Semester 1

• GENERAL INTRODUCTION
• Introduction to Physics
• Dimensional Analysis
• Units
• Conversion Factors
• Uncertainty & Significant Figures
• Mathematical Review
• Scientific Notation
• Scalars & Vectors
• NEWTONIAN MECHANICS
• Kinematics
• Motion in One Dimension
• Vectors
• Equations of Motion
• Slowing Car
• Freefall
• Unknown Planet
• Ball Toss
• Motion in Two Dimensions
• Vectors
• Equations of Motion
• Projectile Motion
• Cannonball
• Quiz
• Problems
• Labs
• Motion with Constant Acceleration
• Newton’s Laws of Motion
• Newton’s First Law
• Newton’s First Law
• Newton’s Second Law
• Newton’s Second Law
• Forces in Two Dimensions
• Forces in Balance
• Newton’s Third Law
• Introduction
• Reaction Force
• Gravity
• Normal Force
• Applications of Newton’s Laws
• Inclines
• Friction Forces
• Inclined Plane & Friction
• Pulleys
• Masses on an Incline
• Atwood’s Machine
• Quiz
• Problems
• Labs
• Newton’s Second Law
• Atwood’s Machine
• Work, Energy & Power
• Work & Work-Energy Theorem
• Work
• Kinetic Energy
• Frictional Work
• Kinetic Energy & Gravity
• Conservative Forces & Potential Energy
• Gravity & Work
• Conservative Forces
• Potential Energy
• Multiple Forces & Potential Energy
• Conservation of Energy
• Potential & Kinetic Energy
• Energy & the Roller Coaster
• Conservation of Energy
• Roller Coaster
• Pendulum
• Spring Launch
• Power
• Work & Power
• Velocity & Power
• Calculation of Power
• Water Wheel
• Quiz
• Problems
• Labs
• Changes in Potential Energy
• Systems of Particles, Linear Momentum
• Center of Mass
• Plumb Lines
• Earth-Sun System
• Extended Objects
• Impulse & Momentum
• Momentum Definition
• Momentum Calculation
• Momentum & 2nd Law
• Impulse
• System of Particles
• Conservation of Linear Momentum, Collisions
• Collisions
• Elastic Collisions
• Special Collisions
• Elastic Collisions in 2-D
• Inelastic Collisions
• Apple & Arrow
• Quiz
• Problems
• Labs
• Conservation of Linear Momentum
• Circular Motion & Rotation
• Uniform Circular Motion
• Circular Velocity
• Frequency & Period
• Centripetal Acceleration
• Moon's Orbit
• Loop the Loop
• Racetrack
• Torque & Rotational Statics
• Torque & Equilibrium
• Meter Stick
• Suspended Beam
• Cord Strength
• Quiz
• Problems
• Labs
• Uniform Circular Motion
• Oscillations & Gravitation
• Simple Harmonic Motion
• Simple Harmonic Motion
• Position
• Velocity
• Acceleration
• Period
• Sinusoidal Motion
• Harmonic Oscillator
• Mass on a Spring
• Mass-Spring System
• Work Mass-Spring System
• Energy Harmonic Motion
• Period & Frequency
• Resonance
• Pendulum & Other Oscillations
• Pendulum
• Harmonic Motion
• Period of a Pendulum
• Damped Oscillations
• Newton’s Law of Gravity
• Gravitational Law
• Gravitational Field
• Gravitational Scale
• Shell
• Solid Sphere
• Orbits of Planets & Satellites
• Introduction
• Gravitational Force
• Energy of a Planet
• Escape Velocity
• Planetary Motion
• Quiz
• Problems
• Labs
• The Physical Pendulum
• FLUID MECHANICS & THERMAL PHYSICS
• Fluid Mechanics
• Hydrostatic Pressure
• Density
• Specific Gravity
• Pressure
• Measuring Pressure
• Pascal’s Principle
• Water Tank
• Buoyancy
• Buoyancy & Force
• Archimedes’ Principle
• Examples of Buoyancy
• Floating
• Archimedes’ Crown
• Fluid Flow Continuity
• Continuity Equation
• Applications of Flow Continuity
• Faucet
• Bernoulli’s Equation
• Bernoulli’s Equation
• Torricelli's Theorem
• Applications of Bernoulli's Equation
• Venturi Tube
• Quiz
• Problems
• Lab
• Bernoulli’s Equation
• Temperature and Heat
• Mechanical Equivalent of Heat
• Introduction
• Temperature
• Heat
• Mechanical Equivalent of Heat
• Joule’s Apparatus
• Specific & Latent Heat
• Specific Heat
• Latent Heat
• Water-Ice Mixture
• Heat Transfer & Thermal Expansion
• Heat Transfer
• Conduction
• Home Insulation
• Convection
• Radiation
• Thermal Expansion
• Quiz
• Problems
• Lab
• Mechanical Equivalent of Heat
• Kinetic Theory & Thermodynamics
• Ideal Gases
• Ideal Gases
• Gas Laws
• Ideal Gas Law
• Kinetic Theory
• Laws of Thermodynamics
• Laws of Thermodynamics
• First Law of Thermodynamics
• Second Law of Thermodynamics
• Heat Pump
• Entropy
• Quiz
• Problems

