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Physics 142R, Fall
1999
GENERAL PHYSICS I
Instructor, Stephen Thornton, office Room 305
Physics Bldg
Telephone: 924-6808, stt@virginia.edu
Office Hours: Tues and Wed, 1:30 - 2:30
http://www.phys.virginia.edu/classes/142r
Lecture: 9:30-10:45 AM, TR, Room 204 Physics
Building
Problem Session 4:00-4:45 PM, W, Room 210 Physics
Building
TEXT: Physics, vol 1, Fishbane,
Gasiorowicz, and Thornton
Grade weighting:
Exam I 15%
Exam 2 15%
Problem session quizzes 20%
Problem sets 20%
Final Exam 30%
The aim of this course is to teach you concepts
and understanding of the physical world. Doing problem solving is an
important part of this course, and your grade will depend on your
ability to understand concepts and your ability to solve problems. An
understanding of the material is crucial to your ability in problem
solving, as is the acquisition of a set of skills about problem
solving. The lectures are oriented towards helping you understand the
concepts and how to solve problems. We will perform many
demonstrations and solve many examples and problems in class and
during the discussion section. Understanding the material is the best
long-term way for you to be able to solve the problems that an
engineer faces. Read each assignment before the lecture and again as
soon as possible after the lecture.
Attending the lectures and seeing demonstrations
is an important way for you to understand the material. Doing the
assigned problems and attending the problem sessions is an important
way to acquire problem-solving skills. You must be enrolled in the problem
session in addition to the lecture. The problem session quizzes will
be given during the discussion session. Note that a significant part
of your grade depends on these quizzes, so you must attend the
discussion section.
Remarks:
- Exams are separately
scheduled in the evening, not during
regular class time.
- No makeup exams will be given. Missed exams
receive a grade of zero unless an excuse for missing the exam is given to and
accepted by me before the exam.
- You are required to attend the problem
session. Each week there will be a graded quiz in the problem
session that contributes to your final grade. Missed quizzes
receive a grade of zero unless an excuse for missing the quiz is given to and
accepted by me before the quiz.
- Problem sets are due at the beginning of each
problem session. These will be assigned each week one week in
advance. No
extra credit or makeup assignments will be given. Keep up!
- Regrading. I will correct arithmetic grading
errors on exams and I will consider differences of opinion between
answers submitted and the exam solutions. Regrade requests must be
submitted in writing within 7 days after the exam is returned,
explaining how much credit you think you deserve and why you think
you deserve it. The same policy will be used for homeworks and
quizzes.
- Collaboration on problem sets: I
encourage you
to discuss problem sets with each other and to work out together
methods of solution. What is unacceptable is the joint
composition of a single solution and the submittal of a symbol for
symbol and word for word copy of this solution. Your solution must
be written out by you and only you. It is an honor violation for
you to copy another person's solution or a joint solution, even if
you helped work out the solution.
- Attendance policy: Attendance is not taken,
but you are responsible for all assigned
material, whether it is presented in
lecture or not. You are also responsible for knowing the problem
assignments and for any announcements of changes in the schedule
that may be made in lecture.
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Description of Motion
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Session Date Chapter(s) Topic
Description of motion
#1. Sept 2 1 Physical quantities and their description; Vectors
#2. Sept 7. No class, Rodman outing
#3. Sept 9. 2 One-dimensional motion
#4. Sept 14. 2, 3 One-dimensional motion and beyond
#5. Sept 16. 3, 4 Projectile and other motion
Newton's Laws
#6. Sept 21. 4,5 The laws and using them
#7. Sept 23. 5 Applications of Newton's laws
#8. Sept 28. 5 More applications of Newton’s laws
Work and Energy
#9. Sept 30. 6 The work-energy theorem
#10. Oct 5. 7 Energy and Power
Exam I, Oct 5, 5:30-6:20 (Tues Evening) covers Chaps 1-5
#11. Oct 7. 7 Conservative forces & energy conservation
Linear momentum
#12. Oct 12. 8 Momentum and its conservation
#13. Oct 14. No class, reading holiday
#14. Oct 19. 8 Collisions
#15. Oct 21. 8,9 Center of mass and rocket motion, rigid bodies
Rotations
#16. Oct 26. 9 Rotational kinematics and dynamics
#17. Oct 28. 10 Angular momentum and its conservation
#18. Nov 2. 10 Work and energy; precession
#19. Nov 4. 11 Statics
More applications of Newton's Laws
#20. Nov 9. 12 Gravitation
Exam II, Nov 9, 5:30-6:20 (Tues Evening) covers Chaps 6-10
#21. Nov 11. 13 Simple harmonic motion
#22. Nov 16. 13 More on oscillations; damped and driven oscillations
Thermal Physics
#23. Nov 18. 17 Temperature and ideal gases
#24. Nov 23. 18 Thermal transformations & thermal energy; heat flow
#25. Nov 25. No class, Thanksgiving
#26. Nov 30. 18 The first law of thermodynamics
#27. Dec 2. 19 Microscopic view of gases
#28. Dec 7. 20 The second law of thermodynamics
#29. Dec 9. 20 Entropy
Final Exam Mon Dec 20, 2 PM