HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY

College of Engineering and Architecture

Course Title:
Course Credit:
Pre-requisites:

PHYSICS1
4 units
ALGEBRA1 & TRIGO

Subject Code:PHYSICS1
Year Level:2ndYear
Course Calendar:

Course Description:The course covers vectors; kinematics; dynamics; work, energy, and power; impulse and momentum;
rotation; dynamics of rotation; elasticity; and oscillation.

PHYSICS 1

PRELIMS

1. INTRODUCTION
1) The Nature of Physics
2) Standard and Units
3) Vectors and Vector Addition
4) Components of Vectors
5) Unit Vectors
2. KINEMATICS IN ONE
DIMENSION
1) Displacement; Speed &
Velocity; Acceleration
2) Equations of Kinematics for
Constant Acceleration and
Applications
3) Freely Falling Body
3. KINEMATICS IN TWO
DIMENSIONS
1) Position; Velocity and
Acceleration Vectors
2) Equations of Kinematics in
Two Dimensions
3) Projectile Motion
4. NEWTONS LAWS OF MOTION
1) Force and Interactions
2) Newtons First Law
3) Newtons Second Law
4) Mass and Weight
5) Newtons Third Law
6) Frictional Forces

FINALS

MIDTERMS

5. APPLICATIONS OF NEWTONS
LAW OF MOTION
1) Equilibrium Applications
2) Non-equilibrium

10.

6. DYNAMICS OF UNIFORM
CIRCULAR MOTION
1) Uniform Circular Motion
2) Centripetal Acceleration
3) Centripetal Force
4) Banked and Unbanked
Curves
5) Motion in a Vertical Circle

11. THERMAL PHYSICS

TEMPERATURE AND HEAT
1) Temperature and Thermal
Equilibrium
2) Thermal Expansion
3) Quantity of Heat
4) Calorimetry and Phase
Changes
5) Mechanisms of Heat Transfer

7. NEWTONS LAW OF
GRAVITATION
8. TORQUE
1) Torque or Moment of a
Force
2) Second Condition of
Equilibrium
3) Center of Gravity
9. WORK AND ENERGY
1) Work
2) Work and Kinetic Energy
3) Work and Energy with
Varying Force
4) Power

POTENTIAL ENERGY
1) Gravitational Potential Energy
2) Elastic Potential Energy
3) Law of Conservation of Energy

12. WAVES AND SOUND

MECAHNICAL WAVES
1) Types of Mechanical Waves
2) Periodic Waves
3) Mathematical Description of
Wave
4) Speed and Transverse Wave
5) Speed and Longitudinal Wave
6) Energy in Wave Motion
13. SOUND
1) Sound Waves
2) Sound Intensity
Variation ofIntensity with
Distance
The Decibel Scale
3) The Doppler Effect

Course References:
A. Basic Readings: (Text Book)
Serway, Raymond A. and Jewett, John Jr. W. Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
19thEdition, 2014, Philippines: Cengage Learning Asia Pte. Ltd.
Serway, Raymond A. and Jewett, John Jr. W. Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics 2 9th
Edition, 2014, Philippines: Cengage Learning Asia Pte. Ltd.
B. Extended Readings ( Books, Journals):

Serway, Raymond A. and Jewett, John W.University Physics, 1: Calculus-BasedPhilippine Edition, 2011,
Philippines: Cengage Learning Asia Pte. Ltd.
Serway, Raymond A. and Jewett, John W. University Physics, 2: Calculus-BasedPhilippine Edition, 2011,
Philippines: Cengage Learning Asia Pte. Ltd.
Young, Hugh D. and Freedman, Roger A. University Physics, 12 th Edition, 2010, San Francisco, CA.: Pearson
Education, Inc.
Bueche, Frederick J. Schaum's outline of theory and problems of college physics, 10th ed., 2006,McGrawHill , New York.
Faughn, Jerry S. Serway's college physics, 2006, Thomson , Australia.
Giambattista, Alan. College physics, 2nd ed., 2007, McGraw-Hill , Boston.
Hewitt, Paul G. Conceptual physics 10th ed., 2006, Pearson Addison Wesley, San Francisco.
Ibe-De Guzman, Filipina. Interactive learning in physics : perceptions of College of Engineering faculty and
students in Higher Education Institutions, 2008.
Khare, P.Engineering physics : fundamentals and modern applications, 2007, Infinity Science Press ,
Hingham, Massachusetts.
Serway, Raymond A.Physics for scientists and engineers, 7th ed., 2008, Thomson, Australia.
Srivastava, S K. Engineering physics : theory and experiments, 4th ed., 2006,New Age , New Delhi.
Vuille, Chris. College physics, 8th ed.,2009,Brooks/Cole , Australia.

C. Web References
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/
http://physics.about.com/

http://physics.about.com/od/homeworkhelp/qt/hwh_freefall.htm
http://www. cengage.com/

Course Requirements

1) Assignments will be given after every topic covered for practice in mastering the subject.
2) 3 Major Exam (Prelims, Midterms and Finals)
3) 6 Quizzes (minimum)

Grading System

Class Standing (Quizzes, Attendance, Problem Sets, etc) (60%)

3 Major Exams (40%)
Passing Grade (50%)
CAMPUS++ COLLEGE ONLINE GRADING SYSTEM
Legend:
CSA
P
M
F
MEA
PCA
MCA
FCA

ClassStandingAverageforAllPerformanceItems(Cumulative)
PrelimExaminationScore
MidtermExaminationScore
FinalExaminationScore
MajorExamAverage
PrelimComputedAverage
MidtermComputedAverage
FinalComputedAverage

Computation of Prelim Computed Average (PCA)

CSA =

Sum of Raw Scores

100
Sum of Perfect Scores

MEA = P
PCA = 60%CSA + 40%MEA
Computation of Midterm Computed Average (MCA)
CSA =

Sum of Raw Scores

100
Sum of Perfect Scores

MEA =

P+M
2

MCA = 60%CSA + 40%MEA

Computation of Final Computed Average (FCA)
CSA =

Sum of Raw Scores

100
Sum of Perfect Scores

MEA =

P+M+F
2

FCA = 60%CSA + 40%MEA

Passing Percent Average of Subject:

RangeofComputedAverages

50

RangeofTransmuted
Values

Grade

GeneralClassification

94.0000

100.0000

97

100

1.00

Outstanding

88.0000

93.9999

94

96

1.25

Excellent

82.0000

87.9999

91

93

1.50

Superior

76.0000

81.9999

88

90

1.75

VeryGood

70.0000

75.9999

85

87

2.00

64.0000

69.9999

82

84

2.25

58.0000

63.9999

79

81

2.50

52.0000

57.9999

76

78

2.75

Fair

50.0000

51.9999

75

3.00

Passed

Good
Satisfactory
FairlySatisfactory

Below Passing Percentage

5.00

Failed

Note: A student's Computed Average is a consolidation of Class Standing Percent Average and
Major Exam Percent Average.

Course Policies

Maximum Allowable Absences: 10 (held 3 times a week)

7 (held 3 times a week)