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Announcements 8/29/11 Prayer Introductions This section: Physics majors and minors only! a. a.For others, section 1 is in 445 MARB, right now Signup sheet to be passed around a. a.Willing to offer prayers in class b. b.Willing to have phone number and/or email on a class directory Close to Home:
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Syllabus Objectives. Five units: a. a.Fluids b. b.Thermodynamics c. c.Waves/sound d. d.Optics e. e.Relativity
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Syllabus, cont. Schedule a. a.Reading assignments, lecture topics b. b.HW/Lab/Term project due dates c. c.Exams
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Syllabus, cont. Grading a. a.Guaranteed levels: b. b.Categories
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Syllabus, cont. Clicker quizzes a. a.Two types of questions – – Reading quizzes, 2 points if right, 1 point if attempted – – Thought questions, 1 point if attempted b. b.All questions from a day = 1 quiz c. c.4 free quizzes, no make-up quizzes d. d.Register your clicker via class website ASAP! – – Quizzes start next class period
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Syllabus, cont. Exams, final, term project a. a.More details later Labs a. a.Assignments at back of packet b. b.First lab begins this Saturday c. c.Typically 1 week to complete labs d. d.Don’t count on being able to do it the last Saturday! Extra credit a. a.In syllabus, read about on your own
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Syllabus, cont. Class website a. a.www.physics.byu.edu → Courses → Class Web Pages → Physics 123 (Colton J) b. b.http://www.physics.byu.edu/faculty/colton/courses/phy123-fall11/http://www.physics.byu.edu/faculty/colton/courses/phy123-fall11/ On website: a. a.Study aids – – Lecture notes – – Demo videos – – Old exams – – Exam solutions b. b.Obtain class ID number (“CID”) c. c.Register clicker d. d.HW submission e. e.Check grade f.Labs 3, 6 details g.Term project details h.Math review handout i.Mathematica handout j.Etc.
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Syllabus, cont. Where to get help on homework a. a.Other students b. b.Dr. Colton’s office hours – – MWF 2-3 pm (for now), Underground Lab study area under the skylight – – If you don’t know where that is, there are directions in the syllabus c. c.Chris Mackprang’s office hours – – MW 5:30-7 pm, F 3:30-5 pm; same location as mine d. d.The Tutorial Lab, 3 rd floor of ESC (info on class webpage)
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Syllabus, cont. Homework: paper-only vs computer-graded The computer-graded HW system Syllabus packet contains problems: Get your missing numbers (“data”) from class website → Put in the [xx]______ spaces before you work the problem set 1. [01] 3.43 [02] 8.20 [03] 22.2 [04] 30.2 [05] 39.8 [06] 4.0 etc.
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Syllabus, cont. Computer-graded HW system, cont. Answer range in packet, at end of list of problems: Indicates units, range and decimal places of answer Type into website form: 63.8 Submit all answers at once Partial credit, aka “retries” Points for each successive try: 5, 5, 3, 0 If you miss, correct answer is given to you Use new data each time No retries on multiple choice problems
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Syllabus, cont. Final general HW comments: a. a.Late HW – – 4 free late ones, chosen to give you most pts – – All other late HW is 50% b. b.All work must be turned in, even for computer- graded problems – – TA has 5 pts for each assignment at his discretion, for legibility/completeness/etc c. c.Where to turn in work – – Slot labeled “Phys 123, section 2” in boxes near room N375 ESC – – Don’t put name on work, just your CID d. d.First HW due Wednesday night! e. e.My HW solutions – posted in hallway by CSR office
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And now, for the Physics… Serway chapters 1-13, 15: Newtonian Mechanics a. a.Covered in Physics 121 Serway chapter 14: Fluids (static & moving) a. a.Starting right now! Then Thermodynamics (chapters 19-22) Then other stuff
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Pressure 1 Pascal = ?? 1 atm = ?? a. a.1.013 10 5 Pa b. b.14.70 psi
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Demos Pressure vs. force Collapsing can Magdeburg hemispheres a. a.von Guericke and the first vacuum pump, 1654 demo for Ferdinand III
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Density Units? Density of water: a. a.1000 kg/m 3 = 1 g/cm 3 “Specific gravity” Air, standard conds 0.0013 Wood (oak) 0.6 – 0.9 Liquid nitrogen 0.81 Ice 0.92 Water 1.00 Bricks 1.84 Aluminum 2.70 Steel 7.80 Silver10.50 Lead11.30 Gold19.30 Platinum21.40
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Pressure vs. Depth Weight of water above area A? (depth h) Pressure at h: (include weight of air) Fluid pushes in all directions
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Summary “How to get started” http://www.physics.byu.edu/faculty/colton/courses/phy123-fall11/ Work hard!! (More Strange Quark comics at Dr. Durfee’s website, http://sqcomic.com )http://sqcomic.com
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