Physics 101 –Fall 1998

Concepts of Physics I


Course Instructor:
Sergio Conetti, Professor of Physics
Room 217, High Energy Physics Building
Office telephone: (804)982-5371
Email address: conetti@virginia.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:15-13:15, Physics Building Room 206
 
Teaching Assistant: Max Barbour
Email address: smb8f@virginia.edu
Office Hours : Tuesdays 1-2 and Wednesdays 9-10, room 220
 
Textbook: Physics: Concepts and Connections by Art Hobson
 
Final Exam: Monday, Dec. 14, 1998, 9-12 a.m.
 
Final Exam


Syllabus
The syllabus is subject to periodic change , and students are responsible for keeping up with any changes.
 
Course Objectives
 
Course Rules and Regulations:
It is extremely important for students to be aware of these rules and regulations which may change throughout the course. Changes will be announced in class, and will be listed on this webpage. Students are responsible for keeping up with the Course Rules and Regulations as stated here.
 
Homework Assignments:
Every week homework problems will be assigned, and the solutions will be posted on the Web before the following Tuesday lecture. Homework will not be graded, but it will be good training for the (graded) in-class quizzes. The Course Instructor and Teaching Assistant are available to help you with your homework, however, before seeking help, you should attempt to solve the problems yourself or together with a fellow student, You are also encouraged to work out more of the problems found in the textbook, or at least to look at them, and to convince yourself whether or not you feel comfortable in solving them.
Homework 1
Homework 2
Homework 3
Homework 4
Homework 5
Homework 6
Homework 7
Homework 8
Homework 9
Homework 10


In-Class Quizzes:
Throughout the Course, and starting from the week of September 7, in-class quizzes will be given fifteen different times. The quizzes will be graded and will constitute 20% of the final grade, however, for each student, only the best 10 scores out of 15 will be used to compute the overall quiz score. On the other side, a Frequent Quizzer Bonus of 15 and 30% of the quiz score will be earned by students completing a total of at least 12 or 14 quizzes respectively.
Quiz 11
Quiz 11 bis
 
Hour/Midterm Exams:
There will be two midterm exams in this course, each lasting an entire class period, and each counting 20% of the final grade. The midterm exams will consist of multiple choice questions, similar to the ones periodically presented during the regular lectures.
Test 1
Test 2
 
Grading:
Final grades will be determined by the following distribution:

In-class quizzes
20%
2 midterm exams
40%
Final exam
40%
TOTAL
100%

 


 
Lecture Notes

Whenever necessary, this location will contain links to Lecture Notes containing material discussed in class but not found, or not sufficiently covered, in the Textbook.

Lecture 1 Lecture 3 Lecture 4 Lecture 5 Lecture 6 Lecture 7 Lecture 8 Lecture 9 Lecture 12 Lecture 13 Lecture 14 Lecture 15 Lecture 16 Lecture 17 Lecture 19