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General Physics 203 Spring 2018   www.physics.rutgers.edu/~croft/
Instructor:Prof. Mark Croft/Serin W113/848-445-8746/croft-AT-physics.rutgers.edu/MW 6:55-7:50 PM
Text: 4th  Edition. Vol 1. of Physics by J. S. Walker (ISBN 9780321597519),(Peaeson Education, Inc./Prentice Hall;Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458)
   Note this text should be available used.  My copy looks like

Recitations:  
Leonardo Santana (Course Assist.)  PIC [	santana-AT-physics.rutgers.edu, ARC239] Office Hr.= Thurs. 5:00-6:30 pm ARC239
Yssavo Camacho PIC[camacho-AT-physics.rutgers.edu, Serin 331] Office Hrs.= Thurs. 10am-12pm Serin 331
Vaibhav Dwivedi  PIC [dwivedi-AT-physics.rutgers.edu, Serin W207] Office Hr.= Fri. 11am-1pm Serin W207
 
sec index day-time        place   instr.         sec index day-time        place instr.            
01 00301 M  10:35-11:30am SEC-206 Camacho         06 02259 M 5:15-6:10pm  SEC-205 Santana        
02 02031 M  12:15-1:10pm  SEC-206 Dwivedi         07 02399 M 5:15-6:10pm  SEC-208 Camacho  
03 02032 M  12:15-1:10pm  SEC-207 Camacho         08 02520 T 3:35-4:30pm  SEC-216 Dwivedi
04 02033 M  1:55-2:50pm   ARC-205 Santana         09 03659 T 5:15-6:10pm  SEC-206 Dwivedi     
05 02258 M  3:35-4:30pm   SEC-208 Dwivedi         11 03305 M 8:25-9:20pm  SEC-210 Santana      
                                                  12 03497 M 8:25-9:20pm  SEC-212 Camacho      
        
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 Exam 1 formulas 
 Exam 2 formulas 
 Final Exam formulas 

 Exam 1 scale. 
 Exam 2 scale. 
 Final Exam scale. 
!!Announcements:
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000] EXAMS 

Announcement: Cumulative Final Exam  Tues. May 8, 4:00-7:00 PM
(All questions about final are to be asked in lecture)  
                           
Location=ARC 103            Location=Phys. Lec. Hall
Sec Instructor              Sec Instructor
01   Camacho                04   Santana
03   Camacho                06   Santana           
07   Camacho                11   Santana
12   Camacho                                                   
02   Dwivedi
05   Dwivedi 
08   Dwivedi     
09   Dwivedi

Makeup Final EXAM Wed. May 9, 10 AM :meet at Prof. Croft's Office, Serin 113

Note: No graphing calculators or formula storage calculators allowed.
Note: All questions about exams or exam questions should be asked in lecture.
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00] Physics Dept. Tutors
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1]  Winter weather Rutgers class status link    
2] Note the exam dates and times.
3] Recitation Quizzes are a major part of the grade!  Do not miss them !! 
4] Lecture Notes in the lecture note directory linked above.
5] Students may go to any office hr. in the course. The instructor's pictures are accessible by clicking on their names.
 
Lectures Schedule (subject to revisions)
Week/Lecture  Day-Date     Topic                        Reading: Chapter
1/1   W Jan.17,    Intro and math concepts	        Ch 1, Ch 3, App. A	
2/2   M Jan.22,    Math concepts:Kinematics in 1D       Ch 2;Ch 3, App. A:
2/3   W Jan.24,    Kinematics in 1D                     Ch 2   bowlingball-incline demo
                                                               Galileo's Ball on incline
3/4   M Jan.29,    Kinematics in 1D & 2D            Ch 4   Projected vs. dropped ball comparison.
3/5   W Jan.31,    Kinematics in 2D		               "Shoot the Monkey" analysis  "Shoot the Monkey" discussion  "WWI naval cannon question"	
                                                               Trajectories
                                                               Projectile Motion
                                                               Projectile Motion vary friction.
4/6   M Feb. 5,    Forces and Newton's Laws(NL)         Ch 5,Ch 6(not Circ. Mot.)   human rocket demo   Force/reaction-force demo video.
                                                         balloon force/reaction force demo  Table cloth and dishes 
4/7   W Feb. 7,    Forces and Newton's Laws		Ch 6   Good Hume & Ivey reference frames video 
5/8   M Feb.12,    NL-Applications/Circular motion      Ch 6   centrifugal force demo>   wine-glass-waiters tray demo 
5/9   W Feb.14,    Circular motion/Work and Energy      Ch 6,Ch 7
6/11  M Feb.19,    Work and Energy/Pot. Energy          Ch 7,Ch 8   Spring & SHM  pendulum/energy demo> 
6/12  W Feb.21,    Energy Cont.: Impulse and momentum   Ch 8,Ch 9 Air-track simulation. Elephant gun-pistol recoil 9.4 times 30-06 

7/ Sun. Feb. 25 , EXAM#1: (8:10-9:30 PM) on chapters 1,2,3,4,5,6-part (Further discussion of items on/not-on test discussed in lecture only.)

