THEORETICAL PHYSICIST
Derek J. Daniel BSc Hons PhD
Assistant Professor of Physics & Mathematics
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University of The Bahamas-North
School of Mathematics, Physics and Technology, Room A204
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Office Phone: +1-242-688 5929
Email: derek.daniel@ub.edu.bs
This monograph presents new classes of exact solutions for three formidable and unsolvable problems in theoretical physics. The simple pendulum, the Markovian birth-and-death equations, and the simple harmonic oscillator are among the problems covered.
PHYSICS 301
STUDENTS
CORNER
STEP 1
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Course Instructions
FALL 2023 - SPRING 2024
STEP 2
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Syllabus
Textbook 1
Textbook 2
COURSE CONTENT
Week 1
Introduction
A. What this Physics
course covers?
B. Assessments and
what students
need to complete
during semester.
Week Begins:
Mon, 8 January, 2024
Handouts:
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A. Energy Mechanics (Handout 1A)
B. Thermodynamics (Handout 1B)
C. Chapter 1: Bent et al. (Textbook)
Handouts:
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D. Matter & Heat Transfer (Handout 1C)
E. Conservation of Energy
F. Entropy
Course Schedule Outline
Course Introduction
Watch
Video 1.0
Textbook: (Bent et al)
Chapter 1
Handout 1A Energy Mechanics
Lecture 1
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Video 1.1
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Video 1.2
Handout 1C Matter & Heat
Lecture 3
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Video 1.4
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Lecture 4
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Video 1.5
Handout 1B
Thermodynamics
Lecture 2
Watch
Video 1.3
Students must download the
Course Schedule Outline and decide on a Presentation Topic
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Week 2
Handout​
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A. Exponential Growth
B. Chapter 1: Bent et al. (Textbook)
Week Begins:
Mon, 15 January, 2024
Students receive
Assignment 1 in Week 2.
- Due in Week 4. -
Textbook: (Bent et al)
Chapter 1
Handout 2A
Exponential Growth
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Video 2.1
Lecture 5
Watch
Video 2.2
Chapter 2: Future World Energy Needs
& Resources (Bent et al)
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A. Population Growth & Energy
Demands (Bent et al - pp. 38-46)
B. World Energy Resources (Bent et al
pp. 46-57)
C. Energy and the Future (Bent et al -
pp. 61-71)
Handout​
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A. Electricity & Circuits
B. Generating Electricity
Handout 3A
Electric Circuits
Handout 3B
Generating Electricity
Textbook: (Bent et al)
Chapter 2
Lecture 8B
Lecture 6
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Video 2.3
Lecture 7
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Video 2.4
Lecture 8
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Video 2.3
Week 3
Week Begins:
Mon, 22 January, 2024
Chapter 3: Environmental Impacts of
Energy Use (Bent et al)
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A. Environmental Impacts in a Typical
Fuel Cycle (Bent et al - pp. 77-80)
B. Impacts Associated with Non-Renew-
able Fuel Use – fossil and nuclear
(Bent et al - pp. 81-83)
C. Impacts Associated with Renewable
Energy Use (Bent et al - pp. 84-86)
Handout​: Technical Basics
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A. Internal Combustion Engine
Lecture 12
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Video 3.6
Writing Up Your
Term Papers​
- Outline Planning
- Sources of Information
- Grading of Papers
Textbook: (Bent et al)
Chapter 3
Lecture 9
Lecture 11
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Video 3.1
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Video 3.4
Lecture 10
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Video 3.2
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Video 3.3
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Video 3.5
Preparing & Writing Your Term Paper
Grading of Your
Term Paper
Outline of Your Reading Term Paper
Outline of Your Research Term Paper
Sample of a Reading Term Paper
Sample of a Research Term Paper
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** IMPORTANT **
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All Students must be present this week to discuss their Term Papers.
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First Term Paper (Reading Paper) is due in Week 7
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Second Term Paper (Research Paper) is due in Week 14
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Week 4
Week Begins:
Mon, 29 January, 2024
Handout​: Geological Time
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A. Geology & Continental Drift
Lecture 14
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Video 4.1
Watch
Video 4.2
Handout 4
Geological Time
GLOBAL WARMING &
CLIMATE CHANGE
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Chapter 1: What is Global Warming ? (Maslin - pp. 4-22)
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A. Global Warming (Maslin - pp. 4-22)
Textbook: (Maslin)
Chapter 1
Lecture 15
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Video 4.3
GLOBAL WARMING &
CLIMATE CHANGE
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Chapter 2: A Brief History of The
Global Warming Hypothesis
(Maslin - pp. 23-22)
Textbook: (Maslin)
Chapter 2
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Video 4.4
Lecture 16
Week 5
Week Begins:
Mon, 5 February, 2024
GLOBAL WARMING &
CLIMATE CHANGE
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Chapter 4: What is the Evidence for
Climate Change?
(Maslin - pp. 43-66)
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A. Recent Climate Change
B. What do the Skeptics Say?
Textbook: (Maslin)
Chapter 4
Lecture 17
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Video 5.1
GLOBAL WARMING &
CLIMATE CHANGE
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Chapter 6: What are the Possible
Future Impacts of Climate
Change?
(Maslin - pp. 83-101)
Textbook: (Maslin)
Chapter 6
Lecture 18
Watch
Video 5.2
Assignment 1 due this week in Week 4.
