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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.
SCIN 371
General Science II
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Formula Sheet
COURSE CONTENT
Week 1
Week Begins:
Mon, 21 August, 2023
1. INTRODUCTION
A. The Nature of Science
B. The Way Science Works
C. Organizing Data
Lecture 1.1
Lecture 1.2
Lecture 1.3
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Video 1.2
Lecture Notes 1.1-1.3
ASSIGNMENT 1 is issued in Week 1 and due in Moodle in Week 3.
Week 2
Week Begins:
Mon, 28 August, 2023
2. KINEMATICS, ENERGY AND WORK
A. Gravity
B. Motion
(i). Measuring Motion
(ii). Acceleration
C. Forces
(i). Laws of Motion
(ii). Newton's Laws of Motion
Lecture 2.1
Lecture 2.2
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Lecture 2.3
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Video 2.4
Lecture Notes 2.1-2.3
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Video 2.6
LAB 1 SESSION
- Week 2 -
Wednesday, 30 August, 2023.
Students should study and download their Lab and Theory Worksheets from MOODLE prior to LAB session which is scheduled for Wednesday.
Week 3
Week Begins:
Mon, 4 September, 2023
2. KINEMATICS, ENERGY AND WORK
D. Work and Power
i. definitions
ii. calculation of work involving variables
of force and distance
iii. calculation of power involving variables
of work and time
E. Machines
i. six simple machines and their two
major families
ii. mathematical principal upon which all
simple machines work
iii. mathematical problems involving simple
machines
iv. mechanical advantage and calculations
v. complex machines
Lecture 3.1
Lecture 3.2
Lecture Notes 3.1-3.2
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Video 3.3
PROJECT TOPICS
- Group Assignment
- Week 3 -
Wednesday, 6 September, 2023.
ALL Students should be present in class in this week, since they will be assigned their Project topic.
Groups will also be organized during this session in class.
ASSIGNMENT 1 is due in Moodle in Week 3.
TEST 1 is scheduled in MOODLE in this Week 3 on Wednesday, 6 September 2023, at 9.30PM
Week 4
Week Begins:
Mon, 11 September, 2023
ASSIGNMENT 2 is issued in Week 4 and due in Moodle in Week 6.
3. HEAT, SOUND AND LIGHT
A. Properties of Waves
i. mechanical verses electromagnetic waves
ii. transverse verses longitudinal waves
iii. components of a sine wave
B. Heat
i. difference between heat and temperature
ii. modes of heat transfer
a. conduction: expansion of concrete,
thermostats and the bimetallic strip
b. convection: land and sea breezes,
thermometers, water heaters, air
conditioners, refrigerators, ovens
c. radiation: infra-red waves, reflection
of heat
Lecture 4.1
Lecture 4.2
Lecture Notes 4.1-4.2
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LAB 2 SESSION
- Week 4 -
Wednesday, 13 September, 2023.
Students should study and download their Lab and Theory Worksheets from MOODLE prior to LAB session which is scheduled for Wednesday.
Lecture 4.3
Lecture 4.4
Lecture 4.5
Lecture Notes 4.3-4.5
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Week 5
Week Begins:
Mon, 18 September, 2023
3. HEAT, SOUND AND LIGHT
C. Sound
i. production and transmission
ii. characteristics of sound: pitch, intensity and
quality
iii. use of sine wave diagrams on oscilloscope to
identify characteristics of sound
iv. echo
a. sound navigation ranging (SONAR)
b. ultrasounds, supersonic
c. doppler effect and it’s use in the Doppler
Radar
D. Light
i. dual nature
ii. evidence for light travel in straight lines
Lecture 5.1
Lecture 5.2
Lecture Notes 5.1
Lecture Notes 5.2
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Video 5.6
Week 6
Week Begins:
Mon, 25 September, 2023
3. HEAT, SOUND AND LIGHT
D. Light
iii. reflection
a. regular versus diffuse
b. law of reflection and mathematical problems
c. real versus virtual images
d. plane, concave and convex mirrors
1) types of images formed
2) human applications
iv. refraction
a. mechanism
b. refractive indices
1) calculating angles of incidences and
refraction
2) calculating real and apparent depth
c. converging verses diverging lenses
1) types of images formed
2). human applications
3. HEAT, SOUND AND LIGHT
D. Light
iv. refraction (continued)
d. role of lens and pupil in creating inverted image in human eyeball
e. near and far-sightedness
1) causes
2) corrective lens
f. primary & secondary light and pigments 1) identification
2) combination of lights
3) combination of pigments
4) combinations of lights and pigment
g. rainbow formation
v. shadows
a. formation
b. factors affecting shadow size
Lecture 6.1
Lecture 6.2
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Video 6.3
Lecture Notes 6.1
Lecture Notes 6.2
LAB 3 SESSION
- Week 6 -
Wednesday, 27 September, 2023.
