PHYSICS 211:   ESSENTIALS OF PHYSICS I
Dr. Danny Faulkner
Phone: (803) 313-7029, Email: drfaulkn@gwm.sc.edu , Fax: (803) 313-7106
Office: Bradley 221
Office hours: 10:00 AM - Noon M,T,W,Th;
                         After 1:00 PM on T,Th; Other times by appointment


Fall 2011
Room:  Hubbard 212
Class meeting time: M,W 8:00-8:50 AM, T,Th 8:00-9:15 AM
Final exam: 8:00 AM Tuesday, December 6

COURSE OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:

·         Master the problem solving and math skills to solve physics problems

·         Analyze mechanics problems en route to successful solution of these problems

·         Solve problems involving fluids

·         Analyze and solve problems involving periodic motion and waves

Text: University Physics, twelfth edition, by Young and Freedman

Welcome to Phys 211/212, a real physics (calculus-based) course for science and engineering majors.  I would like to complete close to 20 chapters of the text this semester.  We will continue the text in the second semester.  Tests will be given at the rate of once about every three chapters.  The tests 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 lab will be a separate grade.  The grading scale will be as follows:

 

 Score

Grade 

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.

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.

Home work problems:

Chapter 1: 43, 45, 53, 55, 59

Chapter 2: 23, 31, 34, 39, 76, 89

Chapter 3: 12, 17, 29, 33, 39

Chapter 4: 3, 9, 18, 34

Chapter 5: 4, 13, 19, 29, 33, 41, 53, 55

Chapter 6: 7, 11, 23, 36, 47, 49,

Chapter 7: 1, 11, 15, 19, 33, 43, 55

Chapter 8: 7, 17, 27, 33, 49

Chapter 9: 3, 11, 23, 49, 98

Chapter 10: 7, 16, 22, 27, 35, 39

Chapter 11: 12, 13

Chapter 12: 7, 14, 23, 27, 33

Chapter 13: 13, 15, 23, 43

Chapter 14: 15, 33, 35, 43

Chapter 15: 5, 7, 39, 47

Chapter 16: 21, 25, 31, 35, 43


 
 
 
 


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