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Aug 31, 2024
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PHY 106 - Survey of Physics Credits: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 Practicum Hours: 0 Work Experience: 0 Course Type: Core The student is exposed to the scientific method with an emphasis on elementary problem-solving. Along with a review of basic mathematics, the topics of weights and measures, mechanics, heat, gas laws, electricity, magnetism, sound, light and modern physics are covered. Competencies
- Use units in the SI and USCS unit systems
- List the SI units
- Estimate SI measurements in equivalent USCS measurements
- Convert the SI measurements and units to equivalent units
- Classify distance, speed and acceleration in uniform rectilinear motion
- Identify distance, speed and acceleration variables in rectilinear motion
- Describe relationship between distance, speed and acceleration
- Predict changes in speed and acceleration from distance measurements of rectilinear motion
- Calculate speed and acceleration from distance measurements of rectilinear motion
- Apply Newton’s Laws of Motion in linear and circular motion influenced by friction and gravity
- Explain Newton’s Three Laws of Linear Motion
- Identify examples of Newton’s Three Laws of Linear Motion.
- Solve Newton’ Second Law of Motion
- Identify example of Newton’s Laws of Circular Motion
- Classify the principles of work, energy and power in simple mechanical systems.
- Identify work, energy and power in mechanical systems
- Estimate quantity of work, energy and power in mechanical systems.
- Compute work, energy and power in mechanical systems
- Classify the principles of heat and temperature and their relationship to specific heats, latent heats, calorimetry, and heat transfer
- Explain the principles of heat and temperature
- Explain the relationships between heat and specific heats, latent heats, calorimetry and heat transfer
- Explain the relationships between temperature and specific heats, latent heats, calorimetry and heat transfer
- Compute heat, specific heat, latent heat and heat transfer
- Apply the Laws of Thermodynamics as they apply to simple physical systems
- Define the three Laws of Thermodynamics
- Select examples demonstrating the three Laws of Thermodynamics
- Classify the basic principles governing the behavior of fluids.
- Identify the basic principles governing the behavior of fluids
- Explain the behavior of fluids.
- Discuss the mechanical properties of waves and vibrating systems
- List the mechanical properties of waves and vibrating systems.
- Select examples demonstrating the mechanical properties of waves and vibrating systems
- Apply the basic principles of electricity and magnetism and their relationship to simple electrical circuits and electromechanical devices
- Identify examples of electricity in simple electrical circuits
- Identify examples of magnetism produced by simple electrical circuits.
- Explain the relationship between electricity, magnetism and electromechanical devices
- Summarize the basic principle of electricity
- Summarize the basic principle of magnetism.
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