PHY 233B Summer 2005
Michigan State University
Personnel
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Course Coordinator:
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Tibor F Nagy, Daniel R Stump |
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Instructor Information
Dr. Tibor Nagy
Office: 1253 BPS
Phone: (517) 355-9200 x 2515
Email: nagy_t@pa.msu.edu
Dr. Dan Stump
Office: 1312 BPS
Phone: (517) 355-9200 x 2035
Email: stump@pa.msu.eduCourse Description
Physics 233B is an on-line calculus-based physics course. (PHY 231B plus PHY
233B is equivalent to PHY 183B.) Topics include: kinematics, Newtonian
dynamics, momentum and energy conservation, rotational motion, gravity,
oscillatory motion, wave motion and sound.Prerequisites
(PHY 231 or PHY 231B) and MTH 132.Helproom Hours
Strosacker Learning Center, room 1248 BPS. (Due to the remodeling of the
Learning Center, room 1240 BPS will also be used as a helproom. The sign
on the door of the Learning Center will always clearly tell where the
helproom is.)
Tuesday: 1:00 - 4:00 PM, 6:00 - 9:00 PM,
Wednesday: 1:00 - 4:00 PM, 6:00 - 9:00 PM,
Thursday: 9:00 AM - noon, 1:00 - 4:00 PM 6:00 - 9:00 PM.Exam Information
Exam #1: June 15, Wednesday, 6-7 PM, Room 1410 BPS,
Exam #2: July 06, Wednesday, 6-7 PM, Room 1410 BPS,
Exam #3: July 27, Wednesday, 6-7 PM, Room 1410 BPS.
(There is no Final Exam.)
On the exams a one-sided 8.5 by 11 handwritten help sheet is allowed.
Bring a calculator and two sharp #2 (HB) pencils to each exam.Grading Information
Percent weights:
Homework: 25%,
Midterm Exams: 3 x 25% = 75%.
(There is no Final Exam.)
Grade table:
4.0 >= 90%,
3.5 >= 81%,
3.0 >= 72%,
2.5 >= 63%,
2.0 >= 54%,
1.5 >= 45%,
1.0 >= 36%,
0.0 < 36%.Readings
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Wk | HW is due | Reading assignment
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02 | May 26 Th | Chapters 1,2,3: Motion, Kinematics, Vectors
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03 | Jun 02 Th | Chapter 4: Force and Motion
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04 | Jun 09 Th | Chapter 5: Dynamics I.
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05 | Jun 15 We | Exam #1 (Chapters 1-5), 6:00-7:00 PM, 1410 BPS
05 | Jun 16 Th | Chapter 6: Dynamics II.
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06 | Jun 23 Th | Chapter 7: Dynamics III.
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07 | Jun 30 Th | Chapter 8: Newton's Third Law
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08 | Jul 06 We | Exam #2 (Chapters 6,7,8), 6:00-7:00 PM, 1410 BPS
08 | Jul 07 Th | Chapter 9: Impulse and Momentum
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09 | Jul 14 Th | Chapters 10,11: Energy, Work
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10 | Jul 21 Th | Chapter 12: Gravity
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11 | Jul 27 We | Exam #3 (Chapters 9-12), 6:00-7:00 PM, 1410 BPS
11 | Jul 28 Th | Chapter 13: Rotation of a Rigid Body
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12 | Aug 04 Th | Chapter 14: Oscillations
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13 | Aug 11 Th | Chapter 15: Fluids and Elasticity
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14 | Aug 17 We | Final Exam (Chapters 1-15), 6:00-8:00 PM, 1410 BPS
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Textbook
Randall D. Knight, Physics for scientists and engineers, Pearson
Addison-Wesley, 2004, Volume 1.
We will use only the textbook. Don't open the student access kit. We will
use the LON-CAPA course system istead.