Introductory
General Physics
(Physics 111)
crn # 20184
(lecture)
Professor: Dr. Charles E. Hyde
Office: Room
215 Physics/ Oceanography Building (OCNPS)
Phone: 683-5853
Email: chyde
‘at’ odu.edu
Web Site: http://www.odu.edu/~chyde/Teaching/Spring2010/Phys111_2010.html
Office Hours: * Wed 12:00 – 12:59 pm in
the Physics Learning Center (OCNPS 2nd floor lobby)
*
By appointment (Mon, Fri,
after class)
Texts: Young and Geller, College Physics, 8th edition (required)
MasteringPhysics Student Access Kit (required)
Physics 111
Laboratory Manual (required)
Lectures: Room
200,
Physics/
Oceanography
Building (OCNPS)
MWF: 11:00 – 11:50 a.m.
Laboratory: Rm
138, Physics/ Oceanography Building
Course Grade:
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Tests (two at
10% each) |
20% |
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30% |
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Lab |
20% |
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Final
Examination |
30% |
Note:
You must receive a passing grade in the
laboratory in order to pass the course.
Final Exam: Room 200,
Physics/Oceanography Building
Thursday May 6, 2010, 8:30 – 11:20 am
Two 50-minute tests will be given.
The tentative dates (subject to change) for the tests are Friday, Feb 19 and Fri. April 9. Each
test will be
closed book. You will be
allowed to use a calculator and your own formula sheet
on both sides of one piece of paper
(8-1/2” x 11”). You may write anything
you find useful on the formula sheet.
No cell phones, computers, or other devices in contact with the
outside
are allowed in tests and exams.
If you have to miss a test, you must contact me as soon as
possible (i.e., before the test, if
possible). A grade of zero will be
assigned unless you have a very good
excuse for missing the test. If you
do
have an acceptable excuse (including a doctor’s note in case of
illness), your
grade for the missed test will be the grade you receive on the final
examination. Note that no
make-up tests will be given.
Assignments for each chapter will usually be available on the
first lecture day for that chapter. Due dates are listed in the
schedule below. All Homeworkk must be accessed with Mastering
Physics at www.masteringphysics.com
(see below).
Homework is not a test.
You are encouraged to work together on it and get help. However, you are
responsible for
understanding the physics of each homework problem and the method of
solution. It is cheating to
let other
people do your homework for you. You
are
welcome
to
ask
questions in class regarding the homework.
You are
advised to
consult the Undergraduate Catalog for information concerning university
policies relating to class attendance.
Attendance in the lecture is strongly advised
for
several reasons:
Physics is
best learned
when you are exposed to the concepts several times, i.e., by
reading the
book, attending lecture, doing the homework and doing the labs.
Material that
is not in
the book may be presented in class.
There will be
demonstrations as part of the lecture (the results of which may show up
on
tests).
Test dates
will be
announced in class.
Homework
problems may be
discussed in class.
Test material
may be
discussed in class (both before and after the test).
You
must be enrolled in a laboratory section associated
with this
course. The first laboratory session
will be held during the first week of
class. A permanent change from
one laboratory section to another requires that a drop-add form be
processed
through the ODU registrar.
Attendance is required
in the laboratory part of this course. For
safety
reasons,
you
must
arrive on-time for each laboratory session.
Late
students may be barred from the lab. Any student with more than one
absence
in the laboratory will fail the laboratory and thus the course. If you know
you will have to miss a lab, contact the instructor beforehand
. You may attend a different
laboratory session during the same week if you obtain
permission from
the lab instructor in the session you would like to attend.
You must bring your laboratory manual with you to the
lab. It is very important that
you
read the lab before you come to class and bring any other items that
you will
need. Graph paper will not be
provided so you must bring that with you if the lab requires it. You must also bring a bound notebook in
which you will record data as well as write up your laboratory reports. The reports will be turned in for grading. The lab instructor will discuss the
appropriate format for the lab reports and the grading procedure. The lab report must be turned in to get
credit for attendance at the lab.
Your lab grade will be computed by dropping your lowest lab
report grade. If you miss one lab, that
will be the grade dropped.
Additional
information
about lab policies may be found at: http://sci.odu.edu/physics/undergraduate/undergrad_labinfo.shtml
Recommended Laboratory Report Format
Your
Lab Instructor will give you additional instructions on your laboratory
report format. Here is a suggestion:
Cover Page including
Experiment Number
and Title, your Name, the names of your Lab Partners, Session Number or
Time
(see 1. above), your Instructor’s Name, the following statement "This
Report meets the Honor Code Requirements of Old Dominion University",
and
finally your Signature.
Introduction presents a
brief (1
paragraph) description of the experiment and its goals.
Experimental Setup: Provide a
brief description (2 paragraphs)
of the experimental setup, and how you acquired your data.
This should be sufficient so that someone
who is knowledgeable about the Pasco equipment can understand what you
did
without reading the lab manual.
Data and Results includes
your
original data plus calculations you do to fulfill the experimental
goals.
Discussion usually is a
written section
discussing the importance of your scientific findings or compares your
findings
with previously tabulated or reported values.
In this section you can also answer the questions posed in the
laboratory manual.
