PH221-5A Fall 2004
First term of introductory, calculus-based general physics sequence covering classical mechanics. Measurements,
kinematics, vectors, translational and rotational dynamics, work, energy, momentum, statics, oscillatory motion,
wave motion and sound. Lecture, 3 hours.
Where: CH301
When: Monday – Wednesday -- Friday, 8:00a.m. – 9:10a.m.
Instructor: Andrei Stanishevsky, CH342, office hours: Wednesday, 9:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
E-mail: astan@uab.edu, Tel: 205-934-8030
Prerequisite MA125 and PH100 or successful completion of physics placement test
Co-requisite: PH221L laboratory, 1 hour.
Syllabus
August 20, and Week 1: Chapters 1, 2 of the textbook (see below)
Week 2: Chapter3, 4
Week 3: Chapter 4, Test #1
Week 4: Chapter 5, 6.
Week 5: Chapter 6, Test #2
Week 6: Chapter 7, 8
Week 7: Chapter 8, Test #3
Week 8: Chapter 9, Test #4
Week 9: Chapter 10, 11
Week 10: Chapter 11, Test #5
Week 11: Chapter 12,
Week 12: Chapter 12, Test #6, Chapter 15
Week 13: Chapter 15, 16
Week 14: Chapter 17 (one class due to the Thanksgiving Holidays)
Week 15: Chapter 17, Test #7, Course overview
Grading
Homework - 10%, Tests (7) - 50%, Laboratory – 20%, Final exam (December 8, 8:00 a.m. -10:30
a.m.) - 20%.
Homework is part paper- / part Web-
b
ased. There will be several small sets of the homework with
specified due dates. The homework problems will be reviewed in class on the due date. No
homework will be accepted after the solutions are reviewed in class. In addition, a number of
challenging paper- or Web based problems will be given for an extra credit.
Tests will evaluate student’s understanding of the discussed material. There will be seven tests for
chapters 1-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9, 10-11, 12, and 15-17. Tests are a major part of your grade!
Laboratory includes a set of experiments to conduct and writing reports. Laboratory is graded
independently by TAs, and it counts as 20% for the course.
Final Exam includes solving a set of problems related to the topics covered in class.
Textbook Halliday-Resnick-Walker, Foundamentals of Physics, 7th ed. (Wiley, 2003)
Final Exam December , 2004, 8:00 am – 10:30 am CH301
Notes:
• Use my office hours! If you have a problem with the topics covered in class, please come and see me. It
can save you a lot of trouble later on if you get help early. You will need everything discussed early on in
the class to understand the material covered in later chapters, so don't hesitate to ask questions.
• It turns to be very helpful when students in this course organize small study groups. You should consider
it as early as possible.
