COURSE TIME:
SECTION C: MWF 11:00-11:50 am.
                          SECTION A: MWF 1:10-2:00 pm. COURSE LOCATION: Roessler 66.
INSTRUCTOR:
Richard Scalettar
PROBLEM SESSIONS:
Wednesday, 2:00 - 3:00 pm, Physics 80
SECTION A DISCUSSION LEADER:
Davis Unruh
SECTION C DISCUSSION LEADER:
Yu Asato
MORE OFFICE HOURS!! (LAB TA OFFICE HOURS BELOW):
GRADING:
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At the end of this course you will know how to compute the forces that the wall and the lip of the balcony exert on the ladder. |
MORE GRADING DETAILS:
TEXT:
"University Physics", 13th edition, Young and Freedman
LAB INFO/SCHEDULE
*
All exams are closed book. Calculators are allowed, but not any models
which have internet access. You may not use the calculator mode
on your mobile phone.
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Make-up exams will
be given only in the case of emergencies. Please obtain
written documentation for any absence.
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No credit will be given on quizzes
and exams
without all work being shown. If you believe there has been an error in
the grading of a homework problem or exam,
  please write a clear note and
resubmit to us. This must be done within one week of the return of the
graded material.
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A significant fraction of exam problems will be chosen from homework,
discussion sections, and lecture material. Regular review of these
parts of the course
  throughout the quarter will prepare you well for the
midterms and finals.
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You must pass the lab in order to pass this course.
Lab grade of HP will raise course grade by 1/2 step.
LAB TA OFFICE HOURS:
Weixuan Xu T 11:40 AM Physics 382
Connor Gorman, We 11:00 am, Physics 80
Rui Zheng, We 1:00 pm, Physics 394
Bo Xiao, We 5:00 pm, Physics 410
Haoyang Zhou, Fr 12:00 pm, Physics 80
Zhe Wei Kho, Fr 12:00 pm, Roessler 158
Kevin Aylor, Fr 1:00 pm, Physics 285
Jeffrey Harvey, Fr 2:00 pm, Roessler 158
SYLLABUS:
First 12 Chapters of Textbook.
1. Units, Physical Quantities, Vectors
2. Motion Along a Straight Line
3. Motion on Two or Three Dimensions
4. Newton's Laws of Motion
5. Applying Newton's Laws
6. Work and Kinetic Energy
7. Potential Energy and Energy Conservation
8. Momentum, Impulse and Collisions
9. Rotation of Rigid Bodies
10. Dynamics of Rotational Motion
12. Gravitation
SECTION A DISCUSSION PROBLEMS
Discussion 2 (Week of April 9-13)
Discussion 3 (Week of April 16-20)
Discussion 4 (Week of April 23-27)
Discussion 5 (Week of April 30- May 4)
Discussion 6 (Week of May 7-11)
Discussion 7 (Week of May 14-18)
Discussion 8 (Week of May 21-25)
Week of May 28-June 1: No discussion
Discussion 10 (Week of June 4-8)
SECTION C DISCUSSION PROBLEMS
Discussion 1 (Week of April 2-6)
solutions
Discussion 2 (Week of April 9-13)
solutions
Discussion 3 (Week of April 16-20)
solutions
Discussion 4 (Week of April 23-27)
solutions
Discussion 5 (Week of April 30-May 4)
solutions
Discussion 6 (Week of May 7-May 11)
solutions
Discussion 7 (Week of May 14-May 18)
solutions
Discussion 8 (Week of May 21-May 25)
solutions
Discussion 9 (Week of May 28-June 1)
solutions
Discussion 10 (Week of June 4-June 8)
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
Assignment One:
First Quiz on Monday, April 9
pdf of HW 1 problems
THIS QUARTER'S HOMEWORK SOLUTIONS
will be available here after each week's quiz.
Homework One
Homework Two
Homework Three
Homework Four
Homework Five
Homework Six
Homework Seven
Homework Eight
Homework Nine
Homework Ten
THIS QUARTER'S EXAM SOLUTIONS
MIDTERM EXAMS FROM PREVIOUS QUARTERS
2007 Section A Midterm Exam
Solutions
2007 Section C Midterm Exam
Solutions
2003 First Midterm Exam
2003 Second Midterm Exam
2008 Midterm 1 (with solutions)
2008 Midterm 1 Mean and Histogram
2008 Midterm 2 Solutions
2008 Midterm 2 Mean and Histogram
2009 Midterm 1 Solutions
2012 Midterm 1 (Mean=69)
2012 Midterm 2 (Mean=72)
2015 Midterm with solutions (Mean=72)
FINAL EXAMS FROM PREVIOUS QUARTERS
2007 Final Exam
2008 Final Exam Mean and Histogram
2008 Final Exam (with solutions)
2009 Final Exam
2012 Final Exam (with solutions)
A FINAL EXAM (2007) OF ANOTHER INSTRUCTOR (Rod Cole).
Cole Final Exam
Solutions