UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS

College, Laguna, Philippines 4031

Physics 3 Course Syllabus

1st Semester AY 2014-2015
Course PHYSICS 3. General Physics 1: Mechanics and Heat
Credit Units 3 units
Course Inertia, motion, forces and energy; properties and laws of solids and liquids; temperature measurements and effects on
Description properties of materials, and heat flow

Prerequisite Math 14 or Math 17

Serway and Jewett, Physics for Scientist and Engineers
Giancolli, Physics, 5th Ed.
Childers and Jones, Contemporary Physics
Asperilla, et. al, College Physics Part I
Childers and Jones, Contemporary Physics
References Ford, Classical and Modern Physics, Vol. II
Halliday, Resnick, and Walker, Fundamentals Of Physics, 4th Ed., 1994
Sears, Zemansky and Young, College Physics
Tipler, Physics(Part I).
Weber, Manning White and Weygand, College Physics
Young and Freedman, University Physics, 9th Ed.
After taking the course, the student should be able to:
Course a. state the concepts, principles and laws of mechanics and heat;
Objectives b. explain the concepts, principles and laws learned; and
c. solve theoretical and practical problems using these concepts.
Lecture Grade (60%) Laboratory Grade (40%)
3 Long Exams 60% Exercises 60%
Course
Requirements Final exam 30% Project 10%
Quizzes, Problem Sets and Attendance 10% Quizzes, Drills, Assignments 10%
Exams 20%
Roberto Clemente, Ph.D. Armida Gillado, M.Sc.
Section C and V Section E
Professors
Rm. C-215 Rm. C-208
clemente9822@yahoo.com gillado_amie@yahoo.com
Supplementary Available at : https://sites.google.com/site/phys3uplb/
Notes

COURSE POLICIES
1. Lecture and lab exams are departmental. A student can be exempted from taking the Final Exam,
Grading System
IF AND ONLY IF he/she passed all the 3 lecture exams and has a pre-final standing of 2.0. Grade(%)  95.0 1.0
2. A student who misses a lecture exam for justifiable reasons will automatically take the final 95.0 > Grade(%)  90.0 1.25
exam. The grade for the missed exam is equivalent to his/her grade in the final exam. If there is 90.0 > Grade(%)  85.0 1.5
a conflict with the exam schedule, the student should present a certification from the concerned
85.0 > Grade(%)  80.0 1.75
instructor. If the student misses the exam due to sickness, a medical certificate and an excuse slip
from the college secretary should be presented to the professor not later than 5 days after the 80.0 > Grade(%)  75.0 2.0
student returned to class. A student may miss ONLY ONE long exam. A missed exam 75.0 > Grade(%)  70.0 2.25
automatically has a score of zero. 70.0 > Grade(%)  65.0 2.5
3. Exam results will be returned only for perusal. Results of the exams will be posted (and may also 65.0 > Grade(%)  60.0 2.75
be discussed after the exam) and students will be expected to visit their professor during 60.0 > Grade(%)  55.0 3.0
consultation hours regarding questions about the examinations. Questions about the exam will be
entertained only within one week after examination scores have been posted.
55.0 > Grade(%)  50.0 4.0
50.0 > Grade(%)  0 5.0
4. A grade of INC will be given to students who missed 1 unexcused exam out of the 4 exams
provided that their standing at the end of the semester is passing. Otherwise, a grade of 5.0 will be given.
5. If a student obtains a score of below 55 but not lower than 50 in the lecture or the laboratory, the final grade cannot be higher
than 4.0. If a student obtains a score of below 50 in the lecture or the laboratory, the final grade cannot be higher than 5.0.
6. A student is advised to drop the class if the accumulated excused absences exceed 20% of total number of class days. There is NO
FORCED DROP. The student will get a grade of DRP only if the processed Dropping or Leave of Absence (LOA) form was
presented. Otherwise, he/she will be given a grade of 5.0.
7. The deadline for Dropping is on November 5 and for Leave Of Absence (LOA) is on November 20. A student granted an LOA
will only be given a grade of either DRP or 5.0. A grade of 5.0 is given if the LOA is granted after ¾ of the semester has lapsed
and your standing is failing; otherwise DRP is given.
8. Any student caught cheating during any exam will be given a grade of 5.0 for the course and will be subjected to disciplinary
action in accordance to the University code.
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COURSE COVERAGE

lecture Objectives
Topics
hour no. After the discussion and lined up activities, you should be able to:
 explain what is expected of you to get good marks in this class
 explain the expected role of your teacher
1 Orientation
 explain the expected role of your lecture classes
 list the materials you will need for this course

Read first day handouts

lecture Objectives
hour no. After the discussion and lined up activities, you should be able to: Topics

