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General Information

Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
PHYS D002A
Course Title (CB02)
General Introductory Physics
Course Credit Status
Credit - Degree Applicable
Effective Term
Fall 2023
Course Description
An elementary study of the basic physical laws describing the motion of bodies. Includes the study of oscillations, waves, and sound. Applications to everyday physical phenomena in problem solving using verbal logic, critical thinking, and mathematics. In the laboratory, explore experimental scientific procedures by comparing theoretical models to classic experiments using standard measurement techniques, basic uncertainty analysis, and graphical interpretations of data.
Faculty Requirements
Course Family
Not Applicable

Course Justification

This course satisfies the major requirements for biology, architecture, life science majors. It satisfies °®¶¹´«Ã½ GE, CSUGE and IGETC. It satisfies the Liberal Arts A.A. Degree, Science, Math and Engineering Emphasis. It is UC and CSU transferable. PHYS D002A focuses on Classical Mechanics.

Foothill Equivalency

Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
No
Foothill Course ID

Course Philosophy

Formerly Statement

Course Development Options

Basic Skill Status (CB08)
Course is not a basic skills course.
Grade Options
  • Letter Grade
  • Pass/No Pass
Repeat Limit
0

Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options

Transferability
Transferable to both UC and CSU
°®¶¹´«Ã½ GEArea(s)StatusDetails
2GBX°®¶¹´«Ã½ GE Area B - Natural SciencesApproved
CSU GEArea(s)StatusDetails
CGB1CSU GE Area B1 - Physical ScienceApproved
CGB3CSU GE Area B3 - Science Laboratory ActivityApproved
IGETCArea(s)StatusDetails
IG5AIGETC Area 5A - Physical ScienceApproved
IG5CIGETC Area 5C - Science LaboratoryApproved
C-IDArea(s)StatusDetails
PHYSPhysicsApprovedPHYS D002A & PHYS D002B & PHYS D002C required for C-ID PHYS 100 S

Units and Hours

Summary

Minimum Credit Units
5.0
Maximum Credit Units
5.0

Weekly Student Hours

TypeIn ClassOut of Class
Lecture Hours4.08.0
Laboratory Hours3.00.0

Course Student Hours

Course Duration (Weeks)
12.0
Hours per unit divisor
36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
Lecture
48.0
Laboratory
36.0
Total
84.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
Lecture
96.0
Laboratory
0.0
NA
0.0
Total
96.0

Prerequisite(s)

MATH D001A or MATH D01AH (may be taken concurrently)

Corequisite(s)

Advisory(ies)

ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for EWRT D001A or EWRT D01AH or ESL D005.

PHYS D050.

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

Entrance Skill(s)

General Course Statement(s)

(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)

Methods of Instruction

Lecture and visual aids

Discussion and problem solving performed in class

Quiz and examination review performed in class

Laboratory experience which involve students in formal exercises of data collection and analysis

Laboratory discussion sessions and quizzes that evaluate the proceedings weekly laboratory exercises

Assignments

  1. Daily and weekly readings from the text
  2. Weekly readings from the laboratory manual
  3. Weekly written assignments from the text and lectures
  4. Written laboratory records during each week of lab

Methods of Evaluation

  1. The required readings and assignments will be evaluated through quantitative problem-solving style homework questions, hand-written verbal answers to quizzes involving lucid sentence constructions, and detailed,clearly explained mathematical solutions to exam problems.
  2. Laboratory quantitative-style quizzes involving calculations from measurements taken and/or periodic review and critique of laboratory notebooks.
  3. Exams are objective written tests to demonstrate the student's understanding of the course material.
  4. A laboratory based final examination involving "hands on" practical evaluations demonstrating the understanding of the learning outcomes listed in the student learning outcomes section.
  5. A two hour comprehensive lecture final that includes the testing of verbal and conceptual understanding as well as mathematical and computational competency with respect to the theoretical basis and problem solving aspects of the class. The comprehensive final will test the overall understanding of the learning outcomes listed in the student learning outcomes section.

Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities

Essential Student Materials: 
  • Laboratory notebook, lab exercise book, ruler, scientific calculator
Essential College Facilities:
  • Physics laboratory

Examples of Primary Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisherDate/EditionISBN
*Halliday, Resnick, and Walker, "Fundamentals of Physics", 10th edition, Wiley, 2013.
Dickson/Newton., "Physics 2A Laboratory Exercises", °®¶¹´«Ã½ Printing Services, 2010.

