PHYSICS 201:   GENERAL PHYSICS I
Dr. Danny Faulkner
Phone: (803) 313-7029, Email: drfaulkn@mailbox.sc.edu , Fax: (803) 313-7106
Office: Bradley 221
Office hours:
                         After 1:00 PM on M,T,W,Th; Other times by appointment

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Summer I 2011
Room:  Bradley 204
Class meeting time: 8:00 - 10:30 AM

Final exam: Saturday, June 25, 8:00 AM

NOTE: WE HAVE ALTERED THE SUMMER I SCHEDULE. WE WILL NOT MEET JUNE 16, 27, and 28. TO MAKE UP THE TIME, WE WILL MEET JUNE 3, 10, and 24. THESE ARE FRIDAYS. ALSO NOTE THAT THE FINAL EXAM WILL BE ON SATURDAY, JUEN 25.

Text: Physics, by Giancoli (sixth edition)

Welcome to Phys 201, a non-calculus based physics course for science majors. The book by Giancoli is intended for a two-semester course, but we will not be able to finish the entire book. Through the course of this semester I would like to complete 12 –15 of the chapters. This means that we will cover about three chapters per week. Tests will be given about every three chapters, and will be announced a few days in advance. The tests will usually have five problems, and each will have equal weight. Homework assignments will be averaged as one additional test grade. The grading scale will be as follows:

ScoreGrade

80 - 100%A

70 - 79%B

60 - 69%C

50 - 59%D

The lectures are based on the text, but the tests are based on the lectures, so class attendance is very important. Make-up tests will only be granted for excused absences.

Purpose of the Course

Many of you may question why you are required to take this course. Those in the life sciences need to study some mechanics so that they can understand how forces work to make muscles act in conjunction with tendons and bones to produce motion. This is obviously important for those in the medical sciences as well. Setting a broken bone, putting someone in traction, or straightening teeth all require knowledge of forces and stresses. All of these sciences as well as pharmacology require knowledge of chemistry, but many concepts of chemistry, such as energy and entropy, are physics concepts and must be studied from that viewpoint. All of you will use a microscope at some point, or you may require some knowledge of optics. Again, these are physical concepts. In short, though each of you will study certain aspects of physics that you may not directly use in your profession, There will be others that you will. Furthermore, knowledge of general physics will provide interactions with other sciences that you will use, helping you to understand them.

Additional Note

It has come to my attention that many students do not know how to properly address faculty members. In civil society it is never appropriate to refer to anyone simply by his or her last name.A last name should always be preceded by a title. In most cases that title is “Mr.,” “Mrs.,” or “Miss.”While those titles are acceptable in an academic situation, it is preferable to refer to faculty members by their professional titles. If a faculty member has a doctorate, the appropriate title is “Dr. ”However, if a faculty member does not have a doctorate, the aforementioned titles are appropriate. If you are unsure whether a faculty member has a doctorate or if you wish not to make a distinction between faculty who do and do not have doctorates, then the title “professor” is quite acceptable for all faculty members.

Homework Assignments

Chapter 2: 5, 18, 21, 23, 33, 37

Chapter 3: 13, 19, 21, 23, 37

Chapter 4: 9, 23, 25, 37, 49, 53

Chapter 5: 7, 9, 13, 31, 43, 45, 66

Chapter 6: 5, 19, 29, 35, 39, 47, 65

Chapter 7: 5, 15, 23, 35, 47

Chapter 8: 15, 19, 25, 33, 47

Chapter 9: 7, 9, 11, 15

Chapter 10: 11, 25, 41, 45

Chapter 11: 5, 31, 41