PHYS 213/223

Engineering Physics/Mechanics and Thermodynamics

Textbook: Physics For Scientists and Engineers,

6^th Edition, Tipler and Mosca

(Extended Edition, Chapters 1 - 41)

Course Sections: Need to be enrolled three sections: Lecture, Studio and Quiz

Instructor: Dr. Brian R. Washburn

Office: CW 36C, (785) 532-2263,

Email: EPwashburn@phys.ksu.edu

(please use this email only)

Office hours: W 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 pm, F 9:30 to 10:30 am, or by appointment

Course Objectives: The objectives of this course are threefold: 1) to understand the foundations of calculus-based mechanics and thermodynamics; 2) to develop a strong conceptual understanding of the physical concepts introduced in the course; and 3) to develop the problem-solving techniques needed for scientist and engineers.

Tentative Course Schedule PHYS 213 and PHYS 223

Week	Date	Lecture Topic		Textbook Reading	Homework [Due Date@9:30 am]	Studio Lab 1) 1^st meeting 2) 2^nd meeting
1	8/26 (M)	1.	Introduction		HW1 [8/29 (U)]	1) Introduction 2) 3.1, 3.3
	8/28 (W)	2.	Vectors and scalars	1-1–1-7	HW2 [9/5 (U)]
2	9/2 (M)	Labor day				1) No studio 2) 2.1, 2.2
	9/4 (W)	3.	Velocity and acceleration	2-1–2-3	HW3 [9/9 (M)]
3	9/9 (M)	4.	Newton’s 1^st and 2^nd law	4-1–4-4	HW4 [9/12 (U)]	1) 5.2 2) 2.3
	9/11 (W)	5.	Gravity and free fall	2-3, 2-4	HW5 [9/16 (M)]
	9/13 (F)	Quiz 1
4	9/16 (M)	6.	Projectile motion	3-1–3-3	HW6 [9/19 (U)]	1) 4.3 2) 5.3, 5.4
	9/18 (W)	7.	Newton’s 3^rd law	4-7	HW7 [9/23 (M)]
5	9/23 (M)	8.	Friction and springs	5-1, 5-2	HW8 [9/26 (U)]	1) 6.1, 6.2 2) Springs
	9/25 (W)	9.	Circular motion	5-3	HW9 [9/30 (M)]
	9/27 (F)	Quiz 2
6	9/30 (M)	10.	Work and kinetic energy	6-1–6.4	HW10 [10/3 (U)]	1) 7.1 2) 7.2
	10/2 (W)	11.	Potential energy	7-1	HW11 [10/7 (M)]
7	10/7 (M)	12.	Energy conservation	7-2–7-3	HW12 [10/10 (U)]	1) 8.2 2) 8.3
	10/9 (W)	13.	Spring and pendulum	7-4	HW13 [10/14 (M)]
8	10/14 (M)	14.	Momentum conservation	8-1–8.2	HW14 [10/17 (U)]	1) 10.2 2) 10.3, 10.4
	10/16 (W)	15.	Collisions	8-3,8-4	HW15 [10/21 (M)]
	10/18 (F)	Quiz 3
9	10/21 (M)	16.	Rotational motion	9-1–9.3	HW16 [10/24 (U)]	1) 11.1 2) 11.2, 11.3
	10/23(W)	17.	Torque	9-4–9.5	HW17 [10/28 (M)]
10	10/28 (M)	18.	Rolling motion	9.6	HW18 [10/31 (U)]	1) 12.1, 12.2 2) 12.3, 12.4
	10/30 (W)	19.	Angular momentum	10-1–10.3	HW19 [11/4 (M)]
	11/1 (F)	Quiz 4
11	11/4 (M)	20.	Equilibrium and Statics	12-1–12.2	HW20 [11/7 (U)]	1) 13.1 2) 13.3
	11/6 (W)	21.	Elasticity	12-3, 12-7	HW21 [11/11 (M)]
12	11/11 (M)	22.	Simple harmonic motion	14-1–14-3	HW22 [11/14 (U)]	1) 16.1, 16.2 2) 17.1, 17.2
	11/13 (W)	23.	Waves	15-1–15.4	HW23 [11/18 (M)]
13	11/18 (M)	24.	Wave Superposition	16-1–16-2	HW24 [11/21 (U)]	1) 18.1, 18.2 2) 15.3
	11/20 (W)	25.	Fluids statics	13-1–13-2	HW25 [12/2 (M)]
	11/22 (F)	Quiz 5
	11/25 (M)	Fall Break				1) No Studio 2) No Studio
	11/27 (W)	Fall Break
14	12/2 (M)	26.	Fluid dynamics	13-3	HW26 [12/5 (U)]	1) 15.5, 15.6 2) 19.1, 19.3
	12/4 (W)	27.	Kinetic Theory of Gases	17-1–17-3	HW27 [12/9 (M)]
15	12/9 (M)	28.	Thermodynamics 1^st Law	18-1–18-4	HW28 [12/12 (U)]	1) 19.4 2) 20.2, 20.4,
	12/11 (W)	29.	Thermodynamics 2^nd Law	19-1–19-7	HW29 [12/16 (M)]
Final Exam: Friday December 20 7:30 AM – 9:20 AM