Students submit Assignment 1 into Edmodo by due date.
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Week 6
Week Begins:
Mon, 12 February, 2024
RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES ON A LARGE SCALE
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A. Africa's Clean Energy
B. Solar Energy & Duck Curve
C. Wind Farms
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Video 6.1
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Video 6.2
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Video 6.3
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** IMPORTANT **
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All Students must be present this week to discuss their Second Term Paper.
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Research Paper (Investigative Paper) is issued in Week 6
and is due in Week 14
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Week 7
Week Begins:
Mon, 19 February, 2024
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** IMPORTANT **
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First Term Paper (Reading Paper) is due this week in Week 7
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Students must submit their Reading Paper into Moodle
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Students receive Assignment 2 in Week 7. Due in Week 9.
POLLUTION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
A. Greenhouse effect (causes, relative
contribution to global warming, how
effect can be reduced)
B. Ozone layer depletion (causes,
prevention, Montreal Protocol)
Lecture 19
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Video 7.1
Lecture 20
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Video 7.2
POLLUTION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
C. Acid Rain (Causes, Effects, Prevention)
D. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
(Examples, Sources, Effects, Prevention )
Lecture 21
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Video 7.3
Lecture 22
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Video 7.4
Week 8
Week Begins:
Mon, 26 February, 2024
ENERGY & CULTURE
Chapter 4: Culture & Energy
Consumption (Bent et al -
pp. 109-130)
A. Culture and Energy Use (Bent et al - pp.109-113)
ENERGY & CULTURE
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Chapter 4: Culture & Energy
Consumption (Bent et al -
pp. 109-130)
B. Dynamics of Consumer Society
(Bent et al - pp.116-120)
C. Cycles of Consumption; Seeking
Solutions (Bent et al - pp. 120-127)
Test 1 scheduled this week in Week 8.
Date/Time:
Tuesday, 28 February, 2023.
4.00 PM - 5.45 PM.
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Mid-Semester Break
Thursday - 29 February, 2024 -to- Tuesday - 5 March, 2024
Textbook: (Bent et al)
Chapter 4
Lecture 24
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Video 8.2
Lecture 23
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Video 8.1
Lecture 25
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Video 8.3
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Video 8.4
Week 9
Week Begins:
Mon, 4 March, 2024
ENERGY POLICY & ENERGY
ECONOMICS I
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Chapter 5: Energy Policy: The Problem
of Public Perception
(Bent et al - pp. 131-156)
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A. What is Policy? (Bent et al pp. 131-142)
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Textbook: (Bent et al)
Chapter 5
Lecture 26
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Video 9.1
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Video 9.2
ENERGY POLICY & ENERGY
ECONOMICS I
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Chapter 5: Energy Policy: The Problem
of Public Perception
(Bent et al - pp. 131-156)
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B. Need for an Energy Policy. (Bent et al pp. 142-156)
Lecture 27
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Video 9.3
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Video 9.4
Assignment 2 due this week in Week 9.
Students submit Assignment 2
into Moodle by due date.
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Week 10
Week Begins:
Mon, 11 March, 2024
ENERGY POLICY & ENERGY
ECONOMICS I
Chapter 6: Energy & Sustainable
Economic Growth
(Bent et al - pp. 157-195)
C. Economic Systems? (Bent et al pp. 157-
170)
Textbook: (Bent et al)
Chapter 6
Lecture 28
Watch
Video 10.1
ENERGY POLICY & ENERGY
ECONOMICS I
Chapter 6: Energy & Sustainable
Economic Growth
(Bent et al - pp. 157-195)
D. Sustainability (Bent et al pp. 170-185)
E. Energy Policy (Bent et al pp. 185-195)
Lecture 29
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Video 10.2
Lecture 30
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Video 10.3
Week 11
Week Begins:
Mon, 18 March, 2024
ENERGY
ECONOMICS I I
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A. Designing Energy Efficient Bahamian
Homes
B. Energy Efficient Automobiles
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Lecture 31
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Video 11.1
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Video 11.2
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Video 11.3
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Video 11.4
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Video 11.5
Students receive Assignment 3
in Week 11. Due in Week 13.
Week 12
Week Begins:
Mon, 25 March, 2024
ENERGY
ECONOMICS I I
C. Energy Efficient Transport Systems
D. Energy Sustainability for The Bahamas
Lecture 32
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Video 12.1
Watch
Video 12.2
Week 13
Week Begins:
Mon, 1 April, 2024
Assignment 3 due this week in Week 13.
Students submit Assignment 3
into Moodle by due date.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
- CATCH-UP WEEK FOR COMPLETING LECTURES-
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Week 14
Week Begins:
Mon, 8 April, 2024
ANNOUNCEMENT
- TEST WEEK 1
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- DISCUSSION OF FINAL TERM PAPERS
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Week 15
Week Begins:
Mon, 15 April, 2024
ANNOUNCEMENT
- END-OF-COURSE-
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Students enter review week and period of FINAL EXAMINATIONS for Phys 164.
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Final Test 2 scheduled this week in Week 14.
Date/Time:
Tuesday, 11 Apr, 2023.
4.00 PM - 6.00 PM.
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** IMPORTANT **
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Second Term Paper (Research Paper) is due this week in Week 14
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Students must submit their Research Paper into Moodle
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