Course Outline: | Classical Mechanics and Waves | |||
Prerequisites: | MTH 133 or MTH 153H or LBS119 or concurrently | |||
Instructors: | Prof. Pawel Danielewicz |
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Lectures: | Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10:20 - 11:10 am, BPS 1415 | |||
Recitations: | Tuesday, 10:20 - 11:10 am Students with last names on A-J: BPS 1415 Students with last names on K-Z: CHEM 323 |
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Office Hours: | Monday, 4:00 - 5:00 pm Wednesday, 3:00 - 4:00 pm BPS 1248 (Charles J. Strosacker Center) and by appointment |
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Textbook: | Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 3rd Edition, by P. M. Fishbane, S. Gasiorowicz and S. Thornton, Prentice Hall. 2nd edition of the book is at the BPS Library on 2h reserve. |
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Homework: | There will be 12 homework assignments, due on Wednesday at 9:00 am (see course schedule). MSU's LONCAPA (http://msu.loncapa.org) system will be used for the course homework One of the advantages of the LONCAPA system is in that students may enter solutions to questions and problems and know immediately if they are right. Incorrect answers may be entered many times without penalty and credit is earned if the correct answer is entered within a prescribed number of trials, prior to the due date. |
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Help: | The help room is BPS 1248 (Charles J. Strosacker Center). |
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Reading: | Students are expected to read the chapters listed in the course schedule prior to each lecture. There will be LONCAPA-based quizzes on the reading assignments, posted following each lecture, with a due date at 9:00 am on the day of the forthcoming lecture. The reading quizzes will, in particular, communicate to the lecturer difficulties in physics understanding of the material in the reading assignments; special attention will be dedicated to the problematic topics during the lecture. Those reading quizzes will contribute to the 7% of the quiz grade contribution. |
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Quizzes: | In addition, there will be unannounced short quizzes during lectures and recitations. For the quizzes and exams, you will need a calculator and a #2 pencil. |
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Exams: | There will be three one-hour midterms and a final exam. | |||
Grades: | Course scores will be calculated based on the contributions listed below: | |||
Homework assignments Quizzes Midterms (13% each) Final exam |
Contribution to the score 21% 7% 39% 35% |
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The contributions add up to 102% and include 2% bonus points for potentially missed quizzes. Course grades are going to be determined relying on the following thresholds: | ||||
x=score in % 90 ≤ x <100 83 ≤ x < 90 76 ≤ x < 83 70 ≤ x < 76 64 ≤ x < 70 58 ≤ x < 64 52 ≤ x < 58 0 ≤ x < 52 |
Final grade 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.0 |
Date | Topics | Reading | Assignment |
1-10 (Mon) |
Introduction |
Chapter 1.1-1.6 |
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1-12 (Wed) |
Linear Motion 1 |
Chapter 2.1-2.2 |
A-1, Due 1-19 |
1-14 (Fri) |
Linear Motion 2 |
Chapter 2.3-2.4 |
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1-17 (Mon) |
Martin Luther King Holiday |
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1-19 (Wed) |
Linear Motion 3 |
Chapter 2.5-2.6 |
A-2, Due: 1-26 |
1-21 (Fri) |
Two-Dimensional Motion 1 |
Chapter 3.1-3.2 |
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1-24 (Mon) |
Two-Dimensional Motion 2 |
Chapter 3.3-3.4 |
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1-26 (Wed) |
Two-Dimensional Motion 3 |
Chapter 3.5-3.6 |
A-3, Due: 2-2 |
1-28 (Fri) |
Newton's Laws 1 |
Chapter 4.1-4.3 |
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1-31 (Mon) |
Newton's Laws 2 |
Chapter 4.4-4.5 |
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2-2 (Wed) |
Newton's Laws 3 |
Chapter 4.6-5.1 |
A-4, Due: 2-9 |
2-4 (Fri) |
Newton's Laws 4 |
Chapter 5.2-5.3 |
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2-7 (Mon) |
Newton's Laws 5 |
Chapter 5.4-5.5 |
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2-9 (Wed) |
Review |
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2-11 (Fri) |
Midterm I |
Partial Credit, Due: 2-16 |
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2-14 (Mon) |
Work and Kinetic Energy 1 |
Chapter 6.1-6.2 |
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2-16 (Wed) |
Work and Kinetic Energy 2 |
Chapter 6.3-6.4 |
A-5, Due: 2-23 |
2-18 (Fri) |
Work and Kinetic Energy 3 |
Chapter 6.5-6.6 |
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2-21 (Mon) |
Potential Energy and Energy Conservation 1 |
Chapter 7.1-7.2 |
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2-23 (Wed) |
Potential Energy and Energy Conservation 2 |
Chapter 7.3-7.4 |
A-6, Due: 3-2 |
2-25 (Fri) |
Linear Momentum 1 |
Chapter 8.1-8.2 |
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2-28 (Mon) |
Linear Momentum 2 |
Chapter 8.3-8.4 |
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3-2 (Wed) |
Linear Momentum 3 |
Chapter 8.5-8.6 |
A-7, Due: 3-16 |
3-4 (Fri) |
Linear Momentum 4 |
Chapter 8.7-8.8 |
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Spring Break |
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3-14 (Mon) |
Rotational Motion 1 |
Chapter 9.1-9.3 |
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3-16 (Wed) |
Rotational Motion 2 |
Chapter 9.4-9.5 |
A-8, Due: 3-23 |
3-18 (Fri) |
Rotational Motion 3 |
Chapter 9.6-10.1 |
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3-21 (Mon) |
Rotational Motion 4 |
Chapter 10.2-10.4 |
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3-23 (Wed) |
Review |
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3-25 (Fri) |
Midterm II |
Partial Credit, Due: 3-30 |
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3-28 (Mon) |
Rotational Motion 5 |
Chapter 10.5-10.8 |
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3-30 (Wed) |
Statics 1 |
Chapter 11.1-11.2 |
A-9, Due: 4-6 |
4-1 (Fri) |
Statics 2 |
Chapter 11.3-11.4 |
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4-4 (Mon) |
Gravitation 1 |
Chapter 12.1-12.4 |
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4-6 (Wed) |
Gravitation 2 |
Chapter 12.5-12.6 |
A-10, Due: 4-13 |
4-8 (Fri) |
Simple Harmonic Motion 1 |
Chapter 13.1-13.2 |
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4-11 (Mon) |
Simple Harmonic Motion 2 |
Chapter 13.3-13.5 |
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4-13 (Wed) |
Simple Harmonic Motion 3 |
Chapter 13.6-13.8 |
A-11, Due: 4-20 |
4-15 (Fri) |
Waves 1 |
Chapter 14.1-14.3 |
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4-18 (Mon) |
Waves 2 |
Chapter 14.4-14.6 |
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4-20 (Wed) |
Review |
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4-22 (Fri) |
Midterm III |
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Partial Credit, Due: 4-27 |
4-25 (Mon) |
Waves 3 |
Chapter 14.7-14.9 |
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4-27 (Wed) |
Superposition and Interference 1 |
Chapter 15.1-15.4 |
A-12, Due: 5-3 |
4-29 (Fri) |
Superposition and Interference 2 |
Chapter 15.5-15-7 |
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5-3 (Tue) |
Final Exam 10:00 am –12:00 noon |
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