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.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 69 minutes
- Episodes
- 17
- Years Active
- 2008
Doppler Shift and Interference
We look at wave effects for sound including interference and beat notes and the doppler shift caused by a moving listener or source.
01:14:00 |
Tue 02 Dec 2008
Sound and Hearing
We continue to look at mechanical waves, focusing on sound and hearing, specifically the decibel units for sound level.
00:55:51 |
Wed 26 Nov 2008
Mechanical Waves
We introduce waves by considering solutions to the wave equations for propagation along a string. We introduce the concepts of superposition and standing waves.
01:09:25 |
Mon 24 Nov 2008
Fluid Dynamics
We introduce the continuity equation for mass and volume flow rate and the Bernoulli equation for relating pressure, height and speed of fluid.
01:16:13 |
Thu 20 Nov 2008
Hydrostatics
We introduce density, pressure and the buoyant force and derive Pascal's law for fluids.
01:11:15 |
Tue 18 Nov 2008
Periodic Motion
We look at parameters of periodic motion. Specifically we investigate simple harmonic motion and the pendulum.
01:15:31 |
Thu 13 Nov 2008
Gravitation
We look at Newton's law of gravitation and introduce the universal gravitational constant. We also discuss escape velocity and black holes.
01:14:22 |
Tue 04 Nov 2008
Friction
We discuss systems in equilibrium and introduce the frictional force.
01:16:57 |
Thu 25 Sep 2008
Free Body Diagrams
We discuss how to use free body diagrams to solve problems involving forces.
00:43:17 |
Thu 18 Sep 2008
Circular Motion and Relative Velocity
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 tha…
01:16:37 |
Wed 10 Sep 2008
Projectile Motion
We apply the equations of motion to problems in 2 dimensions.
01:13:04 |
Mon 08 Sep 2008
Motion in 1 dimension
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
01:15:14 |
Thu 28 Aug 2008
Units, Scalars and Vectors
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]
01:12:28 |
Mon 25 Aug 2008
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