Students should study and download their Lab and Theory Worksheets from MOODLE prior to LAB session which is scheduled for Wednesday.
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Video 6.12
Week 7
Week Begins:
Mon, 2 October, 2023
Mid-Semester Break
Thursday - 5 October, 2023 -to- Monday-9 October, 2023
ASSIGNMENT 3 is issued in Week 7 and due in Moodle in Week 9.
4. MAGNETISM AND ELECTRICITY
A. Magnetism
i. Magnets
ii. Magnetic Fields
B. Electricity
i. electric charge and force
ii. current
iii. issues of power generation in The Bahamas
a. how power is generated
b. external factors affecting cost of power
c. consumer costs
1) household appliances
2) monthly bill
Lecture 7.1
Lecture 7.2
Lecture 7.3
Lecture 7.4
Lecture Notes 7.1
Lecture Notes 7.3
Lecture Notes 7.2
Lecture Notes 7.4
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ASSIGNMENT 2 is due in Moodle in Week 6.
TEST 2 is postponed in MOODLE for Week 7 on Monday, 2 October 2023, at 9.30PM
TEST 2 is scheduled in MOODLE in this Week 7 on Monday, 2 October 2023, at 9.30PM
Week 8
Week Begins:
Mon, 9 October, 2023
MID-SEMESTER EXAM is scheduled in this Week 8 on Wednesday, 11 October 2023, at 8.15PM. Duration 1 hr 15 mins
5. WATER, AIR and WEATHER
A. Fluids
i. Buoyant Force
ii. Fluids and Pressure
iii. Fluids in Motion
B. Island Hydrology
a. hydrographic cycle
b. water supplies on islands
c. water use and conservation in The Bahamas
Lecture 8.1
Lecture Notes 8.1
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Week 9
Week Begins:
Mon, 16 October, 2023
ASSIGNMENT 3 is due in Moodle in Week 9.
5. WATER, AIR and WEATHER
C. The Atmosphere
i. characteristics of the atmosphere
ii. Water and Wind
6. WATER, AIR and WEATHER
D. Weather
i. weather and climate
Lecture 9.1
Lecture 9.2
Lecture 9.3
Lecture Notes 9.1 - 9.3
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PROJECT TOPICS
Group Presentations
- Week 9 -
16-18 October, 2023.
ALL Students must deliver their oral presentations for their assigned Project Topic in class in this week.
ALL Project Topics must be completed during Week 13-Week 14
Week 10
Week Begins:
Mon, 23 October, 2023
ASSIGNMENT 4 is issued in Week 10 and due in Moodle in Week 12.
7. THE UNIVERSE AND OUR PLANET
A. Universe
i. definition
ii. theories on its formation
B. Galaxy
i. definition
ii. examples
C. Star
a. evidences for brightness and composition
b. birth and stages of death of different
sizes
Lecture 10.1
Lecture 10.2
Lecture 10.3
Lecture Notes 10.1 - 10.3
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Week 11
Week Begins:
Mon, 30 October, 2023
TEST 3 is scheduled in this Week 11 in MOODLE on Wednesday, 1 November 2023, at 8.15PM
7. THE UNIVERSE AND OUR PLANET
D. Solar System:
i. layers of the Sun and effects on human life
ii. planets - peculiarities
iii. earth’s moon
a. four phases
b. role in causing high and low tides
c. role in creation of solar and lunar eclipses
iv. asteroids, comets and meteorites
Lecture 11.1
Lecture 11.2
Lecture Notes 11.1 - 11.2
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Video 11.4
Week 12
Week Begins:
Mon, 6 November, 2023
7. THE UNIVERSE AND OUR PLANET
E. Earth
i. earth's interior and plate tectonics
ii. minerals and rocks
ASSIGNMENT 4 is due in Moodle in Week 12.
Lecture 12.1
Lecture 12.2
Lecture Notes 11.1
Lecture Notes 11.2
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Week 13
Week Begins:
Mon, 13 November, 2023
TEST 4 is scheduled in MOODLE in this Week 13 on Wednesday, 15 November 2023, at 8.15PM
8. Final Exam Week: Review & Presentations
Week 14
Week Begins:
Mon, 20 November, 2023
8. Final Exam Week: Review & Presentations
FINAL EXAM is scheduled on Wednesday, 2 December 2023, at
7.00 PM. Duration 2 hr
Week 15
Week Begins:
Mon, 27 November, 2023
ANNOUNCEMENT
- END-OF-COURSE-
Students enter review week and period of FINAL EXAMINATIONS for SCI 371.
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