SyllabusforPhysics218-Honors,Fall-09:CalculusBasedInstructor:Dr.GeorgeW.KattawarWebsites:http://faculty.physics.tamu.edu/kattawarOffice:518ENG/PHYSBldghttp://physics218.physics.tamu.eduOfficePhone:845-1180LabManual:http://visua1.physics.tamu.edu/vp218/Email:[email protected]:MWF:10:30-11:20 amor byappointmentTextbook:UniversityPhysics,ed.byYoungandFreedmanOptional:StudentsSolutionsManual:StudentsStudyGuideGradingSystem:1.Threemajorexamseachworth15%togiveatotalof45%2.Finalexam20%3.Laboratory17%4.Recitation(weeklyquizzes)8%5.Homework10%NOTE:Youmustachievea70% orbetterinthelaboratoryinordertopassthecourse.IfyourgradeontheFinalExamishigherthan yourlowestgradeononeofthethreemajorexamsitwillbeusedtoreplace theonelowestscore.Itcannotbeusedtoreplaceanexamthathasbeenmissed.NOTE:Sept.4thisthe lastdaytoaddldropcoursesandNov.6thisthe lastdaytoQ-dropwithnopenalty.FinalExam(Chaps.1-15):Wednesday,Dec.16th,10:30am-12:30pmSyllabus(“Q”denotesquestionsand“P”denotesproblemscalledexercisesintext)DateTopicSectionsQuestions(Q)andProblems(P)Aug.31MUnits, Conversions:1:1-61:Q:10,12,13,16, 18,19Sept.2WVectoraddition1:7-91:P:9,10,14,31,35,37,42,49,Sept.4FDotandCrossProducts1:1053,55,57,68,80,92,93,97,102Sept.7MDisplacement&Velocity2:1-22:Q:2,4,8,12,16,20Sept.9WAvg.&Instantaneousacceleration2:3-42:P:5,9,14,18,23,37,40,49,50,61,76,82,83,Sept.1 1FFreely fallingbodies&Integration2:5-689,96Sept.14MPosition,velocity,&accel.vectors3:1-23:Q:3,5,6,9,12,16;Sept.16WProjectilemotion3:33:P:4,7,9,11,14,19,32,35,38,41,47,51,54,Sept.18FCircularmotionandRelativevelocity3:4-563,82,84,86Sept.21MForcesandNewton’s1stLaw4:1-24:Q;4,5,16,24,30,40;Sept.23WNewton’s2ndLaw,MassandWeight4:3-44:P:11,16,22,28,37,39,41,44,54,57,59,62Sept.25FNewton’s3Law&Freebody4:5-6diagramsSept.28MEXAM1(Chaps.1-3)Sept.30WNewton’s1stand2’’Laws5:1-25:Q:1,10,20,23,28,30Oct.2FFrictionalforcesandCircularmotion5:3-45:P:4,8,14,19,30,33,44,50,52,62,67,86,91,93,111,113,114,115,121Oct.5MWorkandKineticenergy6:1-26:Q:2,5,11,12,18,24Oct.7WWork-energywithvaryingforces6:3-46:P:3,18,24,27,34,39,40,49,61,63,64,70,76,81,82,100Oct.9FGravitational&Elasticpotentialenergy7:1-27:P:9,14,16,18Oct.12MConservative&Nonconservativeforces7:37:Q:2,5,6,10,13,21Oct.14WForce,Potentialenergy,andDiagrams7:4-57:P:29,38,42,46,54,56,62,63,68,70,74,84,87Oct.16FImpulse&Conservationof8:1-28:P:3,8,17,20momentumDateTopicSectionsQuestionsandProblemsOct.19MInelasticandElastic collisions8:3-48:Q:2,5,7,13,18,25:Oct.21WCenterofmassandRocket propulsion8:5-68:P:28,37,39,45.46,50,54,65,74,102,110,116Oct.23FEXAM2(Chaps.4-7)Oct.26MAngular rotations&relationstolinear9:1-39:Q:8,10,12,14,17,21counterpartsOct.28WEnergyinrotationsandMomentof9:1-49:P:1,6,9,19,25,30,34,39,47,49,55,85,86,99InertiacalculationsOct.30FTorqueandAngularacceleration10:1-21O:P:1,3,5,8,13Nov.2MRigid-bodyrotations&WorkandPower10:3-41O:Q:3,6,7,12,18,31Nov.4WConservationofangularmomentum&10:5-71O:P:20,23,29,31,34,35,40,42,64,Gyroscopes71,91,95,101Nov.6FSolvingrigidbodyequilibriumproblems11: 1-311:P:7,10,13,14,18,21NOTE:LastdaytoQ-dropNov.9MStress,Strain,Elasticity,Plasticity11:4-511:Q:2,7,8,10,19,2311:P:41,46,52,,66,73,82,83,97Nov.11WNewton’sLawofGravitationand12:1-512:P:3,6,16,24,30,55,74,77,88Kepler’sLawsNov.13FSimpleharmonicmotion(SHM)13:1-213:P:1,2,6,10,11,13,19Nov.16MEnergyinSHMandapplications13:3-513:Q:1,5,8,11,15,19Nov.18WDampedandforced oscillations13:6-813:P:26,32,36,44,45,52,54,57,6068,71,75,91,93,96Nov.20FEXAM3(Chaps.8-12)Nov.23MPeriodicwavesandtheirmathematical15:1-315:Q:6,9,12,14,18,21descriptionNov.25WWave speedandEnergyinwavemotion15:4-515:P:1,4,6,7,10,15,20Nov.27FThanksgivingholidayNov.30MInterference,Boundaryconditions,and15:6-815:P:26,28,33,39,41,45,49,50,51,83SuperpositionDec.2WFluid staticsandArchimedesPrinciple14:1-314:Q:2,8,11,15,29,30:14:4-514:P:11,17,23,26,30,31,33,43,50,51,57,Dec.4FFluiddynamicsandBernoulli’s66,77,84,84,87,94equationDec.7MReviewAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct(ADA)PolicyStatementTheAmericans withDisabilitiesAct(ADA)isafederalanti-discriminationstatutethat providescomprehensivecivilrightsprotectionforpersonswith disabilities. Among otherthings,thislegislation requiresthatallstudentswith disabilitiesbeguaranteedalearningenvironment that providesforreasonable accommodationoftheirdisabilities.Ifyoubelieveyouhaveadisabilityrequiringanaccommodation,pleasecontacttheDepartmentofStudentLife,Services for StudentswithDisabilities,inRoom126oftheKoldusBuildingorcall845-1637.AcademicIntegrityStatement“AnAggiedoesnotlie,cheat,orstealortoleratethosewhodo.”TheHonorCouncil RulesandProcedureson
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