Syllabus for Principles of Physics - Ph 201 - Section II - Fall 1997

 

J.Ruvalds

 

Office hours 9:30 am - 11:00 am Tues. & Thurs. Physics room 151

email jr7k@virginia.edu telephone 924-6796

 

 

Class meets 12:30 - 1:15 pm in Physics room 203

Text: Cutnell & Johnson "Physics" 4th ed

Lecture date

Text sections

Subjects
     

Thurs. Sept. 4

1.1-1.8

measurements, vectors

Tues. Sept. 9

2.1-2.7

acceleration, falling bodies

Thurs. Sept. 11

3.1-3.4

motion in two dimensions

Tues. Sept. 16

4.1-4.3

forces

Thurs. Sept. 18

4.4-4.7

laws of motion

Tues. Sept. 23

4.8-4.12

gravity, tension

Thurs. Sept. 25

5.1-5.7

circular motion, centrifuge

Tues. Sept. 30

Midterm exam #1

  
     

Thurs. Oct. 2

6.1-6.3

work & potential energy

Tues. Oct. 7

6.4-6.9

conservation of energy

Thurs. Oct. 9

7.1-7.5

momentum

Tues. Oct. 14

Reading Holiday

  
     

Thurs. Oct. 16

8.1-8.7

rotations, centripetal acceleration

Tues. Oct. 21

9.1-9.4

torque

Thurs. Oct. 23

9.5-9.6

rotational energy & momentum

Tues. Oct. 28

Midterm exam #2

  
     

Thurs. Oct. 30

10.1-10.4

harmonic oscillators

Tues. Nov. 4

10.5-10.8

damped & driven oscillators

Thurs. Nov. 6

11.1-11.6

fluids, blood pressure

Tues. Nov. 11

11.7-11.11

fluid flow

Thurs. Nov. 13

12.1-12.8

temperature

Tues. Nov. 18

13.1-13.4

heat conduction, radiation

Thurs. Nov. 20

Midterm exam #3

  
     

Tues. Nov. 25

14.1-14.4; 15.1-15.6

ideal gas, thermal processes
     

Thurs. Nov. 27

Thanksgiving holiday

  
     

Tues. Dec. 2

15.7-15.12

  

Thurs. Dec. 4

16.1-16.11

  

Tues. Dec. 9

17.1-17.7

  

Thurs. Dec. 11

Review

  

Thurs. Dec. 18

Final exam 2:00-5:00 pm in Physics room 203 (comprehensive)

  

 

Demonstrations for Principles of Physics - Ph 201 - Section II - Fall 1997

J.Ruvalds

 

email jr7k@virginia.edu

telephone 924-6796

 

Class meets 12:30 - 1:15 pm in Physics room 203

 

Lecture date

Demonstration
   

Thurs. Sept. 4

Boiling water at room temperature

Tues. Sept. 9

Penny + feather (M3A) Milk drops + strobe (M

Thurs. Sept. 11

m8a monkey + hunter , tablecloth jerk, Atwood machine,anvil+rope

Tues. Sept. 16

projectile motion, relativity car, mars of two strings, spring seal+ulasses

Thurs. Sept. 18

col const., m10c force +tension, m13d centripetal

Tues. Sept. 23

bowling ball pendulum m11b, m11h spring + work

Thurs. Sept. 25

loop the loop m11d, pendulum with peg m11e

Tues. Sept. 30

Midterm exam # 1
   

Thurs. Oct. 2

air track, m12h ballistic pendulum m12e executive toy m12a Cof VA

Tues. Oct. 7

m12b center of mass, torque wrench, m13f moment of inertia

Thurs. Oct. 9

rotating stool, bicycle wheel, rolling objects

Tues. Oct. 14

Reading Holiday
   

Thurs. Oct. 16

m13g vector angular momentum, m13i precess bike wheel, brass gyro

Tues. Oct. 21

m15c hydraulic press, m15g magdeburg spheres, m15d Archimedes

Thurs. Oct. 23

m16a bernoulli tubes, m16c air flow, cartesian diver,ping pong +air

Tues. Oct. 28

Midterm exam # 2
   

Thurs. Oct. 30

crush coke can, thermal exp. Al tube +steam, m18e thermal cond.,m18f

Tues. Nov. 4

heat steel to break iron rod, 18d thermal rubber knife+ball+string

Thurs. Nov. 8

Boyle’s law, dipping duck, Yoshida engine, steam engine m18a&b

Tues. Nov. 11

m14a Pendulum spring, m14c proj.circular motion, m14d forced oscillation
   

Thurs. Nov. 13

transverse wave machine, roller wave, saw blades + drill, roller wave

Tues. Nov. 18

  

Thurs. Nov. 20

Midterm exam # 3
   

Tues. Nov. 25

break wine glass, bell in vacuum,
   

Thurs. Nov. 27

Thanksgiving holiday
   

Tues. Dec. 2

carpet tubes + burner

Thurs. Dec. 4

wave motion,

Tues. Dec. 9

beats with tuning fork

Thurs. Dec. 11

  

Thurs. Dec. 18

Final exam 2:00 - 5:00 pm in Physics room 203 ( comprehensive)
   

 

Grades etc. --- Principles of Physics - Ph 201 - Section II - Fall 1997

 

J.Ruvalds

 

Office hours 9:30 am - 11:00 am Tues. & Thurs. Physics room 151

email jr7k@virginia.edu telephone 924-6796

 

Text: Cutnell & Johnson "Physics" 4th ed --- Class 12:30 - 1:15 pm - Physics room 203

 

Tests : There will be three closed book midterm tests and a final exam given only on the dates specified in the syllabus.

 

Homework: Problem sets will be assigned according to the schedule shown below. They are due during the week indicated, and are handed in to your discussion section Instructor at the start of the discussion. Homework concepts can be discussed with other students, but copying solutions is not allowed. The honor pledge is required for each problem set. Solutions will be posted promptly in the glass covered case in the hallway next to room 202.

 

Discussion Sessions: You must enroll in one of the 12 discussion sessions. Homework will be graded by the discussion instructor. Participation will be considered in the course grade, and will be essential for letters of recommendation to medical schools. Emphasis on problem solving in discussions will help to develop your skills for the course exams and the MCAT.

 

Grades: The components of your grade are as follows:

Midterm tests: 45%

Final exam: 30%

Homework: 25%

The overall class average will be the B-/C+ border; the A-/B+ line will be roughly ten percent higher, and the C-/D+ line will be about 15% below the average.

 

Attendance: Student participation in lectures and discussion sessions has been a highly reliable indicator of exam performance and prospects for acceptance in medical schools.

 

Homework - Text Problems due the week of:

Sept. 12: 1.4, 1.14, 1.42

Sept. 19: 2.4, 2.10, 2.26, 3.16, 3.26

Sept. 26: 4.6, 4.24, 4.32,

Oct. 3: 4.42, 5.10, 5.38

Oct. 10: 6.2, 6.24, 6.30

Oct. 17: 6.44, 6.54, 6.60 ( not graded )

Oct. 24: 7.16, 7.32, 8.14, 8.44

Oct. 31: 9.4, 9.16, 9.23, 9.40, 9.60

Nov. 7: 10.28, 10.44

Nov. 14: 10.54, 10.64, 11.21, 11.27, 11.44

Nov. 21: 11.55, 11.76, 12.4, 12.43, 12.62

Nov. 28: 13.4, 13.26, 14.6, 14.15, ( not graded )

Dec. 5: 15.15, 15.2, 15.6

Dec. 11: 15.64, 16.10, 16.36, 16.78