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Physics 1303 - Introductory Mechanics
Summer I 2019 : 3 June - 2 July
Course Information
- Lecturer:
Professor Randall J. Scalise
- Lecture meeting times and place:
- MTWRF 11:00am-12:50pm in room 158 Fondren Science Building
- Office hours: after lecture in room 107 Fondren Science
and by appointment.
- Contact:
- Call or leave a message at 768-2504, or
- Leave a note in the Physics Department Office - 102 Fondren Science, or
- send me e-mail:
<scalise@smu.edu>
- Text: Halliday, Resnick, and Walker
Fundamentals of Physics, 11th edition, (HRW11) Volume 1.
This is the official textbook for the course. We will cover chapters 1-15.
The version listed includes Wiley Plus which gives you access to an
electronic version of the book and online learning tools.
- Objective:
Upon completion of this course students will be able to demonstrate
basic facility with the methods and approaches of scientific
inquiry. In particular, 1) Students will demonstrate basic facility
with the problem-solving methods related to mechanics.
2) Students will be able to explain how the concepts and findings of
physics shape our world.
- Lecture Notes:
- Practice Exams:
- Exam 1 - Spring 1996, 14 pages,
PDF (125128 bytes),
Answers.
- Exam 2 - Spring 1996, 14 pages,
PDF (152428 bytes),
Answers.
- Exam 3 - Spring 1996, 17 pages,
PDF (281522 bytes),
Answers.
- Final - Spring 1996, 20 pages,
PDF (299075 bytes),
Answers.
- Exam Dates: Open book, notes, homework, etc.
- Exam 1 - Fri 14 Jun 2019
- Exam 2 - Fri 21 Jun 2019
- Exam 3 - Fri 28 Jun 2019
- Final Exam (Cumulative) - Tuesday 2 July 2019
- Make-up Exams: You must present me with a verifiable excuse
in writing. No make-up will be given for the final exam.
- Homework Quizzes: 20 minutes long,
at the beginning of lecture, open book, open notes, open homework, based strongly on
the homework.
- Make-up Quizzes: There are none.
- Reading Quizzes: Unannounced, based on the assigned reading,
very short, very easy (if you have done the assigned reading)
- Homework: Due on the day of the quiz at the beginning of lecture.
- Laboratory: If you need the one-credit laboratory course, you
must register separately for Physics 1105.
- Grading: (Absolute, not curved)
Letter Grade Break Points
- Exam 1 - 20%
- Exam 2 - 20%
- Exam 3 - 20%
- Final - 20%
- Homework Quizzes - 10% (Drop lowest)
- Homework - 5% (Drop lowest)
- Reading Quizzes - 5% (Drop lowest)
A student who is absent from class without valid reason for two
consecutive weeks will be administratively dropped from the class by
the instructor.
- Grade Summary -
All the individual test grades arranged by code number
- University Holidays: 4 July 2019
- Syllabus
- Students with disabilities, medically excused absences, absences in general
-
Official University Calendar
- Homework Assignments These are from the 10th edition.
Q=Question, P=Problem
- Ch1 - Q:NA; P:3,9,12,27;
- Ch3 - Q:All; P:12,16; (Note: Chapters 2 and 3 are switched!)
- Ch2 - Q:All; P:2,15,18,19,25,37,44,53;
- Ch4 - Q:All; P:3,11,22,27,70,72;
- Ch5 - Q:All; P:7,34,42,57;
- Ch6 - Q:All; P:13,36,43,49,51;
- Ch7 - Q:All; P:11,20,39,46;
- Ch8 - Q:All; P:3,13,42,47;
- Ch9 - Q:All; P:2,6,9,31,40,49,60,100;
- Ch10 - Q:All; P:13,22,41,53;
- Ch11 - Q:All; P:3,11,26,54;
- Ch12 - Q:All; P:7,14;
- Ch13 - Q:All; P:8,21,36,54;
- Ch14 - Q:All; P:2,10,32,64;
- Ch15 - Q:All; P:11,33,42,58;
- Homework Solutions
- Mechanical Universe
- MIT Open Courseware (Physics)
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