PHYSICS
DEPARTMENT
PHYSICS 121 COURSE
INFORMATION
Spring, 2012
INSTRUCTOR: Mike Young
Office: PS119, MW 1-2
TTh 11-12
Phone: 965-0581 x2697
Email: young@sbcc.edu
Physics 121, mechanics of
solids, is for Engineering and Physical Science students. It is the first Caluculus based Physics
course and is the prerequisite for Physics 122 and Physics 123. This course is very analytical.
Topics include mechanics of solids and mechanics of fuilds. The
associated lab, physics 121L, is required with this course. The intent of this course is to introduce
basic physical laws of mechanics, develop the language of mechanics, and
acquire analyitical skills. The
prerequisites are Physics 102 and Math 150 with Math 160 taken concurrently. It is highly recommended that students also
enroll in Physics 199. Physics 199 is a
supplementaty problem-solving workshop designed to increase students’ success
in Calculus based Physics. (TR: CSU; UC
Transfer Limit)
Text and Materials:
Serway,
Physics for Scientiest and Engineers, 7th or 8th edition
Physics
121 laboratory Manual,
Study
Guide to accompany Serway (Optional)
Schaum’s
outline series, College Physics (Optional)
Grading: Grades are based on 3 examinations, homework,
laboratories, and the final exam. Grades
will be based on your percentage of the possible total point distribution with
some curving. Grades will be posted on
the World Wide Web at www.sbcc.edu, click on college departments, then follow
the links (Acedemic departments ® Physics ® enter physics website ® Mike Young ® Grades) or http://science.sbcc.edu/physics/young/
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90-100% |
A |
3
Exams |
50% (16.7% each) |
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80-89% |
B |
Labs |
15% |
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60-79% |
C |
Homework |
10% |
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50-59% |
D |
Final exam |
25% |
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<50% |
F |
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Homework guidelines: 1. Homework more than one day late will lose
three points (20%).
2.
Homework more
than 2 weeks late will not be accepted.
3.
Put your name,
class, and date in the upper right hand corner.
4.
Label chapter
number on the top line.
5.
Clearly number
the problems in the left margin, otherwise do not write in the margins .
6.
If homework
problems are not done in numerical order, please note.
7.
Staple multiple
pages together and write as legibly as possible.
PHYSICS
DEPARTMENT
PHYSICS 121 COURSE
INFORMATION
Spring, 2012
Additional Help
Physics 199
This
“study” class is highly recommended by the instructor. This problem-solving workshop class gives the
student time to do their Physics 121 homework with access to an instructor and
other students.
Tutors
The
department has FREE tutoring services available in the physics libary (PS
113). The hours for this FREE tutoring
service are determined the second week of classes and vary from semester to
semester (depending on funding).
Optional
Books
The
optional books, Study Guide and Schaum’s outline series, are excellent for the
student seeking additional help. They
are short and concise and recommended by the instructor.
YouTube
MIT
OpenCourseWare
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics
Student Web
Sites
www.thomsonedu.com/physics/serway
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/index.htm
Videos
A
complete collection of the physics videos, "The Mechanical Universe",
is available in the learning center.
Viewing these videos is not required, but highly recommended since they
are very helpful and present the ideas in another setting. Some of the videos are beyond the scope of
this class, but all the videos are helpful.
PHYSICS
DEPARTMENT
PHYSICS 121 COURSE
INFORMATION
Spring, 2012
PROBLEM
ASSIGNMENT
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Chapters |
Problems |
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Chp. 1 |
3,5,9,10,12,13,17,19,26,30,33,50,53,55,57 |
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Chp. 2 |
1,3,4,5,8,9,13,14,15,23,25,28,32,33,41,43,51,53,54,56,59 |
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Chp. 3 |
1,5,14,23,25,35,36,43,49,61 |
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Chp. 4 |
2,9,11,17,18,20,21,23,24,25,27,31,32,36,37,38,41,51,57,62 |
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Chp. 5 |
2,3,4,8,9,13,14,16,21,23,28,29,31,41,53,61,62,67 |
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Chp. 6 |
3,5,6,8,13,14,16,19,23,25,31,33,37,42,50,55,57 |
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Chp. 7 |
1,3,5,7,10,14,16,20,25,29,31,36,39,44,46,49,51, |
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Chp. 8 |
3,4,10,11,13,18,19,21,25,36,37,44,49,52,54,55,56,62,64 |
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Chp. 9 |
1,4,6,7,9,10,12,18,19,20,21,24,26,31,32,39,40,51,52,61,67,69 |
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Chp. 10 |
3,5,9,10,14,21,22,23,26,27,30,33,37,38,53,56,62,69,75,77,79,83,84,85 |
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Chp. 11 |
1,3,4,6,7,9,11,13,14,16,19,26,29,34,36,39,51,53,60 |
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Chp. 12 |
1,2,4,6,16,18,19,21,39,50,51,60 |
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Chp. 13 |
6,9,11,14,15,21,22,24,25,31,32,33,34,41,47,51,56,59 |
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Chp. 14 |
1,3,4,6,7,11,16,17,20,27,37,49,51,52,55,66,67,68,71 |
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Schedule -
Spring 2012
PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
Daily Schedule
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WEEK |
DATES |
CHAP |
EXAMS |
COMMENTS |
LAB |
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1 |
Jan 23 - 22 |
1,2 |
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No Lab |
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2 |
Jan 30 - Feb 3 |
2,3 |
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Acceleration of gravity |
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3 |
Feb 6 – 10 |
4 |
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Linear Kinematics |
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4 |
Feb 13 – 17 |
4,5 |
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Fri: |
Projectile Motion 2-dimensional kinematics |
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5 |
Feb 20 – 24 |
5 |
Wed: #1 Chp. 1-4 |
Mon: |
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6 |
Feb 27 – Mar 2 |
5,6 |
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Vectors |
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7 |
Mar 5 – 9 |
7 |
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8 |
Mar 12 – 16 |
8 |
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Centripetal acceleration |
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9 |
Mar 19 – 23 |
9 |
Wed: #2 Chp. 5-8 |
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Conservation of Energy |
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10 |
Mar 26 – 30 |
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Easter Break |
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11 |
Apr 2 – 6 |
9,10 |
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Impulse and Collisions |
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12 |
Apr 9 – 13 |
10 |
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Conservation of
Linear Momentum |
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13 |
Apr 16 – 20 |
11 |
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Moment of Inertia |
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14 |
Apr 23 – 27 |
12,13 |
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Conservation of
Angluar Momentum |
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15 |
Apr 30 - May 4 |
13 |
Wed: #3 Chp. 9-12 |
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Static Equilibrium |
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16 |
May 7 – 11 |
14 |
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Archimedes’ |
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17 |
May 14 – 18 |
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Final:Mon 8-10 |
Final Week |
Finals Week No labs |
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