Ph 231 Introductory Physics Sp 2002 Web www pa msu edu courses current phy231 REVISED 4 2 02 Lecturer Jack Bass Office Rm 7 PA e mail Bass pa msu edu Office Hours W 3 6 pm plus catch me in but not in the mornings before class Textbook College Physics 5th Edition R Serway and J Faughn Help room Rm 346 Giltner Hall Tentative Hours M 2pm 5pm 7 9pm W 9am 12pm 7 9pm Exams Two one hour mid term exams Feb 5 and Mar 19 will be given from 7 8pm in Rm 1281 Anthony Hall No lectures on those days You may bring one 8 5 x11 sheet of notes to each mid term exam and two to the Final Exam Grades Determined on the basis of total score of 140 pts on Class Quizzes and three Exams Quizzes 44 pts MT 1 24 pts MT 2 24 pts Final 48 pts Quizzes Quizzes worth 4 pts each will be given during the last 10 15 minutes of class weekly at the end of each chapter except the weeks of tests The lowest three scores will be dropped excused absences are included in these three Note Quizzes will include material covered in the lecture of that same day so you must work on homework before coming to class Any new material from the following chapter will not be on the quiz The following are guaranteed grade cuts 4 0 116 pts 3 5 102 pts 3 0 86 pts 2 5 72 pts 2 0 56 pts These grade cuts will not be raised but those above the 2 0 level might be reduced Homework A and B problems are similar but not identical You can first test yourself on version A and check the answer Then you can use version B to see if you understand the concepts and procedures required You are encouraged to work together on homework to be sure you know what to do SOME IMPORTANT DON TS 1 Don t spit into the wind 2 Don t Bungee jump from a 100 m tower with a 110 meter long cord 3 Don t try to get through Physics without doing homework 4 Don t believe you can learn Physics without thinking about it Lecture and Reading Assignment Schedule Tentative Subject to Change Lect Wk Reading Assignment Subject Dates Serway Faughn Chapt Sects Tue Thur Jan 8 10 1 Chapter 1 Units Measurements Jan 15 17 2 Chapter 2 1D Motion Jan 22 24 3 Chapter 3 2D Motion Vectors Jan 29 31 4 Chapter 4 Newton s Laws Force Motion Feb 5 7 5 MT 1 Ch 5 Work and Energy Feb 12 14 6 Ch 5 Ch 6 Momentum Collisions Feb 19 21 7 Ch 6 Ch 7 Collisions Circular Motion Feb 26 27 8 Ch 7 Ch 8 Gravity Rotational Equilibrium Mar 5 7 Spring Break Mar 12 14 9 Ch 8 Ch 9 Rotational Dynamics Solids Fluids Mar 19 21 10 MT 2 Ch 9 Solids Fluids continued Mar 26 28 11 Chapter 10 Thermal Physics Apr 2 4 12 Chapter 11 Heat Apr 9 11 13 Chapter 12 Laws of Thermodynamics Apr 16 18 14 Chapter 13 Vibrations Waves Apr 22 24 15 Chapter 14 Sound May 1 8pm Final Examination Rm 1281 Anthony Hall
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