A Modern Introduction to Physics

A Modern Introduction to Physics

Sept. 1, 2009 Professors: Mark Eriksson ([email protected]) and Gary Shiu ([email protected]) Teaching Assistant: Sean O’Conner ([email protected]) Office hours: 2307 Chamberlin Hall. Mark: 3:00 pm Fridays. Gary: 10:45 am Wednesdays. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in second semester calculus or higher. Textbooks: 1. University Physics with Mastering Physics, Young and Freedman. 2. Modern Physics, Tipler and Llewellyn. Course Website: http://www.physics.wisc.edu/undergrads/courses/fall09/247/ Grading: 20% homework, 20% laboratory, 20% final exam, 40% sum of the three midterms. This last 40% will be 2/5 your best midterm, 2/5 your second best, and 1/5 your third best (for those who are counting, that is 16%, 16%, and 8% of the total). Homework will be online using the Mastering Physics website. Working together on the homework is encouraged.

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Classical kinematics and dynamics (a) Measurement and 1D motion (ME 0.5 week) YF 1 & 2 (b) 2D and 3D motion (ME 1 week) YF 3 (c) Newton’s laws (ME 2 weeks) YF 4 & 5 Special relativity: coordinates and Lorentz transformations (a) Relativistic motion (GS 1 week) TL 1 (b) Lorentz transformations (GS 2 weeks) TL 1 Energy and momentum (a) Work and energy (GS 1 week) YF 6 & 7 (b) Conservation laws and multiple particles (ME 1 week) YF 8 (c) Rotation and angular momentum (ME 2 weeks) YF 9 & 10 Static equilibrium (ME 0.5 week) YF 11 Periodic motion (GS 1 week) YF 13 Energy and momentum in special relativity (GS 1.5 week) TL 2

Midterm exams: Midterm exams will be held in class on the following dates: 1. 2009-09-30, Wednesday 2. 2009-10-28, Wednesday 3. 2009-12-02, Wednesday 1

Discussion sections Discussion sections will begin the week of 2009-09-07.

Laboratory schedule The dates are the Monday of the week in question. 2009-09-07 2009-09-14 2009-09-21 2009-09-28 2009-10-05 2009-10-12 2009-10-19 2009-10-26 2009-11-02 2009-11-09 2009-11-16 2009-11-23 2009-11-30 2009-12-07

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NO LAB THIS WEEK MC1(errors and motion) M4 (acceleration in free fall) NO LAB THIS WEEK Measurement in Relativity Paradoxes M6 (uniform circ. motion) NO LAB THIS WEEK MC11 (collisions) M5 (Projectile Motion) MC7 & MC8 (pendula) MC9 (Angular acc and moments of inertia) NO LAB THIS WEEK MC12-b (simple harmonic motion)

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