UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND

Faculty Of Arts and Sciences

Department:Physics
SYLLABUS
SECTION I: Course Information and Learning Outcomes

Course Name:Fundamentals of Physics I

fundamentals of physics i
Course Code: PHYS 211 Nb. of Credits: 3

Academic Year: 2022-2023 Semester: Fall

Course Time: MW 08:00-09:30 Section: 1 Bldg/Room: FHS-101

MW 09:30-11:00 Section: 2 Bldg/Room: FHS-101

Instructor Name: Dr. Tony Tannous

Office: Murr-012 Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: M-W-T-Th 11:30-13:30
Coordinator Name: Dr. Tony Tannous

Course Description:
The course introduces some of the basic fundamentals of physics, including: kinematics of
a particle, relative motion analysis, Newton’s laws of motion, work, energy, center of
mass, torque, equilibrium, properties of fluids, transverse and longitudinal waves,
resonance, sound waves, Doppler effect, thermal expansion, first and second laws of
thermodynamics and entropy.

Course Objective:
 Provide knowledge about the various parameters related to motion including
position, velocity and acceleration.
 Define the different type of forces and applying Newton’s laws of motion.
 Define the work, kinetic energy and potential energy and how to use principles of
energy to solve problems.
 Describe systems in equilibrium and the requirement of this equilibrium.
 Differentiate between the various principles related to static fluids and fluids in
motion.
 Explain the difference between longitudinal and transverse waves and discussing
examples of resonance on strings and in air pipes.
 Explain the Doppler effect and beat in Sound waves.
 Define heat and entropy of thermodynamical systems and discuss the various laws
of thermodynamics.

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Course Learning Outcomes:
Students successfully completing the course should be able to
1. Describe the motion of particles in one dimension by using relationships between
positions, velocities, speeds, accelerations and time.
2. Use vectors and vector notation to describe motion of particles in two or three
dimensions and find various kinematics relationships for projectile, circular and
relative motions.
3. Plot the various forces acting on a system and apply Newton’s laws to determine
the acceleration by using the principle of superposition for forces.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the various types of energy and how are they
exchanged in systems.
5. Locate the center of mass of systems of particles and evaluate their moment of
inertia
6. Analyze systems in translational and rotational equilibrium.
7. Demonstrate an understanding of fluid principles including Archimedes’, Pascal’s
and Bernoulli’s.
8. Distinguish between longitudinal and transverse waves and use interference to
obtain resonance and standing waves on vibrating strings.
9. Describe the Doppler effect of sound waves and intensity, sound level and
resonance of these waves.
10. Apply the laws of thermodynamics by using expansion, heat exchange, internal
energy, work and entropy.

Required Textbooks: Fundamentals of Physics, Extended International Edition,

9thEdition. D. Halliday, R. Resnick, J. Walker. Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

References: Physics Principles with Applications, 6th Edition.

Douglas C. Giancoli. Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall.
College Physics, John J. O’Dwyer, Wadsworth Publishing Company.

SECTION II: Course Content and Timetable

Week Chapters Sections Assignment

Chapter 1. Measurement 1.2 Measuring Things
1 Ch 1 problems:
1.3 The International system of
Units
1.4 Changing Units 9, 18, 27, 45, 49
1.5 Length
1.6 Time
1.7 Mass

2.2 Motion Ch 2 problems:

Chapter 2. Motion Along a
Straight Line 2.3 Position and Displacement
2.4 Average Velocity and 5, 7, 13, 17, 21, 34, 43,
Average Speed 49, 54, 62, 73, 78, 92,
2.5 Instantaneous Velocity and 100
Speed
2.6 Acceleration
2.7 Constant Acceleration: A
Special Case
2.8 Another Look at Constant
Acceleration
2.9 Free-Fall Acceleration
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Chapter 3. Vectors 3.2 Vectors and Scalars Ch 3 problems:
3.3 Adding Vectors
Geometrically 16, 23, 38, 42, 44, 61
3.4 Components of Vectors
3.5 Unit Vectors
3.6 Adding Vectors by
Components
3.8 Multiplying Vectors
Chapter 4. Motion in 4.2 Position and Displacement Ch 4 problems:
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Two and Three Dimensions 4.3 Average Velocity and
Instantaneous Velocity 8, 16, 17, 20, 27, 32,
4.4 Average Acceleration and 43, 55, 64, 69, 76, 82,
Instantaneous Acceleration 92, 116
4.5 Projectile Motion
4.6 Projectile Motion analyzed
4.7Uniform Circular Motion
4.8Relative Motion in One
Dimension
4.9Relative Motion in Two
Dimensions

