General Physics I
Website address: www.phys.virginia.edu/classes/142r.stt.fall00
Course Instructor:
Stephen T. Thornton, Professor of Physics
Room 305, Physics Building Office telephone: 924-6808
Email address: stt@virginia.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday, 10:45 - 11:45 am and 4-5 pm, room 305
Teaching Assistant:
Bijoy Kundu
Email address: bkk5a@virginia.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday, 12:15 - 1:15 pm and 3:15-4 pm, room 220
Course Times:
Lecture: TTh, 9:30 - 10:45 am, Room 204, physics building
Every student must take the discussion section: Wed, 4 - 4:50 p.m., Room 205,
physics building.
Final Exam: Friday, December 15, 2000, 1400-1700
Textbook: Physics, vol. 1, Fishbane, Gasiorowicz and Thornton.
End-of-Chapter Problem Solutions
Course Objectives
The aim of this course is to teach you concepts and understanding
of the physical world. Doing problem solving is an important part of this course,
and your grade will depend on your ability to understand concepts and your ability
to solve problems. An understanding of the material is crucial to your ability
in problem solving, as is the acquisition of a set of skills about problem solving.
The lectures are oriented towards helping you understand the concepts and how
to solve problems. We will perform many demonstrations and solve many examples
and problems in class and during the discussion section. Understanding the material
is the best long-term way for you to be able to solve the problems that an engineer
faces. Read each assignment before the lecture and again as soon as possible
after the lecture. Attending the lectures and seeing demonstrations is an important
way for you to understand the material. Doing the assigned problems and attending
the problem sessions is an important way to acquire problem-solving skills.
You must be enrolled in the problem session in addition to the lecture. Quizzes
will be given during the lecture. Note that a significant part of your grade
depends on these quizzes, so you must attend the lecture section when quizzes
are given.
Pre-Lecture Questions
Before each lecture students will be assigned typically three questions
on the day's lecture for which they will answer no later than 8 a.m. on the
day of the lecture. The questions will be presented on WebAssign, and the students
will answer on WebAssign. The purpose of this activity is twofold: 1) to encourage
the student to prepare for the day's lecture by reading the textbook and 2)
to let Professor Thornton understand on which topics the students need the most
instruction. Typically two of the questions will be essay for which the student
will type in the answer. Professor Thornton will read these responses each day
before lecture in order to gauge what are the most important topics that need
to be covered that day. He will be able to judge this by the students' answers.
A grade of 0, 1, or 2 will be given for each day. A grade of 0 indicates the
student either made no attempt to answer the day's questions or the attempt
was not sincere. A student who sincerely tries to answer the questions and apparently
has prepared for the day will be given a 2. A student who apparently guesses
or who seemingly is not well prepared will receive a 1. Individual responses
will not be given to the student, but the daily grades will be posted. These
questions will only be given on lecture days, not on problem recitation days.
The questions will not be available previous to the preceding lecture, that
is, only one set of questions will be posted at a time.
Homework Assignments
Students will be expected to work and study outside the classroom.
Weekly homework assignments will be posted here on the website. The problems
will be available on WebAssign, and the responses will be given on WebAssign.
