PHYSICS 218, Mechanics SYLLABUS, Spring 2012, Sections 507-512, 518-522

Co-requisites: Instructor:
MATH 151. You are expected to have a working knowledge of plane geometry, trigonometry, and algebra. As the semester progresses you will also be expected to have a working knowledge of derivatives and integrals, and be proficient in the use of vectors (addition, subtraction, dot and cross products). Prof. Vitaly Kocharovsky (office: MPHY 557; phone: 862-1652; e-mail: vkochar@physics.tamu.edu , website: http://faculty.physics.tamu.edu/vkochar/ ) Lectures: MWF 10:20-11:10 (sections 518-522) and MWF 11:30-12:20 (sections 507-512) at MPHY 203 Office hours: MWF 12:20 13:20, and by appointment. (i) University Physics", v. 1, 13th ed. by Young and Freedman; (ii) Lab manual Laboratory (Kinematics) Experiments for Physics 218", 10th ed. by Ramirez&Hiebert published by Hayden-McNeil (sect. 507-512); Visual Physics laboratories manuals - available at http://visual.physics.tamu.edu/ (sections 518-522). Recitation meets in MPHY room 335 (sections 507-512) or room 336 (sections 518-522) for the first hour, and is followed by a Laboratory session in MPHY room 234 (sections 507-512) or room 236 (sections 518-522) the remaining two hours. No Lab sessions or Reports will be dropped. Students retaking the course should contact Physics Front Office immediately in order to transfer the grade for Lab if passed in a previous semester with a grade of 80 or better. Students retaking the course do not have to repeat the Lab but they are required to attend Recitation and take weekly quizzes. Note: There will be no recitation or lab meetings during the first week of the semester. 1. For each chapter there is a set of homework problems listed in the Tentative Course Schedule on the next page and assigned to you to practice problem-solving techniques. 2. In addition there are WebCT homework problems and math and homework quizzes that are a required part of the course. They are to be turned in and graded by WebCT at http://elearning.tamu.edu. Instructions on using WebCT are at http://faculty.physics.tamu.edu/toback/WebCT/. You may take as many tries on each as you like, but a perfect score on each is required to pass the course. You are expected to work homework problems each week before recitation and there will be a quiz each week in recitation to test your ability to work one of the assigned homework problems. After recitation, you will turn in weekly homework assignments on WebCT. If you get perfect scores on all of the math quizzes, homework and associated homework quizzes, a mini-practice exam will become available to you to help study for each exam. There will be three midterm exams and one final exam. (a) The midterms will be given during regular class hours; the final exam is comprehensive and lasts for 2 hours. Each exam will generally consist of problems similar in content and difficulty to the homework. The entire solution will be graded and partial credit given if merited. Your work must show the steps toward the solution; the answer alone is not sufficient. The grader will judge your use of physics in arriving at the solution. (b) Formula sheets will be provided for each exam and the final. (c) You will need to bring a calculator to the exams. (d) If you miss an exam due to an authorized excused absence as outlined in the University Regulations, then you must contact your instructor no later than the next class meeting following the missed exam to arrange for a makeup exam. Note: Very few conditions qualify as an authorized excused absence, so avoid missing an exam at all costs. The instructor reserves the right to administer an oral examination in place of a written one if any circumstance places either a written examination or an absence in question. (e) You must bring your student ID with you to all exams for identification purposes. Exam grades may be curved depending on special conditions of a particular exam. In no case will a curve result in a lower letter grade than the standard 90-100% A, 80-89% B, 70-79% C, 60-69% D, and <60% F. Total course grade consists of 750 points distributed as follows: 3 Midterm Exams (75, 100, 100) Final Exam Laboratory Recitations and Quizzes WebCT Homework and Math Quizzes Total: 275 200 100 100 75 750

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NOTE: If your final exam grade is higher than the lowest of your three midterm exams, then the final exam grade will replace the grade for that midterm exam. You must pass both the lecture (3 midterm exams, final exam, homework, recitations and quizzes) and laboratory ( >=70% ) parts of the course separately in order to pass the course.

