11/21/2024 6:06:04 AM	PHYS 20A Course Outline as of Fall 2020	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  PHYS 20A	Title:  GENERAL PHYSICS PART I
Full Title:  General Physics Part I
Last Reviewed:8/26/2024

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	4.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	4.00	Lab Scheduled	3.00		8 min.	Lab Scheduled	52.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	6.00			Contact Total	105.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 210.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

This course uses vectors and algebra to investigate translational and rotational motion, Newton's laws, conservation of momentum and energy, oscillations, mechanical waves (including sound), fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Completion of MATH 27 or higher (MATH) OR Course Completion of MATH 25 and MATH 58 or appropriate placement based on AB 705 mandates

Recommended Preparation:
One year of high school physics; OR Course Completion of PHYS 1

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course uses vectors and algebra to investigate translational and rotational motion, Newton's laws, conservation of momentum and energy, oscillations, mechanical waves (including sound), fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Completion of MATH 27 or higher (MATH) OR Course Completion of MATH 25 and MATH 58 or appropriate placement based on AB 705 mandates
Recommended:One year of high school physics; OR Course Completion of PHYS 1
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 2020	Inactive:
Area:	C	Natural Sciences
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	B1	Physical Science		Fall 2020
	B3	Laboratory Activity
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	5A	Physical Sciences		Fall 2020
	5C	Fulfills Lab Requirement
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2020	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2020	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: PHYS 100S	Algebra/Trigonometry-Based Physics: AB	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): PHYS20 AND PHYS20L AND PHYS21 AND PHYS21L OR PHYS20A AND PHYS20B
CID Descriptor: PHYS 105	Algebra/Trigonometry-Based Physics A	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): PHYS20 AND PHYS20L OR PHYS20A

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Apply physics principles and laws to analyze and solve physics problems in mechanics, fluids,

    waves, and thermodynamics through critical thinking, problem solving, mathematical

    modeling, and laboratory experimentation.

2.  Measure and analyze real-world experimental data related to principles of physics, including

    appropriate use of units and significant figures.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.   Convert to and from various units.

2.   Perform algebraic operations with scalars and vectors.

3.   Predict the future trajectory of an object in two dimensions with uniform acceleration.

4.   Use Newton's laws of motion to analyze a physical situation with multiple constant forces

      acting on a point mass.

5.   Identify various forms of energy and analyze a physical situation using concepts of work and

      energy.

6.   Define momentum and use the conservation of momentum principle to solve problems related

      to elastic and inelastic collisions.

7.   Describe and analyze static and dynamic extended systems using the concepts of torque and

      angular acceleration.

8.   Define physical properties of solids and fluids, pressure, and buoyant force.

9.   Explain laws of thermodynamics and the physics of heat, temperature, and thermal energy.

10. Describe concepts of waves, vibration and oscillation, and discuss their applications in the

      analysis of pendulum, sound, and interference.

 

Lab objectives:

1. Conduct experiments that apply the scientific method and error analysis to explore physics

principles.

2. Use manual and computerized data collection techniques to measure and analyze parameters

related to physics.

3. Plot, curve fit, and interpret data using a spreadsheet or other analysis tool.

Topics and Scope

I. Units and Measurements

II. Vectors and Scalars

    A. Vector components

    B. Vector addition

III. Translational Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions

    A. Displacement, velocity, and acceleration

    B. Instantaneous and average values of quantities

    C. Relationships between motion graphs

    D. Free-fall, projectile, and circular motion

IV. Newton's Laws of Motion

    A. Newton's three laws

    B. Types of forces including tension, friction, gravitational, and normal

V. Work and Energy

    A. Definitions of work, kinetic energy and potential energy

    B. Work-Energy Theorem

    C. Conservative and non-conservative forces

    D. Conservation of energy

    E. Power

VI. Momentum

    A. Conservation of linear momentum

    B. Elastic and inelastic collisions

    C. Impulse-Momentum Theorem

VII. Rotational Motion

    A. Angular position, velocity and acceleration

    B. Torque, Newton's Second Law for torques, and static equilibrium

    C. Moments of inertia

    D. Angular momentum

VIII. Solids and Fluids

    A. Pressure-depth relationship and Pascal's Law

    B. Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle

    C. Fluid dynamics and Bernoulli's Equation

IX. Simple Harmonic Motion

    A. Equations of motion for oscillations

    B. Pendulum and spring systems

X. Mechanical Waves and Sound

    A. Speed, frequency, and wavelength

    B. Traveling and standing waves

    C. Doppler effect

XI. Laws of Thermodynamics and Heat Engines

    A. Temperature and heat

    B. Heat transfer

    C. Ideal gas law and kinetic theory

    D. First and second laws of thermodynamics

    E. Entropy

    F. Heat engine cycles

 

Lab Topics:

I.   Laboratory Safety and Procedures

II.  Writing Lab Reports

III. Measurement Techniques for Mechanical Systems

    A. Manual data collection with calipers, stop watches, meter sticks, etc.

    B. Computerized data collection with motion detectors, force probes, etc.

IV. Data Processing and Graphing Results with Spreadsheets

V.  Error Analysis

Assignments:

Lecture-Related Assignments:

1. Homework problem sets (12 - 20)

2. Quizzes (0 - 15)

3. Midterm exams (3 - 5)

4. Final exam

 

Lecture- and Lab-Related Assignments:

1. Individual and/or group lab experiments and reports (12-16)

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 25%
Lab reports (individual and/or group)
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 30%
Homework problem sets
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 50 - 75%
Quizzes, midterm exams, and final exam
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 10%
Lecture and laboratory participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Physics. 11th ed. Cutnell, John and Johnson, Kenneth and Young, David and Stadler, Shane. Wiley. 2018

College Physics: A Strategic Approach. 4th ed. Knight, Randall and Jones, Brian and Field, Stuart. Pearson. 2018

Essentials of College Physics. Serway, Raymond and Vuille, Chris. Cengage Learning. 2007 (Classic)

Instructor-prepared lab manual

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