Lecture: Monday, Wednesday, 1:00-3:05 pm, Campbell Hall (CH) Room 301
Instructor: Prof. Sergey B. Mirov 934-8088
(CH 421B), E-mail: mirov@uab.edu; Off. Hours:
Mo, We, 3:20-5:00 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.
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) Lab. Text: Lab
handouts will be provided.
Grading:
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10% |
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(100 pts) |
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Lab: |
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20% |
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(200 pts) |
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2 Interim Tests(1 hr each): |
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10+10=20% |
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(100+100=200 pts) |
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Midtern Exam(2 hr): |
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20% |
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(200 pts) |
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Final Exam(3 hr): |
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30% |
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(300 pts) |
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TOTAL: |
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100% |
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(1000 pts) |
Lab: Assignments,
protocol, due dates, and grading of labs will be discussed in the first lab
meeting.
Homework: Homework problems will be assigned
weekly, on Wednesdays at the end of class and will be due the following
Wednesday at the beginning of the class to verify your continuing effort. 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. Help on the homework
assignments can be obtained from the recitation instructors in Room CH 304.
Exams: 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.
There will be no make-up tests & exams except for the most
extraordinary circumstances (documented illness, etc.).
Tentative Schedule:
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Date |
Text |
Topics |
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March 26 |
CH 1 |
Introduction and Mathematical Concepts |
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March 28 |
CH 1, CH 2 |
Introduction and Mathematical Concepts, Kinematics in One Dimension |
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April 2 |
CH 2, CH 3 |
Kinematics in One Dimension, Kinematics in Two Dimensions |
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April 4 |
CH 3 |
Kinematics in Two Dimensions |
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April 9 |
TEST 1, CH 4 |
Test 1, Forces and Newton's Laws |
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April 11 |
CH 4 |
Forces and Newton's Laws |
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April 16 |
CH 4 |
Forces and Newton's Laws |
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April 18 |
CH 4 |
Forces and Newton's Laws |
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April 23 |
MIDTERM EXAM |
MIDTERM EXAM over chapters 1-4 |
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April 25 |
CH 5 |
Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion |
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April 30 |
CH 5 |
Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion |
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May 2 |
CH 6 |
Work and Energy |
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May 7 |
CH 6 |
Work and Energy |
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May 9 |
TEST 2, CH 7 |
Impulse and Momentum |
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May 14 |
CH 7 |
Impulse and Momentum |
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May 16 |
CH 8 |
Rotational Kinematics |
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May 21 |
CH 8, 9 |
Rotational Kinematics, Rotational Dynamics |
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May 23 |
CH 9 |
Rotational Dynamics |
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May 28 |
No class |
Holiday (Memorial Day), no class |
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May 30 |
REVIEW |
Review for Final |
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June 4 |
FINAL EXAM |
FINAL EXAM Over Chapters 1-9
(1:00pm-4:00pm) |