Genaral Physics 1
Genaral Physics 1
1|Page, Budgeted Lessons for General Physics 1 Prepared by: Romel A. Defacto, LPT
Differentiate contact and noncontact forces
Chapter 4 Newton’s Laws of Motion
Distinguish mass and weight 4.1 Force, page 99
Identify action-reaction pairs 4.4 Mass and Weight, page 109
Newton’s Laws of 4.6 Free-Body Diagrams, page 116
Draw free-body diagrams
Motion and
Apply Newton’s 1st law to obtain quantitative and qualitative conclusions about the
Applications
contact and noncontact forces acting on a body in equilibrium (1 lecture) 3
2nd law and kinematics to obtain quantitative and qualitative conclusions about the
Chapter 5 Applications of Newton’s Laws
velocity and acceleration of one or more bodies, and the contact and noncontact
5.1 Equilibrium of a Particle, page 128
forces acting on one or more bodies
5.2 Application of Newton’s Second Law, page 133
Solve problems using Newton’s Laws of motion in contexts such as, but not limited to,
ropes and pulleys, the design of mobile sculptures, transport of loads on conveyor 5.3 Contact Forces and Friction, page 137
belts, force needed to move stalled vehicles, determination of safe driving speeds on
banked curved roads
Determine the work done by a force (not necessarily constant) acting on a system
Relate the work done by a constant force to the change in kinetic energy of a system
Apply the work-energy theorem to obtain quantitative and qualitative conclusions Chapter 7 Work and Energy
regarding the work done, initial and final velocities, mass and kinetic energy of a 7.2 Work, page 192
system. 7.3 Work and Kinetic Energy, page 196
Relate power to work, energy, force, and velocity 7.4 Work Done by Varying Force, page 200
Work, Energy, and
Explain the properties and the effects of conservative forces 7.5 Potential Energy, page 203
Energy
7.6 Conservation of Energy, page 208
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Conservation Identify conservative and nonconservative forces 7.7 Conservative and Nonconservative Forces,
Determine whether or not energy conservation is applicable in a given example page 212
before and after description of a physical system 7.8 Power, page 216
Solve problems involving work, energy, and power in contexts such as, but not limited
to, bungee jumping, design of roller-coasters, number of people required to build
structures such as the Great Pyramids and the rice terraces; power and energy
requirements of human activities such as sleeping vs. sitting vs. standing, running vs.
walking. (Conversion of joules to calories should be emphasized at this point.)
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Collisions Predict motion of constituent particles for different types of collisions (e.g., elastic, 8.4 Elastic Collision
inelastic) 8.5 Impulse
8.6 Center of mass
Solve problems involving center of mass, impulse, and momentum in contexts such
8.7 Motion of the Center of Mass
as, but not limited to, rocket motion, vehicle collisions, and ping-pong. (Emphasize
also the concept of whiplash and the sliding, rolling, and mechanical deformations
in vehicle collisions.)
Calculate the moment of inertia about a given axis of single-object and multiple- Chapter 9 Rotational Motion
object systems (1 lecture with exercises)
9.1 Angular Velocity and Angular Acceleration,
Calculate magnitude and direction of torque using the definition of torque as a cross
page 267
product
9.2 Rotation with constant Angular acceleration,
Rotational Describe rotational quantities using vectors
page 270
equilibrium and Apply the rotational kinematic relations for systems with constant angular
rotational
Chapter 10 Dynamics of Rotation Motion 4
accelerations
10.1 Torque, page 294
dynamics Determine angular momentum of different systems
10.2 Torque and Angular Acceleration, 297
Recognize whether angular momentum is conserved or not over various time intervals
10.4 Angular Momentum, page 305
in a given system
Solve rotational kinematics and dynamics problems, in contexts such as, but not
10.5 Conservation of Angular Momentum 307
limited to, flywheels as energy storage devices, and spinning hard drives 10.6 Equilibrium of a Rigid Body 311
Use Newton’s law of gravitation to infer gravitational force, weight, and acceleration
due to gravity
Discuss the physical significance of gravitational field
Chapter 6 Circular Motion and gravitation
2 Gravity
Apply Kepler’s 3rd Law of planetary motion
For circular orbits, relate Kepler’s third law of planetary motion to Newton’s law of
6.3 Newton’s Law of Gravitation 170
6.4 Weight 172
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gravitation and centripetal acceleration
Solve gravity-related problems in contexts such as, but not limited to, inferring the
6.5 Satellite Motion 175
mass of the Earth, inferring the mass of Jupiter from the motion of its moons, and
calculating escape speeds from the Earth and from the solar system
Relate the amplitude, frequency, angular frequency, period, displacement, velocity,
and acceleration of oscillating systems
