General Physics II


General Physics II PHY202-01 This website provides course resources for General Physics II offered during the Winter Quarter of 2008 at Sinclair Community College. Please refer to the course syllabus for information concerning this course or contact the instructor by phone or email. Last updated: March 9, 2009 9:30 am
Table of Contents I. Course Syllabus II. Chapter 14 III. Chapter 15 IV. Chapter 16 V. Chapter 17 VI. Chapter 18 VII. Chapter 19 VIII. Chapter 20 IX. Chapter 21 X. Chapter 22 XI. Chapter 13 XII. Laboratory Exercises (Makeup labs must be conducted in the PRL and your lab report must have the PRL stamp to receive credit.) Website for creating graphs online. The types of best fits are limited but it is still very capable. http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/3rdyearlab/graphing/graph.html Documentation for conducting laboratories Introduction to Uncertainities Introduction to Measurements & Error Analysis from the University of North Carolina Tutorials from Clemson University Percent difference & percent error Graphing Accuracy & Precision Measurement Uncertainty A slide show on statistical error analysis Guidelines for writing a Laboratory Summary Simple Harmonic Motion due January 21, 2009 Archimedes' Principle due January 14, 2009 Standing Waves The Standing Waves report shall follow the guidelines outlined in The Standing Waves Report Content document. Makeup labs must be conducted in the PRL and your lab report must have the PRL stamp to receive credit. Speed of Sound Sound Waves and Beats Specific Heat Include a summary with your write up following the guidelines. Mechanical Equivalent of Heat Home Insulation Project Because of the larger amount of work this lab activity is twice the value of other laboratory activities. A really good R value sheet R value data sheet document R value for 1" safety glass is .18 hr-feet squared-degrees Fahenheit per BTU. The heat of combustion for liquid propane 21653 BTU/lb @ 60 degrees Fahrenheit 2516 BTU/cubic foot @ 60 degrees Fahrenheit Some convenient conversion factors There are 4.24 pounds per gallon of LP gas. There are 36.38 cubic feet per gallon of LP gas. Cost of liquid propane on February 27, 2006 is $2.34 per gallon. Future ideas Alternate energy uses at home Furnace Ratings Corn Furnaces EnergyWise Systems Change of State XIII. Exams a. Exam I Covers chapters 14 and 15 Major topics include SHM, DHM and the Simple Pendulum Pressure variation with depth, Archimedes' Principle, the Continuity Equation and Bernoulli's Equation b. Exam II Covers chapters 16, 17 & 18 Major topics include Traveling waves and Standing waves on a string Speed of Sound Standing waves in pipes Doppler Effect c. Exam III Covers chapters 19 - 22 Major topics include Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics Temperature Scales Thermal Expansion Quantity of Heat, Calorimetry and Phase Changes The Equation of State - The Ideal Gas Law Relation between Temperature and Kinetic Energy Heat Capacities Thermodynamic Work Internal Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics Thermodynamic Processes Isobaric Isothermal Isovolumetric Adiabatic Heat Engines Internal Combustion Engines Refrigerators The Second Law of Thermodynamics The Carnot Cycle XIV. Other types a. Activ Physics This is a simulation package that is mentioned in your textbook for several situations. Suggested simulations are highlighted throughout the text. Look for them in the side columns. b. HyperPhysics This is another interactive web based resource that will assist you in learning the difficult concepts in this course. c. Interested in seeing some really nice applications of standing waves Go to a Blue Man Group video. d. Fantastic machine which animates musical instruments. Fantastic Machine e. Falstad applets in Mathematics and Physics XV. Student employment opportunities a. STEP program b. SOCHE associated opportunities