Syllabus PHYS 1141 Webber Fall 2019 PDF

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SyllabusPHYS 1141: General physics INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Matthew Webber CONTACT INFO: office: 118 Dana e-mail: [email protected] OFFICE HOURS: 11:45-1:15 PM Mon and Wed Lecture hours: Mon, Wed, and Thu 9:15 am-10:20 am Room: Richards 238 Textbook: Physics Principles with Applications, 7th Edition, Douglas C. Giancoli, Pearson.A hardcover version of the text can be purchased at the NEU bookstore. An online e-text version of the text is also available for purchase at masteringphysics.com. Note that you do NOT need both the e-text and the hardcover text—you only need one. Course description and objectives: The course covers mechanics, fluids, and vibrations and waves. Emphasizes the application of physics to a variety of problems in structural engineering. Mechanics topics include one-dimensional motion, forces, vectors, Newton’s laws, equilibrium, work, energy, and power. Fluids topics include density, pressure, buoyancy, and fluids in motion. Vibrations and waves topics include mechanical vibrations and sound Course organization Lectures: Attendance to the lectures is not mandatory but strongly recommended. You are expected to read the text before coming to class. Reading assignments will usually be from the textbook following what is in the Syllabus, but they may be from handouts, or from pages on Blackboard. Homework: Homework will be assigned online in www.masteringphysics.com. You will need to purchase access code in order to be able to access the homework.

Quizzes: Every week, at the end of the Thursday class there is going to be an in- class Quiz to test the acquired understanding of the concepts presented during the previous week. The Quiz will be based both on the material presented in class the previous week, the textbook chapters and homework. The lowest quiz will be dropped and will not count toward the final grade.

Midterms: There will be two 1-hour in-class exam based on the material presented during the first and second 6 weeks of classes. It will be in the form of Numerical Problems and Concept Questions. (Tentatively Oct 17 and Nov 14) Final: The Final will be a 2-hour cumulative exam based on the material presented during the whole course. It will be in the form of Numerical Problems and Concept Questions and similar to the Midterm in its format. The exact time and place of the exam it is still to be defined and will be announced during the term. Grade distribution: 20% Quizzes20% Homework15% Each Midterm 30% Final Examination Final letter grade: Your course grade will be determined both by your overall score, calculated according to the above percentages, and by your score on exams and weekly quizzes alone, weighted in the same proportion as above. The following table indicates ‘target’ overall score ranges corresponding to various course grades Score Grade 94-100 A 90-94 A- 85-90 B+ 80-85 B 75-80 B- 70-75 C+ 65-70 C 60-65 CIf your total score is less than 60% I will examine each case individually, to decide if you get a D or an F. Other informationCalculator: A scientific calculator with the trig, exp and log features will be needed for the scheduled quizzes and the exams and occasionally for answering in-class questions. ACADEMIC HONESTY & INTEGRITY POLICY From: http://www.northeastern.edu/osccr/academichonesty.html “A necessary prerequisite to the attainment of the goals of the University is maintaining complete honesty in all academic work. Students are expected to present as their own only that which is clearly their own work in tests and in any material submitted for credit. Students may not assist others in presenting work that is not their own. Offenders are subject to disciplinary

action.” Since students in this course are often encouraged to work in teams, some specific remarks are in order: It is not considered cheating if you: answers  -get help from professors, physics workshop, tutors, etc. on the homework assignments  - work together on preparing for quizzes and exams  It is considered cheating if you:  - look into books or notes during exams  - copy work or communicate with another person during quizzes or exams Cell phone policy:Cell phone use is not allowed in class. Cell phones should be turned off or on “silent” mode. Calls will only be allowed in the case of an emergency situation. 

Disability Resource Center:If you have a physical, mental, emotional, learning disability or chronic health issue and require accommodation, please let me know as soon as possible. You will need to register with the Disability Resource Center, and provide documentation regarding your disability. http://www.northeastern.edu/drc/ 

The instructor reserves the right to modify this syllabus as deemed necessary any time during the semester. Changes to the syllabus will be discussed with students during a class period. Students are responsible for information given in class.

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Thurs Intro, Vectors

Kinematic Motion, Free Fall, Graphs 2D Motion, Projectiles Forces, Newton's Laws Circular Motion, Angular Quant. Torque/Review, Equilibrium, Statics, Stability, Elasticity/Stress, Review Work, Energy Collisions, Momentum, Conservation, Angular Oscillations, Waves Sound Fluids, Motion Buoyancy Make/Up Make Up/Review FINAL

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