Florida International University

Department of Physics    

PHY2166  Problem Solving in Physics II,  Spring 2012  

Textbook:      College Physics by H. D. Young, Volume 2, 9th edition (Chapter 17---30)

Instructor:     Dr. Yifu Zhu (Office: CP 231, Phone: 348-4075, e-mail: yifuzhu@fiu.edu);  Web site:  http://www2.fiu.edu/~yifuzhu/Teaching.htm

Class Contents: Units, physical quantities, and vectors; motion along a straight line; motion in two or three dimensions; Newton's laws of motion; work and energy, potential energy and energy conservation; momentum, impulse, and collisions; rotation of rigid bodies; dynamics of rotational motion; equilibrium and elasticity; gravitation; periodic motion; fluid dynamics; mechanical waves;  temperatures, heat, thermal properties of matter, thermodynamics.

 

Class Time:             Thursdays 11:00 - 11:50
Class Location:       CP151
Office Hours:         13:00-15:00 Tuesdays & Thursdays  (For other times, you can contact me and make an appointment)

Prerequisites:         PHY2053, Physics Without Calculus I.

Grading Policy: 

               Class Attendance:  40%

               In-class quizzes.     60%