Conclusion. Summarizes
your
findings.
References. A list of any
material,
books, journals etc you read to help you with the experiment. These
references
are generally references throughout the report.
Registration:
You must purchase a Student Access Kit for Mastering Physics at the University Bookstore (this should come bundled with a new textbook). You must use your access code to log-on at www.masteringphysics.com and register for course MP2010HYDE20184 with your registration number. Note the first assignment is due Friday 15 January. Specific information regarding Mastering Physics in the ODU Physics Dept is also available at on the Physics Laboratory Web Pages: http://sci.odu.edu/physics/undergraduate/undergrad_labinfo.shtml
The
Physics Learning Center, located in the 2nd floor lobby of the
OCNPS extension, is a place where
students
can get together to work on their homework and get assistance, if
needed, from
physics faculty and grad students. No appointment is necessary!
Students in any
introductory class are encouraged to drop by the Learning Center for
help on
homework, lab, lecture, other course material, or just for a place to
work
while in the physics building.
The
Physics Learning Center will be open all week during normal business
hours. A physics staff member will be
on duty to help students approximately 20 hours per week.
A detailed staffing schedule is
posted on the web at http://sci.odu.edu/physics/resources/learning_center_spring_2010.shtml
Students
are encouraged to use the room to work together on their assignments,
even when
a physics staff member is not available for tutoring.
Note: The
Physics Learning Center will be open starting
the second week of classes .
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Date |
Day |
Chapter |
Comment |
HW |
HW |
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Young
& Geller |
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Available
Online |
Due |
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Jan.
11 |
M |
1 |
Measurement,
Units |
1 |
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Introduction,
P01 - Motion Concepts |
| 13
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W |
1
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Vectors |
2 (Chapter 1) |
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| 15 |
F |
1
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Trigonometry |
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HW 1 due |
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| Jan.
18 |
M |
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Holiday |
Holiday
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| 20
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W |
2
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Kinematics |
3 (Chapter 2) |
HW 2 due |
no lab?? |
| 22 |
F |
2 |
Acceleration |
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| Jan.
25 |
M |
2 |
Free Fall |
|
P02
-
Velocity |
|
| 27 |
W |
3 |
Vector Motion |
4
(Chapter 3) |
HW 3 due |
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| 29 |
F |
3
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Projectile
Motion |
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| Feb.
1 |
M |
3 |
Circular
Motion |
|
P03 - Acceleration |
|
| 3 |
W |
4 |
Force & Mass |
5 (Chapter 4) |
HW 4 due |
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| 5 |
F |
4 |
Action-Reaction | |
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| Feb.
8 |
M |
4 |
Free Body
Diagrams |
|
|
P04 –
Projectile Motion |
| 10
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W |
5 |
Equilibrium |
6 (Chapter 5) |
HW 5 due |
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| 12 |
F |
5 |
Contact Forces |
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| Feb.
15 |
M |
5 |
Elastic Forces |
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|
| 17 |
W |
1--5 |
Review |
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HW 6 due |
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| 19
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F |
1-5 |
TEST 1 |
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| Feb.
22 |
M |
6 |
Circular
Motion |
7
(Chapter 6) |
|
P06 – Friction |
| 24
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W |
6 |
Gravity |
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|
| 26 |
F |
6 |
Satellites |
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Mar. 1 |
M |
7 |
Work &
Energy |
8 (Chapter 7) |
HW 7 due |
P07
- Energy |
| 3 |
W |
7 |
Kinetic Energy |
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| 5 |
F |
7 |
Potential
Energy |
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| Mar. 8--12 |
MWF |
Spring Break |
Spring Break |
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Mar. 15
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M |
8 |
Momentum |
9 (Chapter 8) |
HW
8 due |
P08 – Momentum |
| 17 |
W |
8 |
Collisions |
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| 19
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F |
8 |
Center of Mass |
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| Mar. 22
|
M |
9 |
Rotational Motion |
10 (Chap 9 & 10) |
HW 9 due |
P09
- Circular Motion |
| 24 |
W |
9 |
Angular Accel. |
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| 26 |
F |
10 |
Torque |
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| Mar. 29
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M |
10 |
Ang. Momentum
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P10 -
Harmonic Motion |
| 31
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W |
11 |
Periodic Motion |
11 (Chapter 11) |
HW 10 due |
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| Apr.
2 |
F |
11 |
Pendulum, Spring |
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| Apr.
5 |
M |
12 |
Waves |
12 (Chapter 12) |
P11
- Vibrating String |
|
| 7
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W |
12 |
Sound |
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| 9
|
F |
1-12 |
TEST
2 |
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| Apr.
12 |
M |
13 |
Fluids |
13 (Chapter 13) |
HW 12 due |
P12
- Specific Heat |
| 14
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W |
13 |
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| 16
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F |
13 |
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| Apr.
19 |
M |
14 |
Temperature |
14 (Chapter 14) |
HW 13 due |
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| 21
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W |
14 |
Heat |
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| 23
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F |
14 |
Phase Change |
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| 26 |
M |
1-14 |
Review |
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HW14 due |
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May 6 |
Thur |
1-14 |
FINAL EXAM |
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