Classroom: Dana 146
Lecture: 10:30 - 11:20 am, MWF
Laboratory: 2:30 - 5:30 pm, MW and 1:30 - 4:30 pm, F
Office Hours: MWF 8:45-9:30 and 1:30-2:30, and, by appointment,
nearly any other time when not in class or lab. Communication with me by email
is encouraged.
Text: Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern
Physics, 7th Edition, Serway (ISBN:0-495-11245-3)
Physlet Physics, Christian and Belloni (ISBN:0-131-01969-4 )
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course is the first half of a two-semester introduction to physics and will cover the fundamental concepts of mechanics, fluids, waves and sound, and heat and thermodynamics. We will cover chapters 1 through 22 of the text. The text is encyclopedic in coverage, so we will choose to omit a number of sections. We will also not cover every assigned section in class. Many sections will be left to your own reading, while class time will be used to discuss concepts, develop understanding, do demonstrations, look at computer simulations, and work problems. Problem solving is an essential part of any physics course. The mental framework and question-answer dialogue needed to sharpen this skill will be developed. Class will meet as scheduled below. The chapter assignment for each day indicates where we will probably be at that time. Reading of the text material for the first time before the lecture is required. This class requires your active participation, and reading the text material a number of times is part of that participation.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Attendance: Attendance at class follows the College's 25% rule. It is one of the primary responsibilities of the student to attend each and every class. Each student is responsible for the material discussed in class and the announcements made in class. Absence from class does not relieve one from this responsibility. Please mark the roll on the side board each day you are in class. Attendance at all lab sessions and reviews is required.
Homework: Questions, problems and Physlet problems for each chapter are assigned below. They are to be turned in to be graded at the beginning of the next class period following completion of that chapter in lecture. Other problems may be assigned from time to time. These will be announced in class and updated on the web version of this syllabus. Discussion among class members (and me) regarding homework problem strategies and solutions is strongly encouraged; however, copying another student's work from this class or any previous class is an honor code violation. Using publicly available solutions is also an honor code violation. The word Pledged along with your signature and the date written on your homework signifies your compliance with these requirements. Homework will not be accepted late or unpledged. Unsupported answers will not receive full credit. If you need help, please see me.
Laboratory: Laboratory sessions will meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Note that the Friday lab section meets from 1:30 to 4:30 pm, not 2:30 to 5:30 pm. The lab schedule is given below. Although the lab handouts are available on the web, each student must purchase the $4 paper version of the handouts. Specifics concerning lab will be given in the first several class periods and in the individual lab meetings.
Reviews: The reviews and final exam will be comprised of problems similar to those worked in the lecture and assigned for homework. They will also include definitions, explanations of phenomena and interpretations of physical principles.
Final Exam: The final exam will be a self-scheduled, closed book, comprehensive exam. Questions concerning material covered between the last review and the last day of class will be on the final exam.
