Physics 3210

Physics 3210: Physics for Scientists I

Professor John Belz

Spring Semester 2019




Course information and syllabus.

Physics home page.

Contact the instructor: belz@physics.utah.edu

Contact the TA: josh.henry.peterson@gmail.com





Lecture Notes
  1. Vectors; Tue Jan 08
    Supplement; Math 2210 Lectures including dot and cross-products.
  2. Kinematics; Thu Jan 10
  3. Kinematics in Polar Coordinates; Tue Jan 15
  4. Newton's Laws; Thu Jan 17
  5. Newton in Polar Coordinates; Tue Jan 22
    Supplemental Slides
  6. Forces: Gravity and Friction; Thu Jan 24
    Supplemental Slide: Spherical Coordinates
  7. Forces: Viscosity and the Harmonic Oscillator; Tue Jan 29
  8. Momentum and Center of Mass; Thu Jan 31
  9. Momentum Conservation and Rocket Motion; Tue Feb 05
    Supplemental Slides
  10. Work-Energy Theorem, Line Integrals; Tue Feb 12
  11. Conservative Forces and Potential Energy; Thu Feb 14
  12. Special Topic: Lagrangian Mechanics; Tue Feb 19
  13. Special Topic: Coupled Oscillations; Thu Feb 21
    Supplemental Slides
  14. Rotational Dynamics I; Tue Feb 26
    Handout: Moments of Inertia
  15. Rotational Dynamics II; Thu Feb 28
  16. Angular Momentum Vector; Tue Mar 05
  17. Rotational Dynamics Problems; Tue Mar 07
  18. Review for Exam 2; Tue Mar 019
    Solutions to Practice Problems
  19. Noninertial Reference Frames; Tue Mar 26
  20. Fictitious Forces, Examples; Thu Mar 28
  21. Central Forces; Tue Apr 02
  22. Planetary Motion; Thu Apr 04
    Supplemental Slides
  23. The Damped Harmonic Oscillator; Tue Apr 09
  24. Intro to Special Relativity; Thu Apr 11
  25. Space-Time Diagrams; Tue Apr 16
    Annalen der Physik 17 (1905)
  26. Slides: Space-Time Diagrams and Final Review ; Thu Apr 18


Homework Assignments
  1. Homework 01; due in class Thu Jan 17 solutions
  2. Homework 02; due in class Thu Jan 24 solutions
  3. Homework 03; due in class Thu Jan 31 solutions
  4. Homework 04; due in class Thu Feb 14 solutions
  5. Homework 05; due in class Thu Feb 21 solutions
  6. Homework 06; due in class Thu Feb 28 solutions
  7. Homework 07; due in class Thu Mar 07 solutions
  8. Homework 08; due in class Thu Apr 04 solutions
  9. Homework 09; due in class Thu Apr 11 solutions
  10. Homework 10; due in class Thu Apr 18 solutions




Discussion Exercises
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Old Exams

Exam Solutions
  1. Exam 1
  2. Exam 2