PHYS 111

UVIC

Course Overview

Lessons & Practice

I. Welcome

1. Periodic Motion: Oscillations

5hr

1.1.1. Concepts of Oscillation (Basic Version)10 min

1.1.2. Concepts of Oscillation (Advanced Version)14 min

1.1.3. Example: SHM position function

1.1.4. Practice: Angular motion2 min

1.2.1. Velocity and Acceleration in SHM (Advanced)7 min

1.2.2. Velocity and Acceleration in SHM (Basic)10 min

1.2.3. Finding Acceleration by Knowing Displacement (Advanced)6 min

1.2.4. Example: SHM with mass on a spring

1.2.5. Practice: Oscillations - Displacement Function7 min

1.2.6. Practice: Oscillations - Acceleration Graph

1.3.1. SHM as the Projection of a Uniform Circular Motion11 min

1.3.2. Example: SHM from Circular Motion - Equation of Position (x)

1.3.3. Practice: SHM from Circular Motion - Equation of Position (y)

1.4.1. Finding the Phase Constant27 min

1.4.2. Example: Drawing the Position Graph16 min

1.4.3. Practice: Displacement Function10 min

1.5.1. Energy of an Oscillator11 min

1.5.2. Example: Spring & Mass System 10 min

1.5.3. Practice: Energy of Oscillation 4 min

1.6.1. Vertical springs13 min

1.6.2. Example: Vertical Springs7 min

1.6.3. Practice: Vertical Springs6 min

1.6.4. Practice: Oscillations (Tricky!)8 min

1.7.1. Simple Pendulums 7 min

1.7.2. Example: Simple Pendulum3 min

1.7.3. Practice: Simple Pendulum7 min

1.8.1. Physical Pendulum4 min

1.8.2. Example: Physical Pendulum4 min

1.8.3. Practice: Simple Pendulum7 min

1.8.4. Practice: Simple Harmonic Motion: Pendulum

1.8.5. Practice: Oscillations - Displacement Function7 min

1.9.1. A Quick Review on Buoyant Forces6 min

1.9.2. Buoyancy Theory6 min

1.9.3. Oscillation of Floating Objects10 min

1.9.4. Example: Oscillation of Floating Object6 min

1.9.5. Practice: Oscillation of Floating Buoy

1.10.1. Simple Harmonic Motion for Small Deviations from Equilibrium14 min

1.10.2. Example: Small Oscillations

1.11.1. Coupled Simple Harmonic Oscillators

1.11.2. Practice: Couples Oscillators

1.12.1. Damped Oscillation Theory20 min

1.12.2. Energy in a Damped Oscillation6 min

1.12.3. Example: Damped Oscillation 6 min

1.12.4. Practice: Damping (Tricky!)17 min

1.13.1. Critical Damping and Over-Damping Conditions8 min

1.13.2. Example: critically damping motion2 min

1.13.3. Practice: Damping Motion2 min

1.14.1. Forced or Driven Oscillation6 min

1.14.2. Example: Forced Oscillation2 min

1.14.3. Practice: Forced Oscillation (Tricky!)

2. Waves: Mechanical

43min

2.1.1. General Definition of a Traveling Wave

2.1.2. Sinusoidal Waves

2.1.3. Example: Waves

2.1.4. Practice: Waves

2.2.1. Snapshots and History Plots

2.2.2. Example: Wave Graph

2.2.3. Practice: History Plot

2.3.1. Particle Velocity and Acceleration

2.3.2. Example: Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration

2.3.3. Practice: Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration

2.4.1. Speed of Waves in Strings

2.4.2. Example: Wave and Tension

2.4.3. Practice: String Mass Density

2.5.1. Transmitted Power and Intensity9 min

2.5.2. Example: Intensity of Sunlight

2.5.3. Practice: Power of a Traveling Wave

2.6.1. Interference and Superposition

2.6.2. Example: Superposition

2.6.3. Practice: Superposition

2.7.1. Standing Waves