Semester 2

• ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM
• Electrostatics
• Electric Charges & Coulomb's Law
• Charge & Matter
• Charge Conservation
• Conductors & Insulators
• Coulomb's Law
• Charge Balance
• Electric Fields
• Vector Fields
• Electric Field
• Electric Field Lines
• Electric Dipole
• Charged Plates
• Charge Analyzer
• Electric Potential
• Electric Potential
• Potential Surfaces
• Potential & Electric Field
• Potential of a Point Charge
• Potential of a Dipole
• Charge Conductor
• Quiz
• Problems
• Lab
• Equipotentials & Electric Field
• Conductors & Capacitors
• Electrostatics with Conductors
• Charges in Conductors
• Conducting Sphere
• Charged Spheres
• Induced Charge
• Capacitors
• Capacitance
• Parallel Plate Capacitor
• Adjustable Capacitor
• Energy Storage in Capacitors
• Quiz
• Problems
• Electric Circuits
• Current, Resistance, Power
• Electric Current
• Current Density & Drift Velocity
• Resistance
• Wire Maker
• Electric Field in a Conductor
• Power
• DC Circuits with Batteries and Resistors
• Electromotive Force
• Single Loop Circuits
• Resistors & Batteries in Series
• Multiloop Circuits
• Measuring Current & Voltage
• Wheatstone Bridge
• Capacitors in Circuits
• Capacitor Combinations
• Capacitor & Resistor Circuits
• Flashing Light
• Quiz
• Problems
• Lab
• Series Circuits
• Parallel Circuits
• Ohm's Law
• Magnetostatics
• Forces on Moving Charges
• Magnetic Fields
• Right Hand Rule
• Particle Motions
• Mass Spectrometer
• Forces on Current-carrying Wires in Magnetic Fields
• Straight Segment
• Loop of Wire
• Magnetic Force
• Fields of Long, Current-carrying wires
• Near a Wire
• Superposition
• Attraction & Repulsion Forces
• Parallel Conductors
• Quiz
• Problems
• Lab
• Forces on Currents
• Electromagnetism
• Electromagnetic Induction
• Magnetic Flux
• Lenz Law
• Electric Generator
• Pulling a Coil
• Quiz
• Problems
• WAVES & OPTICS
• Wave Motion
• Wave Basics
• Wave Motion
• Wave Classification
• Superposition
• Wave Velocity
• Pulses
• Properties of Traveling Waves
• Traveling Waves
• Wavelength
• Period
• Wave Function
• Properties of Standing Waves
• Standing Waves
• Normal Modes
• Tacoma Bridge
• Resonance
• Sound Waves & Doppler Shift
• Sound Waves
• Standing Waves
• Doppler Effect
• Moving Source
• Quiz
• Problems
• Lab
• Velocity of Sound
• Physical Optics
• Interference & Diffraction
• Introduction
• Interference
• Diffraction
• Young's Experiment
• Diffraction Grating
• Thin-film Interference
• Dispersion of Light & the Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Introduction
• Visible Light & Dispersion
• Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Polarization
• Electromagnetic Waves
• Quiz
• Problems
• Lab
• Ripple Tank
• Geometric Optics
• Reflection & Refraction
• Reflection
• Refraction
• Total Internal Reflection
• Dispersion
• Mirrors
• Index of Refraction
• Lenses
• Images
• Diverging Lens
• Quiz
• Problems
• Lab
• Optics Lab
• ATOMIC & NUCLEAR PHYSICS
• Atomic Physics & Quantum Effect
• Photons & the Photoelectric Effect
• Introduction
• Electrons
• Quantum Hypothesis
• Photons
• Photoelectric Effect
• Photo Cell
• Compton Effect
• Atomic Energy Levels
• Introduction
• The Bohr Atom
• Energy Level Transitions
• Energy Levels
• Wave-particle Duality
• Introduction
• Matter Waves
• De Broglie Waves
• Electron Diffraction
• Electron Microscope
• Quiz
• Problems
• Nuclear Physics
• Nuclear Reactions
• Introduction
• Nuclear Notation
• Radioactivity
• Radioactive Decay
• Radiocarbon Dating
• Mass-Energy Equivalence
• Introduction
• Mass & Energy
• Binding Energy
• Nuclear Force
• Nuclear Fission
• Nuclear Rocket
• Quiz
• Problems
• Lab
• Half-life Model