Physics 103
General Physics
Fall 1995
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Prerequisites: Algebra and trigonometry.
Materials Needed:
Text: Serway & Faughn, College Physics, fourth edition.
Physics 103 Lab manual by Camerini, Fry, Kurtz, and O'Brian.
Lab notebook: preferably hard bound with cross-hatched ruling.
Bring to first laboratory meeting (week of 9/11).
Calculator: preferably with trigonometric, exponential, and
logarithmic functions. Know how to use it, and make sure
batteries are charged for exams.
Lectures: 1:20 or 2:25 pm MWF in 1300 Sterling Hall. Profs. J. C.
Sprott (3285 Chamberlin, 263-4449, sprott@juno.physics.wisc.edu)
and W. F. Fry (3418 Sterling, 262-5829, wfry@wishep.wisc.edu).
The lectures supplement but do not substitute for the reading.
Read the assigned material before lecture.
Discussion sections: Your discussion section will be led by your TA who
will be your prime contact and source of assistance. General
questions about the homework are allowed before it is due, but
don't expect your TA to work out the solutions for you in advance.
Laboratory: Follow the instructions in the introduction to the
laboratory manual. The experiments are to be written up during
the laboratory period in the lab notebook. Have your lab
instructor initial and date the work before you leave the lab.
The lab notebook is not to be taken from the lab except with
permission of your instructor.
Homework: The homework problems are assigned in the syllabus for each
week and should be handed in at the beginning of the Monday
lecture the following week. Late problem sets will not be
accepted. Homework will count toward your grade. Feel free to
discuss the homework with others, but make sure the paper you turn
in is not simply copied from someone else. The solutions will be
discussed in your discussion section and placed on reserve in the
Physics Library (4220 Chamberlin).
Hour Exams: Exams will be given at 7:15-8:15 pm on the following
Thursday evenings:
October 5, Chapters 1-4
November 2, Chapters 5-8
November 30, Chapters 9-12
The exams will be closed book, but you will be allowed one 8 1/2 x 11
inch sheet of paper on which you may write anything you wish. The
exams will be graded and handed back in your discussion section.
Solutions will be discussed and placed on reserve in the Physics
Library (4220 Chamberlin).
Final Exam: The final exam will be at 5:05 pm on Tuesday, December 19
(room to be announced). It will cover the entire course (Chapters
1-14) with equal weight. You will be allowed two 8 1/2 x 11 inch
sheets of notes.
Grading: The course grade will be made up of the following components:
3 hour exams 300 points
Final exam 200 points
Labs and homework 100 points
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TOTAL 600 points
Lab and homework grades will be assigned by your TA and will be
normalized to the distribution on the hour exams. Letter grades
will be assigned based on the total number of points accumulated.
Consultation Room: Room 2402 Sterling is staffed by TA's from Physics
103 during much of the week. See the schedule card on the door.
You may ask questions of any of the TA's or come during the hours
that your TA is there. You may also make an appointment with your
TA at any mutually convenient time and place.
Alternate References: To see the same topics explained differently, try
the following on reserve in the Physics Library (4220 Chamberlin):
Blatt, Principles of Physics, 3rd edition
Cutnell and Johnson, Physics, 3rd edition
Giancoli, Physics, 4th edition
Jones and Childers, Contemporary College Physics, 2nd edition
General Advice: Physics is not something you read and memorize, rather
it is something you learn how to do. Try the following study
procedure:
1) Read the chapter prior to lecture, so that you will know what
it's about.
2) Listen carefully to the lecture and take notes.
3) This is crucial: Do not go back and read and re-read the
chapter until you "understand it." Rather, start working problems,
going back through the chapter to clarify points as they come up.
PHYSICS 103
FALL 1995
SYLLABUS
References are to Serway & Faughn, College Physics, fourth edition.
Lab manual is Camerini, Fry Kurtz and O'Brian, Physics 103 Lab Manual
Week Reading Problems Lab
9/4 Chap 1 1, 18, 30, 33, 40 no lab
9/11 Chap 2 15, 17, 27, 37, 56 M-1
9/18 Chap 3 2, 11, 22, 28, 44 M-2
9/25 Chap 4 5, 20, 30, 50, 73 M-4
10/2 Chap 5 6, 16, 22, 38, 48 Exam makeup
10/9 Chap 6 3, 17, 35, 46, 64 M-10
10/16 Chap 7 8, 15, 22, 33, 43 M-5
10/23 Chap 8 4, 10, 15, 17, 21 M-6
10/30 Chap 9 10, 17, 19, 31, 47 Exam makeup
11/6 Chap 10 6, 11, 23, 33, 45 M-14
11/13 Chap 11 9, 13, 25, 41, 47 M-11
11/20 Chap 12 7, 11, 29, 37, 39 makeup
11/27 Chap 13 3, 9, 15, 19, 39 Exam makeup
12/4 Chap 14 7, 11, 15, 23, 31 H-4
12/11 review S-1
12/19 final exam Tuesday, 5:05 pm, Chapters 1-14 (room to be
announced)
Physics 103 Hour Exams
Fall 1995 Semester
There will be three hour exams in Physics 103 at 7:15-8:15 pm on
the following Thursday evenings:
October 5, 1995 Chapters 1-4
November 2, 1995 Chapters 5-8
November 30, 1995 Chapters 9-12
If you have a serious conflict with one of these times, you were
instructed to notify your TA before the deadline of September 15th, in
which case you will be expected to take a makeup exam at 7:30 am the
next morning (Friday) in room 4405 Sterling. In the event of an
emergency or other serious conflict with these times, you should
contact the Professor as soon as possible.
Room Assignments for 103 Hour Exams
TA Sections Exam Room
Ashkan Alavi-Harati 311, 316, 318 B102 Van Vleck
Ted Allen 305, 319 B102 Van Vleck
Charles Boardman 308, 309, 327 B102 Van Vleck
Guangshun Chen 312, 325, 330 Bascom 272
John Frandy 314, 326, 329 Bascom 272
J. Ireland 301, 307, 313 Bascom 272
Jenny Johnstone 302, 317, 320 Bascom 272
Steve Kadlecek 304, 306, 310 Bascom 165
Marc Linderman 315, 321, 322 Bascom 165
Susan Sulzer 303, 323, 328 Bascom 165
J. C. Sprott