| Instructor: |
Carlo U. Segre |
segre@iit.edu |
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182 Life Sciences Building |
(312) 567-3498 |
| Teaching Assistants: |
Firouzeh Tannazi -- section 005 |
tannfir@iit.edu |
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Kwanyul (Paul) Ahn -- section 006 |
paul@biocat1.iit.edu |
| Office hours: |
9:00-10:00 Mondays and Wednesdays or by Appt. |
| Textbook: |
Fundamentals of Physics, Extended:Sixth Ed.,
Halliday, Resnick, Walker, (John Wiley & Sons, 2001). |
| Schedule: |
Posted at
http://www.iit.edu/~segre/phys123/02S |
| Lecture: |
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 11:00-11:50, Room 111 Life Sciences
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| Recitation: |
Section 005 --
Thursday 9:00-10:30, 116 LS |
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Section 006 --
Wednesday 1:50-3:20, 242 E1 |
| Laboratory:
| Section 005 --
Thursday 8:35-11:15, Room 265B Life Sciences |
Online Laboratory Manual |
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Section 006 --
Wednesday 1:50-4:30, Room 265B Life Sciences |
Online Laboratory Manual |
| Content: |
Chapters 1-14 of textbook. |
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Measurement, 1, 2 & 3-D Kinematics, Vectors.
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Uniform circular motion, Galilean relativity.
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Newton's Laws, Types of forces, Momentum.
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Work, Energy, Kinetic energy, Potential energy, Conservation of energy,
Gravitation, Orbits.
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Systems of particles, Momentum conservation, Center of mass, Collisions.
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Motion of a rigid body, torque, angular momentum, rolling motion,
Equilibrium conditions, Statics, Levers and pulleys.
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| Homework: |
Homework assignments will be made every class period with few
exceptions. All homework assignments will be collected except as
announced. Homework will be due at the beginning of the
following class period prior to the beginning of the lecture
unless otherwise stated. No late homework assignments will be
accepted unless prior arrangements are made.
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| Quizzes: |
Quizzes will be given at the beginning of each Recitation section
(every other week) and occasionally during Lecture. The purpose
of the quizzes are to assess the class' understanding of the topic
and to
prepare you for the types of problems which will be on the
examinations. The quizzes may be on any previously covered material.
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| Laboratory: |
In order for students to pass the course they must pass the
Laboratory part of the course. This consists of handing in all 6
Laboratory Reports and achieving a grade of 50% on all reports and
pre-laboartory quizzes. The Laboratory is an integral portion of the
course. Some material will be covered only in the laboratory and
may appear on Examinations. Please take this seriously.
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| Examinations: |
There will be three examinations: two midterms and one final
examination. These will be closed-book, closed-notes,
no-calculator examinations.
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| Grading: |
The percentage weighting for each component are shown below.
The final letter grades will be awarded on a scale as shown below.
This scale may vary up or down slightly, depending on the difficulty
of the examinations and quizzes.
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| Homework |
15% |
| Quizzes |
15% |
| Laboratory |
15% |
| Midterm Exam 1 |
15% |
| Midterm Exam 2 |
15% |
| Final Exam |
25% |
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| Max % |
Grade |
Min % |
| 100 |
A |
90 |
| 89 |
B |
75 |
| 74 |
C |
60 |
| 59 |
D |
50 |
| 49 |
E |
0 |
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| Important Dates: |
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Feb 5 - Last Day to Add or Drop Courses, Change Sections, etc.
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Apr 5 - Last Day for Official Withdrawal
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Final Examination: Monday, May 13, 2002, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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