7/13  M Feb.26,    NO LECUTRE BUT GO TO RECITATION
7/13  M Feb.26,    EXAM#1 6:30 Makeup PLH

7/13  W Feb.28,    Impulse and momentum/Rotational kin. Ch 9,Ch 10  cannon recoil in movie
8/14  M Mar. 5,    Rotational kinematics/dynamics       Ch 10,Ch 11  right hand rule for  rotation 
8/15  W Mar. 7,    Rotational dynamics                  Ch 11  ang mom demo-1  ang mom demo-2 rotation demo   Torque-rotation video 	
                                                         force direction (torque)/rotation
9/         SPRING BREAK  Mar. 10 - 18  Read Ch 12 and Ch 13

10/16 M Mar.19,    Rotational dynamics/Gravity	       Ch 12 Moments of Inertia    		
                                                       Newton's Mountain
                                                       Gravity simulation-solar system
10/17 W Mar.21,    Gravity/Oscillations                 Ch 13 Spring & SHM 
11/18 M Mar.26,    Oscillations                             Harmonic & CircularMotion Simulation friction-case-study
11/19 W Mar.28,    Oscillations/Waves   		Ch 14  Resonance Theory Simulation
                                                       resont glass shattering demo Tacoma Narrows Bridge
12/20 M Apr. 2,    Waves & Sound                     Ch 14 Earthquake Video
12/21 W Apr. 4,    Waves & Sound                     Ch 14   Pulse propagation-reflection 
                                                                SH wave propagation-reflection-interference-standing wave 
                                                         Earthquake Video

13/ Sun. Apr.8 , EXAM#2 (8:10-9:40 PM) on chapters 6,7,8,9,10,11 (Further discussion of items on/not-on test discussed in lecture only.)

13/   M Apr.  9,   NO LECUTRE BUT GO TO RECITATION
13/22 M Apr.  9,   EXAM#2 Makeup PLH 6:30           

13/23 W Apr.11,    Fluids                               Ch 15 buoyancy discussion   beans/ball demo  Ducks-buoyancy density demo 
                                                              Bernoulli effect discussion  Bernoulli ball demo  Bernoulli effect & train ride.     
14/24 M Apr.16,    Fluids & Intro. to Temperature   Ch 16  pressure demo    can crush demo
                                                               LN2 pressure demo   nail bed demo 
14/25 W Apr.18,   Temperature/Heat & Phases	        Ch 17  Kenetic Theory Simulation   constrained explosion
15/26 M Apr.23,   Phases and Phase Changes/Thermo       Ch 18 States_of_Matter Simulation 
                                                             Gas_Properties Simulation        
15/27 W Apr.25,   Thermodynamics                  Ch:17 P:5,25,27,33 This happens when you don't properly vent a sealed storage tank b                		
16/27 M Apr.30,   Thermodynamics                  Ch 18  Homework discussed P:3,10,23(what is T change),36,47,66

!!!Cumulative Final Exam  Tues. May   8 4:00-7:00 PM: 
Makeup Final EXAM Wed. May 9, 10 AM :meet at Prof. Croft's Office, Serin 113

 
 
RECITATION/HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS (from Walker, 4th Ed., Vol. 1.)

(subject to revisions)

