Physics 50 Lectures @ SJSU

Physics 50 Lectures @ SJSU

This is an enhanced audio podcast of Dr. Beyersdorf's Physics 50 lectures at San Jose State University. Episodes are recorded on Monday and Wednesday afternoons during the fall 2008 semester.

Episodes

December 10, 2008 • 80 mins
We review midterm #4 as well as chapters 1-8 on vectors, kinematics, projectile motion, Newton's laws, and work and energy
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We review oscillation and simple harmonic motion, fluid mechanics, waves and sound.
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December 1, 2008 • 74 mins
We look at wave effects for sound including interference and beat notes and the doppler shift caused by a moving listener or source.
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November 26, 2008 • 55 mins
We continue to look at mechanical waves, focusing on sound and hearing, specifically the decibel units for sound level.
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November 24, 2008 • 69 mins
We introduce waves by considering solutions to the wave equations for propagation along a string. We introduce the concepts of superposition and standing waves.
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November 19, 2008 • 76 mins
We introduce the continuity equation for mass and volume flow rate and the Bernoulli equation for relating pressure, height and speed of fluid.
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November 17, 2008 • 71 mins
We introduce density, pressure and the buoyant force and derive Pascal's law for fluids.
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November 12, 2008 • 75 mins
We look at parameters of periodic motion. Specifically we investigate simple harmonic motion and the pendulum.
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November 5, 2008 • 75 mins
Review of angular motion and equilibrium
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November 3, 2008 • 74 mins
We look at Newton's law of gravitation and introduce the universal gravitational constant. We also discuss escape velocity and black holes.
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September 25, 2008 • 76 mins
We discuss systems in equilibrium and introduce the frictional force.
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September 17, 2008 • 43 mins
We discuss how to use free body diagrams to solve problems involving forces.
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September 15, 2008 • 43 mins
We introduce Newton's 3 laws.
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September 10, 2008 • 76 mins
We derive the centripetal acceleration of an object moving in circular motion and also discuss the concept of relative motion where an objects velocity is described in a different reference frame than that in which it is desired.
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September 8, 2008 • 73 mins
We apply the equations of motion to problems in 2 dimensions.
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August 27, 2008 • 75 mins
We finish our introduction of vectors with an introduction of the dot product and the cross product. We introduce displacement, velocity and acceleration as parameters of motion
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August 25, 2008 • 72 mins
We look at dimensions and units of physical quantities and discuss the difference between scalars and vectors, as well as introduce vector addition. [note no audio due to technical issues]
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