Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-16-2025

Abstract

Raji Abstract

Lecture slides for PHYS 2425 (University Physics I) based on OpenStax Physics Volume I and Volume II from Rice University. These materials were created as part of Collin College’s CARES OER Development Grant in 2022. Materials were peer-reviewed by Collin faculty and administrators as part of the grant process.

These slides cover the following:

Physics Volume 1 - Chapters 1 - 11, 13 - 17

  • Chapter 1 - Units, Measurement
  • Chapter 2 - Vectors
  • Chapter 3 - Motion Along a Straight Line
  • Chapter 4 - Motion in 2D
  • Chapter 5 - Newton’s Laws of Motion
  • Chapter 6 - Application of Newton’s Laws
  • Chapter 7 - Work and Kinetic Energy
  • Chapter 8 - Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
  • Chapter 9 - Momentum
  • Chapter 10 - Fixed-Axis Rotation
  • Chapter 11 - Angular Momentum
  • Chapter 13 - Gravitation
  • Chapter 14 - Fluid Mechanics
  • Chapter 15 - Oscillations
  • Chapter 16 - Waves
  • Chapter 17 - Sound

Physics Volume 2 - Chapters 1 - 4

  • Chapters 1-2 - Heat and Temperature
  • Chapters 3-4 - Thermodynamics

This work, "University Physics I Lecture Slides," is adapted from "University Physics Volume 1" and “University Physics Volume 2” by William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny, et al., used under CC BY 4.0.

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