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Aug 31, 2024
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PHY 710 - Technical Physics Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Practicum Hours: 0 Work Experience: 0 Course Type: Voc/Tech A physics course for students of technology. Topics include forces, work, energy, heat, electricity and magnetism with a strong emphasis on practical applications. Prerequisite OR Corequisite: MAT 772 or MAT 129 or MAT 130 Competencies
- Use metric units and their prefixes
- Practice conversion between metric prefixes
- Define Standard International (SI) Units for distance, mass, area, volume and time
- Compare SI units for distance, mass, area, volume and time
- Construct graphs and tables of numerical data
- Identify independent variable and dependent variable
- Determine differences between independent and dependent variables
- Organize numerical data
- Construct a graph using independent and dependent variables
- Interpret graphs and tables of numerical data
- Explain the relationship between independent and dependent variables
- Develop a hypothesis from data curve
- Define the three Laws of Motion
- Apply the three Laws of Motion in ordinary mechanics
- State physical examples supporting each of the three Laws of Motion
- Solve the Second Law of Motion
- Distinguish between work, energy, and power
- Classify energy types
- Apply potential and kinetic energy equation to solve for missing variable
- Classify work
- Classify power
- Perform work, energy and power calculations in simple mechanical systems
- Calculate work
- Calculate power
- Compare work and power
- Evaluate mechanical advantage and efficiency for simple machines
- Classify mechanical advantage
- Estimate the efficiency for simple machines
- Calculate the efficiency for simple machines
- Distinguish between the three states of matter
- Define the three states of matter
- Define the changes of states
- Use Hooke’s Law to determine stress and strain for elastic materials
- Measure stress
- Measure strain
- Relate stress and strain in elastic materials
- Solve Hooke’s Law
- Apply Hooke’s Law in a practical mechanical system
- Identify applications of Hooke’s law
- Predict outcomes based on Hooke’s Law
- Use the Ideal Gas law to solve Gas Law Problems
- State the Ideal Gas Law
- Label components of Ideal Gas Law
- Solve Ideal Gas Law
- Apply specific heats, linear expansion, and heat transfer in common mechanical systems
- Identify specific heats of solids, liquids, and gases
- Explain linear expansion due to specific heat
- Calculate linear expansion due to specific heat
- Identify heat transfer in common mechanical systems
- Calculate heat transfer in common mechanical systems
- Apply the concepts of thermodynamic efficiency to ordinary heat engines and cooling systems
- Define heat engines
- Define heat pumps
- Distinguish between heat engines and heat pumps
- Define thermodynamic efficiency
- Compute thermodynamic efficiency for heat engines
- Compute thermodynamic efficiency for heat pumps
- Use the principles of Ohm’s Law in direct current electrical circuits
- State Ohm’s Law in direct current circuits
- Identify components of direct current circuits
- Solve Ohm’s Law for direct current circuits
- Recognize the application of electromagnetic induction in motors, generators, and transformers
- Identify electromagnetic induction in motors
- Identify electromagnetic induction in generators
- Identify electromagnetic induction in transformers
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