PHYS 154 - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS III
SPRING 2013
Course Director: Dr. R. Steinberg
email: steinberg@drexel.edu
office: Disque 707 office hours: Thurs 11:00 - 12:15 or by appointment
Section Meeting Times and Instructors
The homework assignments are as follows:
HW#1: Ch.16 prob. 13, 25, 36 - due Friday, Apr. 12
HW#2: Ch.17 prob. 6, 19, 35 - due Friday, Apr. 19
HW#3: Ch.18 prob. 9, 11, 22 - due Friday, Apr. 26
HW#4: Ch.19 prob. 8, 17, 23 - due Friday, May 3
HW#5: Ch.20 prob. 7, 11, 33 - due Friday, May 24
HW#6: Ch.21 prob. 13,17,32 - due Friday, June 7
Please neatly write up the solutions to each of these problems and hand in your work to the recitation instructor on or before the due date. The homework/recitation grade will count 15% of your final score.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS: (Please review the following at least every week for new information)
05/17/13: Sections to be covered on the (regular) final exam (Friday, June 14 at 10:30):
All non-starred sections in chapters 16 through 21
Also 19-4, 20-8, 20-9, 21-9, 21-10, 21-11
05/17/13: A special final exam for graduating seniors will take place on June 6 from 9:30-11:30. Please come to the regular lecture room where
further instructions will be given. Coverage: same as regular final.
05/04/13: Solutions for the midterm have been posted.
05/01/13: The class mean for the midterm was 53.5, which would correspond approximately to a grade of B to B-.
Letter grades will be determined only after all scores will have been finalized. As a rough guideline for this midterm, C- might start around 40, B- around 50 and A- around 65.
Dr. Steinberg is unable to be at Drexel for the next few days, but if you need questions answered, please first consult with Betsy Segelken (eks55@drexel.edu). If you need further information, please provide Dr. Steinberg (steinberg@drexel.edu) with your phone number and convenient times for him to call you.
04/17/2013:
The midterm exam will take place on Tuesday, April 30 at 8:00 AM in Disque 103&108. Chapters 16-18 will be covered (sections without *'s only). An 8.5 x 11" formula sheet (use both sides) that you make up yourself will be permitted. Bring a calculator, a pencil and an eraser. Expect to complete 4 problems in 50 minutes. The problems will be similar to those assigned for the recitations and homework.
04/10/2013: The Physics Help! center hours have been announced.
04/03/2013:
Welcome to the class! All work handed in (including exams) must have your printed name clearly written. You will hear and see better by taking seats near the front of the room. Sitting near the rear of the room will be interpreted as an attempt to engage in activities unrelated to the course.
Labs will start the week of April 15 with the experiment on Electric
Fields. See
calendar.
USE OF LAPTOPS, CELL PHONES AND TEXT MESSAGING is NOT permitted either in lecture or in exams.
Violators will be required immediately to leave the room. Laptop/cell phone use during lectures is distracting to others and is often abused (texting, checking email, etc.) To take notes, use pencil and paper. All information storage and communication devices are forbidden during exams. Use of calculators no more advanced than the TI85 is permitted and recommended.
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Required
books:
"Physics" 6th edition, D.C.Giancoli, ISBN
0-13-060620-0 (Pearson Prentice Hall) from bookstore or elsewhere
"Physics II & III Laboratory Manual
(2004)", diNardo, Venkataraman and Lane, available at bookstore (or elsewhere?).
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