10806187Calculus Based Physics 1
Course Information
Description
This course is designed to provide a calculus-based approach to the study of physics. Topics include: units and unit conversions, mechanics, rotational mechanics, work and energy, oscillations and waves.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Solve problems using vectors.
    Assessment Strategies
    through completion of homework
    through completion of quizzes/exams
    through completion of lab activities
    Criteria
    you describe the difference between a scalar and a vector
    you can add two or more vectors
    you can multiply a scalar and a vector
    you can calculate a dot (scalar) product
    you can calculate a cross (vector) product

  2. Solve problems using kinematic equations
    Assessment Strategies
    through completion of homework
    through completion of quizzes/exams
    through completion of lab activities
    Criteria
    you can describe concepts of kinematics, including position, displacement , velocity, and acceleration
    you can solve one, two, and three dimensional kinematic problems

  3. Solve problems using Newton's Laws
    Assessment Strategies
    through completion of homework
    through completion of quizzes/exams
    through completion of lab activities
    Criteria
    you can define force
    you can state Newton's 3 laws
    you can draw a free body diagram
    you can use Newton's Laws to solve problems

  4. Calculate work and energy
    Assessment Strategies
    through completion of homework
    through completion of quizzes/exams
    through completion of lab activities
    Criteria
    you can calculate work done by constant and variable forces
    you can describe the work-energy theorem
    you can describe conservative and non-conservative forces
    you can describe and calculate kinetic and potential energy

  5. Solve problems using conservation of energy
    Assessment Strategies
    through completion of homework
    through completion of quizzes/exams
    through completion of lab activities
    Criteria
    you can describe conservation of energy
    you solve problems using conservation of energy

  6. Solve power problems
    Assessment Strategies
    through completion of homework
    through completion of quizzes/exams
    through completion of lab activities
    Criteria
    you can describe power
    you can solve problems involving power

  7. Solve momentum problems
    Assessment Strategies
    through completion of homework
    through completion of quizzes/exams
    through completion of lab activities
    Criteria
    you can describe momentum
    you can describe the connection between momentum and impulse
    you can describe conservation of momentum
    you can solve problems involving momentum, including one and two dimensional collisions

  8. Solve center of mass problems
    Assessment Strategies
    through completion of homework
    through completion of quizzes/exams
    through completion of lab activities
    Criteria
    you can describe center of mass
    you can calculate the center of mass
    you can solve problems involving center of mass

  9. Solve problems using rotational kinematics
    Assessment Strategies
    through completion of homework
    through completion of quizzes/exams
    through completion of lab activities
    Criteria
    you can describe concepts of rotational kinematics, including angular position, angular displacement, angular velocity, and angular acceleration
    you can compare linear and rotational variables
    you can solve problems using rotational kinematics

  10. Solve problems using torque
    Assessment Strategies
    through completion of homework
    through completion of quizzes/exams
    through completion of lab activities
    Criteria
    you can describe rotational moment of inertia
    you can describe torque
    you can calculate the moment of  inertia
    you can use the parallel axis theorem
    you can solve problems involving torque

  11. Solve problems using rotational energy
    Assessment Strategies
    through completion of homework
    through completion of quizzes/exams
    through completion of lab activities
    Criteria
    you can describe rotational kinetic energy
    you can solve rotation problems using conservation of energy
    you can solve rolling problems using conservation of energy

  12. Solve problems using angular momentum
    Assessment Strategies
    through completion of homework
    through completion of quizzes/exams
    through completion of lab activities
    Criteria
    you can describe angular momentum
    you can describe conservation of angular momentum
    you can solve problems involving angular momentum

  13. Solve simple harmonic motion problems
    Assessment Strategies
    through completion of homework
    through completion of quizzes/exams
    through completion of lab activities
    Criteria
    you can describe simple harmonic motion
    you can calculate energy of a simple harmonic oscillator
    you can describe resonance
    you solve problems involving simple harmonic motion, including damping and forced oscillations
    you can compare simple harmonic motion to uniform circular motion

  14. Solve wave problems
    Assessment Strategies
    through completion of homework
    through completion of quizzes/exams
    through completion of lab activities
    Criteria
    you describe the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves
    you can describe the properties of a wave including wavelength, frequency, period, speed, and amplitude
    you can describe a traveling wave
    you can calculate the energy transported by a wave
    you can calculate problems involving waves

  15. Solve problems using the superposition principle
    Assessment Strategies
    through completion of homework
    through completion of quizzes/exams
    through completion of lab activities
    Criteria
    you can describe the super position principle
    you can add two waves
    you describe beats
    you can describe a standing wave
    you can calculate the resonant frequency for waves on a string and waves in a tube - both open and closed ends
    you can describe Fourier's theorem