GRADES:
| Homework | 15% | Lab | 15% | Reviews | 45% | Exam | 25% |
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Chapter |
Homework |
Omit |
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8/27 |
Introduction & 1 |
Ch. :1 Q: 8; P: 4, 21, 24, 44, 45, 50 |
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8/29 |
2 |
Ch. 2: Q: 7, 14; P: 8, 11, 33, 42, 60; PP: 2.1, 2.7 |
2.8 |
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8/31 |
2 |
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9/3 |
2 |
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9/5 |
3 |
Ch. 3: Q: 3, 7; P: 9, 29, 38, 50, 56; PP: 2.19 |
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9/7 |
4 |
Ch. 4: Q: 4, 13; P: 7, 15, 30, 43, 61; PP: 3.10, 3.11 |
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9/10 |
4 |
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9/12 |
4,5 |
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9/14 |
5 |
Ch. 5: Q: 18, 30; P: 28, 40, 44, 47, 60; PP: 5.3, 5.6 |
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9/17 |
5 |
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9/19 |
5,6 |
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9/21 |
6 |
Ch. 6: Q: 3, 8; P: 11, 16, 22, 50, 52, 57 |
6.4 |
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9/24 |
7 |
Ch. 7: Q: 13, 16; P: 21, 34, 38, 42, 51; PP: 6.3, 6.8 |
7.9 |
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9/26 |
7 |
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9/28 |
Rev. #1 (1-6) |
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10/1 |
7, 8 |
Ch. 8: Q: 5, 13; P: 6, 12, 23, 36, 60, 62 |
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10/3 |
8 |
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10/5 |
9 |
Ch. 9: Q: 5, 14; P: 4, 14, 22, 39, 58, 60 |
9 .8 |
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10/8 |
9 |
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10/10 |
10 |
Ch. 10: Q: 6, 21; P: 9, 19, 22, 37, 79; PP: 11.3 |
10.5 |
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10/12 |
10 |
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10/15 |
No Class |
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10/17 |
10, 11 |
Ch. 11: Q: 9, 14; P: 14, 28,30, 36a,50, 57; PP:11.8 |
11.5 |
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10/19 |
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10/22 |
11 |
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10/24 |
12 |
Ch. 12: Q: 1, 10; P: 10, 12, 19, 40, 55; PP: 13.13 |
12.4 |
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10/26 |
12, 13 |
Ch. 13: Q: 6i,ii, 16; P: 6, 11, 18, 44 |
13.3 |
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10/29 |
13 |
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10/31 |
14 |
Ch. 14: Q: 10, 19; P: 12, 43, 49, 54, 62, 69 |
14.7 |
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11/2 |
Rev. #2 (7-13) |
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11/5 |
14 |
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11/7 |
15 |
Ch. 15: Q: 4, 19; P: 10, 20, 28, 33, 62, 67 |
15.6, 7 |
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11/9 |
No Class |
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11/12 |
15 |
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11/14 |
16 |
Ch. 16: Q: 3, 14; P: 18, 28, 36, 55, 63 |
16.6 |
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11/16 |
16 |
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11/19 |
17 |
Ch. 17: Q: 6, 13; P: 5, 19, 26, 34, 46; PP: 18.11 |
17.5,6 |
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11/21 |
No Class | ||
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11/23 |
No Class |
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11/26 |
18 |
Ch. 18: Q: 7, 15: P: 16, 22, 34, 53; PP: 17.6, 17.11 |
18.6, 8 |
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11/28 |
18, 19 |
Ch. 19: Q: 4, 15; P: 8, 24, 31, 55 |
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11/30 |
20 |
Ch. 20: Q: 5, 16; P: 9, 18, 22, 28, 34, 39, 46 |
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12/3 |
20 |
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Chap. 21 |
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12/5 |
Rev. #3 (14-19) |
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12/7 |
20, 22 |
Ch. 20: Q: 5, 16; P: 9, 18, 22, 28, 34, 39, 46 |
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Ch. 22: Q: 14,20; P: 5, 7, 16, 32, 37 |
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12/10 |
22 |
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12/12 |
22, Eval |
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12/13 |
Reading Day |
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12/14-20 |
Exam Period |
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Week |
Experiment |
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Aug. 27 |
Introduction and Assessment |
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Sept.3 |
Statistical Treatment of Data |
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Sept. 10 |
Measurement of g and Graphical Analysis of Data |
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Sept. 17 |
Newton's Laws |
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Sept. 24 |
Centripetal Force |
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Oct. 1 |
No Lab |
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Oct. 8 |
Trajectories |
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Oct. 15 |
Fall Break |
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Oct. 22 |
Conservation of Linear Momentum and Energy |
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Oct. 29 |
Angular Acceleration and Moment of Inertia |
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Nov. 5 |
Simple Harmonic Motion I |
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Nov. 12 |
Simple Harmonic Motion II |
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Nov. 19 |
Thanksgiving Break |
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Nov. 26 |
Properties of Waves and Sound |
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Dec. 3 |
Latent Heat of Vaporization |