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Birla Institute of Technology & Science – Pilani, K.K.Birla Goa Campus
First Semester 2015-2016
PHY F 111 Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves
Course Handout PART B
3-August-2015
Team of Instructors:
Section
IC
1,7
2,8
3,9
4,10
5,11
6,12
Instructor
Radhika Vathsan
Chandradew Sharma
E S Kannan
Gaurav Dar
Kinjal Banerjee
Raghunath Ratabole
Toby Joseph
Office Room
CC 111
B 319
CC 108
C 217
B 320
CC 114
CC 218
1. Course Description: The contents of Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves deals with basic physics, forming
a foundational course on core level physics to be taught to all science and engineering students.
2. Text Book:
T1. “Introduction to Mechanics”, Kleppner and Kolenkow, Tata Mcgraw Hill publishers.
T2. “Vibration and Waves”, A.P. French, CBS Publishers.
Reference Book:
R1. Berkeley Physics, Vol I, 2nd Edition, Addison Wesley.
R2. Newtonian Mechanics, A P French, MIT Introductory Physics Series
3. Course Plan: This course is intended to run in the “blended classroom mode” where a mix of online
material and class interactions will be used in a learner-centric mode of education.
• Basic lecture material to be available online on the photon LMS as well as the edX platform. Students are
expected to view the online material, as well as familiarize themselves with basic questions and problems
introduced online, before coming in to class.
• 50 min. long class hours, twice a week, provide an opportunity for closer interaction with the instructor as
well as intensive problem solving. Participation in these classes counts towards the grade.
• 50 min long common hour, once a week, is a summative session in the lecture theatre, for discussion of key
issues and conceptual problems, as well as demonstrations and other visual media preparatory to coming
sessions.
• Weekly online quizzes to gauge student learning, home work problems with solution put up online a week
later provides practice.
• Project work: students may choose out of a list of small projects to be worked out in groups, and presented
at the end of the semester. The grade for the project is complementary:
4. Course Content:
1
Week
No.
Topic
Content
Reference
1
Newton’s Laws
Overview of Newton’s laws, Force
T1 Ch 2
2
Frames of Reference
Galilean transformations
T1 Ch8 $1-2
Non-inertial systems
3
4
5
Momentum
Energy
Rotating frames: centrifugal and coriolis accelerations
T1 Ch8 §5
Impulse,System of particles, momentum conservation
T1 Ch3
Momentum transport and variable mass systems
T1 ch3 §4-6
Energy conservation
T1 Ch4 §3-9
Potential
6
Rotation and Angular Momentum
7
Collisions
T1 Ch4 §14
Vector nature of ω
T1 Ch7 §1-2
Angular momentum L, torque
T1 Ch6 §1-3
Conservation of L
T1 Ch7 §5
Fixed axis rotation
T1 Ch6 §5
Rolling
T1 Ch6 §7
Test 1
8
Dynamics of Rigid bodies
Moment of inertia tensor,
T1 Ch7 §6
KE of rotation
9
Gyroscope motion, torque-free precession L
10
Stability of rotational motion
11
Oscillations
T1 Ch7 §3-4
SHM, examples
T2 Ch1
Superposition of SHMs
T2 Ch2
Test 2
12
13
14
Waves
Damped SHM, forced SHM and resonance
T2 Ch4
Coupled Oscillations and normal modes
T2 Ch5
Derivation of wave equation
T2 Ch7
solutions
T2 Ch7
superposition L
T2 Ch7
2
Evaluation:
Component
Wieghtage
Date, Time
Type
Class Participation
5%
(tutorial attendance)
Test 1
25%
19 Sept, 12:00-13:00
Open book
Test 2
25%
26 Oct, 12:00-12:00
Open Book
Comprehensive
45%
4 Dec 2015, FN
Open Note Sheet
Project work
5%
27 Nov
Extra Credit
Notices: Will be put up on photon Course Server http://photon.bits-goa.ac.in.
Makeup Policy: Makeup for Tests only for medical reasons supported by documents.