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Physics 1303 (Section 0013)
Introductory Mechanics - Summer 1998
Course Information
- Lecturer:
Professor Randall J. Scalise
- Lecture meeting times and place:
- MW 8:00-9:50am, F 8:00-8:50am in 123 Fondren Science
- Office hours: Mondays 2:00-4:00pm in 104
Fondren Science and by appointment
- Contact:
- Call or leave a message at 768-2504, or
- Leave a note in the Physics Department Office - 106 Fondren Science, or
- send me e-mail:
<scalise@mail.physics.smu.edu>
- Text: Serway, Physics for Scientists and Engineers,
4th edition, Chapters 1-15 (Split $53, Full version $95)
- Lecture Notes: Available from Impressions in the
basement of Clements Hall (~$20) or on reserve at the Science
Information Center
- Homework Solutions: Available from Impressions in the
basement of Clements Hall (~$10) or on reserve at the Science
Information Center
- Practice Exams: also available with the lecture notes from
Impressions and in the Science Information Center
- Review Sessions:
- for Exam 1 - Thursday 18 June 1998 6:00-8:00pm in 123 Fondren Science
- for Exam 2 - Thursday 9 July 1998 6:00-8:00pm in 123 Fondren Science
- for Exam 3 - Thursday 30 July 1998 6:00-8:00pm in 123 Fondren Science
- for the Final Exam - Thursday 6 August 1998 6:00-8:00pm in 123
Fondren Science
- Exam Dates: Closed book, one equation sheet allowed.
- Exam 1 - Friday 19 June 1998 8:00-9:50am in 123 Fondren Science
(Note the ending time!)
- Exam 2 - Friday 10 July 1998 8:00-9:50am in 123 Fondren Science
(Note the ending time!)
- Exam 3 - Friday 31 July 1998 8:00-9:50am in 123 Fondren Science
(Note the ending time!)
- Final Exam - (Cumulative) Friday 7 August 1998 8:00-9:50am in
123 Fondren Science
(Note the ending time!)
- Make-up Exams: You must present me with a verifiable excuse
in writing one week prior to the scheduled exam. No make-ups
will be given for the final exam.
- Homework Quizzes: 20 minutes long, on Mondays
at the beginning of lecture, closed book, 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. Answers (not solutions)
appear under the assignments below.
- Laboratory: If you need the one-credit laboratory course, you
must register separately for Physics 1105.
- Grading: (Absolute)
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)
- Grade Summary -
All the individual test grades arranged by last four digits of
student ID number
- Announcements: Here and in the glass case outside 123
Fondren Science
- University Holiday: Friday 3 July 1998 (Independence Day)
- Syllabus
- 1998 Calendar
- Homework Assignments with answers (Complete solutions are
in the Science Information Center.)
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