LECTURE NOTES  ⇔  ASSIGNMENTS  ⇔  ANNOUCEMENTS

SYLLABUS: PDF

FORMULA SHEET: PDF

SI Review Sessions -

• Monday → → 4:30-5:30 PM, Williams 208
• Tuesday → → 6:00-7:00 PM, Williams 208
• Wednesday → → 3:30-4:30 PM, Williams 206

• Office Hours → → Th, 3:00-4:00 PM, Nicholson 108
• Contact Info → → Laurie McNeil -

REQUIRED TEXT:
Fundamentals of Physics, by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker, custom 8th Edition. The custom edition only contains material relevant to PHYS 1100 and 2101. However, it comes bundled with a WebAssign access code, which you will need for the homework assignments. You can also use the regular edition which contains all the chapters needed for PHYS 2101 and 2102, but the regular edition does not come with WebAssign access, which will need to be purchased separately.

COURSE:

• This course begins with a review of chapters 1-6 in the first weeks of class. You will be tested on this material in the second week of class, but this test will only be worth half of the points of a regular test.
• After the first two weeks the course assumes a more normal pace and will cover most of the sections contained in Chapters 7-20, with the exception of Chapter 17, which will be skipped. The specific sections covered are outlined in the syllabus.
• You are expected to have read the material in the book before coming to class.

HOMEWORK:

• Homework assignments will be posted online at WebAssign
• Though the homework will not be graded, about 50% of the exam questions will come directly from the homework problems.
• It is essential that you solve the homework problems to ensure that you understand the concepts and to strengthen your math skills.
• The homework key will be made available one week after the assignment is posted.

TUTORING:

• If you do not understand the material or you experience difficulty in working the problems, seek help from the graduate tutors in Room 102 of Nicholson Hall. This service is free. You should check at that room for schedule times. Information regarding Supplemental Instruction will be posted on the course website.

EXAMS:

• There will be four 1-hours exams.
• The first exam will consist entirely of multiple-choice questions. The three regular exams will contain a combination of multple choice questions and word problems for which you must show your work.
• A formula sheet will also be provided and no other material is to be used during the exam. Notes, books, and crib sheets are strictly forbidden. No computers, beepers, pagers, cellular phones or other communication devices are allowed. You may not use the calculator within one of these devices. Formula sheets will be posted in advance of the exams.
• You will need a scientific calculator, graphic calculators are fine, but not necessary.
• THERE WILL BE NO SCHEDULED MAKE-UP EXAMS.

GRADES:

• Review exam - 50 pts.
• Three regular exams - 100 pts. each
• Final Exam 200 - 200 pts.
• Your final grade will be based upon 550 total points.*

*If your point total is within the above ranges, you are guaranteed the associated letter grade. In general, there will be no curving of individual exam grades. However, depending on class performance, the above scale may change accordingly.

*Dates in parenthesis are for T-Th lectures.

Test Locations:

• Sec. 1 - Lockett 2 (Chastain)
• Sec. 2 - Lockett 2 (Chastain)
• Sec. 3 - Lockett 5 (Rupnik)
• Sec. 4 - Lockett 6 (Plummer)
• Sec. 5 - Lockett 10 (Adams)

Disabilities:
If you have special requirements for taking exams (or other course-related activities), please follow the procedures with the Office of Disability Services, 112 Johnston Hall, and bring documentation from that office to your instructor a week before the affected activity.

GENERAL EDUCATION STATEMENT:
Physics 2101 is a General Education Course in Natural Sciences (Physical). Therefore this course is designed to address the following general education Criteria in Natural Sciences (Physical):

• The properties of matter
• Motion and Forces
• The conservation of energy and the increase in disorder
• The interactions of energy and matter

Physics 2101 addresses the following general education learning objectives for physical natural sciences: By semesters end students are expected to be able to:

• demonstrate knowledge of a broad survey of mechanics, waves, thermodynamics, including the underlying principles that govern the motion of particles, extended bodies, elastic media, kinetic and potential energy, heat, and entropy.
• demonstrate the ability to use inductive and deductive reasoning to understand scientific phenomena as demonstrated by an ability to solve problems in mechanics, waves, and thermodynamics.
• demonstrate an ability to relate mechanics to Astronomy, Space Science, Chemistry, Physiology, Engineering and/or Technology.

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