This course will take you from
elementary mechanics to the
unsolved mysteries of the physical universe!
PHYS
1303
Introductory
Mechanics
Fall 2008
This course will take you from
elementary mechanics to the
unsolved mysteries of the physical universe!
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PHYS
1303
Introductory
Mechanics
Fall 2008 |
Power-Point
Overview
LECTURER: Dr. Simon Dalley
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Text: "Physics
for Scientists and Engineers" Vol.1 by R. A. Serway & J. W.
Jewett, 7th Edition, ISBN 0495112437. (Optional: Vol.2, Chap 39 only, for Relativity)
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Lecture: Tue, Thu, 9:30am-10:50 am
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Office
Hours: Tuesday afternoon, 207 Fondren Science, or other times by
appointment.
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Homework
Help: TBA
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Contact:
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Phone (214)
768-2109
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Mail
Physics Department Office, 102 Fondren Science
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E-mail: <sdalley@physics.smu.edu>
INFORMATION
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Syllabus
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Rules
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Homework
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Disability Accommodations,
Religious Observances, Extracurricular Activities
RESOURCES
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WWW
resources:
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Access the
Serway
and Jewett student companion site
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Meet Galileo,
who founded Mechanics, and Newton,
who perfected it.
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Consult a
Milky-Way map, and view Hubble telescope pictures of other (spiral)
galaxies performing circular motion; see also the effects of the rapidly
rotating Pulsar
Neutron star in the Crab Nebula.
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Check out
a crash
test video of how your car absorbs the impulse of a
collision.
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Follow the
collisions of
elementary particles (protons, quarks, electrons,..) performed at the largest
machines in the world, such as the ATLAS
experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
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Play with
an orbit
simulator to understand how “freely falling” objects can stay
above Earth’s surface.
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Listen to sound
clips of varying intensity and frequency to determine your threshold of
hearing
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Meet Einstein,
who revolutionized the concepts of space, time, and energy.