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Mechanics
Course Description, Schedule of Topics
Instructor: N.V. Alexander (aka drn)
TEXTBOOK Knight, "Physics for Sci/Eng " 2nd
Ed., with Mastering Physics access card.
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. I'll
be honest. This course does get hectic. I strongly recommend you form
study groups; explore the wealth of resources I've tried to provide.
Check yourself before you wreck yourself !
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email list for updates, reminders, corrections, discussion of the course
material and more! Please fill in your own info in the boxes provided.
HOMEWORK
Homework will be assigned in the form of weekly quizzes based on problems in
the text book .Use the Discussion Forum later when I set it up to get hints
on problems; conversate with your classmates and me ! Hints also will
be posted on this web site with links provided in the "Hints"
column on the left side of this page. Until these quiz hints are actually
posted, the links to the left will be dead. The problems are mission
critical. You must learn the material so you can move to the next level
! Quizzes will be collected and graded and could account for 18
percent of your course grade. To get credit for these
assignments you must follow these guidelines:
1. Don't use paper torn from a spiral notebook.
2. Staple pages together.
3. Fold the pages. Put your name, date, and quiz number on first and back
page.
EXAMS
Tentative dates for three or more midterm exams will be announced. Sample
exams will be posted. You shouldn't collab. with your
friends during exams. Please
work independently; be original. Line for line, you should shine on your own
work. A seating chart may be adminstered. Click Here for sec 01 and sec 02 chart. 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
Laboratory Schedule: The 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
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TENTATIVE
COURSE OUTLINE
Physics 4A---Spring 2009!
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Week
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Chapter
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Topic
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1
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2
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1D Motion
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2
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2,3 (and parts of 1)
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Vectors
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3
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3 and 1
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"
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4
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4
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2 D Motion
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5
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5,6
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Newton's Laws
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6
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7
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" "
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7
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8
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Circular Motion
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8
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9
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Momentum
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9
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10
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Energy
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10
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10,11
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Energy/Work
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11
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11
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Work
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12
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12
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Rotations
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13
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12
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Rotations
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14
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12
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Rotations
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15
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12
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Statics
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16
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13
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Gravity
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17
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14
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Oscillations
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