LINKS: Syllabus, Class Style, Evaluation, Contact, Tests+Final, Homework

Instructor: Dr. Andrew P. White (High Energy Physics Group)

Class schedule: Section 501,  Monday  6pm - 8.50pm,
Room 200 Science Hall

Prequisites: Proficiency in high school trigonometry is expected. You must enroll in a laboratory ($8 fee) unless you are exempt.

Textbook: Physics, Vol 1., Douglas C. Giancoli, 6th edition, Prentice Hall.
 
 

This course will primarily cover the essentials of classical mechanics (Newtonian mechanics) including the concepts of
- one dimensional motion

- two dimensional motion (using vector analysis) including projectile motion, and uniform       circular motion

- Newton's three laws of motion

- Circular motion

- Work and energy

- Potential Energy and the Conservation of Energy

- Linear Momentum and the description of simple collisions

- Rotation about a fixed axis, and rotational motion, angular momentum and torque

- Static equilibrium

- Simple Harmonic Motion

- Newton's Law of Gravity

- Simple wave motion and properties of waves

- Introduction to Heat, Temperature, and Basic Thermodynamics (these topics will be covered if time permits)

Class Style

Traditional classroom setting with use of some teaching aids (overhead projection and possibly some use of interactive computer based exercises)

You are strongly encouraged to ask questions about the material of the course or its applications.

The only way to master the material of this course is to solve a variety of associated problems. Each class will have a set of related homework problems. I will not grade these problems, but it is your responsibility to attempt these problem sets for each class. I will go over the solutions for most of the problems in the following class period as time allows. This will provide additional opportunities for questions and reinforcement of ideas.

Evaluation procedure

There will be three term tests plus a comprehensive final exam. The procedure I use to arrive at final grades is as follows:

1. Look at the class performance on each test and the final and adjust the means as necessary to take out any variations in the degree of difficulty of each test.
2. Take the best two term tests after step 1. These two tests will represent 30% of the final grade.
3. The final exam represents 20%
4. The Laboratory/Project score represents 30%
5. The Homework score represents 20%


Contacting the Instructor

Office hours will be Monday 5pm - 6pm unless otherwise notified - or informally as you can find me.

You may Email me at awhite@uta.edu
 
 


TESTS AND FINAL !!!!!!!!!

TEST #1
TEST #2
TEST #3

Examples of term tests and final are available at the Science Learning Center.
 
 
 
 

Homework assignments

To read the Students' Instructions for the Homework Service:
http://hw.utexas.edu/studentInstructions.html

    To obtain a UT EID (which you MUST have!) please see:
https://hw.utexas.edu/bur/studentGuestEID.html

          To login as a student:
             http://hw.utexas.edu/
 
 

Other important information...below

Grade Replacement. You may use the grade made in this course if and only you fill in the forms in the registrar's by the Census date.
If you do not fill out the forms the University will not honor the replacement.

Library Information. Mary Jo Handke is the Physics Librarian. She can be reached at (817) 272-3000 ext 4979, and by Email at handke@library.uta.edu.
Other physics information is found on the web site www.uta.edu/library/research/rt-phys.html


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