SYLLABUS FORM WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE Valhalla, NY lo595. l. Course #: PHYSC NAME OF ORIGINATOR /REVISOR: ALENA O CONNOR

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1 SYLLABUS FORM WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE Valhalla, NY lo595 l. Course #: PHYSC NAME OF ORIGINATOR /REVISOR: ALENA O CONNOR NAME OF COURSE ENGINEERING PHYSICS 1 WITH LAB 3. CURRENT DATE: SUMMER 2012 Please indicate whether this is a NEW COURSE or a REVISION: REVISION DATE OF PRIOR REVISION SPRING NUMBER OF CREDITS 5 5. NUMBER OF CONTACT HOURS PER WEEK: 7 (5 Lecture, 2 Lab) 6. APPROXIMATE FREQUENCY OF OFFERING THIS COURSE Every Fall Semester 7. PREREQUISITES OR ENTRY LEVEL SKILLS Pre-Calculus 8. COREQUISITES Calculus 9. PLACE OF THIS COURSE IN CURRICULUM: X Required for Curriculum (name) ENGINEERING SCIENCES College Core Elective Part of Required/Recommended Sequence with (Number of Course) 10. IS THIS COURSE DESIGNED FOR TRANSFER TOWARD A SPECIFIC MAJOR? _X_ Yes No MAJOR(S) 11. COURSE OUTCOMES: List the course s learning outcomes and describe how each outcome will be measured. Outcome - Upon successful completion, the student will be able to: Define technical terms commonly found in the study of mechanics and acoustic waves. Apply physical laws (along with mathematical formulation) to the solution of problems involving simple physical situations. Analyze word problems describing realistic situations to determine which physical principles apply. Perform laboratory investigations, to collect and analyze data both with and without computers, and to determine the precision and accuracy of the experiment. Write the results of their investigation in a report which should demonstrate elementary technical writing skills and correct English. This outcome will be measured by one or more of the following: Multiple choice questions on in-class and final exams, laboratory write-ups. Problem solving and graphical interpretation on in-class and final exam. Problem solving on in-class and final exams Lab Reports Lab Reports

2 12. COURSE GRADE Based on the above measures, how will the final course grade be calculated? Laboratory Reports 25% of final grade Approximately eleven two-hour laboratory investigations each requiring an extensive written report will be used to assess student learning during this component of the course. Class Exams - Best 3 of 4 one-hour exams 50% of final grade Classroom exams periodically given (approximately every 4 weeks) will be used to assess student achievement. Exams will be correlated with topics studied in lecture. Final Exam (two-hour comprehensive exam) 25% of final grade Overall assessment of the students acquired knowledge and understanding will be done by means of a comprehensive final exam. Make-up policy: a) Laboratory One make-up session last week of semester. b) Class Exams Lowest or one missed class exam dropped in constructing class exam average. c) Final Exam Make up allowed only for exceptional circumstances. 13. INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS: List the different instructional methods you might use, in the course of the semester. List supplementary learning options, if any Lecture, class discussions, reading assignments from the adopted textbook and from the material distributed by the instructor, lecture demonstrations, problem solving, homework, observing film, tapes, video disks, and laboratory work. Computers are integrated within the lecture and laboratory sessions as tools for demonstration, collection and processing of experimental data, as well as for simulation of physical phenomena which are otherwise not possible to study directly. 14. CROSS-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES: A. General Education Enrichment: Does this course provide opportunities to draw upon examples or concepts from outside the main objectives of this area of study? If yes, please briefly describe the content, activities or assignments. B. Information Management: Does this course provide opportunities to teach and/or require the students to apply information management skills? If yes, please briefly describe the content, activities or assignments. C. Critical Thinking: Are there components of this course which teach and/or require students to demonstrate Critical Thinking? If yes, please briefly describe the content, activities or assignments. D. Student Engagement: Does this course provide opportunities for students to participate in individual or group presentations or interactions? If yes, please briefly describe the content, activities or assignments.

3 Opportunities General Education Understanding the physical principles and their application to solve problems will improve students knowledge of the natural and technological world. The knowledge that progress in science is possible only through a cooperative effort of scientists and engineers from all over the world will give the students a global perspective of natural sciences. Information Management Critical Thinking The study of Mechanics, Vibrations, and Acoustical Waves will be presented using differential and integral calculus with emphasis on basic physical principles, and their application in technology. Each topic covered will be comprised of a lecture by the professor, as well as a reading and a problem assignment from the adopted textbook. Problem solving skills will be acquired by utilizing worked examples in the textbook and those performed by an instructor during the lecture period. In addition to the above, homework assignment will improve students ability to solve word problems. Laboratory investigation will include special reading assignment s, viewing video disks, performing experiments, collecting and analyzing data, using error analysis technique, studying simulated physical phenomena using related computer software. Students will learn various measuring techniques and methods of evaluation of collected experimental data. Particularly, during the laboratory experience, students will develop the ability to analyze and synthesize by the selection of appropriate measuring techniques, by processing their experimental data, and by forming a final conclusion. Writing their laboratory reports will improve their communication skills. Student Engagement Activities or Assignments Laboratory Reports Class exams, final exams, lab reports Class exams Homework assignments, class exams Laboratory Reports 15. TOPIC OUTLINE MECHANICS 1. INTRODUCTION: PHYSICS AND MEASUREMENTS b) Density and Atomic Mass c) Dimensional Analysis d) Conversion of Units e) Order-of-Magnitude Calculations f) Significant Figures g) Mathematical Notation 2. VECTORS a) Coordinate Systems and Frames of Reference b) Vectors and Scalars c) Some Properties of Vectors d) Components of a Vector and Unit Vectors

