Physics 240: Fall 2008

Physics 240:Fall 2008

Syllabus [ W : P ] : Assessable Learning Outcomes [ W : P ] : Schedule [ W : P ]: Topical Guide [ W : P ]

Announcements

Conversion of Units

Conversion of units

Conversion of Powers of Units

Vectors

VRML: Rotate a triangle for trig

Vector Addition

Vector Subtraction

Resolution of a vector into its components

Multiplication of a vector by a scalar

Vector dot product

Animation: projection of a vector onto a coordinate system

A vector java applet from uky

Additional vector notes : W : P and a spreadsheet

1-D Motion

Average Velocity

Constant Acceleration 1

Constant Acceleration 2

A spreadsheet for 1-D motion

Animation: 1d uniform acceleration

Animation: 2 balls in a reduced gravitational field

Animation: Gallileo's Demonstration (01,02)

Newton's Cannon

Everything Falls with the same acceleration

2-D Motion

2-D motion spreadsheet

Antartic Rescue Drop

45 Degrees gives the maximum range

2-D translational motion along perpendicular coordinates

Ball and cart in a (reduced) gravitaitonal field

Station Train Vendor Ant

At the Intergalactic Dairy Bar

Newton's Laws

Free Body Diagram construction & use

Animation: Atwood's Machine

Animation: Mass on a plane, mass hanging over the side

Animation: Spooky inclined plane

Atwood's Machine gif animation

Inclined Plane #2: and the analysis : W : P

Energy Conservation

Energy conservation analysis for a simple system

Animation: A simple system conserving energy

Uniform Circular Motion

Spinning Ball

Animated Gif showing derivation of centripetal acceleration

Special Calculus Notes for Centripetal Acceleration : W : P

Cylinders01

Momentum

Notes regarding conversation of translational momentum 240 : W : P

Newton's demonstration java applet

animation: successive collisions between smaller masses

Glancing Collision between two objects of equal mass

Completely Inelastic Collisions (01, 02)

Completely Elastic Collisions (01, 02)

Non Uniform Circular Motion and Torque

VRML: Right Handed Coordinate System

Right Hand Rule #1 : VRML3 VRML 2

Right Hand Rule #2 for Torque : VRML

Direction of Torque: Positive : VRML : Negative : VRML

Table of Moments of Inertia (external from Science World)

Non-uniform circular motion

SHO for a cylinder

Almost Stable

Rotational Kinetic Energy Derivation

Roll Without Slip

Right Hand Rule #2

Precession of a Bicycle Wheel

Precession of a Bicycle Wheel 03 Spooky version: VRML

Simple Harmonic Oscillation

Vibrating Mass animation

Cosine as a projection

Simple Harmonic Oscillation of a short chain

Physical Pendulum : VRML

SHO for a ring on a peg

SHO plotter spreadsheet

SHO for a cylinder

SHO for a simple pendulum : VRML

Multiple (out of phase, 100% coherent) : VRML

Multiple (out of phase, partially coherent) : VRML

Waves and Pulses

An animation of Gaussian traveling pulses

Transverse Pulse on a Slinky : VRML

Longitudinal Pulse on a Slinky : VRML

Collision between two transverse pulses on a slinky : VRML

Collision between two longitudinal pulses on a slinky

Harmonic Traveling Wave on an Infinite String : VRML

Spooky Harmonic Traveling Waves on a String

Spooky Harmonic Traveling Waves on a String 02

An excel spreadsheet showing the calculations and plots for the traveling pulses

An animation showing the formation of standing waves

An excel spreadsheet showing the calculations for the standing wave animation

Encore animation of formation of standing waves

Formation of second mode with fixed Boundary Conditions

Colliding Gaussians showing simulation of free boundary conditions

Spreading Gaussian Pulse on a Rope

Free Boundary Conditions 01and 04

Fixed Boundary Condition 01

Pulse as seen by co moving observer

Piston Pushing Air

Beat Formation (01,02) Spreadsheets for Beats (01,02)

What a Beat sounds like

Doppler Shift for a car andThe Chromatics

Fourier Synthesis for Sound Java Applet(External to Lyon College)

What does a sonic boom look like?

Thrust SSC [ movie : cnn report : sonic boom ]

Thermodynamics

Joule's Experiment

Carnot Cycle Animation

Spreadsheet for Carnot Cycle

Spreadsheets:Isovolumeric Isothermal

Gas Molecules In A Cylinder 01

Gas Molecules In A Cylinder 02

Gas Molecules In A Cylinder 01: Running backwards : Kaon Particles

Diatomic Molecules in a Cylinder and Denser : VRML

Worksheet Number	Date
Worksheet 01 : W : P	August 27, 2008
Worksheet 02: W : P	August 29, 2008
Labor Day	September 01, 2008
Worksheet 03: W : P	September 03, 2008
Worksheet 04: W : P	September 03, 2008
Worksheet 05: W : P	September 05, 2008
Worksheet 06: W : P	September 05, 2008
Worksheet 07: W : P	September 08, 2008
Worksheet 08: W : P	September 08, 2008
UnTest#1: W : P	September 10, 2008
Worksheet 09: W : P	September 10, 2008
Test 1: W : P	September 12, 2008
Worksheet 10: W : P	September 12, 2008
Worksheet 11: W : P	September 15, 2008
Worksheet 12: W : P	September 15, 2008
Worksheet 13: W : P	September 17, 2008
Worksheet 14: W : P	September 17, 2008
Worksheet 15: W : P	September 19, 2008
Worksheet 16: W : P	September 19, 2008
Worksheet 17: W : P	September 22, 2008
Worksheet 18: W : P	September 22, 2008
*Worksheet 20 : W : P**	September 24, 2008
UnTest#2: W : P	September 24, 2008
Test 2: W : P	September 26, 2008
Worksheet 19 A: W : P	September 29, 2008
Worksheet 21 S: W : P	September 29, 2008
Worksheet 22 S: W : P	October 01, 2008
Worksheet 23 W: W : P	October 01, 2008
Worksheet 24 W: W : P	October 06, 2008
Worksheet 25 So: W : P	October 06, 2008
Worksheet 26 So: W : P	October 08, 2008
Worksheet 27 T: W : P	October 08, 2008
Fall Break	October 09-October 12, 2008
Worksheet 28 T: W : P	October 13, 2008
Worksheet 29 T: W : P	October 13, 2008
Untest#3: W : P	October 15, 2008
Worksheet 30 T: W : P	October 15, 2008
Test 3: W : P	October 17, 2008
Worksheet 31 B: W : P	October 17, 2008
240 Final Review [MON]	October 20, 2008
240 Final Exam [WED]	October 22, 2008

Sample Tests

Sample Test 1 : W : P

Sample Test 2 : W : P

Sample Test 3 : W : P

Sample Final Exam : W : P