2.7.2. Standing Wave Equation

2.7.3. Example: Wavelength of a Standing Wave

2.7.4. Practice: Standing Waves

2.8.1. Standing Waves in Strings with Both Ends Fixed

2.8.2. Example: Standing Wave

2.8.3. Practice: Standing Wave

2.9.1. Standing Waves in Air Pipes

2.9.2. Two Ends Closed

2.9.3. Two Ends Open

2.9.4. One End Open & One End Closed

2.9.5. Example: Standing Waves in Air Pipes

2.9.6. Practice: Standing Waves in Air Pipes

3. Sound & Hearing

15min

3.1.1. Sound Waves Patterns

3.1.2. Example: Sound Pressure and Displacement

3.2.1. Sound Waves

3.2.2. Intensity Shortcut Formula

3.2.3. Example: Sound Intensity

3.2.4. Practice: Sound Wave Intensity

3.2.5. Example: Sound Under Water

3.2.6. Sound Waves Concept Clarifier8 min

3.2.7. Sounds Waves: Speed of Sound2 min

3.2.8. Sound Waves Theory - Intensity5 min

3.3.1. Reflection at Boundaries

3.3.2. Example: Wave Reflection

3.3.3. Practice: Wave Open End Reflection

3.3.4. Example: Wave Reflection and Transmission

3.4.1. Constructive and Destructive Interference

3.4.2. Interference Shortcuts

3.4.3. Sound Wave Interference

3.4.4. Example: Sound - Out of Phase

3.4.5. Practice: Sound - Out of Phase

3.5.1. Beat Frequency

3.5.2. Example: Beat Frequency

3.5.3. Practice: Beat Frequency

3.6.1. Doppler Effect

3.6.2. Example: Doppler Frequency

3.6.3. Practice: Doppler Frequency

4. Heat and Temperature

3hr

4.1.1. Thermal Equilibrium6 min

4.1.2. Example: Temperature Scales

4.1.3. Practice: Temperature Scales

4.2.1. Linear Expansion3 min

4.2.2. Area Expansion6 min

4.2.3. Example: Thermal Expansion5 min

4.2.4. Volume Expansion4 min

4.2.5. Practice: Thermal Expansion10 min

4.3.1. Heat Transfer Through Conduction3 min

4.3.2. Example: Heat Transfer2 min

4.4.1. Conductor In Series Theory5 min

4.4.2. Example: Conductors In Series 3 min

4.4.3. Conductors In Parallel3 min

4.5.1. Heat Transfer Through Radiation12 min

4.5.2. Example: Radiation4 min

4.5.3. Absorption7 min

4.6.1. Sun & Earth model4 min

4.7.1. Radiation Spectrum Theory3 min

4.8.1. Thermal Stress and Strain33 min

4.8.2. Example: Thermal Stress11 min

4.8.3. Practice: Thermal Stress21 min

4.9.1. Specific Heat and Calorimetry15 min

4.9.2. Example: Calorimetry6 min

4.9.3. Example: Phase Change8 min

4.9.4. Practice: Calorimetry21 min

5. Thermodynamics

2.4hr

5.1.1. Ideal Gas Law1 min

5.1.2. Example: Ideal Gases 4 min

5.1.3. Practice: Thermodynamics and Ideal Gases3 min

5.1.4. First Law of Thermodynamics5 min

5.2.1. Thermodynamic Processes12 min

5.2.2. Thermodynamics4 min

5.2.3. Example: Adiabatic Processes4 min

5.2.4. Practice: pV Work1 min

5.3.1. PV Diagrams & Thermodynamic Processes5 min

5.3.2. Example: PV Diagram

5.3.3. Practice: First Law of Thermodynamics3 min

5.3.4. Practice: Thermodynamic Processes 5 min

5.4.1. Thermodynamic Cycles 2 min

5.4.2. Example: Thermodynamic Cycle (PV Diagram)

5.4.3. Practice: Thermodynamic Cycle (PV Diagram)2 min

5.5.1. Heat Engines & Refrigerators11 min

5.5.2. Example: The Carnot Cycle 11 min

5.5.3. Practice: Otto Cycle13 min

5.6.1. Heat Pumps11 min

5.6.2. Example: Calculate the coefficient of performance (COP) for an air-to-air heat pump

5.6.3. Practice: Heat Pump

5.7.1. Entropy13 min

5.7.2. Example: Entropy9 min