Analyze the motion of an oscillating system using energy and Newton’s 2nd law Chapter 11 Elasticity and Periodic Motion
approaches
11.2 Periodic Motion, page 340
Calculate the period and the frequency of spring mass, simple pendulum, and
11.3 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion, page 343
Periodic Motion physical pendulum
11.4 Equations of Simple Harmonic Motion, p 346
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Describe the conditions for resonance
Define mechanical wave, longitudinal wave, transverse wave, periodic wave, and
11.5 The Simple Pendulum, page 351
sinusoidal wave 11.6 Damped and Forced Oscillations, page 354
Calculate the propagation speed, power transmitted by waves on a string with given
tension, mass, and length (1 lecture
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Apply the condition for standing waves on a string Chapter 12 Mechanical Waves and Sounds
12.1 Mechanical Waves 365
Relate the frequency (source dependent) and wavelength of sound with the motion 12.3 Wave Speeds 369
of the source and the listener 12.4 Mathematical Description of a Wave 371
12.7 Longitudinal Standing Waves 380
Mechanical
12.8 Interference 384
Waves and Sound Solve problems involving sound and mechanical waves in contexts such as, but not 2
12.9 Sound and Hearing 385
limited to, echolocation, musical instruments, ambulance sounds
12.10 Sound Intensity 386
12.12 The Doppler Effect 391
Relate pressure to area and force
Chapter 13 Fluid Mechanics
Apply Pascal’s principle in analyzing fluids in various systems
13.1 Density 407
Apply the concept of buoyancy and Archimedes’ principle 13.2 Pressure in a Fluid 409
13.3 Archimedes’ Principle: Buoyancy 416
Apply Bernoulli’s principle and continuity equation, whenever appropriate, to infer
13.4 Surface Tension and Capillarity 419
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Fluid Mechanics relations involving pressure, elevation, speed, and flux
13.5 Fluid Flow 422
Solve problems involving fluids in contexts such as, but not limited to, floating and
13.6 Bernoulli’s Equation 424
sinking, swimming, Magdeburg hemispheres, boat design, hydraulic devices, and
13.7 Applications of Bernoulli’s Equation 427
balloon flight
Explain the connection between the Zeroth Law of Thermo-dynamics, temperature,
thermal equilibrium, and temperature scales
Convert temperatures and temperature differences in the following scales: Chapter 14 Temperature and Heat
Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin 14.1 Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium 441
Calculate volume or length changes of solids due to changes in temperature 14.2 Temperature Scales 443
Heat and 14.3 Thermal Expansion 446
Thermodynamics
Solve problems involving temperature, thermal expansion, heat capacity, heat
14.4 Quantity of Heat 451
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transfer, and thermal equilibrium in contexts such as, but not limited to, the design of
bridges and train rails using steel, relative severity of steam burns and water burns, 14.5 Phase Changes 454
thermal insulation, sizes of stars, and surface temperatures of planets 14.6 Calorimetry 458
Solve problems using the Stefan-Boltzmann law and the heat current formula for 14.7 Heat Transfer 459
radiation and conduction
(1 lecture)
Enumerate the properties of an ideal gas Chapter 15 Thermal Properties of Matter
Solve problems involving ideal gas equations in contexts such as, but not limited to, 15.2 Equations of State 479
Ideal Gases and the design of metal containers for compressed gases 15.3 Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas 486
State the relationship between changes internal energy, work done, and thermal
the Laws of 15.5 The First Law of Thermodynamics 493 4
energy supplied through the First Law of Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics 15.6 Thermodynamic Processes 501
Use the First Law of Thermodynamics in combination with the known properties of
15.7 Properties of an Ideal Gas 503
adiabatic, isothermal, isobaric, and isochoric processes
Chapter 16 The second Law of Thermodynamics
Solve problems involving the application of the First Law of Thermodynamics in
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contexts such as, but not limited to, the boiling of water, cooling a room with an air 16.2 Heat Engines 518
conditioner, diesel engines, and gases in containers with pistons 16.3 Internal Combustion Engines 521
Calculate the efficiency of a heat engine 16.4 Refrigerators 523
Describe reversible and irreversible processes 16.5 The Second Law of Thermodynamics 526
Explain how entropy is a measure of disorder 16.6 The Carnot Engine: The Most Efficient Heat
Engine 527
State the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
16.7 Entropy 531
Solve problems involving the application of the Second Law of Thermodynamics in
context such as, but not limited to, heat engines, heat pumps, internal combustion
engines, refrigerators, and fuel economy
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