Physics 1307
General Physics
Summer 2007
Course Information
- Course Web page: http://www.physics.smu.edu/~vega/p1307/p1307.htm
- Lectures: M-F 9:00 am-10:50 pm, in Room 158 FS Bldg
- Lecturer: Professor Roberto Vega
- Office:
Room 102
· Office hours: Tuesdays 2:00-4:00 pm, or by appointment
- Phone: (214) 768-2498
- Fax: (214) 768-4095
- E-mail: rvega@smu.edu
- Textbook
(optional)
E. Hecht, Physics: Calculus, Second Edition (Brooks/Cole)
- Laboratory
Complete information can be found at the lab website, the lab manual and sequence of labs can be found at this link.
- Course
Schedule including lecture summaries & helpful
web-links.
- Homework
Assignments and Procedures (see web site)
- Lectures:
- Click here for lecture notes on Two dimensional motion and Projectiles
- Lecture
notes: 6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
15,
16,
17,
18,
19,
20
- Pre-Lessons: #2,
#3,
#4
- Examinations: There will be one mid term and the final exam, see syllabus.
- Grading
·
Homework (20%), class work (25%), Midterm (25%),
Final exam (30%). There will be no
make-ups for any of the exams. Grading
policy in detail (see web site)
· Current class grades: Histogram Results, Cumulative grades
- Disability Accomodations, Policy for Religious Holidays, Excused Absences for Extracurricular Activities
- Anonymous comments or gripes are welcomed.
- Helpful Websites
- Study tips for introductory-physics students
- The Hecht Companion Site is designed for Hecht's algebra-based text, but the site is also useful for users of his calculus-based text
- In the Physics Classroom, you can explore various physical phenomena cleverly illustrated using cool animations
- Learn
Cockpit
Physics at the
- Links to cool mechanics simulations
- Online biography of Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727)
