SYLLABUS FALL 2014 COLLEGE PHYSICS PHYS 203A

MWF 11:00pm 11:50pm @ Neckers 440

Instructor: Dr. Leo Silbert

Tel: 618 453 1062
Email: lsilbert@siu.edu

Office Hours: 9am 11am TWR @ Neckers 489 + class grader (tba)

Course Website: The course website is on Desire2Learn at online.siu.edu. A campus

network id and password are required to access this site.

Help Desk: Outside Neckers 240G: www.physics.siu.edu/courses/Help_Desk.html

Textbook: Physics 9th Edition, by Cutnell and Johnson (Wiley)

ISBN-13: 978-0470879528.
We will cover, in part, chapters 1-17. Explore the student web site at:
www.wiley.com/college/cutnell which contains regular course questions and review
quizzes for the MCAT exam. Online edition of textbook available.

Exams, Quizzes, and Homeworks

Ten (10) Homeworks will be graded to be assigned weekly on course website
Four (4) 10 minute quizzes
Three (3) 45 minute, midterm exams
One fully comprehensive and mandatory final exam

Drops: two homeworks, one quiz and one midterm exam (lowest scores)

Exam and quiz questions will be similar to problems and questions from the textbook.

Grading:
Categories Points
Homework (8 x 3%) 24 %
Quizzes (3 x 7%) 12 %
Midterm Exams (2 x 17%) 34 %
Final Exam (1@30%) 30 %
Total 100

Grading Scale
A = 90.0% - 100% B = 75.0% - 89.9% C = 60.0% - 74.9%
D = 45.0% - 59.9% F = 0% - 44.9%

The University has strict policies on dishonesty and conduct:

http://policies.siuc.edu/policies/conduct.html
Week of Exam/Quiz Physics 9th Edition Chapter #
Aug 18 01: Introduction + Dimensions and Units
Aug 25 Quiz 1 02: Kinematics in 1D + Trigonometry & Vectors
Sep 1 Monday, 1st September, Labor Day
03: Kinematics in 2D
Sep 8 04: Forces & Newtons Laws
Sep 15 Midterm 1 04: Forces & Newtons Laws
Sep 22 05: Circular Motion
Sep 29 Quiz 2 06: Work & Energy
Oct 6 06: Work & Energy
Oct 13 Midterm 2 Fall Break, Oct 13-14
Oct 20 07: Momentum
Oct 27 Quiz 3 08-09: Rotational Kinematics + Dynamics
Nov 3 10: Simple Harmonic Motion & Elasticity
Nov 10 Midterm 3 11: Fluids
Nov 17 12-15: Thermodynamics
Nov 24 Quiz 4 Thanksgiving Break, Nov 27-28
Dec 1 16-17: Waves
Dec 8 FINAL EXAM 10:00am 11:45am, Friday, December 12, Neckers 440
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