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Chabot College Fall 2009Replaced Fall 2010Course Outline for Physics 22A CALCULUS APPLICATIONS FOR COLLEGE PHYSICSCatalog Description:22A - Calculus Applications for College Physics 1 unitFirst of a two-part sequence using calculus as a tool for understanding topics covered in college levelphysics. Taken concurrently with Physics 2A to satisfy the physics requirement for life sciencemajors at universities that require a calculus-based physics sequence. Prerequisite: Mathematics 15and Mathematics 36 or 37, or Mathematics 1, and concurrent enrollment in Physics 2A. Typicalcontact hours: 17.5 hours.Expected Outcomes of Students:Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:1. explain calculus principles in relationship to various physics topics, including:a. the concept of the limit;b. the derivative and its relation to velocity and acceleration as the slopes of the tangent to a curve;c. integration as the inverse of differentiation as it applies to the development ofkinematics equations;d. the relation between the area under the curve and the definite integral withapplications to kinematics and thermodynamics; e. line, surface, and volume integrals in connection with work and energy, Gauss' law,center of mass, and gravitational potential energy; f.. the solution of some elementary differential equations and the definition of the partialderivative in connection with simple harmonic motion and waves; 2. apply these concepts to a variety of problems in newtonian mechanics, fluids,thermodynamics, vibrations, waves, and electrostatics.Course Content:1. Motion in one and two dimensions2. Newton's laws3. Work and energy4. Momentum5. Circular motion6. The laws of gravity7. Fluids, static and in motion8. Thermodynamics9. Vibrations, waves, and sound10. ElectrostaticsChabot CollegeCourse Outline for Physics 22A, page 2Fall 2009Methods of Presentation:1. Lectures2. Problem solving with student participation3. DiscussionAssignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:1. Typical Assignmentsa. Solving basic calculus problemsb. Solving problems from a textbook on physics with calculus2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progressa. Quizzesb. Examsc. HomeworkTextbook(s) (Typical):Physics for Scientists & Engineers with Modern Physics, Douglas C. Giancoli, PrenticeHall, 4th edition, 2008Special Student Materials:None.Revised


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