Problerm-solving session
Problerm-solving session
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Chapter 5. Force and 5.2 Newtonian Mechanics Ch 5 problems:
Motion-I 5.3 Newton’s First Law
5.4 Force 7, 11, 15, 17, 33, 37,
5.5 Mass 44, 48, 49, 51, 54, 58,
5.6 Newton’s Second Law 59, 64, 76, 82
5.7 Some Particular Forces
5.8 Newton’s Third Law of
Motion
Chapter 6. Force and 6.2 Friction Ch 6 problems:
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Motion-II 6.3 Properties of Friction
6.5 Uniform Circular 5, 13, 16, 19, 25, 29,
31, 34, 42, 45, 57, 61,
Problerm-solving session 63, 70, 98

Test 1: Fri Oct 7 (or Sat Material covered up to

Oct 8) at 8:00 am in Exam Chapter 5, inclusive
Hall Kh-136

Chapter 7. Kinetic 7.2 What is Energy? Ch 7 problems:

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Energy and Work 7.3 Kinetic Energy
7.4 7.4 Work 11, 14, 17, 24, 25, 31,
7.5 7.5 Work and Kinetic Energy 49, 57, 62, 65
7.6 Work Done by the
Gravitational Force
7.7 Work Done by a Spring
Force
7.8 Work Done by a General
Variable Force
7.9 Power

Chapter 8. Potential 8.2 Work and Potential Energy Ch 8 problems:

Energy and Conservation of 8.3 Path Independence of
Conservative Forces 14, 21, 30, 34, 53, 55,
Energy
8.4 Determining Potential 57, 62, 65, 109, 113

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 Energy Values
8.5 Conservation of Mechanical
Energy
8.7 Work Done on a System by
an External Force
8.8 Conservation of Energy
Problerm-solving session
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Chapter 9. Center of 9.2 The Center of Mass Ch 9 problems:
Mass and Linear Momentum 9.3 Newton’s Second Law for a
System of Particles 2, 4, 5, 6

Chapter 10. Rotation 10.2 The Rotational Variables Ch 10 problems:

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10.5 Relating the Linear and
Angular Variables 41, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48
10.6 Kinetic Energy of Rotation
10.7 Calculating the Rotational
Inertia
10.8 Torque
10.9 Newton’s Second Law for
Rotation

Chapter 12. Equilibrium 12.2 Equilibrium Ch 12 problems:

and Elasticity 12.3 The Requirements of
Equilibrium 12, 13, 17, 22, 25, 28,
36, 37, 63, 68
Chapter 13. Gravitation 13.2 Newton’s Law of
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Gravitation
13.4 Gravitation Near Earth’s
Surface
13.5 Gravitation Inside Earth

Problerm-solving session
Chapter 14. Fluids 14.2 What Is a Fluid? Ch 14 problems:
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14.3 Density and Pressure
14.4 Fluids at Rest 10, 17, 20, 29, 31, 33,
14.6 Pascal’s Principle 37, 39, 41, 52, 53, 57,
14.7 Archimedes’ Principle 61, 62, 63, 65, 74, 77
14.8 Ideal Fluids in Motion
14.9 The Equation of Continuity
14.10 Bernoulli’s Equation

Problerm-solving session

Test 2: Fri Nov25 at 8:00 Material covered from

am in Exam Hall Kh-136 Chapter 6 up to Chapter 10,
inclusive
Chapter 16. Waves-I 16.2 Types of Waves Ch 16 problems:
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16.3 Transverse and Longitudinal
Waves 5, 41, 45, 47, 49, 58, 85
16.4 Wavelength and Frequency
16.5 The Speed of a Traveling
Wave
16.6 Wave Speed on a Stretched
String
16.9 The Principle of
Superposition for Waves
16.10 Interference of Waves
16.12 Standing Waves
16.13 Standing Waves and
Resonance

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Chapter 17. Waves-II 17.2 Sound Waves Ch 17 problems:

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17.3 The Speed of Sound
17.6 Intensity and Sound Level 5, 6, 24, 28, 30, 35, 40,
17.7 Sources of Musical Sound 45, 48, 50, 53, 55, 56,
17.8 Beats 59, 67, 83, 99, 101
17.9 The Doppler Effect
17.10 Super Sonic Speeds, Shock
Waves

Problerm-solving session
Chapter 18. Temperature, 18.2 Temperature Ch 18 problems:
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Heat, and the First Law of 18.3 The Zeroth Law of
Thermodynamics Thermodynamics 14, 15, 21, 31, 37, 41,
18.4 Measuring Temperature 44, 45, 47, 86, 94
18.5 The Celsius and Fahrenheit
Scales
18.6 Thermal Expansion
18.7 Temperature and Heat
18.8 The Absorption of Heat by
Solids and Liquids
18.9 A Closer Look at Heat and
Work
18.10 The First Law of
Thermodynamics
18.11 Some Special Cases of the
First Law of Thermodynamics
18.12 Heat Transfer Mechanisms