Remarks
Grading
Final grades will be determined by the following distribution:
Pre-Lecture questions | 6% |
Exam I | 12% |
Exam II |
12% |
Exam III |
12% |
Problem Session Quizzes |
14% |
Homework |
14% |
Final Exam |
30% |
Syllabus
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Aug. 31 |
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Introduction, units, vectors, etc. |
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Sept. 5 |
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One-dimensional motion |
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Sept. 7 |
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One- and two-dimensional motion |
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Sept. 12 |
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Projectile and other motion |
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Sept. 14 |
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Newton's Laws |
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Sept. 19 |
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Simple forces; Applications: friction, drag |
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Sept. 21 |
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Forces and circular motion |
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Sept. 26 |
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Work and energy |
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Sept. 28 |
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Forces, energy, and power |
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Oct. 3 |
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Conservation of energy |
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Oct. 5 |
8 |
Momentum |
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Oct. 5 |
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EXAM I, October 5, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Room 204, covers Chapters 1-5 |
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Oct. 10 |
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Collisions |
13 |
Oct. 12 |
9 |
Rotations |
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Oct. 17 |
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Angular momentum, torque |
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Oct. 19 |
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Angular momentum, torque |
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Oct. 24 |
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NO CLASS, READING DAY |
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Oct. 26 |
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More rotations |
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Oct. 31 |
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Statics |
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Nov. 2 |
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Gravitation |
Nov. 2 | Hour Exam II Review, 3:30 - 4:45 pm, Room 204 | ||
Nov. 6 | EXAM II, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m., Room 204, covers Chapters 6-10 | ||
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Nov. 7 |
12, 13 |
Simple harmonic motion |
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Nov. 9 |
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Damped, driven motion |
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Nov. 14 |
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Temperature and ideal gases (cancelled class) |
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Nov. 16 |
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Thermal energy and systems |
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Nov. 21 |
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NO CLASS |
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Nov. 23 |
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Nov. 28 |
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First law of thermodynamics, pressure and microscopic view of gases |
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Nov. 30 |
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Probability distributions, 2nd law of thermodynamics |
Nov. 30 | Exam III, Nov. 30, 5:30 - 6:45 p.m., Room 204, covers Chapters 11, 12, 13, 17 and 18 | ||
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Dec. 5 |
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Second law of thermodynamics |
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Dec. 7 |
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Fluids, solids |
Homework Assignments. We are using WebAssign for the homework, and you must submit your homework on WebAssign. Because the numbers in the problems are randomized, you must log on to WebAssign with your login and password and obtain your personal assignment for the week. Please note each week how many submissions you are allowed. I will grade your last submission. Note that you must finish by the posted time on the due date. I can not accept late homework with WebAssign.
WebAssign
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Date Due |
Homework Assignment |
September 6 |
Chapter 1: 8, 19, 34, 50, 57, 64, 78 |
September 13 |
Chapter 2: 8, 22, 26, 40, 50, 58, 72 |
September 20 |
Chapter 3: 37, 46, 60, 69 (later deleted 60) |
September 27 |
Chapter 5: 6, 14, 26, 41, 50, 63, 76, 78 |
October 4 |
Chapter 6: 8, 34, 40, 49, 63, 88 |
October 11 |
Chapter 7: 35, 42, 58, 65 |
October 18 |
Chapter 8: 36, 49, 57, 68, 80 |
October 25 |
Chapter 9: 44, 50, 65 |
November 1 |
Chapter 10: 24, 30, 31, 34, 38, 50, 56 |
November 8 |
Chapter 11: 8, 10, 16, 41,42 |
November 15 |
Chapter 12: 40, 59 Chapter 13: 9, 14, 38, 49, 65, 85 |
November 29 |
Chapter 17: 4, 15, 38, 70 Chapter 18: 10, 20, 31, 67 |
December 6 | Chapter 19: 10, 18, 27, 36, 69 |
Homework Solutions - click here to see solutions. (not available yet)
Weekly Quizzes - click here to see quizzes and solutions. (now available)
Exams - click here to see solutions and answers.
Tutorial Schedule: Tuesday, 7 - 9 pm, MEC
347; Thursday,
6 - 8 pm, THN D221;
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Course Rules and Regulations:
It is important for students to be aware of these rules and regulations which may change throughout the course. Changes will be announced in class, and all changes will be listed on the website. Students are responsible for keeping up with the Course Rules and Regulations as stated on the website.
In general, assignments and notices will be listed on the course webpage. This includes, but is not limited to, homework assignments, syllabus changes, course rules and regulations changes and additions, dates and times of any review sessions, and material to be covered on class exams.
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