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Physics 11 (Descriptive Physics):
Physics with very little math and lots of concepts: Opening your mind to  the
fundamentals.

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Course Description, Schedule of Topics
Instructor: N.V. Alexander (aka drn)
TEXTBOOK Paul Hewitt, Conceptual Physics, 11th ED ( This Edition is crucial to your success because it  has important Supplements! If you get an earlier edition, make sure you photocopy the problems, as well as the Supplements from the 11th ED. I will try to have the 11th ED + Supplements in the library on reserve, but you should try to save a little money and buy the book, which is a good investment.)   
FINAL EXAM: TUES, DEC, 18, NOON- 2PM
LECTURES Will generally follow the text. Try to scope the assigned material before you come to class. Please ask questions in class or during my office hours. Mistakes could  be made on my part.  Thus, here are links for occasional lecture, lab or quiz  corrections. I'll be honest.  This course may get hectic. I strongly recommend you form study groups; explore the wealth of resources I've tried to provide.  Read on !
EMAIL Subscribe to the class email list for updates, reminders, corrections, discussion of the course material and more! Please fill in your own info in the boxes provided. Details discussed later. 
HOMEWORK
Homework will be assigned  from the text book and you will  be given weekly multiple choice quizzes based on these book  problems . Buy a package  of  Scantrons. Problems to do  from the book   will be posted on this web site via  the  links provided  UNDER THE SCHEDULE OF TOPICS BELOW. 

REGARDING THE COLUMNS OF LINKS IN THE LEFT COLUMN (1, Q2, etc..) ,  THESE ARE JUST PRACTICE PROBLEMS  and would not apply necessarily closely  to this  semester's scheduling   or quiz number. though there could be rough agreement. .
  For example see “Q1.” The "Practicing Physics" paperback supplement to the course is also helpful.. It has the answers to the odd problems in the book ! It also has sample exams that will help you pass my quizzes. It also has answers to the Practice Exercises in the supplement. The quizzes will be multiple choice and based on assigned problems from  the book, as well as the Practice Exercises and the sample exams in the Supplement.  You must  learn the material so you can move to the next level ! 
EXAMS Tentative dates for three or more multiple choice midterm exams (based on the quizzes) will be announced. You shouldn't
collab. with your friends during  exams. Please  work independently; be original. Line for line, you should shine on your own work. Don't worry. One or more pages of your own handwritten notes aka cheat sheets are allowed. Please do not use pages xeroxed from the book or downloaded from the quiz hints or solutions. (You may use two or more pages during the final exam.) Do not bring scratch paper to the exams. The only things you need are a pencil or pen, eraser, and your alert mind. Before the test begins, please put all other things on the floor. Avoid  staying up all night crammin'; stay on top of it.. Get your rest,  and you will be blessed (for optimal performance). Any disputes on grading must be resolved within one or two days after the exam is returned. No make-up exams are allowed unless you can prove a state of emergency with legal, medical documents. You must take the final exam on the date and time that it is scheduled.
LABORATORY Laboratory Room: 1714
 Physics Lab Formats
Short list of labs:
CentripetalForce; SimpleHarmonicsLab; P vs  T;
e/M Lab ; index of refraction. ;thin lens;GALILEO LAB; picket fence;
Newton's Law of Cooling

|Laboratory Schedule: Below you in this section  may find notes on various labs :on various labsThe tentative dates of the lab experiments will be given in class. All experiments assigned are required. If you do not complete them all your total course grade will be dropped by one grade point or more. Your lab report is generally due a week after the experiment at the next lab session. Read the manual or handout before coming to the lab. If you miss an experiment for unavoidable reasons, make arrangements to make it up as soon as possible. Some lab reports will require using the spreadsheet program Excel. See these links:
L1, L2, and L3   for exercises on Excel.  I will provide in-class tutorials on using the software, if requested, and I have ordered a short reference book on Excel that you may wish to buy. You may also get access to Computer Science lab by talking to me. The computers in the school library and Tutorials Center are also available.
GRADING POLICY Grades in the course will be based on a total score consisting approximately of the following percentages: Laboratory: 18  Quizzes: 18 Midterm exams: 40  Final exam: 24  Letter grades:90-100  A; 80-89 =  B;  63-79 = C; 50-62 = D

TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE
Physics 11----AUTUMN  2011!

Week

Chapter

Topic (NOTES)

1, 2

Science/Newton's 1st Law of
  motion

2

Newton's 1st Law of
motion
and the 2nd Law of Newton

3

Linear motion

4

Newton's 2nd Law of motion

5

Newton's 3rd Law of motion

6

Momentum/INTRO TO PROJECTILES 

7

Energy

8

Circular Motion

9

Gravity

10

Projectile /Satellite Motion  (SEE: Momentum/INTRO TO PROJECTILES

11/12/13

ATOMS/SOLIDS/LIQUIDS

14/15

Heat

16

Heat Transfer

17

Phase Changes

18

Thermodynamics

19

Vibrations/Waves

20, 22 

Electricity and Magnetism

  Electricity
  CURRENT

23, 24

  Electromagnetic waves/Light

MAGNETISM


    LINKS  FOR  FINAL LECTURES:
CH 26 , E& M  WAVES~http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph14e/emwave.htm

CH. 28 REFRACTION OF LIGHT~http://www.sciencejoywagon.com/physicszone/otherpub/wfendt/refraction.htm

CH. 29 HUYGEN'S PRINCIPLE AND REFRACTION OF LIGHT~http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph14e/huygenspr.htm

24- 26

FOUNDATIONS OF QUANTUM MECHANICS

CH.25-INDUCTION
CH.26-LIGHT PROPERTIES 
CH.27-COLOR
CH.28-REFLECTION/REFRACTION
CH.29-LIGHT WAVES
CH.30-LIGHT EMISSION
CH.31-LIGHT QUANTA

30-32, 35

Relativity / Review

 

 

 

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Q3

 

Q4

 

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Sim1

Sim2

Q10

Q11

Q12

Q13

Q14

Q15

Q16

FINAL

FINAL
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