This is the second semester of a three-semester, calculus-based physics sequence. A required prerequisite is PS 150 - Physics I for Engineers, and the following course is PS 250 - Physics III for Engineers. We will cover simple harmonic motion, waves, fluids, heat, kinetic theory, thermodynamics, and geometrical and physical optics. Prerequisite: PS 150, Co-requisite: MA 242.
Text: Principles
of Physics, 4th
edition,
by Serway & Jewett.
Chapters 12-18, 25-27.
Recommended Text: University
Physics,
11th edition, by Young and Freedman.
Recommended Hypertext: Hyperphysics
Recommended Print Texts: Physics by
Tipler (ERAU library QC 21.2 .T548), Light and Matter
by Crowell (online), The Physics of
Waves by Howard Georgi (Harvard)
See the syllabus
for more detailed information.
What is physics?
What is required to succeed in physics?
What should you be able to do after this
course?
Techniques for success:
How
to Read Textbooks
Recommendations
for study
test-taking strategies
problem
solving
suggestions
WELCOME!
The skill to do math on
a page
Has declined to the point of outrage
Equations quadratica
Are solved on Math'matica,
And on birthdays we don't know our age
Lunar
Laser
Ranging
Apache
Point
"Near-Earth object" NASA orbital simulations
Your
surface area
Solar images from SOHO
calorie vs
Calorie
Water
boiling in space
Plaskett's Star: here and
here
Binary
Stars
Alexander
Calder
Stress and Strain:
Elastic
modulus - Young - Shear - Bulk
Ancient
Lake
Bonneville
Earth's
crust
Post Glacial
Rebound of the Earth's Crust
Earthquake
effects
Tsunami
observations
Boyle's
Law (Boyle)
Charles'
Law (Charles)
Avogadro's Law (Avogadro)
Gas
Laws
more Guided
Tours
Aristotle's
PHYSICS
(or here)
Philosophy
of
Nature, by Ian Thompson
Thomas Aquinas
(or here)
The Galileo Project
Tutorials
The
Physics Hypertext
Active
Physics
ThinkQuest
Available at the Jack R. Hunt Library are the following items:
Understanding
Physics, by Isaac Asimov - a great science fiction writer
explains
physics.
Cartoon Guide
to Physics, by Gonick and Huffman - physical principles in a
visual format.
3000 Physics
Problems - lots and lots of practice quantitative problems.
Practice at problem solving is an important part of learning physics, especially for engineers. I suggest that you work as many problems as possible.