Physics as a Science
 relate Physics as a Science.
2  convert measurements into different units. Measurements
 use dimensional analysis in checking the correctness of an equation. Classification of Physical
Quantities

 differentiate scalar quantity from vector quantity. Vectors

3-4  define the components of a vector and use them in calculations. Vector addition
 solve vector related problems graphically and analytically. Components of vectors
Brief History of Mechanics
 describe the theory of Mechanics (Newtonian) and its branches - Kinematics and
Displacement, time, and average
Dynamics.
velocity
5  define the following concepts and differentiate them from one another: distance,
displacement, speed, velocity & acceleration. Instantaneous velocity
 apply this concepts in solving kinematic problems. Average and instantaneous
acceleration
 explore applications of straight-line motion with constant acceleration
6 Motion with constant acceleration
 solve problems involving motion with constant acceleration.
7  Solve problems involving motion including freely falling objects. Free fall
 describe the characteristics of a projectile motion.
 deduce the consequences of the independence of vertical and horizontal
8-9 components of projectile motion. Projectile motion
 express projectile motion in mathematical form.
 solve projectile motion problems.
 differentiate uniform and non-uniform circular motions.
10 Uniform circular motions
 solve problems on uniform circular motion.
11  describe motion using the concept of relative velocities in 1D and 2D. Relative Velocity

FIRST LONG EXAM (Tentative)

Date: Sep. 29,2014 Time:1-3 pm Room:PSLH B,MBLH,MB114

lecture Objectives
hour no. After the discussion and lined up activities, you should be able to: Topics

 differentiate kinematics and dynamics. Force and interactions

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 define and identify the forces acting on the system. Newton’s laws of motion
 comprehend the origins and reasons of motion. Newton’s first law of motion
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 distinguish an inertial and a non-inertial reference frame. Inertial frames of reference
 apply Newton’s 2nd law and kinematics to obtain quantitative and qualitative
conclusions about the velocity and acceleration of one or more bodies, and the Newton’s second law of motion
13 contact and non-contact forces acting on them. Newton’s third law of motion
 draw a free body diagram based on a dynamics problem.
Free-body diagram
 identify action-reaction pairs.

14  classify forces. Types of forces

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  describe the gravitational force, weight, and acceleration due to gravity based on
Newton’s law of gravitation. Applications of Newton’s laws
15  determine the net gravitational force on each mass given a system of point masses. Law of universal gravitation
 relate Kepler’s three laws, Newton’s law of gravitation, and conservation of Kepler’s three laws
angular momentum.
 define energy, work, and power.
 relate the work done by a constant force to the change in kinetic energy of a Work
system.
16 Power
 apply the work-energy theorem to obtain quantitative and qualitative conclusions
Energy
regarding the work done, initial and final velocities, mass and kinetic energy of the
system.

 relate the gravitational potential energy and elastic potential energy of a system or Gravitational potential energy
17 object to the configuration of the system. Elastic potential energy
 explain the properties and the effects of conservative forces.
 identify conservative and non-conservative forces.
 express the conservation of energy, verbally and mathematically. Conservative and non-conservative
18  apply conservation of energy on physical problems involving moving objects forces
whenever appropriate, to obtain qualitative and quantitative conclusions about Conservation of energy
mass, position, speed, and force constant.
 relate the potential energy function with force, and stable, unstable, and neutral
equilibriums.
 relate the motion of center of mass with momentum and net external force acting
Momentum
19 on the system.
Impulse
 relate the momentum, impulse, force, and time of contact in a system.
 explain the conditions for conservation of linear momentum.
Conservation of momentum
20  compare and contrast elastic and inelastic collisions.
Collision
 predict motion of constituent particles for different types of collisions.

SECOND LONG EXAM (Tentative)

Date: Nov. 3,2014 Time:1-3 pm Room:PSLH B,MBLH,MB114

Date: Time: Room:

lecture Objectives
hour no. After the discussion and lined up activities, you should be able to: Topics

 relate density, specific gravity, mass and volume; pressure, area and force;
Density
21 pressure, density and depth.
Pressure in a fluid
 apply the above relationships in solving fluid statics problems.
Pascal’s Law
 apply Pascal’s principle in analyzing fluids in various systems.
 apply the concept of buoyancy and Archimedes’ principle to various systems Buoyancy
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involving fluids and objects in fluids. Archimedes’ Principle
 identify the conditions/assumptions in fluid dynamics
Fluid flow
23  apply continuity equation, whenever appropriate, in obtaining conclusions relating
pressure, elevation, speed and flux. Continuity equation

Torricelli's Principle Fluid

 recognize the concepts behind and the limits of validity of Bernoulli’s principle
24 Mechanics
and the continuity equation.
Bernoulli's Principles
 describe how temperature as a physical quantity is measured.
Temperature
 explain what is thermal equilibrium and how it is determined physically.
25 Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
 relate thermometric property with temperature scales and the limitations of each
Temperature scales
scale.
Heat
 describe what heat capacity is.
26 Specific heat capacity
 solve for heat required/released for a system to change from one state to the other.
Calorimetry
Linear Expansion
27  calculate for the expansion of solids due to changes in temperature.
Volume Expansion

28  differentiate the three ways thermal energy may be transferred. Conduction

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  describe emissivity and blackbodies. Convection
 solve for heat current in conduction and radiation. Radiation
 state the first law of thermodynamics.
 solve for thermodynamic quantities using the conservation of energy.
First Law of Thermodynamics
29  differentiate the following basic thermodynamic processes: isochoric, isobaric,
Thermodynamic Processes
isothermal, adiabatic and a cyclic process.
 write down the first law equations for the said processes.
 explain the Kelvin and Clausius statements. Second Law of Thermodynamics
30  describe the processes in a heat engine. Heat engine
 solve for the entropy of a system. Entropy

THIRD LONG EXAM (Tentative)

Date: Dec. 1, 2014 Time:1-3 pm Room:PSLH B,MBLH,MB114

Date: Time: Room: