Physics 1100

The goal of this course is for students to enhance their view of the physical world by allowing them to acquire a basic understanding of the physical concepts involved with motion and forces, momentum and energy, rotation, gravitation, properties of matter, heat and thermodynamics, waves and sound, electricity and magnetism, light, and atomic/nuclear physics.

This course will focus on conceptual understanding rather than mathematical manipulation. However, as mathematics is the language of science, it is expected that you can perform basic algebraic calculations and recognize basic geometric relations throughout the course.

Class Announcements

Welcome to Physics 1100-002 (Spring 2024)

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  • Your next lecture of Physics 1100 will take place on Wednesday, May 1st in BIC-3535 starting promptly at 9:00 AM.
  • Be sure to read Chapter 30 for class on Wednesday, May 1st.  Be prepared to "celebrate" Chapter 30 with an "Information Festival" after we complete our discussion of Chapter 29 on Wednesday.
  • Lecture notes are being made available.  Scroll down to the "Lecture Notes" section and click on the desired chapter to access.
  • Your next MyOpenMath homework assignment (Homework 13: Light, Color, Reflection, and Refraction) will be due by 8:30 AM on Friday, May 5th.  Note that there are two parts to the homework.  After the cut-off time, you can no longer be able to make changes to the Conceptual Questions for credit.  However, you can still get 50% credit for answering any part of any numeric exercise/problem within 24 hours after the original cut-off time.
  • Your last laboratory session will take place on Tuesday, May 6th in BIC-3F03 starting promptly at 9:00 AM.  Your entire Investigation #13 Packet (Optics) will be due at the start (9:00 AM) of your lab session on Tuesday.  Be sure to access and print the Investigation #14 materials for your lab session on Tuesday.  These will made available shortly.  Stay tuned.

Class Resources

Lab Resources

Investigation #12: Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction 

Investigation #13: Optics

Investigation #14: Atomic and Nuclear Physics (COMING SOON!)

Lecture Notes

General Resources