Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani, K.K.

Birla Goa Campus

First Semester 2015-2016
PHY F 111 Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves
Course Handout PART B

3-August-2015

Team of Instructors:

Section
IC
1,7
2,8
3,9
4,10
5,11
6,12

Instructor
Radhika Vathsan
Chandradew Sharma
E S Kannan
Gaurav Dar
Kinjal Banerjee
Raghunath Ratabole
Toby Joseph

Office Room
CC 111
B 319
CC 108
C 217
B 320
CC 114
CC 218

1. Course Description: The contents of Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves deals with basic physics, forming
a foundational course on core level physics to be taught to all science and engineering students.
2. Text Book:
T1. Introduction to Mechanics, Kleppner and Kolenkow, Tata Mcgraw Hill publishers.
T2. Vibration and Waves, A.P. French, CBS Publishers.
Reference Book:
R1. Berkeley Physics, Vol I, 2nd Edition, Addison Wesley.
R2. Newtonian Mechanics, A P French, MIT Introductory Physics Series
3. Course Plan: This course is intended to run in the blended classroom mode where a mix of online
material and class interactions will be used in a learner-centric mode of education.
Basic lecture material to be available online on the photon LMS as well as the edX platform. Students are
expected to view the online material, as well as familiarize themselves with basic questions and problems
introduced online, before coming in to class.
50 min. long class hours, twice a week, provide an opportunity for closer interaction with the instructor as
well as intensive problem solving. Participation in these classes counts towards the grade.
50 min long common hour, once a week, is a summative session in the lecture theatre, for discussion of key
issues and conceptual problems, as well as demonstrations and other visual media preparatory to coming
sessions.
Weekly online quizzes to gauge student learning, home work problems with solution put up online a week
later provides practice.
Project work: students may choose out of a list of small projects to be worked out in groups, and presented
at the end of the semester. The grade for the project is complementary:
4. Course Content:

Week
No.

Topic

Content

Reference

Newtons Laws

Overview of Newtons laws, Force

T1 Ch 2

Frames of Reference

Galilean transformations

T1 Ch8 $1-2

Non-inertial systems
3
4

Momentum

Energy

Rotating frames: centrifugal and coriolis accelerations

T1 Ch8 5

Impulse,System of particles, momentum conservation

T1 Ch3

Momentum transport and variable mass systems

T1 ch3 4-6

Energy conservation

T1 Ch4 3-9

Potential

Rotation and Angular Momentum

Collisions

T1 Ch4 14

Vector nature of

T1 Ch7 1-2

Angular momentum L, torque

T1 Ch6 1-3

Conservation of L

T1 Ch7 5

Fixed axis rotation

T1 Ch6 5

Rolling

T1 Ch6 7
Test 1

Dynamics of Rigid bodies

Moment of inertia tensor,

T1 Ch7 6

KE of rotation
9

Gyroscope motion, torque-free precession L

10

Stability of rotational motion

11

Oscillations

T1 Ch7 3-4

SHM, examples

T2 Ch1

Superposition of SHMs

T2 Ch2

Test 2
12

13

14

Waves

Damped SHM, forced SHM and resonance

T2 Ch4

Coupled Oscillations and normal modes

T2 Ch5

Derivation of wave equation

T2 Ch7

solutions

T2 Ch7

superposition L

T2 Ch7

Evaluation:
Component

Wieghtage

Date, Time

Type

Class Participation

5%

(tutorial attendance)

Test 1

25%

19 Sept, 12:00-13:00

Open book

Test 2

25%

26 Oct, 12:00-12:00

Open Book

Comprehensive

45%

4 Dec 2015, FN

Open Note Sheet

Project work

5%

27 Nov

Extra Credit

Notices: Will be put up on photon Course Server http://photon.bits-goa.ac.in.

Makeup Policy: Makeup for Tests only for medical reasons supported by documents.

Instructor-in-Charge
PHY F111