Chapter 19. The Kinetic 19.3 Ideal Gases Ch 19 problems:

Theory of gases
4, 8
Chapter 20. Entropy and 20.2 Irreversible Processes and Ch 20 problems:
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the Second Law of Entropy
Thermodynamics 20.3 Change in Entropy 5, 6, 7, 9, 11
20.4 The Second Law of
Thermodynamics

Problerm-solving session
Drop Period Ends:Wed, November 30, 2022
Reading Period:Sat-Mon, 10-12 December 2022
Final Exam Period:Tues-Wed, 13-21 December 2022
Teaching Strategy and Guidelines
Lectures are delivered interactively to students and assignments are given on each chapter to be solved in
class in separate solving-problem sessions.

Student Work Evaluation

Assessment is divided between three tests according to the following scheme:

Test1 30% Partial test covering Chapters 1 to 5, inclusive
Test2 30% Partial test covering Chapters 6 to 10, inclusive
Final Test 40% Comprehensive test covering all material of the course.

SECTION III : Policies and Students’ Responsibilities

Academic rules and regulations are to be followed according to the policies and guidelines of
the University, as laid out in the catalogue (particularly the sections on Attendance and
Academic Behavior).
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1. Studentsareexpectedtoattendallclassesandlaboratorysessions.
2.
Absence,whetherexcusedornot,fromanyclassorlaboratorysessiondoesnotexcusestudentsfrom
theirresponsibilityfortheworkdoneorforanyannouncementsmadeduringtheirabsence.
3. A student who is near missing one-sixth of the course sessions will be receiving a written
warning from the instructor. Once the number of missed sessions reaches one-sixth of the
course sessions, the instructor notifies the student in writing and copies the registrar that it is
the student’s responsibility to officially withdraw from the course before the end of the drop
period, otherwise he will earn a WF as a final grade for the course.
If the number of missed sessions accumulates to more than one-sixth after the drop deadline,
the student will receive as well a grade of WF.
A WF grade is counted as a numerical grade of 40 for the course in computing the student’s
averages.
It is expected from the students to carry themselves with the utmost ethical and
professional manner during lectures, and among each other.

TheUniversityofBalamandiscommittedtoapolicyofhonestyinacademicaffairs.Examplesofcond
uct
forwhichstudentsmaybesubjecttoacademicand/ordisciplinarypenaltiesincludingexpulsionare:
1. Cheating,wherebynon-
permissiblewritten,visual,ororalassistance,includingthatobtainedfrom
anotherstudent,isutilizedonexaminations,courseassignments,orprojects. Theunauthorized
possessionoruseofexaminationorcourse-relatedmaterialmayalsoconstitutecheating.
2.
Plagiarism,wherebyanotherperson’sworkisdeliberatelyusedorappropriatedwithoutanyindicatio
n ofthesource,therebyattemptingtoconveytheimpressionthatsuchworkisthestudent’sown.
Note:Astudentwhohasassistedanotherstudentinanyoftheaforementionedbreachesofstandardssh
all beconsideredequallyculpable.
Incaseofcheatingorplagiarism,theinstructormaytakeappropriateacademicactionrangingfromlos
s
ofcreditforaspecificassignment,examination,orprojecttoremovalfromthecoursewithgradeof40.
Additionally,theinstructormay requestdisciplinaryactionthroughtheDisciplinaryCommitteeas
outlinedintheStudentLifesection.
Make-up examinations: Students who miss a regular examination for a valid reason
must present their medical excuse stamped by the infirmery to their professors
through the FOS secretariat (Mrs Adele Nasror Miss Waed Attieh) either by hand
delivery or by fax (06-930277, the original report must be presented when the
student returns to the University), maximum 4 days after the test date. In this case, a
make-up test will be assigned within ten days after the regular test was done. The
make-up test will include all additional material covered until the date of the make-
up test. No exceptions to this policy shall be considered.
Final examinations: Students who miss a final examination shall receive an
incomplete grade (I) if they present a valid, written excuse,accompanied by a
petition accepted by the Dean of FAS,within the same period prescribed above. A
make-up for the final examination shall be given, in this case, according to the
Policies of the University, at a time set by the professor, that suits both the professor
and the student (avoiding conflict with classes). This test must be comprehensive of
the whole course material. No exceptions to this policy shall be considered.