PHYS-1100, Introduction to Physics, Spring Semester, 2008

3 semester-hours credit. 3 hours per week of lecture/demonstration. Measurement, vectors, kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, kinetic energy and work. Co-requisite: Registration or credit in MATH-1550

Text: Halliday and Resnick's Fundamentals of Physics, 8th ed. - LSU Customized, by Jearl Walker

Final Exam Answer Key - points are in () - solutions will be posted later
1. a (7)    2. c (7)      3. e (7)      4. c (7)        5. d (7)      6. c (7)    7. b (7)      8. c (5)
9. e (7)    10. d (5)    11. b (7)    12. d (7)    13. b (7)      14. e (7)      15. b (5)
16. b (5)    17. b (5)    18. d (7)    19. c (5)    20. c (7)    21. a (5)    22. a (7)
23. a (7)    24. e (7)    25. d (7)    26. d (7)    27. a (7)      28. b (7)
29. c (7)    30. c (5)                        plus 6 free points

Course Syllabus

Homework Solutions

TI Calculator Vector Ops

Exams - Current and Past

Important Information about Homework Assignments

    Physics-1100 will use the WebAssign on-line homework system. An access code for WebAssign is included with the purchase of a new copy of the textbook. Go to

https://webassign.net/student.html


to register and find information about using the system. If you are not purchasing a new textbook you will have to pay a small charge (<$15) to use the system. It may be paid on-line or at the Union bookstore.

Several key points you must be aware of:

    Do your calculations carefully. The system will accept as a correct answer only values within about two per cent of the nominal answer. This means you will generally need to express results to at least three significant figures.
    We have configured the system to allow you five chances to submit a problem for grading. There

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Free-Body Diagram  Practice at National Taiwan Unniversity

Links to Other Physics and Astronomy Sites of Interest

LSU Center for Academic Success - Supplemental Instruction (SI)
BREC/LSU/BRAS Highland Road Park Observatory
LSU Physics and Astronomy Home Page
NASA Office of Spaceflight - Shuttle and Space Station Information