5.8.1. Thermodynamical Processes in TS – Diagram9 min

5.8.2. Practice: PV and TS Diagrams17 min

6. Wave Optics

6.1.1. Light Waves

6.1.2. Practice: Electromagnetic Radiation

6.1.3. Practice: Properties of Light Waves

6.2.1. Reflection

6.2.2. Phase Shift at Reflection Boundaries

6.3.1. Double-Slit Interference

6.3.2. Example: Double-slit configuration Fringes

6.3.3. Practice: Double-slit configuration Fringes

6.3.4. Double-Slit Interference (MODIFIED) (Copy)

6.4.1. Effective Path Difference

6.4.2. Example: Double Slit Diffraction

6.4.3. Practice: Double Slit Diffraction

6.4.4. Effective Path Difference

6.5.1. Diffraction as the Spreading of Light

6.5.2. Single Slit Diffraction

6.5.3. Example: Single vs. Double Slit

6.5.4. Practice: Single Slit

6.6.1. Realistic Double Slits

6.6.2. Practice: Double Slits

6.7.1. Diffraction Grating

6.7.2. Example: Diffraction Grating

6.7.3. Practice: Diffraction Grating

6.8.1. Air Wedges

6.8.2. Example: dark fringes

6.8.3. Practice: fringes

6.9.1. Circular Apertures and Resolution

6.9.2. Practice: Optic Power

6.10.1. Thin film Interference

6.10.2. Example: Thin Films

6.10.3. Practice: Thin Films

7. Geometric Optics

1.1hr

7.1.1. Reflection1 min

7.1.2. Refraction4 min

7.1.3. Example: Refraction2 min

7.1.4. Practice: Refraction3 min

7.1.5. Practice: Twins in a mirror1 min

7.2.1. Total Internal Reflection2 min

7.2.2. Practice: Total Internal Reflection57 sec

7.2.3. Practice: Rock under the water1 min

7.3.1. Plane Mirrors3 min

7.3.2. Example: Plane Mirror3 min

7.3.3. Practice: Plane Mirror

7.4.1. Concave and Convex Mirrors4 min

7.4.2. Example: Concave Mirror1 min

7.4.3. Practice: Concave Mirror1 min

7.5.1. Mirrors Equation1 min

7.5.2. Example: Convex Mirror2 min

7.5.3. Practice: Concave Mirror2 min

7.6.1. Convex and Concave Lenses3 min

7.6.2. Example: Convex Lens44 sec

7.6.3. Practice: Convex and Concave Lenses1 min

7.7.1. Lenses Equation1 min

7.7.2. Example: Converging vs Diverging Lens2 min

7.7.3. Practice: Convex Lenses3 min

7.8.1. Principal Rays3 min

7.8.2. Real and Virtual Images2 min

7.8.3. Behavior of Mirrors and Lenses4 min

7.9.1. Lensmaker's Equation2 min

7.9.2. Example: Lenses3 min

7.9.3. Practice: Lenses2 min

7.10.1. Aberrations47 sec

7.11.1. The Eye5 min

7.11.2. Example: Myopia3 min

7.11.3. Practice: Contacts vs. Glasses

7.12.1. Angular Size

7.12.2. Microscopes

7.12.3. Telescopes48 sec

7.12.4. Example: compound microscope

7.12.5. Practice: compound microscope

8. Modern Physics

1hr

8.1.1. The Atom and the Elements2 min

8.1.2. Nuclear Forces and Binding Energy 3 min

8.1.3. Practice: Binding Energy4 min

8.2.1. Radioactive Decays2 min

8.2.2. Alpha Decay2 min

8.2.3. Example: Alpha Decay

8.2.4. Practice: Alpha Decay

8.3.1. Beta Decay52 sec

8.3.2. Beta Negative Decay2 min

8.3.3. Beta Positive Decay2 min

8.3.4. Electron Capture1 min

8.3.5. Example: Decays 4 min

8.3.6. Practice: Decays 3 min

8.4.1. Gamma Decay2 min

8.5.1. Radioactive Decays2 min

8.5.2. Half-Life2 min

8.5.3. Example: Half-Life3 min

8.5.4. Practice: Half-Life2 min

8.6.1. Carbon Dating

8.6.2. Example: Carbon Dating

8.6.3. Practice: Half-Life

8.7.1. Photons (Light = Particle)

8.7.2. de Broglie Wavelength (Particles = Waves)