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Physics 218 -Tentative Course Schedule (Spring 2012)

Week Jan 18 - 20 Jan 23 - 27 Jan 23 Jan 30 Feb 3 Feb 6 10 Feb 10 Feb 13 Feb 13 17 Feb 20 - 24 Feb 27 Mar 2, Mar 5 Mar 5-9: Mar 7 Mar 9 Mar 12 16 Mar 19 23 Mar 26 30 Apr 2 Apr 2 - Apr 6 Apr 6 Apr 9 13 Apr 13 Apr 16 Apr 16 20 Chapters and homework Chapter 1 (1-10): Problems 5,10,13,31,35,36,37,42,45,47,48,51,74,76,80,91 2 (1-6): Problems 4,7,12,17,19,34,40,47,52,67,80,84,85,94 3 (1-5): Problems 9,10,12,28,29,34,38,47,52,56,68,81 Last day for adding/dropping courses 4 (1-6): Problems 12,16,24,27,33,35,39,47,54,56,61 5 (1-5): 4,5,8,15,34,35,44,49,58,72,73,92,97,98,115,117,119 Chapter 1 (1-10), Chapter 2 (1-6), Chapter 3 (1-5) Exam 1 (Monday, Chapters 1-3) 6 (1-4): 3,18,24,29,38,43,44,55,67,68,75,76,80,85,86 7 (1-5): 9,15,18,24,29,38,42,46,54,56,62,66,67,69,70,76,82 8 (1-6): Problems 2,8,21,28,41,43,48,50,54,56,67,70,83,106 4 (1-6), 5(1-5), 6 (1-4), 7 (1-5) Exam 2 (Friday, Chapters 4-7) No classes 9 (1-6): Problems 1,6,9,16,23,28,30,31,33,45,53,83,84 10 (1-7): 1,2,5,9,13, 20,22,29,31,33,36,37,42,44,70,75,95 Topics Introduction, physical quantities, units, vectors, and vector algebra Kinematics of 1-dimensional motion, velocity and acceleration Kinematics in 2- and 3-dimensions, projectile and circular motions Dynamics: Newton's laws of motion Applications of Newton's laws Review of Exam 1 Work, kinetic energy, work-energy theorem, and power Potential energy, types of forces, law of conservation of energy Momentum, collisions, center-ofmass motion, rocket propulsion Review of Exam 2 Spring Break Kinematics of rotation of rigid bodies Dynamics of rotation: torque, work, conservation of angular momentum

Last day to drop courses with no penalty (Q-drop) 11 (1-5): Problems 7,10,11,13,14,18,45,46,56,70,77 Equilibrium, elasticity, Hookes law Friday, Reading day, no classes 13 (1-8): Problems 4,6,12,16,19,51,72,73,77 Gravitation,Keplers laws, black holes 8 (1-6), 9 (1-6), 10 (1-7), 11 (1-5) Review of Exam 3 Exam 3 (Monday, Chapters 8-11) 14 (1-8):1,2,7,11,12,19,26,30,38,42,48,54,56,59,64,72,80,83,97,99 Periodic motion, pendulum,resonance Apr2327,Apr30 15 (1-8): 1,7,8,14,15,22,30,32,37,41,43,47,51,52,53 Mechanical waves and wave equation May 1 Tuesday (redefined day-Friday classes) Chapters 1 13, 15 Review of Final Exam May 4, Friday: Sections 518522 FINAL EXAM ( 3:00 pm 5:00 pm, MPHY 203 ) May 7, Monday: Sections 507512 FINAL EXAM ( 10:30 am 12:30 pm, MPHY 203 ) PHYS218 Labs: Regular (sections 507-512) | Visual Phys.(sections 518-522)|| TIME Mon Tues Wed Thur
Jan 1720 No recitation-No lab, 1st week of class| No lab, 1st week of class |08:00-10:50 am 512 Jan 2327 Recitation Lab 3. Graph Matching |Lab 0. Introductory Lab (air track) |12:45-03:35 pm 519 518 Jan30Feb3 Recitation - Lab 3. Graph Matching |Lab 0. Introductory Lab (launcher) |02:20-05:10 pm 507 Feb 0610 Recitation Exam review | Exam review |03:00-05:50 pm 509 Feb 1317 Recitation Lab 4.Acceler. of Gravity |Lab 2. Projectile Motion |03:55-06:45 pm 520 Feb 2024 Recitation -Lab 4.Acceler. of Gravity |Lab 2. Projectile Motion, continued |04:55-07:45 pm 508 Feb27-Mar2Recitation - Lab 6. Elastic Collisions |Lab 4. Cons. Energy & Momentum |05:10-08:00 pm 510 Mar 0509 Recitation - Exam review | Exam review |06:10-09:00 pm 521 522 Mar 1923 Recitation Lab 6. Elastic Collisions |Lab 4. Cons.Energy&Momentum,cont.|07:10-10:00 pm 511 Mar 26 -30 Recitation Lab 7. Circular Motion |Lab 5. Rotational Dynamics |-----------------------------------------------Apr 0206 Recitation Lab 7. Circular Motion |Lab 5.Rotational Dynamics, continued |Sections 507-512 (518-522) meet in Apr 0913 Recitation - Exam review | Exam review |MPHY 335 (336) for 1-hour recitation Apr 1620 Recitation - Make up lab, for one missed lab only |and then go to room 234 (236) for the Apr 2327 Recitation Exam review | Exam review |next two hours (labs), respectively.