PHY 231/231C Spring 2010
Michigan State University
Personnel
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Felicia V Berryman, Tibor F Nagy, Richard J Hallstein |
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Instructor Information
Dr. Tibor F. Nagy (lecture section 001, and online sections 730, 731)
Homepage:
http://www.pa.msu.edu/~nagy_t/
Office: BPS 1253.
Phone: (517) 884-5508.
Email: nagy_t@pa.msu.edu or nagytibo@msu.edu.
Office hours: Wednesday 11:00 AM - noon, BPS 1248.
Richard Hallstein (lecture section 002)
Homepage:
http://www.pa.msu.edu/courses/2010spring/phy231/sec2/
Office: BPS 1253.
Phone: (517) 884-5509.
Email: hallstein@pa.msu.edu.
Office hours: Wednesdays Noon - 1:00PM, BPS 1248.
Teaching Assistants:
Michael D. Brown (brown192@msu.edu; Tu 3:30-7:30PM; We noon-2PM.)
Juan Burgos-Vazquez (burgosva@msu.edu; Tu 9:00-10:30AM, 1:30-9:00PM; We 2-9PM.)
Cheng Sun (sunchen2@msu.edu, Tu noon-1:30PM, 3-5PM; We 1:30-4PM.)
Course Description
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, circular motion, gravitation, rotational motion, thermodynamics, oscillations, waves, sound.Prerequisites
MTH 103 or MTH 116 or MTH 124 or MTH 132 or LBS 117.Class Hours
Room 1410 BPS, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Section 001 (Nagy): 10:20-11:40 AM.
Section 002 (Hallstein): 6:10-7:30 PM.
PHY 231C, sections 730 and 731: no lectures for the online students.Helproom Hours
BPS 1248, Strosacker Learning Center.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM.Project Information
For the Honor Option students can work in the help room for 2 hours each week helping their classmates with their homework. A 3.5 or a 4.0 final grade must be also achieved in the class.Exam Information
For each exam, each student should bring a picture ID, two #2 pencils, an eraser, a calculator with fresh batteries. (Graphing calculators are allowed, but not necessary.)
Midterm #1: Feb 09, Tuesday.
Section 001: 10:20 AM, BPS 1410.
Section 002: 6:10 PM, BPS 1410.
Online sections (730, 731): 5:10 PM, BPS 1415.
Midterm #2: Mar 16, Tuesday.
Section 001: 10:20 AM, BPS 1410.
Section 002: 6:10 PM, BPS 1410.
Online sections (730, 731): 5:10 PM, BPS 1415.
Midterm #3: Apr 13, Tuesday.
Section 001: 10:20 AM, BPS 1410.
Section 002: 6:10 PM, BPS 1410.
Online sections (730, 731): 5:10 PM, BPS 1415.
Final exam: May 03, Monday, 5:45-7:45 PM for all sections.
Location:
PHY 231, section 001: Wells Hall B108.
PHY 231, section 002: BCC N100.
PHY 231C, sections 730/731: Wells Hall B108.
On the midterm exams a one-sided handwritten help sheet is allowed together with the sheets from the previous midterm exams. On the final exam the three one-sided help sheets from the midterms together with a fourth one-sided sheet are allowed. These can all fit on two pieces of paper.Grading Information
Percent weights for PHY 231 (lecture students in sections 001 and 002):
Clicker questions: 6%.
Homework: 16%.
Three midterm exams: 3 x 16% = 48%.
Final exam: 32%.
Percent weights for PHY 231C (online students in sections: 730 and 731):
Homework: 17%.
Three midterm exams: 3 x 17% = 51%.
Final exam: 34%.
(The online students don't have clicker questions.)
The weights for both 231 and 231C add up to 102%.
Clicker questions: Correct answer: 3 points. Incorrect answer: 1 point. Not present: zero point.
Homework: Every homework question is worth 1 point.
Midterm exams: Maximum score on each midterm: 50 points. The midterm exams will have correction exams as a homework. 30% of the positive difference between the correction exam and the in-class exam will be added to your in-class exam score as bonus.
Final Exam: Maximum score on the final: 100 points. The final exam will not have correction.
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%.
This grading scale might be lowered, but it will not be raised.Readings
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Tuesd --- Thurs | Week, Chapter, Topic
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01/12 --- 01/14 | 1 Ch 1, 2 Math backgr., Motion in one dimension
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01/19 --- 01/21 | 2 Ch 3 Motion in two dimensions
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01/26 --- 01/28 | 3 Ch 4 Forces and Newton three laws
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02/02 --- 02/04 | 4 Ch 5 Applying Newton's laws
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02/09 - Tuesday | Exam #1
02/11 --------- | 5 Ch 10 Energy and work
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02/16 --- 02/18 | 6 Ch 9 Momentum conservation
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02/23 --- 02/25 | 7 Ch 6, 7 Circular motion, Gravity
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03/02 --- 03/04 | 8 Ch 7, 8 Rotation, Static equilibrium
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03/09 --- 03/11 | Spring Break
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03/16 - Tuesday | Exam #2
03/18 --------- | 9 Ch 8 Elasticity
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03/23 --- 03/25 | 10 Ch 13 Fluids
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03/30 --- 04/01 | 11 Ch 12 Thermal properties of matter
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04/06 --- 04/08 | 12 Ch 11 Using energy
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04/13 - Tuesday | Exam #3
04/15 --------- | 13 Ch 14 Oscillations
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04/20 --- 04/22 | 14 Ch 15 Waves and sound
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04/27 --- 04/29 | 15 Ch 16 Superposition
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05/03 -- Monday | Final Exam: 5:45-7:45 PM.
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Textbook
Knight, Jones, Field: College Physics (A Strategic Approach), Volume 1 (1st edition) or Volume 1 and 2 combined (1st edition).
If the book came with the Mastering Physics access kit, don't open the kit. We will use the LON-CAPA course system instead.
The lecture students (sections 001 and 002) will need an i-clicker.
The online students (sections 730 and 731) don't need to buy the clicker.