Physics 151A Syllabus - PSU - Prince Sultan University

PHY 105 Fall Semester 2010 (Term 101) 1SyllabusPhysics 105Instructor:E-Mail:Dr. Hayel Shehadehhshehadeh@psu.edu.saHayel.Shehadeh@umit.maine.edushehadeh@maine.eduOffice: Room # 341Phone: 494-8000. Ext.8964 (Direct call @ 494-8964)Office Hours: Sunday & Tuesday 8:00 am –9:00 am, Saturday 12:00 – 2:00pm or by appointment.Text (Required): Physics, James Walker. 3 rd Edition.Pearson/Addison Wesley (2007).Reading and homework assignments will be from this textbook.Additional Materials: A Calculator, preferably scientific, with square roots, trigonometric, exponential, andlogarithmic functions. A programmable or charting calculator is not required, but may beused. A homework notebook is required for all homework assignments.Course Objectives: An introduction to the principles of mechanics, energy, heat,sound and properties of matter. No calculus background is required for this course. But aworking knowledge of algebra and trigonometry are required. You should be familiar withSines, Cosines, Tangent, …etc along with Pythagorean Theorem and its applications.The emphasis in this course will be on helping you to develop an understanding of naturalphenomena through your own direct observations and reasoning. Learning based only on whatyou can infer and reason from direct observations is not easy and can be quite frustrating at times.These moments of frustration are usually where the seeds of understanding are planted. I willmake every possible effort to help you along this journey in understanding the basic concepts inphysics, applying physics laws and in problem solving strategies. I encourage you to discuss andanalyze problems with your peers. Such discussions are also an important part in process ofunderstanding the physical concepts of the naturally occurring phenomena.Course Format: Lecture: 3 days a week from 9:00 – 9:50 am in room #FCR8. Power pointpresentations are used for all lectures. All lectures will be posted on Math. &

PHY 105 Fall Semester 2010 (Term 101) 2Science web page. Please utilize this web page as much as possible. This sitehas all the information you need for this course and other math coursesincluding semester grades, homework solutions, previous exams, useful links… etc.Course Grades:Are based on a numerical score determined as follows: Two (one hour) prelims. Each prelim contributes 15% towards the final gradefor a total contribution of 30% towards the final grade. Final comprehensive Contributes 40% to the final grade. Homework. Contributes 10% to the final grade. Quizzes (closed book, 10 minutes each in previously covered material) .Contribute 10% to the final grade. Laboratory: Contributes 10% to the final grade.Your letter grade will be strictly based according to the following table:A+ A B+ B C+ C D+ D F95-100 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64

PHY 105 Fall Semester 2010 (Term 101) 4Lecture Schedule (Tentative) & Prelims Dates:Week of Chapter & Topic/ Sections Homework AssignmentSep. 25 thOct. 2 ndIntroduction &Ch.1” Introduction to Physics” / 1.1– 1.8Ch.2 “One-DimensionalKinematics” / 2.1 – 2.7Oct. 9 th Ch. 3 “Vectors in Physics” / 3.1 – 3.6Oct. 16 thCh. 3 – ContinuesCh.1: Conceptual Questions:Q2, Q4.Conceptual Exercises: E2, E4.Problems: 2, 6, 10, 20, 30, 46.Ch.2: Conceptual Questions:Q2,Q8, Q16Conceptual Exercises: E4, E10.Problems: 2, 5, 16, 26, 42, 72.Ch.3: Conceptual Questions:Q2,Q6, Q10Conceptual Exercises: E2, E6, E12.Problems: 1, 6, 24, 36, 40, 65.Ch. 4 “Two-DimensionalKinematics” / 4.1 – 4.5Oct. 23 rd Ch. 4 - Continues Ch.4: Conceptual Questions:Q2,Q6, Q8.Conceptual Exercises: E2, E4, E10.Problems: 4, 12, 18, 26, 37, 46, 56.Oct. 30 th Ch.5 “Newton’s Laws of Motion” /5.1 – 5.7Ch.3 Exercises: 2, 6, 10, 22, 30, 38, 46.Problems: 2, 5, 6, 10, 14.Nov. 6 th Ch. 5 - Continues Ch.5: Conceptual Questions:Q6, Q16, Q26.Conceptual Exercises: E4, E8, E10.Problems: 2, 6, 16, 21, 30, 44, 48.First Exam on Nov. 8 th , 2010 Covers Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.Eid Al-Adha Vavation (Nov. 11 th – Nov. 21 st )Nov. 20 th Ch. 6 “ Applications of Newton’sLaws” / 6.1 – 6.5Nov. 27 th Ch. 6 - Continues Ch.6: Conceptual Questions:Q2, Q10, Q16.Conceptual Exercises: E2, E6, E14.Problems: 2, 8, 19, 26, 34, 38, 48, 67.Dec. 4 th Ch. 7 “ Work & Kinetic Energy” /7.1 – 7.4Dec. 11 th Ch. 7 - Continues Ch.7: Conceptual Questions:Q2, Q10, Q16.Conceptual Exercises: E2, E6, E14.Problems: 2, 8, 19, 26, 34, 38, 48, 67.Dec. 18 thCh. 8 “ Potential Energy &Conservation of Energy” / 8.1 – 8.5Second Exam on Dec. 20 th , 2010 Covers Chapters 6, and 7.Dec. 25 th Ch. 8. Continues. Ch.8: Conceptual Questions:Q4, Q6, Q8.Conceptual Exercises: E2, E6, E8, E10Problems: 2, 4, 14, 24, 30, 40, 46, 65.Jan. 1 st 2011 Ch. 9 “Linear Momentum &Collisions” / 9.1 – 9.7Jan. 8 th Ch. 9 - Continues Ch.9: Conceptual Questions:Q2, Q8, Q14.Conceptual Exercises: E6, E10, E14.Problems: 2, 6, 15, 20, 26, 36, 38, 48.Jan 15 thCh. 10 “Rotational Kinematics &energy” / 10.1 – 10.6Jan 22 nd – Feb. 2 ndFinal Comprehensive Exam.Review

PHY 105 Fall Semester 2010 (Term 101) 5Laboratory Schedule: We will be using the modeling method, which is a theory buildingapproach. Data will be analyzed and compared with the acceptedtheoretical models. You will perform only one experiment each week(except the for first week) according to the following schedule: