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  Southwestern
General Physics I  
PHYS 121  
   Adventist University
 
Lawrence E. Turner, Ph.D.
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The great tragedy of science—the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.
Thomas Henry Huxley


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I.       MECHANICS
 
Chapter 1   Introduction
  objectives
  handouts
   unit conversions
   precision and accuracy
  assignment
 
Chapter 2   Motion in One Dimension
  objectives
  assignment
 
Chapter 3   Vectors and Two-Dimensional Motion
  objectives
  assignment
 
Chapter 4   The Laws of Motion
  objectives
  assignment
 
Test 1 (chapters 1 through 4)
  summary
 
Chapter 5   Energy
  objectives
  assignment
 
Chapter 6   Momentum and Collisions
  objectives
  assignment
 
Test 2 (chapters 5 and 6)
  summary
 
Chapter 7   Rotational Motion and the Law of Gravity
  objectives
  assignment
 
Chapter 8   Rotational Equilibrium and Rotational Dynamics
  objectives
  assignment
 
Chapter 9   Solids and Fluids
  objectives
  handouts
   periodic chart of the elements
  assignment
 
Test 3 (chapters 7 through 9)
  summary

II.       THERMODYNAMICS
 
Chapter 10   Thermal Physics
  objectives
  assignment
 
Chapter 11   Energy in Thermal Processes
  objectives
  assignment
 
Chapter 12   The Laws of Thermodynamics
  objectives
  assignment
 
Test 4 (chapters 10 through 12)
  summary

III.       VIBRATIONS AND WAVES
 
Chapter 13   Vibrations and Waves
  objectives
  assignment
 
Chapter 14   Sound
  objectives
  assignment
 
Final Exam (chapters 13 and 14 and comprehensive)
  summary

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