Physics 50 Lectures @ SJSU
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Review of Chapters 1-8
11 Dec 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We review midterm #4 as well as chapters 1-8 on vectors, kinematics, projectile motion, Newton's laws, and work and energy
Review of chapters 13-16
04 Dec 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We review oscillation and simple harmonic motion, fluid mechanics, waves and sound.
Doppler Shift and Interference
02 Dec 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We look at wave effects for sound including interference and beat notes and the doppler shift caused by a moving listener or source.
Sound and Hearing
26 Nov 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We continue to look at mechanical waves, focusing on sound and hearing, specifically the decibel units for sound level.
Mechanical Waves
24 Nov 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We introduce waves by considering solutions to the wave equations for propagation along a string. We introduce the concepts of superposition and stan...
Fluid Dynamics
20 Nov 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We introduce the continuity equation for mass and volume flow rate and the Bernoulli equation for relating pressure, height and speed of fluid.
Hydrostatics
18 Nov 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We introduce density, pressure and the buoyant force and derive Pascal's law for fluids.
Periodic Motion
13 Nov 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We look at parameters of periodic motion. Specifically we investigate simple harmonic motion and the pendulum.
Review of chapters 9-12
06 Nov 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Review of angular motion and equilibrium
Gravitation
04 Nov 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We look at Newton's law of gravitation and introduce the universal gravitational constant. We also discuss escape velocity and black holes.
Friction
25 Sep 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss systems in equilibrium and introduce the frictional force.
Free Body Diagrams
18 Sep 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss how to use free body diagrams to solve problems involving forces.
Newton's Laws
15 Sep 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We introduce Newton's 3 laws.
Circular Motion and Relative Velocity
10 Sep 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We derive the centripetal acceleration of an object moving in circular motion and also discuss the concept of relative motion where an objects velocit...
Projectile Motion
08 Sep 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We apply the equations of motion to problems in 2 dimensions.
Motion in 1 dimension
28 Aug 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We finish our introduction of vectors with an introduction of the dot product and the cross product. We introduce displacement, velocity and accelera...
Units, Scalars and Vectors
25 Aug 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We look at dimensions and units of physical quantities and discuss the difference between scalars and vectors, as well as introduce vector addition. [...