![]() ![]() Manuel Valera Associate Professor Physics and Engineering Ph.D., University of Cincinnati M.S., University of Cincinnati B.S., Universidad Simon Boliver (Venezuela) Xindi Sun Assistant Professor Physics and Engineering Ph.D., Missouri University B.S., Missouri University Jheng-Wun Su Assistant Professor Physics and Engineering Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia M.S., National Taipei University of Technology B.S., Ching Yun University Krishna Mukherjee Assistant Professor Physics and Engineering Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh M.S., University of Kansas M.Sc., University of Calcutta (India) B.Sc., University of Calcutta (India)īen Shaevitz Professor Physics and Engineering Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University B.S., Purdue University Shah Limon Assistant Professor Physics and Engineering Ph.D., North Dakota State University M.S., North Dakota State University B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology Viacheslau Kudrashou Assistant Professor Physics and Engineering Ph.D., Texas A&M University M.S., Texas A&M University B.S., Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas Mohammad Kazemi Assistant Professor Physics and Engineering Ph.D., West Virginia University M.S., University of Louisiana B.S., Petroleum University of Technology Robabeh Jazaei Assistant Professor Physics and Engineering Ph.D., University of Nevada M.S., Azad University B.S., Shahrood University of Technology Sajad Hamidi Associate Professor Physics and Engineering Ph.D., Tarbiat Modares University M.S.E., Sharif University of Technology B.S.E., Sharif University of TechnologuĪthula Herat Associate Professor Physics and Engineering Ph.D., University of Cincinnati M.S., University of Cincinnati B.S., University of Colombo (Sri Lanka) Louis Christensen Assistant Professor Physics and EngineeringĬhristopher Gioia Assistant Professor Physics and Engineering Ph.D., West Virginia University M.S., West Virginia University B.S., Penn State University ![]() Sagar Bhandari Assistant Professor Physics and Engineering Ph.D., Harvard University M.S., Harvard University B.S., Trinity College Physics, Bachelor of Science (BS) - Pre Master of Education (7-12).Physics, Bachelor of Science (BS) - Concentration in Computational Physics.Physics, Bachelor of Science (BS) - Concentration in Computational Biophysics.Physics, Bachelor of Arts (BA) / Pre-Engineering Technology (YSU) (3+2).Physics, Bachelor of Arts (BA) / Pre-Engineering (YSU) (3+2). ![]() Physics, Bachelor of Arts (BA) / Pre-Engineering (WVU) (3+2).Physics, Bachelor of Arts (BA) / Pre-Engineering (Pitt) (3+2).Physics, Bachelor of Arts (BA) / Dual Degree Pre-Engineering (PSU).Physics, Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Pre Master of Education (7-12).Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS).Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS).Industrial and Systems Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS).Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS).Parks, Conservation and Recreational Therapy.Geography, Geology, and the Environment.College of Health, Engineering & Sciences.PHYSICS 101 FINAL STUDY GUIDE * check the ends of the powerpoints for sample questions MODULE 1 Mechanics: study of motions, forces and energy - Kinematics: how things move - Dynamics: why things move (forces) Basic concepts in kinematics - Scalar quantity: number - Vector quantity: number (magnitude) and direction - Distance: scalar quantity, unit = m total length of a trajectory - Displacement: vector quantity, unit = m change in position from start to finish (depends on endpoints) - Speed: scalar quantity, unit = m/s distance travelled/time - Velocity: vector quantity, unit = m/s - Instantaneous: direction and magnitude of a motion more commonly used - Average: displacement/elapsed time = Δx/Δt - Must indicate direction and assign +/- accordingly - Acceleration: vector quantity change in velocity/change in time = Δv/Δt - Due to gravity = 9.8 m/s 2 - Velocity and acceleration = same sign = speeding up - Velocity and acceleration = opposite sign = slowing down Graph analysis: can be VERY HELPFUL - Displacement-vs-time: slope = velocity - Velocity-vs-time: slope = acceleration, area under curve = displacement - Acceleration-vs-time: area under curve = average velocity Motion at constant acceleration: vector equations - v = v 0 + at - v 2 = v 0 2 + 2a(Δx) - Δx = v 0 t + ½at 2 Falling objects: in the absence of air resistance, all objects will fall at the same rate (Galileo) - Gravity works independently of mass and occurs at constant acceleration (9.
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