|
Classical Physics I |
|
CLASSIC PHY I |
| CLASS CODE: |
PH 332 |
CREDITS:
3
|
| DIVISION: |
PHYSICAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING |
| DEPARTMENT: |
PHYSICS |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: |
This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. |
|
| CATALOG DESCRIPTION: |
Dynamics and Thermodynamics |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Inquiry-based theoretical physics focused on dynamics and thermodynamics. |
| TOPICS: |
How Newton made a significant change in the world by his laws of motion; Kinematics of a particle; Velocity and acceleration in polar coordinates and moving reference systems; Newton’s Laws of Motion; Conservation laws for momentum, angular momentum, and energy; Central Forces and Celestial Mechanics; Lagrange’s and Hamilton’s Equation; Kinetic theory; ideal gas law; equipartition theroem, thermodynamic state functions; How disorder can provoke a system to self-organize. |
| OBJECTIVES: |
The student will a) describe the historical development of the philosophy, observations, and theories of dynamics, b) understand how conservation laws can aid us in understanding a variety of phenomenon c) develop a hierarchy of fundamental principles in dynamics, d) explain how classical thermodynamics can be understood on a molecular level with kinetic theory. e) develop a hierarchy of fundamental principles in thermodynamics. f) be able to discuss Prigogone’s work. |
| REQUIREMENTS: |
Homework assignments, exams, research paper, group project and presentation, short papers |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Ph 121, 123, 220, Math 113 |
| OTHER: |
|
| EFFECTIVE DATE: |
August 2001 |
>>PRINT