PHYSICS
DEPARTMENT
PHYSICS 121 COURSE
INFORMATION
Spring, 2018
INSTRUCTOR: Mike Young
Office: PS119, MW 10-11
TTh 12:30-1:30 or drop in during
any lab in PS117
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 (or High School Physics) and Math 150 with Math
160 taken concurrently. It is highly
recommended that students also enroll in Physics 121W. Physics 121W 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 with Modern Physics, 7th
, 8th , or 9th edition
Physics
121 laboratory Manual,
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 online
starting about midsemester. The URL will
be sent to your pipeline account about midsemester.
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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, 2018
Additional Help
Physics 121W
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 (PS112). The hours for this FREE tutoring service are
determined the second week of classes and vary from semester to semester
(depending on funding).
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/user/SBCCPhysics/playlists
Optional
Book
Schaum’s
outline series. This paperback is excellent
for the student seeking additional help.
It is short and concise. Recommended
by the instructor.
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, 2018
PROBLEM
ASSIGNMENT - 7th edition
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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 2018
PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
Daily Schedule
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WEEK |
DATES |
CHAP |
EXAMS |
COMMENTS |
LAB |
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1 |
Jan 22 – 26 |
1 |
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Mon: |
No Lab |
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2 |
Jan 29 – Feb 2 |
2 |
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Acceleration of gravity |
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3 |
Feb 5 – 9 |
3,4 |
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Linear Kinematics |
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4 |
Feb 12 – 16 |
4,5 |
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Fri: |
Projectile Motion 2-dimensional kinematics |
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5 |
Feb 19 – 23 |
x |
Wed: #1 Chp. 1-4 |
Mon: |
Holiday |
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6 |
Feb 26 – 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 |
Mon: #2 Chp. 5-8 |
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Conservation of Energy |
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10 |
Mar 26 – 30 |
9,10 |
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Easter Break |
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11 |
Apr 2 – 6 |
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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 |
Mon: #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:Wed 8-10 |
Final Week |
Finals Week No labs |
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