PHY 191 Spring 2023
Michigan State University
Personnel
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Course Coordinator:
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Tibor F Nagy |
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Teaching Assistant:
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Elliot Daniel Wozniak |
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Instructor Information
Prof. Tibor F. Nagy
Room: BPS 1253
Email: nagytibo@msu.edu
Webpage:
http://www.pa.msu.edu/~nagy_t/
Teaching Assistant: Elliot Wozniak (woznia62@msu.edu).
Course Description
Data processing, error analysis, programming, laboratory measurements about kinematics, dynamics, conservation laws, rotation, and oscillations.Prerequisites
PHY 183 or PHY 183B or PHY 193H or PHY 231 or PHY 231C or LBS 271. Restrictions: not open to students with credit in PHY 251 or LBS 271L.Class Hours
Room: BPS 1263.
Friday:
Section 001: from 08:00 AM to 10:50 AM: Tibor Nagy and Elliot Wozniak
Section 002: from 11:30 AM to 02:20 PM: Tibor Nagy and Elliot Wozniak
Monday:
Section 003: from 08:00 AM to 10:50 AM: Tibor Nagy and Elliot WozniakProject Information
Honors option is not available for PHY 191.Deadlines
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Wk 01 | Jan 09-13 | Syllabus, Introduction, LON-CAPA.
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Wk 02 | Jan 16 Mo | MLK-Day: no lab on Monday
Wk 02 | Jan 20-23 | Lab #1: Fundamentals (single lab)
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Wk 03 | Jan 27-30 | Lab #2: Accuracy of a clock (single lab)
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Wk 04 | Feb 03-06 | Lab #3A: Free Fall (double lab)
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Wk 05 | Feb 10-13 | Lab #3B: Free Fall (double lab)
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Wk 06 | Feb 17-20 | NO labs.
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Wk 07 | Feb 24-27 | Exp #4A: Pendulum (double lab)
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Wk 08 | Mar 03 Fr | Exp #4B: Pendulum (double lab, sections 001-002)
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----- | Mar 06-10 | ***** Spring Break *****
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Wk 09 | Mar 13 Mo | Exp #4B: Pendulum (double lab, section 003)
Wk 09 | Mar 17-20 | Exp #5A: Collisions (double lab)
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Wk 10 | Mar 24-27 | Exp #5B: Collisions (double lab)
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Wk 11 | Mar 31-03 | Exp #6A: Rotational Motion (double lab)
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Wk 12 | Apr 07-10 | Exp #6B: Rotational Motion (double lab)
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Wk 13 | Apr 14-17 | Exp #7A: Harmonic Oscillation (double lab)
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Wk 14 | Apr 21-24 | Exp #7B: Harmonic Oscillation (double lab)
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Wk 15 | Apr 28 Fr | NO lab on this day.
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Grading Information
Percentage weights: We have 7 experiments. Each experiment has a weight of 14% toward your grade. We will keep all the labs. We also have an Attitude Survey. You will take this survey twice: first at the start of the semester and then at the end of the semester. You get 1% for participation in each survey. Total: 7*14%+1%+1% = 100%.
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.
The Spartan Code of Honor: As a Spartan, I will strive to uphold values of the highest ethical standard. I will practice honesty in my work, foster honesty in my peers, and take pride in knowing that honor is worth more than grades. I will carry these values beyond my time as a student at Michigan State University, continuing the endeavor to build personal integrity in all that I do.Textbook
John R. Taylor: An introduction to error analysis: the study of uncertainties in physical measurements, 2nd edition (1996) or 1st edition (1982). This book is available for free from the Internet Archive. On Google type in: "taylor an introduction to error analysis pdf", and follow the link on the archive.org site. Select a format and download the book.
Scientific calculator. Graphing calculators are allowed, but are not required. Recommended calculator: TI-30X IIS for $10-14.