Recitation Schedule Wk/Rec. Day Date Class Assignment (CQ=Concptual Questions & P=Problems) 2/1 M Jan.22/T Jan.23 Ch1: CQ:; P: 8,26,31a,35,51 (No Quiz) Ch3: CQ:2; P: 5,12,20,37,42,60 3/2 M Jan.29/T Jan.30 Ch2: CQ: P: 3,15,33,42,44,46,56,74,81,90,107 4/3 M Feb. 5/T Feb. 6 Ch4: CQ:; P: 10,11,19,23,29,43,49,75,86 5/4 M Feb.12/T Feb.13 Ch5: CQ:; P: 5,20,30,36,39,49 Ch6 P: 20,23,37,44!,45!,47!,48 6/5 M Feb.19/T Feb.20 Ch6 P: 4,43,44,46,37,67,71,73,90 Ch7: P: 1,4,12,19,21,24,32,46 7 Sun. Feb. 25 , EXAM#1: (8:10-9:40 PM) on chapters 1,2,3,4,5,6-part (Further discussion of items on/not-on test discussed in lecture only.) 7/6 M Feb.26/T Feb.27 Ch:8 P: 9,26,28,30,36,40,47,97 (No Quiz) 8/7 M Mar. 5/T Mar. 6 Ch:9 P: 4,13,22,24,32,37,36,50,68 9/ SPRING BREAK Mar. 10 - 18 Read Ch 12 and Ch 13 10/8 M Mar.19/T Mar.20 Ch:10 P: 6,11,16,31,47,66,72,111 Ch:11 P: 1,10,15,28,48,56,65,66,93 11/9 M Mar.26/T Mar.27 Ch:11 P: 1,10,15,28,48,56,65,66,93 (continued) Ch:12 P: 5,15,20,35,45,48,56 12/10 M Apr. 2/T Apr. 3 Ch:13 P:2,10,14,21,36,50,51,60,69 13/ Sun. Apr.8 TBA , EXAM#2 on chapters 6,7,8,9,10,11 (Further discussion of items on/not-on test discussed in lecture only.) 13/11 M Apr. 9/T Apr.10 Ch:14 P:1,5,17,23,57,68,69,75,76 (No Quiz) 14/12 M Apr.16/T Apr.17 Ch:15 P:3,6,15,22,27,34,46,51 15/13 M Apr.23/T Apr.24 Ch:16 P:33,36,38 Ch:17 P:57,60,67 16/14 M Apr.30 No recitation hwk discussed in Lecture Ch:17 P:5,25,27,33 Ch:18 P:3,10,23(what is T change),36,47,66 !!!Cumulative Final Exam Tues. May 8 4:00-7:00 PM: Makeup Final EXAM Wed. May 9, 10 AM :meet at Prof. Croft's Office, Serin 113 Readings: The weekly reading assignments are listed on the syllabus and should be completed before the corresponding lectures. Homework: Only after organizing in your mind what the chapter is about (the Summary at the end of the Chapter should be useful), should you work on the homework problems. You will best learn the material by first doing the homework on your own. It is also useful to study with other students in the course (not only can you get ideas for those things you didn't understand but explaining the material is perhaps the very best way to truly learn it yourself). Finally selected problems will be discussed in recitation. Solutions to homeworks will be posted on the web. Examinations: Two 90 min. hour exams (HE); and a final (FIN)180 min. exam. The exams are closed book, a formulae sheet will be provided and no other notes are allowed!! The exams are multiple choice. The exam dates are noted on the syllabus. A scientific calculator with the following specifications is requited for the exams. 1) The calculator must have no cover or removable backing.. 2) The calculator must have a memory restricted to less than 10 numbers and no formulas. 3.) The calculator should not be a graphing calculator. Having a calculator at the test site that exceeds these specifications is grounds for receiving a 0 on the test with no makeup possible. USE SUCH A CALCULATOR FOR YOUR HOMEWORK FOR PRACTICE. Having a cell phone in sight at any time at the test site is also grounds for receiving a 0 on the test with no makeup possible. (Emergency arrangements should be made with the lecturer and the head proctor at the exam site) One or more no. 2 pencils are required for the exams. Recitation Quizzes: A short quiz, based on recent previous material will be given in recitation (no quiz first week or on weeks of hour exams). A calculator is required. There will be no make-up for quizzes. Grades: The course grade will be determined by your scores on: HE 1 (20%); HE 2 (20%); FIN (40%); recitation quizzes (20%). In determining your quiz recitation grade the two lowest scores will be neglected. Also the recitation quiz contribution to the final grade will be appropriately weighted to compensate for systematic differences in instructors. Math\Science Learning Center (Allison Rd Classroom Bld./Busch Campus/445-3123/3898 This Learning Center typically provides some support services for courses. Help with the technical parts of the homeworks may also be possible. Please contact the center for more information. LRC Tutoring for Physics 203 Tutoring for Physics 203 has typically been available through the in the Learning Resource Centers (LRCs). The web site for the LRCs is https://rlc.rutgers.edu/services/peer-tutoring Students with Disabilities note this site. Selected advanced topics. Differential equations in introductory physics. Friction-case-studies. FOURIER ANALYSIS. Air friction and numerical integration. Air friction analytical. Complex variables and Electrical Impedance. Earth-Moon System. Gauss's Law for uniform sphere. Equipartition of Energy Theorem.