PHYSICS 103   General Physics I Fall 2009/2010

Textbook:  College Physics,  by R. A. Serway, J. S. Faughn and C. Vuille; 8th Edition.

Course Instructor:  Professor Guoliang Yang

   Office: Disque Hall 926,  Phone: (215)895-6669  

   Office hours: 2:00-3:00 Mondays and Wednesdays, or by appointment.

   Emails: gyang@drexel.edu,  gyang@physics.drexel.edu.  

 

Recitation Instructor:  Ms. Depinder Kaur Khaira

    Email:  dkk32@drexel.edu

    Office hours: TBD

 

Time and Location    

     Lectures:  9:00 - 9:50,  Monday  Curtis Hall 459

                     9:30 - 10:50, Tuesday  Curtis Hall 456

 

     Recitations:  Sec 001: 9:30 - 10:50, Thursday, Matheson 410

                          Sec 002: 12:30 - 1:50, Thursday, Randell  328A

 

 

 

Announcements:

 

Final exam:  8:00 am - 10:00 am, Monday, December 7.

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Department of Physics help sessions in Disque Hall 919.

Monday 4pm - 6pm

Tuesday 4pm - 6pm

Wednesday 4pm - 6pm

Thursday 5pm - 7pm

Friday 4pm - 6pm

 

 

Information:

 

 

     

    Course Syllabus

 

 

Assignments:

 

Week 10

Reading       Chapter 10: 10.3;       Chapter 11: 11.1 - 11.6.

Recitation problems    

 

Homework Problems   Ch.11: P-1, 26, 39.  (Due: Monday of Week 11)

 

 

Week 9

Reading       Chapter 9: 9.6;       Chapter 10: 10.1 - 10.3.

Recitation problems    Ch.9: MC-10;  CQ-8, 12, P-79; 

                                           Ch.10:  MC -2, 3;  CQ-1, 8, 11; P- 9, 18, 62.

Homework Problems   Ch.10: P-4, 12.  (Due: Monday of Week 10)

 

 

Week 8

Reading       Chapter 7: 7.4;       Chapter 9: 9.1 - 9.4.

Recitation problems    Ch.7: MC-7;  CQ-8, 9, P-65; 

                                           Ch.9:  MC -5, 9;  CQ-3, 9, 10; P- 13, 18, 34, 77.

Homework Problems   Ch.9: P-5, 38.  (Due: Monday of Week 9)

 

 

Week 7

Reading       Chapter 6: 6.3-6.4;       Chapter 7: 7.1 - 7.4.

Recitation problems    Ch.6: MC-8;  CQ-14, P-62; 

                                           Ch.7:  MC -1, 5;  CQ-5, 6, 11; P- 8, 16, 30.

Homework Problems   Ch.7: P-6, 32.  (Due: Monday of Week 8)

 

Week 6

Reading       Chapter 5: 5.4-5.5;       Chapter 6: 6.1 - 6.4.

Recitation problems    Ch.5: P-55; 

                                           Ch.6:  MC -2, 3;  CQ-2, 4, 5; P-5, 8, 25, 34.

Homework Problems   Ch.6: P-24, 42.  (Due: Monday of Week 7)

 

 

Week 5

Reading       Chapter 4: 4.6;       Chapter 5: 5.1 - 5.6.

Recitation problems    Ch.4:  MC -16;  CQ-3; P-41; 

                                           Ch.5:  MC -2, 5;  CQ-2, 3; P-7, 38, 40, 70.

Homework Problems   Ch.4: P-40; Ch.5: P-4, 44.  (Due: Monday of Week 6)

 

 

Week 4

Reading       Chapter 4: 4.1-4.6.

Recitation problems    Ch.4:  MC -3, 5, 7;  CQ-2, 10, 13; 

                                            P-6, 10, 12, 28, 68.

Homework Problems   Ch.4: P-2, 21, 38. (Due: Monday of Week 5)

 

 

Week 3

Reading       Chapter 3: 3.1-3.4.

Recitation problems    Ch.3:  MC -2, 8, 9;  CQ-1, 2, 3, 6; 

                                            P-3, 14, 26, 58, 59.

Homework Problems   Ch.3: P-2, 16, 22. (Due: Tuesday of Week 4)

 

Week 2

Reading        Chapter 2:  2.4 - 2.6;  Chapter 3: 3.1.

Recitation problems    Ch.2:  MC -3, 4, 10;  CQ-1, 2, 4, 7;  P-23, 27, 34, 54, 59.                        

Homework Problems   Ch.2: P-22, 38, 50. (Due: Monday of Week 3)

 

 

Week1

Reading        Chapter 1:  1.1 - 1.9; Chapter 2: 2.1 - 2.4.

Recitation problems   Ch.1:   MC -3, 4;  CQ-5, 11;  P-4, 10, 18, 34.

                                          Ch.2:  CQ-5, 7;  P-1, 6, 10, 14.

Homework Problems  Ch.1: P-14, 22;   Ch.2: P-8. (Due: before first lecture of the following week)

 

 

Lecture Notes:

 

    Lecture notes 11/23/09

 

    Lecture notes 11/17/09

 

    Lecture notes 11/10/09

 

    Lecture notes 11/09/09

 

    Lecture notes 11/03/09

 

    Lecture notes 11/02/09

 

    Lecture notes 10/27/09

 

    Lecture notes 10/20/09

 

    Lecture notes 10/19/09

    

    Lecture notes 10/13/09

 

    Lecture notes 10/06/09

 

    Lecture notes 09/29/09

 

    Lecture notes 09/28/09 

 

    Lecture notes 09/22/09

 

    Lecture notes 09/21/09

 

 

 

Questions or comments?  Send an email:     gyang@drexel.edu