This course is an introduction to mechanics, thermodynamics, vibrations and wave motion, and optics.
| Instructor: | Robert Harr | Office: | 341 Physics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Phone: | 577-2677 | E-mail: | harr@physics.wayne.edu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office Hours: | 5:00 - 6:00 TTh, 9:30 - 10:30 MW, or by appointment. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Web Page: | http://hep1.physics.wayne.edu/harr/teaching/2130 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Textbook: | College Physics, fifth edition by Serway and Faughn, Saunders College Publishing, 1999. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lectures: | 6:00-7:20 TTh, Room 100 General Lectures Building | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quizzes: | Quiz sections are an important part of this course. They allow you to meet together in small groups to ask questions, discuss material, and discuss the assigned problems. To further encourage you to attend the quiz sections, there will be several unannounced quizzes given by your quiz instructor. As indicated under "grading", these quizzes will count for 5% of your final grade! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homework: | The homework problems assigned for this course are listed below. While the problems will NOT be collected and graded, it is expected that you will devote time to understanding and working out these problems. In the same way that you must practice to become proficient at a sport or musical instrument, you must work problems in order to master basic physics. Furthermore, the exam problems will be based on the assigned homework. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Labs: | You are required to take the laboratory along with this course. The experiments provide reinforcement for the material in the course. You will receive a separate grade for the lab, following the policies presented by your lab instructor. Your lab manual is to be purchased separately at the bookstore. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exams: | There will be three mid-terms and a final exam. The midterm exams will be given during a lecture period (90 min.). Exams are closed book. Make-up exams must be arranged with the instructor before the exam is given. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grading: | Grades will be determined by the three class exams, the final exam, and the quizzes as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Exam | 20% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second Exam | 20% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third Exam | 20% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final Exam | 35% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quizzes | 5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The grade scale is as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | 90 -- 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A-- | 85 -- 90% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B+ | 80 -- 85% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B | 75 -- 80% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B-- | 70 -- 75% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C+ | 65 -- 70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | 60 -- 65% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C-- | 55 -- 60% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D+ | 50 -- 55% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D | 45 -- 50% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F | <45% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WEEK | DAY | DATE | TOPIC | CHAPTER.SECTION |
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| 1 | T | 9/7 | Introduction, Dimensions, Units, Trignometry, Vectors | 1.1-1.10 |
| Th | 9/9 | Speed, Velocity, Acceleration | 2.1-2.5 | |
| 2 | T | 9/14 | Free Fall, Vectors | 2.6-2.7, 3.1-3.3 |
| Th | 9/16 | Projectile Motion | 3.4-3.5 | |
| 3 | T | 9/21 | Force and Newton's Laws | 4.1-4.5 |
| Th | 9/23 | Friction, Work, and Energy | 4.6, 5.1-5.2 | |
| 4 | T | 9/28 | Potential Energy, Conservation of Energy | 5.3-5.5 |
| Th | 9/30 | FIRST EXAM (CHAPTERS 1--4) | ||
| 5 | T | 10/5 | Cons. of Energy, Power, Momentum | 5.6-5.8, 6.1 |
| Th | 10/7 | Cons. of Momentum, Collisions | 6.2-6.4 | |
| 6 | T | 10/12 | Circular Motion, Cent. Accel. | 7.1-7.5 |
| Th | 10/14 | Gravitation, Satellite Motion | 7.6-7.9 | |
| 7 | T | 10/19 | Torque and Systems in Equilibrium | 8.1-8.5 |
| Th | 10/21 | Angular Mom., Rotational KE | 8.6-8.7 | |
| 8 | T | 10/26 | Density, Pressure, Buoyancy, Temperature | 9.3-9.6, 10.1 |
| Th | 10/28 | Thermal Expansion, Ideal Gas | 10.2-10.6 | |
| 9 | T | 11/2 | SECOND EXAM (CHAPTERS 5--8) | |
| Th | 11/4 | Heat, Specific and Latent Heat, Heat Transfer | 11.1-11.7 | |
| 10 | T | 11/9 | Work and Heat, First and Second Laws of Therm. | 12.1-12.4 |
| Th | 11/11 | Thermodynamics, Simple Harmonic Motion | 12.6-12.8, 13.1-13.4 | |
| 11 | T | 11/16 | SHM, Pendulum, Waves | 13.5-13.10 |
| Th | 11/18 | Wave Superposition, Reflection, Sound Waves | 13.11-13.13, 14.1-14.6 | |
| 12 | T | 11/23 | THIRD EXAM (CHAPTERS 9--13) | |
| Th | 11/25 | Thanksgiving Recess | ||
| 13 | T | 11/30 | Interference, Standing Waves, Nature of Light | 14.7-14.10, 22.1 |
| Th | 12/2 | Reflection, Refraction, TIR | 22.2-22.9 | |
| 14 | T | 12/7 | Images Formed with Mirrors and Lenses | 23.1-23.3, 23.6 |
| Th | 12/9 | Single and Double Slit Diffraction | 24.1-24.2, 24.5,24.6 | |
| 15 | T | 12/14 | Optical Instruments | 25.2-25.6 |
| 16 | T | 12/21 | FINAL EXAM: 6:00 -- 8:30 PM |