Portland State
University
Physics 201 General
Physics Part I: Mechanics
Contact: Email : bseipel@pdx.edu (prefered way of contact) Phone :
503-725-4226
Office
hours:
Wednesday from 11.30-13.30 at SB2 314
Text
book:
Giambattista
Richardson Richardson - College Physics 2nd edition
& ARIS (online course management system)
Full Text (for PH
201,202,203) ISBN 0073222747
or
Volume I ISBN 0073256412 (for
PH201 only) & ARIS
Volume II ISBN 0073256420 (both volumes needed
for PH202 and PH203) & ARIS
To get access to
ARIS use this link http://www.mhhe.com/grr/
and go to the "super site" and register
If you do not have a
textbook you can buy a code online
To enroll in General Physics 201 use Student Section Code: 4DF-3B-AC7 (YOU SHOULD, but don't have to enroll)
Web:
http://www.physics.pdx.edu/~bseipel/
Class:
Tuesday and Thursday,
4.40pm-6.30pm in SB1 #107
The course
covers the basic concepts
of mechanics. We will cover most of
the first 11 chapters
of the textbook
Lecture
Notes
Lecture 3&4:
Kinematics 1D - CH3
Lecture 5&6:
Newton's Laws and Kinematics in 2D - CH4
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Lecture 7,8&9 Work and Energy Energy Conservation
CH 6
Lecture 10,11&12
Momentum & Center of
Mass CH7
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Lecture
12-15
Circular Motion , Moment of inertia & rolling(CH5)
Torque and angular Monentum (CH8)
The homework is meant to help the students apply the concepts from the lecture and to review the covered theory. Homework problems will be assigned but will not be graded. The homework should help the students to prepare for the exams. Some of the homework problems might also appear in a slightly changed form in the exams. The solutions will be on hold in PSU's library.
All Conceptual Questions and Multiple Choice questions at the end of each chapter.
Suggested Problems (Solutions to the problems are on hold in the library):
Ch-1: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29, 33, 36,37, 38, 39, 47, 49, 50, 64, 65, 68, 70, 73, 74, 77
Ch-2:
1, 2 , 4, 5, 7-12, 13, 14, 16,17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29,
31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 41, 42, 44, 45, 49, 51, 56, 58, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69,
72, 73, 74, 82, 86, 87, 92, 94, 96, 99, 98, 101, 106, 108, 109
Ch-3:
3, 5, 9, 12, 13, 16, 19, 22, 26, 30, 37, 41, 47, 49, 52, 53, 57, 58,
61, 65, 66, 69, 74, 77, 79, 81, 84, 85, 89, 91, 93, 96,98
Ch-4:
1, 4-6, 9, 11, 13, 16, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26,
28, 30, 33, 37, 38, 40, 41, 44, 45, 49, 53, 56, 58, 62, 64, 67, 69, 71,
73, 77, 81, 85, 86, 89, 90
Ch-5:
2, 5, 7, 11, 13, 16, 18, 21, 24, 25,
27, 32, 36, 37, 39, 41, 43, 48, 49, 53, 54, 55, 57, 60, 61, 65, 69, 71,
73, 77, 81, 83, 85,
Review
CH 1-5: 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29
Ch-6:
1,2, 8, 10,11,15, 18, 21,23,24, 26, 32, 33, 36,44, 47, 49, 53, 57, 60,
61, 67, 71, 75, 85, 87, 94
Ch-7:
1, 4, 7, 9, 13, 16, 19, 21, 25, 26, 27, 32,
33, 35, 42, 43, 45,46, 49, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 65, 72, 77, 81, 83,
88, 89
Ch-8:
2,4,9,11,13,14,17, 23, 25, 28, 30, 31, 33, 36, 39, 40, 42, 43, 45, 48,
49, 51, 55, 56, 60, 61, 64, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78,79, 85, 87, 94, 95, 97,
104, 110, 112
Ch-9:
Quizzes
Besides the homework additional online-quizzes (ARIS) will be given occasionally. These quizzes can consist of both conceptual questions and problems and will be graded online. The quizzes count 30% to your final grade.
Exams
The course grade is based on the quizzes (30%) three exams (70%). The best exam of each student is worth 50%, and the two other are worth 30% (2nd best) and 20% of the total grade. The exams can have both conceptual questions and problems. The exams are non-comprehensive, but exam 2 and 3 may include general concepts already covered in previous exam.
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Exam1
Tuesday, October 16
4.40pm-6.30pm
Exam2 Thursday, November 8 4.40pm-6.30pm
Allowed is
One piece of paper
is allowed with anything YOU
want to
write on it. Handwritten on both sides. Format:
Letter 8.5 x
11
Calculator is
required!!
Make-up
exams will be only given in
case of emergencies or illness (with proof) at the end of the term.
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Grading Scale
>=90%
A, 80%-89% B,
70%-79% C,
60%-69% D, < 59% F
Lowest
in the range will be a MINUS, highest will be a PLUS
(E.g. 90% = A- and 89% =
B+)
You can calculate your final score
Option 1: with Quizzes
Final Score = (e1 * 0.5 + e2 * 0.3 + e3 * 0.2)*0.7 + Q * 0.3
e1,e2,e3 = your exam scores in %; Q = Quiz Factor
The Q - factor will be calculated as follows:
Total quiz score =
80% --> Q = 100
70% --> Q=90
60% --> Q=80
50% --> Q=70
Option 2: Without quizzes or quiz score < 50%
Final Score = e1 * 0.5 + e2 * 0.3 + e3 * 0.2
Tutoring