8.7.3. Example: de Broglie wavelength

8.7.4. Practice: Light Particles

8.8.1. The Compton Effect2 min

8.8.2. Example: Compton Effect1 min

8.8.3. Practice: Compton Effect5 min

8.9.1. Bohr's Model of the Atom

8.9.2. Example: Bohr's Model

8.9.3. Practice: electron shell transitions

8.10.1. The Photoelectric Effect4 min

8.10.2. Example: The Photoelectric Effect43 sec

8.10.3. Practice: The Photoelectric Effect2 min

8.11.1. Lorentz Transformations

8.11.2. Time Dilation and Length Contraction2 min

8.11.3. Example: Special Relativity1 min

8.11.4. Practice: Special Relativity59 sec

8.11.5. Relativistic Velocity Transformations54 sec

8.11.6. Relativistic Momentum and Energy

8.11.7. Practice: Special Relativity5 min

9. Energy Changes

2.5hr

9.I. Chapter Intro3 min

9.1.1. Introduction to Thermochemistry2 min

9.1.2. Concept Check: Physical Vs Chemical Changes

9.2.1. 0th Law of Thermodynamics 3 min

9.3.1. Thermodynamics4 min

9.3.2. 1st Law of Thermodynamics5 min

9.3.3. Endothermic Vs Exothermic Reactions3 min

9.4.1. Heat Capacity and Calorimetry9 min

9.4.2. Concept Check: Specific Heat Capacity6 min

9.4.3. Example: Calorimetry Calculation2 min

9.4.4. Practice: Calorimetry Calculation6 min

9.4.5. Practice: Calorimetry Calculation8 min

9.4.6. Example: Thermal Equilibrium Calorimetry6 min

9.5.1. Enthalpy of Reaction2 min

9.5.2. Enthalpy Changes in Physical, Chemical, and Nuclear Changes3 min

9.5.3. Solution Properties3 min

9.6.1. Introduction to the Heat Curve15 min

9.6.2. Important Things to Know About the Heat Curve6 min

9.6.3. Example8 min

9.6.4. Practice

9.6.5. Practice

9.6.6. Practice: Enthalpy of Phase Changes (+ or -)

9.7.1. Example: Molar Enthalpy Calculation4 min

9.7.2. Practice: Molar Enthalpy Calculation4 min

9.8.1. Different Ways to Represent Enthalpy Changes 5 min

9.8.2. Example: Representing Enthalpy Changes 4 min

9.9.1. Hess’ Law5 min

9.9.2. Hess’ Law Notes

9.9.3. Practice: Hess' Law5 min

9.9.4. Extra Practice: Hess' Law (Optional)

9.9.5. Heats of Formation6 min

9.9.6. Enthalpy of Formation Practice 3 min

9.9.7. Example: Heats of formation2 min

9.9.8. Practice: Enthalpy of Reactions4 min

9.9.9. Enthalpy Practice 3 min

9.9.10. Practice: Multi-Step Enthalpy Problem9 min

9.10.1. Real Life Applications of Energy

9.10.2. Summary Checklist & Equations

9.Q. Checkpoint Quiz10 Qns

10. Thermodynamics Part 2: (2nd Law-entropy, 3rd Law, Gibbs Free Energy, Spontaneity)

1.1hr

10.1.1. 2nd Law of Thermodynamics (Entropy)6 min

10.1.2. Factors Affecting Entropy Changes 10 min

10.1.3. Example1 min

10.1.4. Practice1 min

10.1.5. Practice4 min

10.2.1. Additional Equations for Entropy

10.2.2. Example: Entropy Calculation3 min

10.2.3. Example: Entropy Calculation9 min

10.3.1. 3rd Law of Thermodynamics1 min

10.3.2. Summary of the Laws of Thermodynamics

10.4.1. Gibbs Free Energy and Spontaneity2 min

10.4.2. Spontaneity 7 min