Examples of Supporting Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisher
James S.Walker, "Physics", 4th edition, Pearson, 2009.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Course Objectives

  • Analyze physical situations and solve problems in one dimensional kinematics.
  • Examine vector methods as applicable to physical situations.
  • Analyze physical situations in two dimensions and solve kinematical problems associated with them.
  • Examine Newton's laws of motion and solve problems associated with them.
  • Explore the concepts of work, energy, and energy conservation.
  • Investigate momentum and momentum conservation.
  • Discuss rotational kinematics and dynamics
  • Analyze the equilibrium of rigid bodies.
  • Study and discuss vibrations and waves.
  • Explore the properties of sound.
  • Examine the success of mechanics from its European origins to its eventual global influence as a paradigm transcending any particular cultural perspective.

CSLOs

  • Critically examine new, previously un-encountered problems, analyzing and evaluating their constituent parts, to construct and explain a logical solution utilizing, and based upon, the fundamental laws of mechanics.

  • Gain confidence in taking precise and accurate scientific measurements, with their uncertainties, and then with calculations from them, analyze their meaning as relative, in an experimental context, to the verification and support of physics theories.

Outline

  1. Analyze physical situations and solve problems in one dimensional kinematics.
    1. Discuss the basic properties of motion.
      1. Define and discuss displacement.
      2. Define and discuss velocity.
      3. Define and discuss acceleration.
    2. Explain, derive, and apply the kinematical formulas to physical situations.
  2. Examine vector methods as applicable to physical situations.
    1. Define the polar form and component forms of vectors.
    2. Examine the addition and subtraction of vectors.
  3. Analyze physical situations in two dimensions and solve kinematical problems associated with them.
    1. Apply vectors to problem solving for relative velocity.
    2. Apply vectors to problem solving for projectile motion problems.
  4. Examine Newton's laws of motion and solve problems associated with them.
    1. Define mass and inertia.
    2. Examine and discuss force.
    3. Discuss and examine Newton's three laws of motion.
    4. Apply Newton's laws to problem solving.
  5. Explore the concepts of work, energy, and energy conservation.
    1. Define and discuss work.
    2. Define and discuss the forms of energy.
    3. Discuss the work energy theorem and apply it to problem solving.
  6. Investigate momentum and momentum conservation.
    1. Define and discuss momentum.
    2. Define and discuss Newton's second law in momentum form.
      1. Examine the conservation of momentum.
      2. Analyze the use of impluse in problem solving.
    3. Apply momentum theory to problems involving collisions.
  7. Discuss rotational kinematics and dynamics
    1. Define the rotational motion parameters of angular velocity and angular acceleration.
    2. Examine and discuss the rotational kinematical formulas.
    3. Assess rotational dynamics.
      1. Define torque.
      2. Examine Newton's second law for rotation.
      3. Apply the conservation of angular momentum to problem solving.
  8. Analyze the equilibrium of rigid bodies.
    1. Define and discuss the center of mass.
    2. Examine the equilibrium of rigid and statics applications in problem solving.
  9. Study and discuss vibrations and waves.
    1. Examine and discuss the defining characteristics of oscillating systems.
    2. Analyze the dynamics of simple harmonic motion.
    3. Analyze and discuss the energy properties of simple harmonic motions.
    4. Examine wave motion and the types of waves.
  10. Explore the properties of sound.
    1. Discuss and define the sources of sound waves.
    2. Define wave refraction.
    3. Examine interference and diffraction.
    4. Discuss the Doppler effect.
  11. Examine the success of mechanics from its European origins to its eventual global influence as a paradigm transcending any particular cultural perspective.
    1. Address contributions to physics from people from diverse cultural backgrounds including, as appropriate, women's contributions to the field and non-European contributions.
    2. Analyze the failure of the Aristotelian model of the physical world
    3. Appraise the conflict between Galileo's insights and the Italian Inquisition's opposition to them
    4. Assess the failure of the Ptolemaic model and its replacement by the Copernican model

Lab Topics

  1. Measurement and Uncertainties
  2. Density
  3. Projectile motion
  4. Friction
  5. The Atwood's machine
  6. Centripetal acceleration
  7. The slingshot
  8. Ballistic pendulum
  9. The pendulum
  10. Oscillations and the mass on a spring
  11. Analyze data in the laboratory using graphical, statistical, and computer based techniques.
    1. Take accurate measurements with confidence and understand the uncertainties associated with them.
    2. Analyze data to induce scientific conclusions.
    3. Collaborate with others as a team to produce collective results.
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