COLLEGE PHYSICS I - PH 201
(Summer 2002)
Lecture: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
1:00-2:24 pm, Campbell Hall (CH) Room 301
Instructor: Prof. Sergey B. Mirov 934-8088 (CH 421B), E-mail: mirov@uab.edu
Office
Hours:
Monday, 2:45-4:15 pm in CH 421B.
Course Description:
This first
term of non-calculus-based Physics will cover linear and planar motion, Newton’s
Laws, work and energy, gravitation, momentum, rigid body motion, and statics and
elasticity, oscillations
and waves, sound.
Course
Prerequisite: Physics 100 or Physics
Placement Test. Call 934-3704 for an appointment if you have not yet fulfilled
the prerequisite.
Course Text:
Cutnell
& Johnson, PHYSICS, 5th Edition (2001, Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0471 032146-X)
Lab. Text: Lab handouts will be
provided.
Lab: Assignments, protocol, due
dates, and grading of labs will be discussed in the first lab
meeting.
Tests and Exams:
Three
in-class tests (1 hour), one midterm (1 hour 24 min), and one comprehensive
final exam (2.5 hours) will be given. Textbook and notebooks are not allowed in
the exams. One letter-size formula information sheet is allowed. A calculator
may be used. There will be no make-up tests & exams except for the most
extraordinary circumstances (documented illness, etc.). The tests & exams will
be based on problems related to (but often with important differences) homework
problems and problems discussed in class.
The intent of the test & exam problems will be to test your
understanding of physics principles and to test your ability to apply these
principles to practice. To do well
on the tests & exams, you should do the reading assignments before class,
pay attention to lectures, and personally work all of the homework problems when
they are assigned. The tests &
exams will be graded on a step-by-step basis, with partial credit awarded for
correct steps and techniques even if the answer is wrong. Full credit will be awarded only if the
right answer is obtained for the right reason.
Homework:
Homework are
electronically processed via an internet website:
Homework due is strictly
enforced by a computer. You are strongly advised to start homework as soon as a
problem set is given. It is absolutely critical to work these problems
yourselves when they are assigned, since this will help to lock in understanding
of the physical principles learned from class and the textbook and develop
problem-solving skills, which will be necessary for any type of success on the
exams. Do not fall into the trap of
just reading over or memorizing homework solutions, this will generally be of
little or no use for solving the exam problems. Developing the necessary problem solving
skills will only come from personally going through the struggle of working
homework problems yourself. In
order to solve homework problems, you need internet access and a web browser
(Netscape 4 or Internet Explore 5 is recommended). Students who do not have
internet access can use computers in CH394. This room is also called Del Square.
A card key is required to enter Del Square. If you have already a UAB card key
(e.g., a card key to a UAB dormitory), you can use it. However, you need to
activate it for Del Square. If you do not have a UAB card key, you need to buy
one at UAB key control office. If you need more information, ask Ginger Hughes
(phone: 934-8041, E-mail: ghughes@phy.uab.edu)
Technical questions on
electronic processing of homework can be answered by Teaching Assistant Mr.
Brian Geislinger (CH315, E-mail: prospero@uab.edu) or by Lab
assistants.
Grading: Homework:
15%
(150 pts)
3 Interim Tests (1 hr each)
10+10+10=30%
(100+100=300 pts)
Midterm Exam (1 hr 24 min)
15%
(150 pts)
Final Exam (3 hr)
40%
(400 pts)
TOTAL:
100%
(1000 pts) Final
Grades
Tutorial
Session
Tutorial session is given during the office hours. Attendance to the tutorial is not mandatory. However, all students are encouraged to attend.
Tentative
Schedule:
|
# |
Date |
Text |
Topics |
|
1 |
May 29 (W) |
CH 1, Append. A&B |
Introduction and Mathematical Concepts |
|
2 |
May 31 (F) |
CH 1, CH 2 |
Introduction and Mathematical Concepts, Kinematics in One Dimension |
|
3 |
June 3 (M) |
CH 2 |
Kinematics in One Dimension |
|
4 |
June 5 (W) |
CH 3 |
Kinematics in Two Dimensions |
|
5 |
June 7 (F) |
CH 3 |
Kinematics in Two Dimensions |
|
6 |
June 10 (M) |
CH 3 |
Kinematics in Two Dimensions, CH1-3 Review |
|
7 |
June 12 (W) |
TEST 1, CH 4 |
Test 1 (CH1-3), Forces and Newton's Laws |
|
8 |
June 14 (F) |
CH 4 |
Forces and Newton's Laws |
|
9 |
June 17 (M) |
CH 4 |
Forces and Newton's Laws |
|
10 |
June 19 (W) |
CH 4 |
Forces and Newton's Laws |
|
11 |
June 21 (F) |
CH 5 |
Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion |
|
12 |
June 24 (M) |
CH 5 |
Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion |
|
14 |
June 26 (W) |
CH 5 |
Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion, CH4-5 Review |
|
15 |
June 28 (F) |
MIDTERM EXAM |
MIDTERM EXAM over chapters 1-5 |
|
16 |
July 1 (M) |
CH 6 |
Work and Energy |
|
17 |
July 3 (W) |
CH 6 |
Work and Energy |
|
18 |
July 5 (F) |
HOLIDAY |
No classes |
|
19 |
July 8 (M) |
CH 6,7 |
Work and Energy, Impulse and Momentum |
|
20 |
July 10 (W) |
CH 7,8 |
Impulse and Momentum, Rotational Kinematics |
|
21 |
July 12 (F) |
CH 8,9 |
Rotational Kinematics, Rotational Dynamics |
|
22 |
July 15 (M) |
CH 9 |
Rotational Dynamics, CH6-9 Review |
|
23 |
July 17 (W) |
TEST 2, CH10 |
TEST 2 (CH 6,7); Simple Harmonic Motion |
|
24 |
July 19 (F) |
CH10 |
Simple Harmonic Motion |
|
25 |
July 22 (M) |
CH10, 16 |
Simple Harmonic Motion, Waves and Sound |
|
26 |
July 24 (W) |
CH16 |
Waves and Sound |
|
27 |
July 26 (F) |
CH16, 17 |
Waves and Sound, Interference Phenomena |
|
28 |
July 29 (M) |
CH17 |
Interference Phenomena, CH 10, 16, 17 Review |
|
29 |
July 31 (W) |
TEST 3, REVIEW |
TEST 3 (CH 10,16,17) Review for Final |
|
30 |
August 5 (M) |
FINAL EXAM |
FINAL EXAM Over Chapters 1-10, 16,17 (10:45pm-1:15pm) Final Grades |