10.4.3. Example: Spontaneity of a Reaction

10.4.4. Predicting Spontaneity Based off Entropy2 min

10.5.1. Chemical Equilibrium and ΔG Equations5 min

10.5.2. DeltaGo and K 3 min

10.5.3. Example

10.5.4. Chemical Equilibrium and ΔG Practice

10.5.5. Chemical Equilibrium and ΔG Practice #2

10.5.6. Chemical Equilibrium and ΔG Practice #3

10.5.7. Van't Hoff Practice Problem

11. Thermodynamics: Part 1: (0th law, 1st law, Calorimetry, Enthalpy)

2.3hr

11.1.1. Thermodynamics4 min

11.1.2. State Variables 3 min

11.1.3. Example2 min

11.1.4. Extensive vs Intensive Properties 2 min

11.1.5. Additional Terminology5 min

11.2.1. 0th Law of Thermodynamics 3 min

11.3.1. The 1st Law of Thermodynamics7 min

11.3.2. Signs of Heat and Work & Calculating Work4 min

11.3.3. Example5 min

11.3.4. Practice1 min

11.3.5. Practice3 min

11.4.1. Expansion Due to Chemical Reaction8 min

11.4.2. Example4 min

11.4.3. Practice2 min

11.5.1. Calorimetry12 min

11.5.2. Heat Capacity of Ideal Gases2 min

11.5.3. Practice3 min

11.5.4. Practice

11.6.1. Heat Capacity and Calorimetry13 min

11.6.2. Example7 min

11.6.3. Example6 min

11.6.4. Practice56 sec

11.6.5. Practice10 min

11.6.6. Example7 min

11.6.7. Practice

11.7.1. Enthalpy of Reaction2 min

11.7.2. Example4 min

11.8.1. Heats of Formation6 min

11.8.2. Example

11.8.3. Practice

11.8.4. Practice

11.9.1. Bond Energies4 min

11.9.2. Example

11.9.3. Practice

11.10.1. Hess’ Law5 min

11.10.2. Practice

11.10.3. Practice [challenging]1 min

12. Motion in Two Dimensions

2.9hr

12.1.1. Relative Velocity11 min

12.1.2. Example: : Relative Velocity9 min

12.1.3. Practice: Relative Velocity11 min

12.2.1. Projectile Motion9 min

12.2.2. Example: projectile motion4 min

12.2.3. Practice: Projectile Motion10 min

12.3.1. Two- and Three-Dimensional Kinematics : Part 19 min

12.3.2. Two- and Three-Dimensional Kinematics: Part 27 min

12.3.3. Example: Particle Motion in 3D8 min

12.3.4. Practice: Projectile motion

12.4.1. Uniform Circular Motion and Centripetal Acceleration8 min

12.4.2. Non-uniform Circular motion3 min

12.4.3. Example: Centripetal Acceleration

12.4.4. Practice: Circular Motion - Acceleration3 min

12.5.1. Position Vector11 min

12.5.2. Two- and Three-Dimensional Kinematics : Part 19 min

12.5.3. Practice Question 5: Position Vectors2 min

12.5.4. Practice: Velocity and Acceleration

12.5.5. Example: Velocity and Acceleration8 min

12.5.6. Example: Position from Velocity2 min

12.6.1. Uniform Circular Motion6 min

12.6.2. Example: Uniform circular motion2 min

12.6.3. Practice: Unifirm Circular Motion5 min

12.6.4. Practice : Circular Motion 1

12.6.5. Practice question

12.7.1. Centripetal force12 min

12.7.2. Example: Circular Motion with Changing Radii3 min

12.7.3. Practice: Circular Motion - Vertical Circle8 min

12.7.4. Practice: Marble Sliding on a Rotating Hoop (Tricky!)14 min

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