PHY183 -- Spring 2002
Physics for Scientists and Engineers I

Course Description:

Physics 183 is the first semester of a two semester course in Physics for Scientists and Engineers. The prerequisite is MTH 132. Topics to be covered are mechanics, Newton's laws, momentum, energy conservation laws, rotational motion, oscillation, gravity, and waves.

Instructors:

Dr. W. Bauer
Room 207 Physics/Astronomy
Telephone: 353-8662
Email: bauer@pa.msu.edu
Office hours: after class and by appointment

Dr. P. Tobias
Room 21 Physics/Astronomy
Telephone: 353-6690
Email: tobias@pa.msu.edu
Office hours: after class and by appointment

Class Organization:

The lectures are on M,W, Th, and F at 4:10 to 5:00 PM in Room 118 Physics/Astronomy Building. There will be numerous hours scheduled in the help room in 346 Giltner. You can go there, interact with other students and the TAs, and get help with your homework problems.

The homework is a big part of this class and normally due at midnights on Fridays. We are using the lon-CAPA system at http://msu.lon-capa.org/. All of the homework is online, and no printed versions will be provided.

Exams:

There will be three 1-hour Midterm Exams and one 2-hour Final Exam. They will be based on the material covered in the lectures, text, and homework. You will be given a list of suggested review material prior to each exam.

Exam
Material

Date

Midterm 1 (answers)
Chap. 1-4

Jan. 23

Midterm 2 (answers)
Chap. 5-9

Feb. 25

Midterm 3 (answers)
Chap. 10-14

Apr. 1

Final
All

May 1

Textbook:
FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS
Halliday, Resnick, and Walker
John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (2000)
6th Edition
(Volume 1 & 2)

Grades:
Contribution to Class Grade:

Task

Percentage

Midterm 1

15%

Midterm 2

15%

Midterm 3

15%

Final

25%

Homework

30%

Total

100%
Grade Formula:

Percentage

Class Grade

0% - 47%

0

47% - 54%

1.0

54% - 61%

1.5

61% - 68%

2.0

68% - 75%

2.5

75% - 82%

3.0

82% - 90%

3.5

90% - 100%

4.0

Course Calendar:

 Week

 Dates

 Topics

 Chapter

 Assignment

 1

Jan. 7 - 11

1-dimensional motion, Vectors

 1, 2, 3

Set 1, due Mon1/14

 2

Jan. 14 - 18

2D & 3D motion

 4

Set 2, due Mon 1/21

 3

Jan. 21 -25

Exam 1, Force and Motion I

 5

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 4

Jan. 28 - Feb. 1

Force and Motion II

 6

Set 3, due Fri 2/1

 5

Feb. 4 - 8

Work and Kinetic Energy

 7

Set 4, due Fri 2/8

 6

Feb. 11 - 15

Potential Energy

 8

Set 5, due Fri 2/15

 7

Feb. 18 - 22

Systems of Particles

 9

Set 6, due Fri 2/22

 8

Feb. 25 - Mar. 1

Exam 2, Collisions

10

-

 9

Mar. 4 - 8

Spring Break

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10

Mar. 11 -15

Rotation, Angular Momentum

11, 12

Set 7, due Fri 3/15

11

Mar. 18 - 22

Equilibrium, Statics

13

Set 8, due Fri 3/22

12

Mar. 25 - 29

Gravitation

14

Set 9, due Fri 3/29

13

Apr. 1 - 5

Exam 3, Fluids

15

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14

Apr. 8 - 12

Oscillations

16

Set 10, due Fri 4/12

15

Apr. 15 - 19

Waves

17

Set 11, due Fri 4/19

16

Apr. 22 - 26

Sound, Review

18

Set 12, due Fri 4/26

17

May 1

Final Exam, 5:45 - 7:45 p.m.

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