B. Course Syllabi for Materials Engineering

1. Course Name: Phys 221 Introduction to Classical Physics I

2. Catalog Description: Phys 221. Introduction to Classical Physics I. Cr. 5. For engineering and science majors. 3 hours of lecture each week plus 3 recitations and 1 laboratory every 2 weeks. Elementary mechanics including kinematics and dynamics of particles, work and energy, linear and angular momentum, conservation laws, rotational motion, oscillations, gravitation. Electric forces and fields. Electrical currents; DC circuits. Materials fee.

3. Prerequisites: Credit or enrollment in Math 166; this means students must have completed one semester of calculus before taking Physics 221.

4. Textbook/Materials: The current official textbook for this course is Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker, and this is usually required. Some instructors let students choose their own textbook and provide workbook materials with all the important material for the course. In addition, there is a lab manual for the course.

5. Course Learning Objectives:
By the end of the course, students will have gained

• Knowledge and understanding of the basic laws of nature developed over the past 400 years, with particular emphasis on mechanics and electrical phenomena;
• The ability to analyze physics problems, to formulate a logical and systematic approach to their solution, and to solve the problems correctly;
• The ability to carry out physics experiments and to determine the significance of the experimental results.

6. Topics Covered: Vectors and scalars; Position, velocity, acceleration vectors; Newton's laws of motion; Force diagrams; One-dimensional motion: free fall; Two-dimensional motion; projectiles; Circular motion: kinematics and dynamics; Work and energy; Power. Potential energy; Mechanical energy. Conservation of energy; Energy diagrams. Energy quantization; Linear momentum and its conservation; Elastic collisions in 1 and 2 dimensions; Systems of particles; Postulates of special relativity; Fission and fusion ; Rotational kinematics; Rotational energy, Torque; Angular momentum; Rigid body rotation; Rigid body rotation; Kepler's laws of planetary motion; The Bohr theory of the hydrogen atom; Simple harmonic oscillation; Pendulums; Damped and forced oscillations; Electrostatics: Coulomb's law; Electric fields. Lines of force; Electric flux. Gauss' law; Electric potential; Electric field and electric potential energy.; Capacitance; Energy storage in capacitors. Dielectrics; Electric current and resistance; Electric energy and electric power; Simple DC circuits; RC circuits.

7. Class/Laboratory Schedule: 3 one-hour lectures Monday, Wednesday, Friday mornings. One one-hour recitation (problem-solving) session every Tuesday. In alternate weeks either (1) a second one-hour recitation on Thursday or (2) a two-hour lab that could be on any day of the week.

8. Professional Component: Physics 221 contributes 5 credits toward Math/Basic Science.
9. Relationship of Course to Program Learning Outcomes and Program Educational Objectives: Objectives: A, E Outcomes: a, b, e, k, l

10. Prepared by: Laurent Hodges, Professor of Physics and Assistant Chairman, Iowa State University, 5/1/00, rev. 5/24/00 KPC