75% - Four Exams (25% each)
25% - Final Exam
Note: Three reading quiz grades, one problem-set grade, and one exam grade will
be dropped.
Course Information
Instructor Information:
Dr. Kevin Aptowicz
128 Merion Science Center
phone: 610.436.3010
kaptowicz@wcupa.edu
Important Dates:
Exam #1 – September 26th, 2007
Exam #2 – October 14th, 2007
Exam #3 – November 7th, 2007
Exam #4 – December 9th, 2007
Office Hours:
M/Tu/W/F 11 am – 12 pm
Tu 1 pm – 2 pm
Text:
Kirkpatrick, L. and G. Francis. 2010. Physics: A World View (Seventh Edition).
Belmont, CA: Brooks Cole.
Webpage: Google ‘Aptowicz’
All this information is in the syllabus.
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Welcome to PHY 100
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Results of a google image search for ‘physics’.
Reading Questions
The subject matter in this course is
a) psychology.
b) physics.
c) philosophy.
d) Indo-Tibetan Buddhism
e) physiology.
First ‘pop’ reading
quiz is Friday!
Experimental results can never prove an idea; they can only disprove it.
a) True
b) False
Which of the following is not a valid criterion for the acceptance of a physical
law or theory?
a) agreement with past data
b) based on scientific principles
c) ability to predict future results
d) prestige of the scientist proposing it
Where do physical laws come from?
E = mc2
This large boulder was found in Marshall County, northeastern Kansas. It was
carried by an ice sheet from northern Minnesota or Canada. It is a type of
volcanic rock.
Where do physical laws come from?
The force that causes an apple to drop is the same force as keeps the
moon in orbit: gravity.
CQ 1.1
What is the issue with the following physical law:
Little elves, a billion times smaller than an atom, use a glue
called aptostick to keep atoms together.
A. Does not account for known data.
B. It does not make predictions that are testable.
C. It does not have a scientific basis.
D. This ‘physical law’ has multiple issues.
CQ 1.2
Which of the following is not a valid criterion for the
acceptance of a physical law or theory?
A.
B.
C.
D.
agreement with past data
based on scientific principles
ability to predict future results
prestige of the scientist proposing it
Reading Questions
Angstrom, Astronomical Unit, Barleycorn, Cubit, Fathom, Fermi, Foot, Furlong,
Hand, Inch, League, Light-Year, Meter, Micron, Mil, Mile, Nautical Mile,
Pace, Palm, Parsec, Pica, Point, Rod, Stadium, Thumbnail, and a Yard are
a) units of length.
b) units of force.
c) units of shear rate.
d) All of the above.
In the metric system, prefixes are multiples of:
a) two.
b) five.
c) ten.
d) two hundred and seventy three.
Using the powers-of-ten-notation, 103 is equal to
a) 3 x 10 = 30.
b) 10 + 3 =13.
c) 3 x 100 = 300.
d) 10 x 10 x 10 = 1,000.
CQ 2.1
The diameter of a typical atom is approximately
0.000 000 000 1 meter. This can also we written as?
A) 1 x 10-9 meter
B) 1 x 10-10 meter
C) 1 x 10-11 meter
D) 1 x 10-12 meter
E) 1 x 10-13 meter
F) 1 x 109 meter
CQ 2.2
What is the result of the following calculation …
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A) 1
B) 100
C) 1,000
D) 1,000,000
E) 1,000,000,000
F) 1,000,000,000,000,000
How fast is Cole Hamels 95 mph fast ball in units of
meters/seconds?
CQ 2.3
Which of the following expressions gives the number of
seconds in one week?
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