Physics 35 - Conceptual Physics - Fall 2003

                                                  To see a world in a grain of sand
                                                   or a heaven in a wild Flower
                                                   hold infinity in the palm of your hand
                                                   and eternity for an hour

                                                                          --- William Blake

Room 157 Math-Physics, Tuesday and Thursday, 1055:-12:10.

Instructor
Dr. David Pierce

Office: Room 140 Math-Physics
Office hours: Tuesday, thursday, 3-4
email: dpierce@phy.duke.edu
Course Web page:  http://www.phy.duke.edu/Courses/035

Teaching Assistant: Caroline Berger
Office: 250G Physics
Office hours: TBA
email: cberger@phy.duke.edu

Audience and Prerequisites

Intended for students not majoring in science or engineering.
No previous knowledge of physics assumed.

Textbooks and Other Readings

How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life, Second Edition, by Louis Bloomfield.

Course Content:

Fundametal concepts and laws of physics with an emphasis on understanding everyday phenomena.
Roughly equal emphasis is given to basic concepts(gravitation,mechanics, sound, electricity and
magnetism,light, modern physics) and explanations of how things work.
Designed to improve analytical reasoning,communication, and social skills.

Format of lectures:
                       Part I -- Traditional lecture/peer instruction-- The instructor will lead the class in a
                                        discussion of the Homework. This may involve asking
                                        students to write responses to questions and discuss them with their friends.
                                        Demonstrations will be given when it is helpful.

                       Part II -   Group discussions: Students will discuss a few selected homework problems
 

Graded Material

Homework (25%)
                     Homework is collected at the beginning of each lecture.
                     It will deal both with material that has already been discussed in
                     lecture and material that will be discussed in lecure that day.
                     Material that has not already been discussed in lecture will be graded on
                     the basis of effort alone. .

quizzes/labs  (35%)

Midterm Exam (10%)

Final Exam (30%)

Make-up: You may make up any of the work above with a Dean's Excuse(not for labs).
                 If you miss a lab, your final exam grade will  be substituted for the lab grade.
 

Field Trips:

              Flight lesson:  You will have the opportunity to take one flight lesson at the Aviation Airport.
                                    To participate you must sign the waiver.

              N.C. State fair:  You will have the option of doing some experiments at the N.C. State Fair.
                                       To participate, you must sign the waiver.

General Links

Assignments:
Due Tuesday Nov. 18
       Read 13.1  Prepare for lab on tuesday and thursday

Due Thursday
       Section 12.1 Read : Be prepared to present lab during class
 

Due Tuesday Nov. 11
        Sec. 11.1 CYU 1-3
        chapter 8  21,29,30,32,33,34

        Quiz:  Magnetism
 

Due Thursday Nov. 6
        Section 8.3 CYU 1-5
        Section 9.2 CYU 2,3,4
 

Due Tuesday Nov. 4

         Flying labs due( paper airplane and flight training)

FLIGHT TRAINING 101
          Sat. Nov. 1 9:30 (in front of physics or 9:45 on East)
 

Due Thursday  October 30
         Chapter 9 Problems 1,2,9,10
                         Exercises 1,2,4,5,6
          Section 5.3 CYU 1,2,3,5,7 ( omit   engines)
 
 

Due thursday October 23
        Section 9.1 Cyu all
                           CYF all
        Section 9.2 (up to p. 306)
                            CYU 1
                            CYF 1
       Chapter 8 Exercise 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10
                       Problem 3
                       Cases #1 (in class group problem)

Due Tuesday  October 21
        Section 8.1
                   CYU 1,2,3,4
                   CYF  1
         Fair lab due

N.C.STATE FAIR October 17 4:00. Meet in room 157
 
 

Due Thursday  October 9
        Section 7.2 CYU all
        Sound lab  on thursday
        Pick up    mid term exams

Due Tuesday October 7
        Section 7.1 CYU 1,3,4
        Chapter 4 Problem 11,12,13
        Cases 3
 

Due Thursday
        Quiz on Bumper cars,Baseball,roller coasters, springs
        Section 4.2  CYU all
                           CYF all
        Chapter 4    Problem 2,6,7,15
                           Exercises 9,10
                           Cases #1(omit air, b,h)
 

Due Tuesday September 30
         Section 4.1 CYU all
         Chapter 3 Exercises 36,37,41,46,47
                         Problems 5,7,8
                          Cases #7
 

Due Thursday september 25
         Section 3.3 CYU all
                            CYF all
          Chapter 3 Exercises 14,19,24,25,
                          Cases #4
 

Due Tuesday September 23
         Chapter 3 Problems 3,4
                         Exercises 5,6,8,10
          Section 3.2 CYU all
 

Due Thursday September 18
         Quiz sections 1.3,2.1,2.2,
          Section 3.1  Problem 9,13
                             Cases 6c
                              Exercises 34,36,37,38
 

Due Tuesday september 16
         Section 2.3 CYU 1-3
                            CYF 1-3,5,6
         Chapter 2    Exercises 22,24,27,28,29,31,
                            Cases 4a,4b
 

Due Thursday September 11
         Section 2.2 CYU 1-6
                            CYF  1,2
         Chapter 2   Problems 2,6
                           Exercises 6,7,8,15
 
 

Due Tuesday September 9
        Section 2.1
                     CYU 2,3,4,5,6
                     CYF 1,2
         Chapter 1
                     Problems 15,16,18
                      Exercises  26,28,30,31
                      Cases : 6
 
 

Due Thrusday, September 4
        Section 1.3
                     CYU 1-6
                     CYF  1,2
        Chapter 1: Problems 1,10,13
        Exercises:  6,7,8,17,18,9

        Quiz: Sections 1,1,1,2
 

Due Tuesday September 2
        Section 1.1
                     Check Your Understanding (CYU)  1,2,3
                     Check Your Figures  1
        Section 1.2
                     Check Your Understanding (CYU) all
                     Check Your Figures  all
        chapter 1 Problems 1,2,3,4,11,12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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