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Physics 100A - Fall 2009

 


INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Say-Peng Lim

CLASS INFORMATION: Class # 15819: LO 1124 on TR from 14:00 - 15:15

MASTERING PHYSICS COURSE ID: fall09lim

INSTRUCTOR OFFICE: Live Oak 1118

PHONE: 818-677-5612

EMAIL: say.peng.lim@csun.edu

OFFICE HOURS: TR 10:00 - 11:00, M 14:00 - 15:00, and by appointment

Course Requirements and Method of Evaluation

1) Students are expected to attend class and participate by asking questions and answering questions raised by the instructors.

2) There will be a quiz given during each Thursday period based on material covered for that week (see lecture schedule below for topics). This constitutes 20% of your grade. The quiz will be handed out at the beginning of each class. 20 minutes prior to the end of the class, you will spend 15 minutes working on the quiz. You will form groups of three and members of a group can consult each other on the quiz. The instructor will present the solution to the quiz in the last five minutes of the class after the quiz has been handed in.

3) Homework problems are assigned online via Mastering Physics. Your new textbook includes the access code to the following website http://www.masteringphysics.com/. You will need to register on this site and select a login name and password. After you have registered, you can login and use the Course ID: fall09lim. Each student’s homework is made up of the same set of questions but many of the questions will have numbers that are algorithmically generated so each student's answers will be different. The homework will be worth 10% of the total grade. Solutions to all assigned end-of-chapter problems will be available for download shortly after your homework is due (see Mastering Physics website for the due date and time).

4) There will be two exams that make up 40% of the total grade, and one final comprehensive exam that makes up 30% of the total grade. Mark your calendar with the exam dates listed below. You are responsible for being on time. If you have a religious holiday conflict, let me know during the first week of classes. You will be provided with an equations sheet during the exams. The Student Conduct Code (pp 586-590 of the 2008-2010 University catalog) will be strictly observed. During an exam you must avoid looking at the work of others or I will be forced to call it to your attention in front of your peers.

Grading Criteria

The grade distribution will be as follows.
A 88% and higher
B 72-87%
C 55-71%
D 41-54%
F 40% and below

We use the +/- system so in each range (no A+), the low end will be minus and the high end plus.

Lecture Schedule

 

Date
 Lecture On These Sections Comments

Aug 25

Aug 27

Intro, 1.1 - 1.5, 2.1

2.2 - 2.4

Introduction to Mastering Physics

Exercises for Chapter 1. Solutions

Sep 1

Sep 3

2.5 - 2.7

3.1 - 3.3

Homework for Chapter 2 due at midnight on Monday, Sep 7. Solutions

Sep 8

Sep 10

3.3 - 3.5

4.1 - 4.3

Homework for Chapter 3 due at midnight on Monday, Sep 14. Solutions

Sep 15

Sep 17

4.4 - 4.5

5.1 - 5.3

Homework for Chapter 4 due at midnight on Monday, Sep 21. Solutions

Sep 22

Sep 24

5.4 - 5.7

6.1 - 6.2

Homework for Chapter 5 due at midnight on Monday, Sep 28. Solutions

Sep 29

Oct 1

First Exam

6.3 - 6.5

Chapters 2 - 5

Homework for Chapter 6 due at midnight on Monday, Oct 5. Solutions

Oct 6

Oct 8

7.1 - 7.3

7.4, 8.1 - 8.2

Homework for Chapter 7 due at midnight on Monday, Oct 12. Solutions

Oct 13

Oct 15

8.3 - 8.4

9.1 - 9.3

Homework for Chapter 8 due at midnight on Monday, Oct 19. Solutions

Oct 20

Oct 22

9.4 - 9.6

10.1 - 10.3

Homework for Chapters 9 due at midnight on Monday, Oct 26. Solutions

Oct 27

Oct 29

10.4 - 10.6

Homework for Chapter 10 due at midnight on Monday, Nov 2. Solutions

Nov 3

Nov 5

Second Exam

11.1 - 11.3

Chapters 6 - 10

Nov 10

Nov 12

9.7, 11.4 - 11.5

11.6 - 11.8

 Homework for Chapters 11 due at midnight on Monday, Nov 16. Solutions

Nov 17

Nov 19

13.1 - 13.3

13.4 - 13.6

Homework for Chapter 13 due at midnight on Monday, Nov 23. Solutions

Nov 24

Nov 26

14.1 - 14.2, 14.4 - 14.5

Thanksgiving

 

Pig out!

Dec 1

Dec 3

14.5 - 14.8

15.1 - 15.3

Homework for Chapter 14 due at midnight on Monday, Dec 7. Solutions

Dec 8

Dec 10

15.4 - 15.5

Comprehensive Final

Exercises for Chapter 15. Solutions

15:00 - 17:00 (Thursday)

Sample Exams

 

FirstExam

SecondExam

Final