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Physics I (Spring 2013)


General:

 This is a B.Sc.  course, which will be held in Sharif University of Technology.

Class Time:  Thursday and Friday   15:00 - 16:30

Place: Sharif University of Technology, Ebn Sina Building Room 16

Registered students: 71


About the Course:

This  is the first University course for Physics. An introduction to the Physics as a Science.

The main Scope of the these course is Mechanics.


Grading:

Assignments:  6 points

Midterm Exam: 6 points   Date:  ( Thursday 9 May  2013 - 19 اردیبهشت )  Time: 14:30- 16:30

Final  Exam:  8 points      Date:  ( Monday   8 July 2013 - 17 تیر)              Time: 9:00- 12:00

10 Minutes Presentations: 2 points

Total grade: 22

You can find your final grades here.  (The link is deactivated)

In the case, you have question about your grading, please let me know via email, mentioneng the No. of Question.

 


Suggested Reading:

The main book of this course is :

1)Fundamental of Physics: D. Halliday,  R. Resnick, J. Walker. 9th edition (2010)

2) Problems in Physics I : updated 6 May 2013 (35 Questions)


Lectures:

 Lecture 1: (21/2/2013)

In this lecture, we talk about the Physics as an experimental Science. The concept of measurement, falsification, experiment, accuracy in measurements, quantification is discussed. We talk about the history of Science and the main revolution which was happened in by Newton, Galileo, Kepler, Copernicus and ... Then we argue about the concept of Newtonian Science and Bacon Science. Then we talk about the fundamental units of nature: Mass, Length and Time. About measurements, approximation and ... Finally we start the Mechanics by introducing the Kinematics and Dynamics concept.

For this lecture you can read:  Fundamental Physics, Halliday, Resnick, Walker (Halliday hereafter) Chapter 1, For the concept of Newtonian and Baconian Science you can read ایران 1427:  رضا منصوری طرح نو چاپ سوم 1383

 Lecture 2: (22/2/2013)

In this lecture we talked about the constant acceleration motion. The concept of velocity, acceleration, and the differential-integration method to derive the motion equations from first principles. Then we talked about coordinates, vectors and dot product. Finally we introduce the spherical coordinate, the transformation of this coordinate to Cartesian and the concept of orthogonality.

For this lecture you can read:  Halliday Chapter 1-2

 Lecture  3: (28/2/2013)

In this lecture we discuss the kinematic in 2-3 dimensions and the second law of Newton is discussed we must set a framework to solve the dynamical equations

For this lecture you can read:  Halliday Chapter 3-4

 Lecture 4 : (1/3/2013)

In this lecture  first we study  the motion in 2 and 3 dimensions wth emphasis on the concept of  friction. Then we talk about  Kinetic Energy, the concept of energy conservation and we introduce the lagrangian formalism.

For this lecture you can read:   Halliday Chapter 5-6

  Lecture 5 : (7/3/2013)

In this lecture we continue studying the concept of lagrangian and how we can use it as new method to solve the dynamical problems.

For this lecture you can read: Halliday Chapter 7 and  Lecture notes in class

  Lecture 6 : (14/3/2013)

In this lecture first we talk about the concept of Potential Energy and its relation to the force. Then we introduce the concept of linear momentum.

For this lecture you can read:  Halliday Chapter 8 -9

Lecture 7: (15/3/2013)

In this Lecture we talk about the conservation of linear momentum, and show we can use it as a technique to solve mechanic problems.

For this lecture you can read:  Halliday Chapter 9

Lecture  8: (11/4/2013)

In this lecture we define the concept of the centre of mass and also review the conservation of linear momentum for closed, isolated systems.

For this lecture you can read:  Halliday Chapter 8-9

 Lecture 9: (12/4/2013)

In this lecture we discuss a couple of problems which are related to topics of  motion in 2D and 3D Conservation of energy, Conservation of Momentum, Collisions and the trajectory of a particle.

For this lecture you can read:  Halliday Chapter 8-9 and reviewing 5-6

 Lecture 10 : (18/4/2013)

In this lecture we solve problems on Conservation of Energy and Momentum.  We start the subject of rotational motion, arguing that how we can relate the rotational parameters to the linear ones. Then we discuss the concept of moment of Inertia and the way it is related to calculation of kinetic energy

For this lecture you can read:  Halliday Chapter 10

 Lecture  11: (19/4/2013)

In this lecture we review the concept of rotational acceleration and we study the motion in this case. We show and develope a method to find the moment of inertia for solid objects. Cuple of problems is solved.

For this lecture you can read:  Halliday Chapter 10

 Lecture 12 : (25/4/2013)

In this lecture we solve 9 problems from chapters 2-9 which they probably be appear in Midterm exam.

For this lecture you can read:  Reviewing chapters 1-9

 Lecture 13 : (26/4/2013)

In this lecture we solve 6  problems from chapters 2-9 which they probably be appear in Midterm exam.

For this lecture you can read:  Reviewing chapters 1-9

 Lecture 14 : (2/5/2013)

In this lecture we solve 6  problems from chapters 2-9 which they probably be appear in Midterm exam.

For this lecture you can read:  Reviewing chapters 1-9

Lecture 15 : (3/5/2013)

In this lecture we solve 6  problems from chapters 2-9 which they probably be appear in Midterm exam.

For this lecture you can read:  Reviewing chapters 1-9

Lecture 16 : (9/5/2013)

Midterm Exam

Lecture 17 : (10/5/2013)

In this lecture we discuss the the conservation of angular momentum, the definition of the torque.

For this lecture you can read:  chapter 10-11

Lecture 18 : (16/5/2013)

In this lecture we discuss the rotational dynamics and the concept of moment of Inertia (This Lecture is given by Mr. Mansour Karami)

For this lecture you can read: chapter 11

Lecture 19 : (17/5/2013)

In this lecture we discuss the rotational dynamics and the concept of moment of Inertia (This Lecture is given by Mr. Mansour Karami)

For this lecture you can read:  Reviewing chaters 11

Lecture 20 : (30/5/2013)

In this lecture we  discuss the concept of equilibrium.

For this lecture you can read:  Reviewing chaters 12

Lecture 21 : (31/5/2013)

In this lecture we  discuss the concept of equilibrium.

For this lecture you can read:  Reviewing chaters 12

Lecture 22 : (6/6/2013)

The Presentation day

Lecture 23 : (7/6/2013)

The Presentation day

 


Assignments:

*Each assignment  set will contain 10 problems which will be updated gradually, please check them time by time to get all the problems of a set. The return date of each problem is mentioned. 

* You can solve the problem in groups with maximum number of 3 memeber

1) Problem Set 1

2) Problem Set 2,3,4

3) Problem Set 5,6,7  due to 8 July 2013 ( 17 تیر)


10 Minute Presentations:

The presentation sessions are  6 and 7  June and the Final term exam day 8 July


Useful Links:

The Scale of Universe : A very intersting web-page to compare the scale in the Universe that we know about them.