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 |