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| Course Coordinator | William Lynch Tibor F. Nagy |
| Instructor | Chien-Peng Yuan |
| Teaching Assistant (Section 001) | Erin Maureen Nolan Eric Macaulay Tibor F Nagy 9 Andrew James Degroot Rhiannon Meharchand |
| Teaching Assistant (Section 002) | Eric Macaulay Tibor F Nagy 9 Erin Maureen Nolan Rhiannon Meharchand Andrew James Degroot |
| Teaching Assistant (Section 003) | Erin Maureen Nolan Andrew James Degroot Tibor F Nagy 9 Eric Macaulay Rhiannon Meharchand |
| Teaching Assistant (Section 009) | Tibor F Nagy 9 Erin Maureen Nolan Rhiannon Meharchand Andrew James Degroot Eric Macaulay |
| Teaching Assistant (Section 730) | Eric Macaulay Tibor F Nagy 9 Erin Maureen Nolan Rhiannon Meharchand Andrew James Degroot |
| Teaching Assistant (Section 731) | Erin Maureen Nolan Andrew James Degroot Rhiannon Meharchand Eric Macaulay Tibor F Nagy 9 |
| Last updated: | Tue Oct 3 12:25:08 pm 2006 (EDT) | by Tibor F. Nagy |
Section 001: Dr. William Lynch
Office: W105 NSCL
Phone: (517) 333-6319
Email: lynch@nscl.msu.edu
Office hours: Tuesday, 09:10-10:10 in BPS 1248
Section 002: Dr. C.-P. Yuan
Office: 3213 BPS
Phone: (517) 355-9200 x 2135
Email: yuan@pa.msu.edu
Office hours: Monday, 15:00-16:00 in BPS 1248
Section 003: Dr. Tibor F. Nagy
Office: 1253 BPS
Phone: (517) 355-9200 x 2515
Email: nagy_t@pa.msu.edu or nagytibo@msu.edu
Office hours: Tuesday 14:00-15:00 in BPS 1248
Teaching Assistants:
Eric Macaulay (Fr: 3-5PM, Mo: 11:30-12:30, 3-6PM, Tu: 10-11, noon-9PM)
Rhiannon Meharchand (Mo: 9-11:30, 3-6PM, Tu: 9-noon, 1:30-9PM)
Erin Nolan (Mo: 9-11, Tu: 9-noon, Th: 5:30-7:30PM)
Physics 231/231C is an algebra-based general physics class, recommended for a variety of majors. Topics include: Kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, momentum and energy conservation, rotational motion, gravity, thermodynamics, oscillations, wave motion, sound.
MTH 103 or MTH 116 or MTH 124 or MTH 132 or LBS 117.
Restrictions: not open to students with credit in PHY 181B, PHY 183, PHY 183B, PHY 193H, PHY 231B, PHY 231C, or LBS 271.
Room 1410 BPS.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
Section 001: 08:00-08:50,
Section 002: 09:10-10:00,
Section 003: 10:20-11:10.
BPS 1248, Strosacker Learning Center.
Friday: 15:00-17:00,
Monday: 09:00-18:00,
Tuesday: 09:00-21:00.
Midterm #1: Sep 22, Fr, BPS 1410, PHY 231: lecture hour, PHY 231C: 15:00-16:00.
Midterm #2: Oct 20, Fr, BPS 1410, PHY 231: lecture hour, PHY 231C: 15:00-16:00.
Midterm #3: Nov 17, Fr, BPS 1410, PHY 231: lecture hour, PHY 231C: 15:00-16:00.
Final exam: Dec 12, Tuesday, 20:00-22:00, location TBA.
Percent weights:
Clicker questions: 5%,
Homework: 10%,
Midterm exams: 3 x 20% = 60%,
Final Exam: 30%.
Grading scale:
4.0 >= 92%,
3.5 >= 84%,
3.0 >= 76%,
2.5 >= 68%,
2.0 >= 60%,
1.5 >= 52%,
1.0 >= 44%,
0.0 < 44%.
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From ------- To | Week, Chapter, Topic
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08/28 --- 09/01 | 1 Ch 1-2. Introduction, Motion in One Dimension
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09/04 -- Monday | Labor Day (no classes)
09/06 --- 09/08 | 2 Ch 3. Vectors, Motion in Two Dimensions
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09/11 --- 09/15 | 3 Ch 4. The Laws of Motion
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09/18 --- 09/20 | 4 Ch 4. The Laws of Motion
09/22 -- Friday | Midterm #1 (1410 BPS)
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09/25 --- 09/29 | 5 Ch 5. Energy
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10/02 --- 10/06 | 6 Ch 6. Momentum and Collisions
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10/09 --- 10/13 | 7 Ch 7. Rotational Motion, the Law of Gravity
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10/16 --- 10/18 | 8 Ch 8. Rotational Equilibrum and Dynamics
10/20 -- Friday | Midterm #2 (1410 BPS)
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10/23 --- 10/27 | 9 Ch 9. Solids and Fluids
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10/30 --- 11/03 | 10 Ch 10. Thermal Physics
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11/06 --- 11/10 | 11 Ch 11. Energy in Thermal Processes
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11/13 --- 11/15 | 12 Ch 12. The Laws of Thermodynamics
11/17 -- Friday | Midterm #3 (1410 BPS)
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11/20 --- 11/22 | 13 Ch 13. Vibrations and Waves
11/24 -- Friday | Thanksgiving (no classes)
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11/27 --- 12/01 | 14 Ch 14. Sound
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12/04 --- 12/08 | 15 Review
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12/12 - Tuesday | Final exam: 20:00-22:00. Location: TBA
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Serway, Faughn, College Physics, Vol. 1, MSU edition (paperback) with H-ITT clicker. (The 7th, 6th or 5th editions are also fine.)