PHYS 201 Syllabus Fall 2003 MWF 10:20 (Ford)
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OFFICE HOURS: Mon. 11:30-12:30, Tues. 11:00-12:00, Fri. 9-10
TEXT: Physics 6th Ed. by Cutnell and Johnson
Physics 201 Lab Manual (published by Hayden-McNeil)
OPTIONAL: Student Solutions Manual
Student Study Guide
GRADING:
4 exams for 60%
final (comprehensive) for 25%
lab for 10%
recitation (weekly quizzes) for 5%
Note: You must achieve a 70% or better in the laboratory to pass the
course.
Note: If your grade on the Final Exam is higher than your lowest grade on one of the four exams during the semester, the grade on the Final will replace that
one lowest exam grade in computing the course grade. The Final Exam grade cannot be used to replace an exam that has been missed.
There will be two CPR assignments during the semester and each will count as one lab report
grade. Details about logging on and due dates will be handed out in class and posted on the web site.
Note: September 4 is the last day to drop with no record
November 7 is the last day to Q-drop
Final Exam is Tuesday, December 16, 8--10 am
SYLLABUS: ("c" denotes Conceptual Questions)
Week Date Topic Sections in Text Problems
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1 Sept 1 M Units,vectors 1:1-6 1: 6,7,11,13,38,41,
Sept 3 W Vector addition 1:7-9 45,46,47,56; c1,c14,
c15,c16,c17
Sept 5 F Velocity, acceleration 2:1-3,7 2: 3,16,61,67,74
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2 Sept 8 M Constant acceleration 2:4-6,8 2: 19,24,31,39,43,44,
45,47,48,68,72,78;
c1,c7,c12,c13
Sept 10 W Kinematics in 2-dim 3:1-2 3: 6,16,17,21,22,30,35,
Sept 12 F Projectiles; 3:3-5 51,53,64,68,69,71;
Relative Velocity c2,c10,c12,c16
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3 Sept 15 M Newton's laws 4:1-5 4: 1,9,11,15,28,32,38,
Sept 17 W Forces 4:6-10 40,44,54,56,59,67,76,
Sept 19 F F=ma examples 4:11-13 79,82,84,89,94;
c4,c6,c11,c17,c18,
c21,c26
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4 Sept 22 M Review
Sept 24 W EXAM I Chapters 1--4
Sept 26 F Circular notion 5:1-4,7 5: 10,13,15,19,26,37,40
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5 Sept 29 M Satellite motion 5:5-6,8 5: 27,49,54; c1,c6,c8,c14
Oct 1 W Work; Energy 6:1-2,9 6: 5,18,22,24,25,31,34,37,
Oct 3 F Conservation of energy 6:3-5 39,42,44,45,46,50,73
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6 Oct 6 M Examples; Power 6:6-8,10 6: 58,67,c1,c2,c7,c14,c17
Oct 8 W Momentum 7:1-2 7: 11,19,21,28,30,32,34,
Oct 10 F Collisions 7:3-6 35,45,46,49,50;
c4,c13,c20
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7 Oct 13 M Review
Oct 15 W Exam II Chapters 5--7
Oct 17 F Rotational kinematics 8:1-6,8 8: 19,21,23,32,35,44,47,
57,63,66;c7,c9,c12
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8 Oct 20 M Rotational statics 9:1-3 9: 2,6,9,12,15,24,31,37,
Oct 22 W Rotational dynamics 9:4-5 38,47,53,55,56,63,66,
Oct 24 F Angular momentum 9:6-7 68,69,70; c5,c6,c8,
c13,c18,c20,c23
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9 Oct 27 M SHM 10:1-3 10: 8,10,11,15,17,27,28,
Oct 29 W SHM; Pendulums 10:4-9 29,32,35,41,59,77;
c2,c6,c13
Oct 31 F Fluid statics 11:1-6,12 11: 13,39,40,41,42,46,85,
89,90; c12,c13,
c14,c15
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10 Nov 3 M Examples; Review
Nov 5 W Exam III Chapters 8--11
Nov 7 F Temperature;Expansion 12:1-5 12: 4,12,15,32,
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11 Nov 10 M Heat 12:6-8,11 12: 44,45,55,78,79; c3
Nov 12 W Heat transfer 13:1-5 13: 11,12,13,18,21,33; c5
Nov 14 F Kinetic theory 14:1-3,5 14: 13,16,18,22,34,47,
50,53; c11,c12,c13,
c14
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12 Nov 17 M 1st law 15:1-6 15: 1,4,10,11,21,24,25,
Nov 19 W 2nd law; Heat engines 15:7-10 33,41,43,49,64,69,
Nov 21 F Entropy: Examples 15:11-13 73,75,78,80,82,88;
c1,c2,c5,c6,c20,c23
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13 Nov 24 M Exam IV Chapters 12--15
Nov 26 W Waves 16:1-4 16: 6,9,17,25,27,85,99
Nov 28 F Thanksgiving Holiday
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14 Dec 1 M Sound 16:5-10,12 16: 53,72,75,87,91,93; c3,
c4,c6,c15,c16,c17,c19
Dec 3 W Superposition 17:1-4 17: 5,6,7,17,24,27,29,37,
Dec 5 F Standing waves 17:5-6,8 41,45; c1,c3,c15
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15 Dec 8 M Review
Dec 10 W No class
Dec 12 F Final exams begin
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Lewis Ford
Physics Department
Texas A&M University
ford@physics.tamu.edu
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