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Instructor: Professor Cowley, Office BSB 409, ext 6293, e-mail cowley@crab
Text Book: Cutnell and Johnson, "Physics", 4th ed., Part 1 (Mechanics), Part 2 (Thermal Physics), Part 3 (Wave Motion)
Monday, June 28 Chapter 1, Chapter 2(a) (Kinematics in 1-D)
Tuesday, June 29 Chapter 2(b), Chapter 3 (Kinematics in 2-D)
Wednesday, June 30 Chapter 4 (Newton's Laws of Motion)
Thursday, July 1 Test 1 (80 minutes), Chapter 5 (Circular Motion)
Tuesday, July 6 Chapter 6, Chapter 7 (a) (Work and Energy)
Wednesday, July 7 Chapter 7 (a), Chapter 8 (Momentum and Rotational Kinematics)
Thursday, July 8 Chapter 9 (Rotational Dynamics)
Monday, July 12 Test 2 (80 minutes), Chapter 10 (Elasticity, Harmonic Motion)
Tuesday, July 13 Chapter 11 (Fluids)
Wednesday, July 14 Chapter 12, Chapter 13 (a) (Temperature and Heat)
Thursday, July 15 Chapter 13 (b), Chapter 14 (Kinetic Theory)
Monday, July 19 Test 3 (80 minutes), Chapter 15 (a) (Thermodynamics)
Tuesday, July 20 Chapter 15 (b), Chapter 16 (Waves and Sound)
Wednesday, July 21 Chapter 17 (Superposition and Interference)
Thursday, July 22 Review, Test 4 (80 minutes)
Grading scheme: There will be four non-cumulative tests, each worth 20% of the total. Two problems will be assigned each class, to be handed in and graded. These will be worth 20% of the total.
One of the most useful ways of studying this material is by solving the problems at the chapter ends. Sometimes this may seem difficult, but it gets you to think about the material in a more analytical way than almost any other approach. You should try at least ten problems a day. I shall select five problems each day and the solutions to them will be available later. Choose other problems that look interesting to you. Of the five problems that I select, two will be assigned to be handed in the next day, to be graded. Purely to make the grading feasible in the short time available, we shall use the following system: 1) You will be assigned an individual number in the first class. 2) Each assigned problem will use that number to generate an individual numerical problem for each of you. For example, if the problem listed in the text book says "reaches a speed of 3.2 m/s", you might be instructed to use a speed of (2 + n / 20) m/s, where n is your number. 3) Solve the problem using your individual value, and write the answer on a 3 5 file card. Give the answer to five decimal places (however many significant figures were used in the problem). Also put on the card your name and your assigned number. The solution MUST be handed in on the next class day. No late solutions will be accepted, and the homework problems count for 20% of the grade.
General Physics II (July 26 - August 18, 1999)
Instructor: Professor Gagliardi, Office BSB 426, ext 6159, e-mail gagliard@crab
Text Book: Cutnell and Johnson, "Physics", 4th ed., Part 4 (Electricity and Magnetism), Part 5 (Light and Optics), Part 6 (Modern Physics)
Monday, July 26 Chapter 18 (Electric Forces and Fields)
Tuesday, July 27 Chapter 19 (Electric Potential)
Wednesday, July 28 Chapter 20 (Electric Circuits)
Thursday, July 29 Chapter 21 (Magnetism)
Monday, August 2 Test 1 (80 minutes), Chapter 22 (a) (Induction)
Tuesday, August 3 Chapter 22 (b), Chapter 23 (AC Current)
Wednesday, August 4 Chapter 24 (E-M waves), Chapter 25 (a)
Thursday, August 5 Chapter 25 (b) (Reflection), Chapter 26 (a)
Monday, August 9 Test 2 (80 minutes), Chapter 26 (b) (Optical Instruments)
Tuesday, August 10 Chapter 27 (Interference and Diffraction)
Wednesday, August 11 Chapter 28 (Relativity), Review
Thursday, August 12 Test 3 (80 minutes), Chapter 29 (Particles and Waves)
Monday, August 16 Chapter 30 (Atomic Theory)
Tuesday, August 17 Chapter 31, Chapter 32 (Nuclear Physics)
Wednesday, August 18 Review, Test 4 (80 minutes)
Grading scheme: There will be four non-cumulative tests, each worth 20% of the total. Two problems will be assigned each class, to be handed in and graded. These will be worth 20% of the total.