4 3. MOTION IN ONE DIMENSION a) Average Velocity b) Instantaneous Velocity c) Accelerations d) One-Dimensional Motion with Constant Acceleration e) Free Falling Bodies 4. MOTION IN TWO DIMENSIONS a) The Displacement Velocity and Acceleration Vectors b) Motion in Two Dimensions With Constant Acceleration c) Projectile Motion d) Uniform Circular Motion e) Tangential and Radial Acceleration in Curvilinear Motion 5. THE LAWS OF MOTION a) Introduction to Classical Mechanics b) The Concept of Force c) Newton s First Law and Inertial Frames d) Inertial Mass e) Newton s Second Law f) Weight g) Newton s Third Law h) Forces of Friction 6. CIRCULAR MOTION AND OTHER APPLICATIONS OF NEWTON S LAWS a) Newton s Second Law Applied to Uniform Circular Motion b) Motion in Accelerated Frames 7. WORK AND ENERGY a) Work done by a constant force b) The Scalar Product of Two Vectors c) Work Done by a Varying Force d) Work and Kinetic Energy e) Power 8. POTENTIAL ENERGY AND CONSERVATION OF ENERGY a) Conservative and Nonconservative Forces b) Potential Energy c) Conservation of Mechanical Energy d) Gravitational Potential Energy e) Nonconservative Forces and the Work-Energy Theorem f) Potential Energy Stored in a Spring g) Relationship Between Conservative Forces and Potential Energy h) Conservation of Energy in General 9. LINEAR MOMENTUM AND COLLISIONS a) Linear Momentum and Impulse b) Conservation of Linear Momentum c) Collisions d) The Center of Mass 10. ROTATION OF A RIGID BODY ABOUT A FIXED AXIS a) Angular Velocity and Angular Acceleration b) Rotational Kinematics: Rotational Motion w/ Constant Angular Acceleration c) Relationship between Angular and Linear Quantities d) Rotational Kinetic Energy

5 e) Calculations of Moments of Inertia f) Torque g) Relationship between Torque and Angular Acceleration h) Work and Energy in Rotational Motion 11. ROLLING MOTION, ANGULAR MOTION AND TORQUE a) Rolling Motion of a Rigid Body b) The Vector Product of Torque c) Angular Momentum of a Particle d) Rotation of a Rigid Body About a Fixed Axis e) Conservation of Angular Momentum 12. STATIC EQUILIBRIUM AND ELASTICITY a) The Conditions of Equilibrium of a Rigid Object b) The Center of Gravity c) Examples of a Rigid Body in Static Equilibrium d) Elastic Properties of Solids 13. FLUID MECHANICS a) States of Matter b) Density and Pressure c) Variation of Pressure with Density d) Pressure Measurements e) Buoyant Forces and Archimedes Principle f) Fluid Dynamics g) Streamlines and the Equation of Continuity h) Bernoulli s Equation 14. OSCILLATORY MOTION a) Simple Harmonic Motion b) Mass Attached to a Spring c) Energy of the Simple Harmonic Oscillator d) The Pendulum e) Comparing Simple Harmonic Motion With Uniform Circular Motion 15. WAVE MOTION a) Types of Waves b) One-Dimensional Traveling Waves c) Superposition and Interference of Waves d) The Velocity of Waves on Strings e) Reflection and Transmission of Waves f) Harmonic Waves g) Energy Transmitted by Harmonic Waves on Strings 16. SOUND WAVES a) Velocity of Sound Waves b) Harmonic Sound Waves c) Energy and Intensity of Harmonic Sound Waves d) Spherical and Plane Waves e) The Doppler Effect

6 17. SUPERPOSITION AND STANDING WAVES a) Superposition and Interference of Harmonic Waves b) Standing Waves c) Resonance d) Standing Waves in Air Columns e) Beats: Interference in Time 16. UNIQUE ASPECTS OF COURSE (such as equipment, specified software, space requirements, etc.) APPENDIX I: REQUIRED TEXTS AND/OR MATERIALS REQUIRED BY THE STUDENT (Include Supplementary Readings) TEXT: Laboratory: University Physics with Master Physics, 13 th Edition Young and Freeman Pub: Addison Wesley Handouts will be supplied by instructor APPENDIX II: - CATALOG DESCRIPTION: (Approximately 65 words or less) Engineering Physics I: An introduction to the principles of Mechanics, Oscillations, and Acoustic Waves. Topics included are: Kinematics and Dynamics, Work, Energy, Momentum, Hydrostatics, Hydrodynamics, Elasticity, Simple Harmonic Oscillator, Elastic Waves, Superposition Principle, Interference and qualitative discussions of special relativity. Laboratory exercises are performed on the topics covered. Prerequisite: MATH 115: Pre-calculus, Corequisite: MATH 121: Calculus I; Class Hrs. 5, Lab hours 2 ENGINEERING PHYSICS 1 LABORATORY SCHEDULE WEEK # TOPIC 1 LAB ORIENTATION 2 MEASUREMENT 3 VECTOR ADDITION 4 FREE FALL PROJECTILE MOTION 5 NEWTON'S SECOND LAW 6 FRICTION 7 CIRCULAR MOTION

7 8 BALLISTIC PENDULUM 9 COLLISIONS 10 TORQUE 11 MOMENT OF INERTIA 12 ARCHIMEDES' PRINCIPLE 13 SIMPLE HARMONIC OSCILLATIONS 14 STANDING WAVES ON A STRING 15 MAKE-UP LABS