Fall 2015 - PHYS 125 D100

Mechanics and Special Relativity (3)

Class Number: 2499

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2015: Mon, Fri, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

    Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2015: Wed, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 17, 2015
    Thu, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    Permission of the department. Co-requisite: MATH 125.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An enriched course in mechanics for students with good preparation in physics and mathematics. Special relativity and classical topics such as translational and rotational dynamics and conservation laws will be given a much more sophisticated treatment than in our other first-year courses. Students with credit for PHYS 101, 120 or PHYS 140 may not take PHYS 125 for further credit. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

Newton’s laws, projectile and circular motion, everyday forces, accelerated frames, simple harmonic motion, momentum, rotational motion, torque, rotational inertia, work and energy, potential energy, conservation of energy, damped harmonic motion and resonance, gravitation, special relativity, relativistic mechanics.

Grading

  • Midterms 30%
  • Assignments 20%
  • Exam 50%

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

REQUIRED: PHYSICS (2 Volume Set) 5th edition, Author: Halliday, Resnick and Krane
RECOMMENDED: Spacetime Physics 2nd edition, Author: Taylor and Wheeler

Department Undergraduate Notes:

Students who cannot write their exam during the course's scheduled exam time must request accommodation from their instructor in writing, clearly stating the reason for this request, before the end of the first week of classes.

Registrar Notes:

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