PHY142 – 01
COLLEGE PHYSICS (II)
WINTER 2009
Instructor
Shan C. Huang
Office: Room 4231, Phone (937) 512-2185
Office Hours: MWF 12:00 – 1:00 pm; T & H 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Email: Please use ANGEL course email
Textbook: Physics by Giancoli, 6th Edition, Prentice Hall
Prerequisite: PHY141
Course Description: Algebra-based University parallel sequence in properties of
matter, hydrostatics, fluid dynamics, heat, thermodynamics, oscillation, wave,
sound, and wave nature of light. Three lecture, three lab hours per week.
General Education Outcomes:
- Raise relevant questions.
- Articulate ideas or problems.
- Organize observable data into useful format.
- Use appropriate problem solving methods.
- Construct measure to evaluate appropriateness, truthfulness, usefulness,
or validity of an idea or argument.
- Demonstrate analysis of information to support a chosen position with
attention to consequences.
- Recognize logical fallacies.
Course Outcomes:
Fluid Mechanics – study the principles and applications in fluid static and fluid
dynamics.
Oscillations and Waves – describe and predict the behavior of mechanical
oscillators and waves. Describe the properties of mechanical waves including
their ability to transfer energy.
Sound – describe the properties of sound and its wave nature.
Temperature, Heat, and Thermodynamics –describe, analyze, and evaluate
thermal systems using the concepts of temperature, heat, thermal properties,
kinetic theory, ideal gas law, work, and energy conservation.
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Course Outline:
Lecture
Statics of Fluid
Dynamics of Fluid
Simple Harmonic Motion
Wave
Sound
Temperature and Kinetic Theory
Heat
The Laws of Thermodynamics
Labs
Hydrostatic Pressure
Fluid Flow with a Siphon
Simple Harmonic Motion
Standing Waves
Sound Wave and Beat
Speed of Sound
Doppler Effect in Universe
Thermal Expansion
Mechanical Equivalent of Heat
Specific Heat & Latent Heat
Heat Engine
Tentative Course Schedule:
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Date
M 1/5
W 1/7
F 1/9
M 1/12
W 1/14
F 1/16
M 1/19
W 1/21
F 1/23
M 1/26
W 1/28
F 1/30
M 2/2
W 2/4
F 2/6
M 2/9
W 2/11
F 2/13
M 2/16
W 2/18
F 2/20
M 2/23
W 2/25
F 2/27
M 3/1
W 3/3
F 3/5
M 3/9
W 3/11
Chapter
Modules 1 & 2
Sections 10.1-3
Modules 3 & 4
Sections 10.4-7
Lab – Hydrostatic Pressure
Module 5
Sections 10.8-9
Module 6
Sections 10.10 & 14
Lab – Fluid Flow with a Siphon
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday; campus closed
Modules 7 & 8
Sections 11.1-3
Lab – Simple Harmonic Motion
Modules 9 & 10
Sections 11.4-9
Module 11
Sections 11.10-15
Lab – Standing Waves
Module 12
Sections 12.1-3
Modules 13 & 14
Sections 12.4-6
Lab – Sound Wave and Beat; Speed of Sound
Modules 15 & 16
Section 12.7-9
Exam Review
Lab – Doppler Effect in Universe
Midterm Exam (Chapters 10-12; Modules 1-16)
Modules 17 & 18
Sections 13.1-5
Lab – Thermal Expansion
Module 19
Sections 13.6-8
Module 20
Sections 13.9-11
Lab – Mechanical Equivalent of Heat
Module 21
Sections 14.1-3
Modules 22 & 23
Sections 14.4-8
Lab – Specific Heat and Latent Heat
Module 24
Sections 15.1-3
Module 25
Sections 15.4-7
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F 3/13
M 3/16
W 3/18
F 3/20
Lab – Heat Engine
Exam Review
Final Exam (Chapters 13-15; Modules 17-25)
End of Class
Modules:
M01 – Density and Specific Gravity (pp.255-6)
M02 – Pressure in Static Fluid (pp.257-8)
M03 – Atmospheric and Gauge Pressure (pp. 259-262)
M04 – Buoyancy and Archimedes’ Principle (pp.263-8)
M05 – Fluids in Motion (pp.268-271)
M06 – Airplanes, Pumps, and the Heart (pp.272-274; pp.278-9)
M07 – Simple Harmonic Motion (pp.286-291)
M08 – Sinusoidal Nature of SHM (pp.292-295)
M09 – The Simple Pendulum (pp.296-9)
M10 – Wave Motion (pp.300-306)
M11 – Standing Waves (pp.306-312)
M12 – Sound: Intensity and Loudness (pp.322 – 329)
M13 – Sound: Sources (pp.329-334)
M14 – Sound: Interference and Beat (pp.334-7)
M15 – Doppler Effect (pp.338-343)
M16 – Sound: Applications (pp.343-345)
M17 – Temperature and Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics (pp.352-7)
M18 – Thermal Expansion (pp.357-361)
M19 – Idea Gas Law (pp.361-366)
M20 – Kinetic Theory (pp.366-370)
M21 – Heat (pp.384-388)
M22 – Calorimetry (pp.388-395)
M23 – Heat Transfer (pp.395-403)
M24 – Laws of Thermodynamics (pp.409-415)
M25 – Heat Engine (pp.415-427)
Grading and Course Policies:
Homework
Quizzes
Labs
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Total
Letter Grade:
10 %
10%
20 %
30 %
30%
100 %
90 – 100 % A
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80 – 89 %
70 – 79 %
60 – 69 %
Under 60 %
B
C
D
F
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Quizzes are part of the lecture in the classroom, it cannot be repeated if
you missed the class. The lowest grade will be dropped.
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Grade Posting – grades are posted in “my.sinclair” ANGEL portal. Please
check your grades regularly to monitor your progress.
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To receive credits, all papers must be
o Legible
o Work must be shown and organized.
o Lab data must be correct or within reasonable error margin
o Graphs must be properly labeled
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Make-up Exam –
o Make-up exams can be scheduled and taken at the testing center.
o There will be a 10% penalty for students taking make-up exam
without proper excuse and credible documents.
o Make-up exam questions are different from the scheduled exam but
will be kept at the same difficulty level.
o All testing center rules must be followed.
o Tartan ID card is required at the testing center.
o Bring calculator. (Memory must be cleared)
o Make-up exam cannot be rescheduled.
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Make-up lab – at the instructor’s discretion, make-up labs can be
scheduled and done in Physics Resource Lab (PRL). Reports must be
stamped by PRL to prove presence. A grade of “0” will be assigned
to reports without the stamp.
Useful Places and Links:
Physics & Astronomy Department, Room 4230, Phone (937) 512-3047
http://www.sinclair.edu/academics/las/departments/phy/
Physics Resource Lab, Room 4241, Phone (937) 512-5126
http://www.sinclair.edu/centers/prl/index.cfm
SCC Tutorial Center, Room 10-444, Phone (937) 512-2792
http://www.sinclair.edu/stservices/edu/Tutorial/index.cfm
Testing Center, Room 10-445, Phone (937) 512-3076
http://www.sinclair.edu/stservices/enrl/testing/TestingCenterHours/index.cfm
Sinclair Policies, Procedures, and Services for Students:
http://www.sinclair.edu/stservices/edu/policies/index.cfm
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