Physics 101: Fundamentals of Physics I

Course Director - Fall 2010/2011: Prof. Brigita Urbanc

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	Lectures:	DISQUE HALL 108 (12-108), MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS: 10:00-10:50 am
	Office:		DISQUE HALL 909 (12-909)
	Office Hours:	BY E-MAIL APPOINTMENTS
	Phone:		(215) 895-2726
	e-mail:		brigita@drexel.edu

The course Fundamentals of Physics I deals with basic understanding of laws of classical mechanics and covers Newton's laws of motion, inertial and non-inertial frames of motion, linear versus circular motion, friction, energy, work, conservative versus non-conservative forces, and conservation laws.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• FINALS WEEK:
  


• WEEK 11:
  TOPICS: Dynamics of Rotational Motion (Ch.10, contd)
  


• WEEK 10:
  TOPICS: Dynamics of Rotational Motion (Ch.10)
  


• WEEK 9: MIDTERM EXAM 2!
  TOPICS: Rotation of Rigid Bodies (Ch.9, contd)
  


• WEEK 8:
  TOPICS: Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions (Ch.8, contd) & Rotation of Rigid Bodies (Ch.9)
  


• WEEK 7:
  TOPICS: Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions (Ch.8)
  


• WEEK 6:
  TOPICS: Potential Energy and Energy Conservation (Ch.7)
  


• WEEK 5: MIDTERM EXAM 1!
  TOPICS: Applying Newton's Laws (Ch.5, contd) & Work and Kinetic Energy (Ch. 6)
  


• WEEK 4:
  TOPICS: Applying Newton's Laws (Ch.5, contd)
  


• WEEK 3:
  TOPICS: Newton's Laws of Motion (Ch.4, contd) & Applying Newton's Laws (Ch.5)
  


• WEEK 2:
  TOPICS: Motion Along a Straight Line (Ch. 2, contd) & Newton's Laws of Motion (Ch.4)
  


• WEEK 1: WELCOME TO PHYS-101 CLASS!
  TOPICS: Vectors (Ch. 1) & Motion Along a Straight Line (Ch. 2)
  

REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION

• TEXTBOOK:
  Young & Freedman:
  University Physics, 12th Edition
  Pearson/Addison Wesley, 2007
  ISBN-10: 080532187X; ISBN-13: 978-0805321876
  


• DETAILED SYLLABUS (09/20/2010).

RECITATIONS

Instructors: Danny Pan (dcp37@drexel.edu) & Erica Smith (ess55@drexel.edu)

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

LABS

Lab Director:
Prof. Joseph Trout (st92l7c3@drexel.edu, joseph.jude.trout@drexel.edu)


Lab Instructors:
Pooja Kapoor (psk24@drexel.edu): in charge of Lab Sessions 061, 062, 064, & 065
Parvez Daruwalla (phd27@drexel.edu): in charge of Lab Sessions 060 & 063

EXAM SCHEDULE