# Wright State University Lake Campus/2020-1/Phy 2400/Syllabus

Phy 2400 General Physics I Instructor: Guy Vandegrift email:guy.vandegrift@wright.edu 236-Dwyer Hall Wright State University Lake Campus, Celina OH 45822 Enrolled students may access all materials needed for this course through Pilot (https://pilot.wright.edu/d2l/loginh/)
An introductory survey of mechanics for science and engineering students. Uses of interpreting physical phenomena. Topics include vectors, kinematics, dynamics, energy, momentum, rotation, oscillation and thermodynamics (4 credit hours.) Also required is the lab PHY2410L: Introductory physics laboratory problems in mechanics, oscillation and thermodynamics (1 credit hour.)
Corequisites: (MTH 2300 or EGR 1010), PHY 2400R, PHY 2400L
The students in the introductory physics class will be expected to:
* Understand the nature of scientific inquiry
* Critically apply knowledge of physical theory to a variety of physical problems
* Distinguish between science and technology and recognize their roles in society
* Demonstrate an awareness of theoretical, practical, creative and cultural dimensions of scientific inquiry
* Communicate an understanding of the basic physical principles.

### Teaching Materials
#### Textbook: OpenStax University Physics

* Vol. 1: https://cnx.org/contents/1Q9uMg_a@13.13:Gofkr9Oy@21/Preface
* Vol. 2: https://cnx.org/contents/eg-XcBxE@16.4:Gofkr9Oy@21/Preface

#### Test bank

This bank currently contains 274 questions and is an Open Educational Resource. But some questions on exams might not appear in the bank. The "study" version contains one rendition of each problem. For more practice use "all" version. This pdf file is much larger because it contains 10 or more renditions of each numerical question, each with a different set of numerical values.
* Study: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/File:WSUL_file_2400Study.pdf
* All: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/File:WSUL_file_2400_ALL.pdf
This bank is currently being moved to MyOpenMath

#### Topics Covered in a 15 week course

The volume and chapter refer to OpenStax University Physics. Click on PDF in the 5th column of the first row to view the quizbank. The number in that section links to the quiz. Any question in this bank might be on an exam, and questions not on the bank might even appear on an exam. But the "Essential" questions listed in the last column are a good place to start when preparing for an exam. A copy of this syllabus will placed at Wright State University Lake Campus/2020-1/Phy 2400/Notes, and will be adjusted as we move through the semester.
| W | Topic | Quizbank | N | PDF | Essential |
| 1 | V1 Ch1: Units and Measurement | TBA | | | |
| | V1 Ch2: Vectors | b_velocityAcceleration | 19 | 2 | 1-6 |
| | V1 Ch3: Motion Along a Straight Line | a02_1Dkinem_equations | 4 | 1 | 1-4 |
| | | b_motionSimpleArithmetic | 12 | 3 | 1-4, 6-12 |
| 2 | V1 Ch4: Motion in Two and Three Dimensions | a03_2Dkinem_2dmotion | 4 | 4 | 1-3 |
| | | a03_2Dkinem_smithtrain | 4 | 5 | 1-4 |
| 3 | V1 Ch5: Newton’s Laws of Motion | a04DynForce Newton_forces | 4 | 6 | 1-4 |
| | | a04DynForce Newton_sled | 4 | 7 | 1-4 |
| | | a04DynForce Newton_tensions | 5 | 8 | 1-4 |
| | | up1-05 | 14 | 9 | 5, 7, 13 |
| 4 | V1 Ch6: Applications of Newton’s Laws | a05frictDragElast_3rdLaw | 5 | 10 | 1, 2 |
| | | a06uniformCircMotGravitation_friction | 5 | 11 | 1-3 |
| | | a06uniformCircMotGravitation_proof | 14 | 12 | 4, 7, 12, 13 |
| 5 | | up1-06 | 13 | 13 | 1-3 |
| | | b_velocityAcceleration | 19 | 14 | 1-19 |
| 6 | V1 Ch7: Work and Kinetic Energy | a07_energy_cart | 5 | 15 | 1-5 |
| | | up1-07 | 17 | 16 | 1-4 |
| | V1 Ch8: Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy | up1-08 | 5 | 17 | 1-5 |
| | | c07energy_lineIntegral | 4 | 18 | 1-3 |
| 7 | V1 Ch9: Linear Momentum and Collisions | a08linearMomentumCollisions | 3 | 19 | 1-2 |
| | | up1-09 | 12 | 20 | 1-3 |
| 8 | V1 Ch10: Fixed-Axis Rotation | up1-10 | 15 | 21 | 1-6 |
| | | a10rotationalMotionAngMom_dynamics | 4 | 22 | 1-4 |
| | V1 Ch11: Angular Momentum | up1-11 | 7 | 23 | 4-5 |
| 9 | V1 Ch12: Static Equilibrium and Elasticity | a09staticsTorques_torque | 5 | 24 | 1-5 |
| | | up1-12 | 10 | 25 | 1-2 |
| | V1 Ch13: Gravitation | up1-13 | 10 | 26 | 1, 3-5 |
| 10 | V1 Ch14: Fluid Mechanics | a11fluidStatics_buoyantForce | 4 | 27 | 1-4 |
| | | a12fluidDynamics_pipeDiameter | 4 | 28 | 1-3 |
| | | up1-14 | 7 | 29 | 2-6 |
| 11 | V1 Ch15: Oscillations | a16OscillationsWaves_amplitudes | 4 | 30 | 1-3 |
| | | c16OscillationsWaves_calculus | 6 | 31 | 1-6 |
| 12 | V1 Ch16: Waves | b_waves_PC | 16 | 32 | 1-3, 7-9, 13-14 |
| | V1 Ch17: Sound | a17PhysHearing_echoString | 3 | 33 | 1-3 |
| 13 | V2 Ch1: Temperature and Heat | a14HeatTransfer_specifHeatConduct | 4 | 34 | 1-4 |
| | V2 Ch2: The Kinetic Theory of Gases | a13TemperatureKineticTheoGasLaw | 3 | 35 | 1-3 |
| 14 | V2 Ch3: The First Law of Thermodynamics | a15Thermodynamics_heatEngine | 4 | 36 | 1-4 |
| | V2 Ch4: The Second Law of Thermodynamics | TBA | | | |

## Grade assessment
### 20% Labs and lab reports

Lab reports are due on Pilot according to the following schedule.
* Fri 24 Jan 2020
* Fri 14 Feb 2020
* Fri 13 Mar 2020
* Fri 3 Apr 2020
* Fri 24 Apr 2020
A lab report is due (for partial lab credit) even if you missed one or more labs. If you miss a lab, arrange to do a report on a related subject in order to obtain partial credit for that lab.. Under no circumstances may a report based on a missed lab be related to course exams or textbook problems. While you are strongly urged to finish these reports by Friday night, they will be accepted without penalty if turned in before the weekend is over. Details on what belongs in your report can be found at Wright State University Lake Campus/2020-1/Phy 2400/Labs.

### 65%-75% Exams

There will be approximately five exams (including the final exam). Your worst exam will be automatically dropped. The range (70%-80%) in the weight of your exams involves the fact that quizzes can be used to enhance your exam grade if you have trouble with exams.

### 5%-15% Quizzes

If you do well on the exams, unannounced quizzes count for only 5% of your grade. Your percentile rank in the class will be posted on Pilot, based on a weighting of 20-70-10 percent for labs, exams, and quizzes, respectively. User:Guy vandegrift/T/Schedule User:Guy vandegrift/T/SyllabusHelp