Embedded Files
This is an approximate intended timeline for this course. Each unit will be described in further detail below.
Formula Sheet - A list of formulae and physical constants used in this course broken down by unit.
Significant Figures Rules - All rules for using significant figures (sigfigs) in calculations.
CDLI - Register for access to some additional resources for this and other courses.
Course Syllabus - from NLSchools.
Unit 1: Motion (15.9%)
Unit 1: Motion (15.9%)
This unit builds on several concepts of motion covered previously in Physics 2204, extending these concepts into two dimensions. We examine the relative motion of objects moving through a moving medium such as flowing water; the motion of projectiles - objects moving through the air under the influence of gravity alone; and the use of conservation of momentum to describe collisions between multiple objects.
Notes: Blank Notes | Filled Notes
Check Your Understanding: Problems | More Problems
Randomized Problems: Vectors | Relative Motion | Projectile Motion | Momentum
Unit 2: Forces (19.1%)
Unit 2: Forces (19.1%)
This unit builds upon many of the ideas surrounding forces from Physics 2204. Uniform circular motion describes the centripetal force and motion of an object moving in a circle; the basics of forces are extended to apply to objects on inclined surfaces; and the concept of torque is introduced to help describe forces acting on static (unmoving) objects.
Notes: Blank Notes | Filled Notes
Check Your Understanding: Problems | More Problems
Randomized Problems: Uniform Circular Motion | Forces on Inclined Planes | Static Equibrium
Midterm Exam (15%)
Midterm Exam (15%)
Midterm Exam Review Sheet - Review of units 1 (Motion) and 2 (Forces)
Public Exams (2004 - 2009) - A good source of practice problems based on most topics in this course. These exams are based on old curriculum, so some topics found on these exams are not specifically relevant to the current version of this course.
Unit 3: Fields (28%)
Unit 3: Fields (28%)
This unit tackles some deeper concepts of physics involving fields: the gravitational forces acting between two massive objects; the electric forces between charged ones; the properties of simple resistor-based circuits; and the interactions between electricity and magnetism that create the electromagnetic force.
Notes: Blank Notes | Filled Notes | Circuits Information Sheet
Check Your Understanding: Problems | More Problems
Randomized Problems: Gravitational Fields | Electric Fields | Electric Circuits | Magnetic Fields
Unit 4: Intro to Quantum Physics (7%)
Unit 4: Intro to Quantum Physics (7%)
This unit serves as a light introduction to the concepts of quantum physics, first introduced in the early 1900s to help solve some of the problems that "classical" physics could not explain. Quantum physics involves the very, very, very small - we examine the energy and momentum of the smallest units of light - quanta - and how these particles, called photons, interact with matter.
Notes: Blank Notes | Filled Notes
Check Your Understanding: Problems | More ProblemsÂ
Randomized Problems: Photoelectric Effect | Compton Effect | Bohr Model of Atom | DeBroglie Hypothesis
Final Exam (15%)
Final Exam (15%)
Final Exam Review Sheet - Review of units 3 (Fields) and 4 (Quantum Physics)
Public Exams (2004 - 2009) - A good source of practice problems based on most topics in this course. These exams are based on old curriculum, so some topics found on these exams are not specifically relevant to the current version of this course.
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