SYLLABUS

PHYS1111 - SPRING 2008

Mechanics

The University of Georgia

 

Instructor

 

Joćo Plascak - Physics Bldg., Room 306D; Phone (706) 542-5593; Fax (706) 542-2492

E-mail: pla@hal.physast.uga.edu

 

Course

 

The textbook for this course is Physics, Volume I, by James S. Walker, third Edition. The course will cover Chapters 1-14 and 16. All textbook sections marked with an asterisk (*) will be omitted, as well as some unmarked sections, as indicated in Table I below. For each Chapter, selected textbook Problems (also given below) will be assigned which the students must study before each lecture, as well as the corresponding part of the text chapter. Working all assigned textbook Problems is essential for the students to absorb the material and to prepare for the Tests and Final. Homework based on the selected problems will also be assigned each week (see Table II). Examples that are solved in the textbook will not be worked in the class. Some textbook problems, on the other hand, will be.  

 

Exams

 

There will be three in-class Tests and one Final Exam. All Tests and Exams are closed book and closed notes. When necessary, a calculator can be used for arithmetic only in solving the tests and exam. The tentative material to be covered in each Test, as well as the Test dates, is given in Table I. It is the students“ responsibility to stay informed about all announcements concerning this course by attending the lecture. For this reason attendance is mandatory and will be monitored occasionally.

 

Table I – Classes, chapters, sections, and important dates

WEEK 

       DATE

CLASSES

CHAPTERS(SECTIONS)

       TESTS-FINAL

      1

 Jan 07-09-11

   1-2-3

Chap.1(1-7) + Chap.2(1-7)

 

      2

       14-16-18

   4-5-6

Chap.3(1-6)

 

      3

            23-25

      7-8

Chap.4(1-5)

 

      4

       28-30-01

  9-10-11

Chap.5(1-3)

 

      5

 Feb04-06-08

 12-13-14

Chap.5(3-7)

TEST#1 FEB 08 Chap.1-5

      6

       11-13-15

 15-16-17

Chap.6(1-4)       

 

      7

       18-20-22

 18-19-20

Chap.7(1-4)

 

      8

       25-27-29

 21-22-23

Chap.8(1-5)

 

      9

Mar03-05-07

 24-25-26

Chap.9(1-7)

 

     10

        10 to 14

 

       SPRING BREAK

 

     11

      17-19-21

27-28-29

Chap.10(1-6)

TEST#2 MAR 21 Chap.5-10

     12

      24-26-28

30-31-32

Chap.11(1-8)

 

     13

      31-02-04

33-34-35

Chap.12(1,2,4,5)

 

     14

Apr07-09-11

36-37-38

Chap.13(1-6)

 

     15

      14-16-18

39-40-41

Chap.14(1,2,4-8)

 

     16

      21-23-25

42-43-44

Chap.16(1,2,4,5)

TEST#3 APR 25 Chap.11-16

     17

May    28-02

45-46

Final from 3:30 to 6:30pm

FINAL MAY 02 all Chaps.

 

 

Office hours

 

The office hours will be on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 3:20pm to 4:20pm. The students are encouraged to see the instructor during those hours.

 

Grading

 

Your final score will be determined from your overall performance in the class taking into account tests, final exam, laboratory, and homework grade with the following weights:

 

 FS = 0.17(T1+T2+T3) + 0.25FE + 0.15LB + 0.09HW,

 

where FS is the final percentage score, T1, T2, and T3 are the percentage scores of the three Tests, FE is the percentage score of the Final Exam, LB the overall percentage score of the Laboratory section of the course, and HW is the homework. In case the percentage score of the lowest-scoring Test is less than that of the Final Exam, the score of the Final FE will be substituted for that one lowest-scoring Test only. In case of an excused absence from any Test, the score of the Final Exam FE will be substituted for the score of that test. It is the instructor's discretion to determine what constitutes an excused absence. No make-up tests or quizzes will be given.  The overall letter grade in this course will follow the conditions below:

 

FS>= 93A; >= 88A-; >= 82B+; >= 77B;   >= 72B-; >= 65C+; >=  60C;   >= 55C-;  >= 40D;  >= 0F   

 

 

Table II- Chapter and selected problems. Each of HOMEWORK consists of the bold problems. Attention to the due date (to be handed in the corresponding class).

CHP.

                    SELECTED PROBLEMS

  HOMEWORK DUE DATE

       (BOLD PROBLEMS)

  1

3 ,9, 11, 12, 23, 35, 42

            January 14

  2

3, 4, 18, 21, 24, 32, 33, 38, 54, 56, 61, 62, 71, 80, 83, 90,102

            January 14

  3

2, 5, 11, 13, 19, 25, 28, 33, 41, 43, 47, 55, 61

            January 23

  4

6, 12, 13, 16, 27, 37, 45, 61, 69, 70

            January 28

  5

9, 12, 22, 25, 35, 44, 47, 54

            February 04

  6

7, 12, 19, 20, 27, 32, 36, 39, 40, 49, 66, 67, 71, 77, 90

            February 11

  7

9, 14, 18, 19, 22, 28, 30, 41, 44, 58, 59, 68, 70

            February 18

  8

1, 2, 14, 24, 26, 41, 42, 61, 65, 72, 81, 84, 85

            February 25

  9

4, 12, 21, 27, 30, 36, 47, 48, 70, 74, 76, 77, 79

            March 03

 10

9, 10, 21, 24, 29, 32, 45, 53, 58, 60, 75, 84, 91, 95

            March 17

 11

4, 12, 13, 23, 30, 34, 39, 47, 54, 61, 67, 85, 88, 95

            March 24

 12

7, 8, 20, 22, 25, 29, 36, 41, 46, 66, 77, 78

            March 31

 13

6, 12, 27, 37, 46, 47, 49, 74, 76, 78, 80

            April 07

 14

4, 9, 22, 29, 38, 46, 51, 55, 63, 64, 67, 77, 80, 86, 90

            April 14

 16

3, 9, 12, 23, 32, 35, 45, 56

            April 21

 

 

 

Relevant information

 

Most relevant information and announcements for this course are, or will be, posted on the UGA website

http://www.physast.uga.edu/classes/phys1111/plascak

 

Academic Honesty

 

The University of Georgia has a comprehensive policy on academic honesty, described in a document entitled A Culture of Honesty, which is available online at http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/honesty.  As a UGA student, you are responsible for knowing and understanding this policy.

 

 

The conditions set forth in this syllabus may be changed during the semester if unusual circumstances warrant it.