SYLLABUS
Physics 220 Fall, 1997
Instructor: John R. Burke Text: Lea and Burke, Physics:
Office: Th 314 The Nature of Things
Telephone: x6372 (Optional) Student Solutions Manual
Office hours: Student Study Guide
M 2:10, Th 1:10 and WF 3:10
Web site: cannon.sfsu.edu/~burke/prbtut~1.html
Course Structure
We will consider the material in Chapters 1-12 and 14 of the text. The reading
schedule, homework assignments, and exams are announced in the schedule below.
I will post solutions to the homework problems, as they are due, in a glass case on the
first floor of Thornton Hall. Hints are given for one problem from each assignment
(denoted on the schedule by an asterisk) at the web site listed above.
You will receive a completely separate grade for laboratory work. However
concurrent registration or previous passing of the laboratory is required for registration
in PHYS 220. Furthermore, to receive a grade in the lab you must remain in PHYS
220 at least through the second midterm exam. Please be sure to attend a lab section
during the first week of class to take the preliminary exam. You are required to have a
current score on the exam for registration in the course. The results will be used to
advise whether you should take PHYS 140 before attempting this class.
The labs will meet beginning Wednesday, Sept. 3. Please purchase a bound,
quadrille-ruled notebook before coming to the first laboratory session. (Note: spiral
bound notebooks are not acceptable.) Enrollment in laboratory will be handled by Dr.
Burke. If you desire a change in lab section, be sure to say so on the Day 1 Notesheet.
Enrollment in the lab is necessary for enrollment in the lecture. COMPLETION of the
lab is necessary for completion of the course. Unfortunately, no credit can be given for
lab work done elsewhere.
Prerequisites for the class are high school physics or equivalent and completion of
MATH 220 with a grade of C or better. Co-requisite is registration in MATH 221 and
PHYS 222. Please, by Friday, Sept 5, submit documentary evidence that you meet
these requirements.
If fifteen or more persons show desire, by registering and paying fees at the
Physics and Astronomy Department Office, an additional section of PHYS 222 lab will
be offered meeting Fridays from 3:10 to 5:55. The cost is $175.
Grading
The four portions of the course, class participation, homework, hour tests, and
the final Exam, will each count for 25% of course credit.
To receive a passing grade in this class, you must complete or have completed
PHYS 222, must attempt ALL of the assigned homework problems and receive a
minimum of 25% of homework credit, and must pass the final exam (25% or more of
possible credit on the exam.)
NOTE:
On the homework, you are encouraged to form a study group and share ideas, so
long as you write out your own solutions. Also please feel free to get help at my office
hours. Each laboratory instructor will also have an office hour and a help session. We
will try to give you all help short of writing out the solution for you. It would be good
to ensure that at least one person in your study group can attend one of these discussion
opportunities. I'm serious; you've got to do the homework. Plan for whatever it takes.
Minimum* overall scores for each grade:
A 85% C 45%
A- 80% C- 40%
B+ 75% D+ 35%
B 65% D 30%
B- 60% D- 25%
C+ 55%
* I will raise your grade up to 2/3 grade if your work improves with time. That is, I
will separately compute grades for the work through the first midterm, that after the
first midterm through the second, and and that including the second midterm through
the final exam. If the trend is continually upward, I will increase your grade to
approximate the average of the last two scores. In no case will your grade be lowered.
CLASS SCHEDULE
Date: Subject: Reading:
W Aug 27: Preliminaries
F Aug 29: The Dawn of Physics Chapter 0
W Sep 3: Kepler's laws
F Sep 5: SI Units Sections 1.1 to 1.3
M Sep 8: Vectors and Scalars Sections 1.4 to 1.5
W Sep 10: Vector Algebra Section 1.6
F Sep 12: Velocity and Acceleration Sections 2.1 to 2.2
M Sep 15: Linear Motion Section 2.3
W Sep 17: Linear Motion
F Sep 19: Projectiles Section 3.1
M Feb 22: Circular Motion Section 3.2
W Sep 24: Relative Motion Section 3.3
F Sep 26: Problem Solving Interlude 1
M Sep 29: The Nature of Force Sections 4.1 to 4.2
W Oct 1: FIRST HOUR EXAM
F Oct 3: Newton's Second law Sections 4.3 to 4.5
M Oct 6: Newton's Second law Sections 4.6 to 4.7
W Oct 8: Newton's Second law Section 4.8
F Oct 10: Systems of particles Sectons 5.1 to 5.2
M Oct 13: Systems of particles Section 5.3
W Oct 15: Universal Gravitation Section 5.4
F Oct 17: Momentum and Impulse Section 6.1
M Oct 20: Momentum conservation Section 6.2
W Oct 22: Work and Kinetic Energy Section 7.1
F Oct 24: Work and Energy
M Oct 27: Power Section 7.2
W Oct 29: Integration Interlude 2
F Oct 31: (BOO!) Potential Energy Sections 8.1 to 8.2
M Nov 3: Examples Sections 8.3 to 8.4
W Nov 5: Energy Conservation Section 8.5
F Nov 7: Angular Momentum Section 9.1
M Nov 10: Torque Section 9.2
W Nov 12: SECOND HOUR TEST
F Nov 14: Center of Mass Section 9.3
M Nov 17: Conservation of L Section 9.4
W Nov 19: Collisions Sections 10.1 to 10.2
F Nov 21: Collisions Sections 10.3 to 10.4
M Nov 24: Conditions for Equilibrium Section 11.1
W Nov 26: Examples Sections 11.2 to 11.3
M Dec 1: Rotational kinematics Section 12.1
F Dec 5: Rotational Dynamics Sections 12.2 to 12.3
M Dec 8: Simple Harmonic Motion Sections 14.1 to 14.2
W Dec 10: Energy in oscillations Section 14.3
F Dec 12: Precession
Final Exam: Wednesday, Dec 17 at 10:45 to 1:15
Homework Schedule:
It is required that homework solutions be written in the Model, Setup, Solve,
Analyse format used in the textbook examples.
#1: M Sep 8 Ch 0 #2, 8, 13, 16
#2: M Sep 15 Ch 1 #8, 10, 14, 36, *40a, 58, 66
#3: M Sep 22 Ch 1 #77; Ch 2 #4, 12, 20, 23, 44, *62
#4: M Sep 29 Ch 2 #57; Ch 3 #26, *39, 69, 79, 83, *91
#5: M Oct 6 Ch 3 #51,68,74; Ch 4 #2, 4, 6, 12, 16
#6: M Oct 13 Ch 4 #24, 36, *57, 65, 70, 99
#7: M Oct 20 Ch 4 #103; Ch 5 #14, 20, 42, 62, *67, 75
#8: M Oct 27 Ch 6 #15, 32, 61,*63, 90; Ch 7 #2, 30. 40
#9: M Nov 3 Ch 7 #28, 42, *48, 52, 61, 75, 85; Interlude 2 #12
#10:M Nov 10 Ch 8 #12, 20, 28, 31, *38, 59, 84
#11:M Nov 17 Ch 9 #2, 6, 22, 36, 38, 46, *54
#12:M Nov 24 Ch 9 #63, 74, 84, *94; Ch 10 #4, *38, 52
#13:M Dec 1 Ch 11 #2, 6, 30, *47, 59
#14:M Dec 8 Ch 11 #34; Ch 12 #6, 8, *34, 49
#15:F Dec 12 Ch 14 #26, *51
© 1977 John R. Burke