INSTRUCTOR: Ms. Sharmaine Milla
Course Overview
A. Introduction
This course covers Vectors; kinematics; dynamics; work, energy, and power; impulse and momentum; rotation; dynamics of rotation; elasticity; and oscillation. Fluids; thermal expansion, thermal stress; heat transfer; calorimetry; waves; electrostatics; electricity; magnetism; optics; image formation by plane and curved mirrors; and image formation by thin lenses.
B. Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, you should be able to:
1. Use calculus to solve problems in force statics and kinematics;
2. Apply the Newton’s Laws of Motion;
3. Use calculus to solve work and energy problems;
4. Apply the law of conservation of energy to problems;
5. Solve problems on impulse and momentum and collisions;
6. Determine the stress and strain on a body;
7. Solve simple harmonic motion applications;
8. Describe the characteristics of fluids at rest and in motion;
9. Solve basic problems in fluid statics and kinematics
10. Describe the three methods of heat transfer;
11. Solve basic problems in heat transfer;
12. Discuss the properties of waves, modes of vibration of strings and air columns;
13. Define electric current, electric resistance and voltage;
14. Compute the electric force between electric charges;
15. Solve problems on resistance and cells in series and parallel;
16. State Kirchhoff’s rules and apply them in a given circuit;
17. Describe electromagnetism and apply its principles to problem on magnetic field and torque;
18. Describe image formation by mirrors and lenses and solve basicoptics problems.
C. Module and Unit Topics
To ensure the accomplishment of the learning outcomes, you need to master the following topics in this course:
Module 1: Introduction to Physics
This part will introduce you and let you solve problems on force statics and kinematics, work and energy ,and impulse and momentum.
Module 2: Rotation
This module will help you evaluate problem solving strategies for rotational kinematics and study the analogy between force and torque, mass and moment of inertia, and linear acceleration and angular acceleration.
Module 3: Elasticity and Oscillations
This module will walk you through the determination of the stress and strain on a body and will help you solve simple harmonic motion applications.
Module 4: Fluids and Heat Transfer
This module focuses on understanding the characteristics of fluids at rest and in motion. It will also help you solve basic problems in fluid statics and kinematics.
Module 5: Waves, Electrostatics and Electricity
This module will discuss the properties of waves, modes of vibration of strings and air columns. This will also define electric current, electric resistance and voltage. And state Kirchhoff’s rules and apply them in a given circuit. This module aims to help you compute the electric force between electric charges, solve problems on resistance and cells in series and parallel.
Module 6: Magnetism and Optics
This module focuses to describe image formation by mirrors and lenses and solve basic optics problems.