PHYS 253 - Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics

Introduction Goals Syllabus Assignments Grading Contact	Text: Required: Giancoli - Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 3rd Ed Recommended: Brandt - Study Guide and Student Solutions Manual This course will cover chapters 1 through 12.4 of the text (with a few deletions and inclusions). Problem sets include questions (worth 1/q point each) and problems (worth 1 point each) from the end of the chapter. For example, Q 4.2 means question 2 from the end of chapter 4; P 7.13 means problem 13 from the end of chapter 7. The text has a companion website, and certain exercises from the website can be submitted for extra credit.
	Unit	Due date	Reading: chapter and sections	Questions and problems	Extra credit
	1. Measurement and Motion	2/12	Chapter 1 and 2 all sections	Q1.9, P1.8, P1.22, P1.36, P1.45, P1.55, Q2.7, P2.6, P2.25, P2.36, P2.54, P2.75	Chapter 1 Practice Questions Chap.2 Warm Ups
	2. Vectors and 2-Dimentional Motion	2/12	Sections 3.1-3.8, 3.10	Q3.4, P3.6, P3.9, P3.11, P3.14, P3.73, Q3.21, P3.24, P3.32, P3.43, P3.65, P3.88	Chapter 3 Physlet Problems Chap.3 Warm Ups
	3. Force and the Laws of Motion	3/7	Chapter 4 all sections, and sections 5.1 and 5.5	Q4.14, P4.7, P4.20, P4.35, P4.38, P4.60, P4.62, P4.73, Q5.3, P5.9, P5.60, P5.86	Chapter 4 Practice Questions Chapter 4 Puzzles
	4. Circular Motion and Gravity	3/7	Sections 3.9,10.1-10.2, 5.2-5.4, 14.1-14.2, Chapter 6 all sections	Q10.3, P3.94, P5.41, P5.52, P5.75, P14.2, P14.12, Q6.13, P6.13, P6.24, P6.38, P6.55	Chapter 5 Physlet Problems Chap. 6 Warm Ups
	5. Conservation of Energy	4/6	Chapter 7 all sections, Chapter 8 all sections.	Q7.2, P7.12, P7.23, P7.31, P7.52, P7.65, Q8.14, P8.17, P8.34, P8.48, P8.63, P8.84	Chapter 8 Practice Questions Chap. 7 Warm Ups
	6. Conservation of Momentum	4/6	Sections 9.1-9.10	Q9.26, P9.5, P9.16, P9.26, P9.35, P9.46, P9.51, P9.79, P9.81, Q9.18, P9.62, P9.100	Chapter 9 Physlet Problems Chapter 9 Puzzles
	7. Conservation of Angular Momentum	5/2	Sections 10.3 through 10.11, Chapter 11 all sections, and sections 12.1 through 12.4	Q10.7, P10.19, P10.24,P10.33, P10.72,P10.92,Q11.10,P11.12, P11.24, P11.43,P12.16,P12.33	Chapter 11 Practice Questions Chapter 12 Puzzles

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