PHYSICS 130
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS
FALL, 2013
Professor Cain
Office: Dana 171
Classroom: Dana 146
Email: lacain@davidson.edu
Lecture: 10:30 - 11:20 am, MWF
Lab Sections: with Dr. Thompson: Tu: 8:00-11:00am; and Dr. Cain: W: 2:30-5:30pm and Th: 1:004:00pm
Office Hours: TBA
Texts: University Physics with Modern Physics, 13th Edition, Hugh D. Young and Roger A. Freedman
Physlet Physics, Wolfgang Christian and Mario Belloni
Course site: http://moodle.davidson.edu/moodle2/course/view.php?id=2851
Course Objectives
This course is the first half of a two-semester introduction to physics. Topics will include mechanics,
fluids, waves and sound, and heat and thermodynamics. The text is encyclopedic in coverage, so we will
choose to omit a number of sections and two chapters. We will not cover every assigned section in class.
Many of the more straightforward sections will be left to your own reading, while class time will be used to
develop fundamental conceptual understanding of physical phenomena, do some demonstrations and
computer simulations, and learn some problem-solving techniques. Your reading of the text material for
the first time before the lecture is a necessary requirement for the way we will approach the material.
Successful learning and understanding in this class will involve more than just absorbing facts, formulas,
and problem-solving algorithms; a deep understanding will show that physics is a unified, coherent, richlyconnected whole which demands more than memorization. This process will demand your active
participation every day throughout the semester.
Course Requirements
Attendance: My attendance rule in this class follows the College's 25% rule: missing 25% of the classes
(11 this semester) will result in an F in the course. Attendance is required at reviews and for lab. You are
responsible for the material presented in class each day and for any announcements that are made. You
should mark the roll on the bulletin board each day you are present. If you are sick or have another
emergency before a laboratory session or a review, please email me quickly so we can make
accommodations.
Honor Code: You each have agreed to adhere to the Honor Code in everything you do and to enjoy the
privileges it provides. If there are any questions about how the honor code applies to a given assignment,
please ask me. Rather than write the full pledge (On my honor I have neither given nor received
unauthorized information regarding this work, I have followed and will continue to observe all
regulations regarding it, and I am unaware of any violation of the Honor Code by others.) out for each
assignment, I will assume that the word PLEDGED, the date, and your signature on each assignment
means that you have subscribed to the pledge on that assignment.
ADA: If you have a diagnosed learning or other disability such that you are allowed accommodations for
reviews, assignments or the final exam, please make sure that you contact the Dean of Students office
immediately. I must receive notification from the Dean of Students office regarding your accommodation
for this course before assignments are due or reviews are taken.
Electronic gadget and email policy: Remember that your gadgets, including cell phones and laptops,
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affect everyone in the class. Cell phones are to be turned off in class and lab. I do not allow the use of
laptops during class, unless you clear it with me beforehand. Audio and video recordings of class must also
be approved by me beforehand.
In this course, my methods of contact with you outside of class and lab are through my office hours and my
response to emails. I have office hours that are set based on your class schedules and that allow you a lot
of contact with me and other members of the class who might be there at the same time. Please avail
yourselves of them; they are the best way to receive help in this course. If you have a short question, I will
respond to email within 24 hours. For longer questions, office hours are the way to get help.
Calculators: I do not care what type of calculator you use; you do need one and you need to be able to use
it proficiently. The Mathematics Department strongly recommends, and Calculus instructors usually
require, a graphing calculator with "CAS" (computer algebra system) capability to do symbolic algebra and
calculus. Specifically, the TI-89 or TI-89 Titanium is recommended as the calculator that instructors and
tutors are prepared to explain and may demonstrate. For the exam period, you need a calculator since
phones are not allowed in Chambers Building during exams.
Homework: Questions and problems for each chapter, including Physlet problems, are assigned at the start
of each chapter. You are to answer them and hand them in at the beginning of the class period on the due
date assigned in class. The individual problems are to be done by you alone. You are encouraged to
discuss the group problems with other members of this class in terms of interpretation and clarification of a
question or problem. The tutors in the Math and Science center can be used in this same way. The
solution that you write down on your paper must, however, be your own. Other questions and problems
will be assigned from time to time in an out-of-class exercise format, due before the beginning of or after
class or lab; these questions and problems are all individual. Remember that reviews and the final exam
will test your individual ability to answer questions and do problems. Copying a tutor’s work or another
student’s work from this class or previous classes, using printed solution manuals, or using solutions that
are posted online are honor code violations. Problems are to be pledged as having been done according to
the above requirements. The word PLEDGED with your name, the date and your signature on the outside
of your vertically folded homework paper signifies your compliance with these requirements. All late
homework will have points deducted from it. I do not grade unpledged papers and do not give full credit
for unsupported answers (if the answer is NO or a number, for example, I want a reason or a calculation as
well).
Reviews: Our reviews will be comprised of questions and problems similar to the homework and those
from class, as well as definitions, explanations of phenomena and interpretations of physical principles.
Laboratory: Your laboratory sessions will meet on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Note the time for
your lab section; each day is different. Specifics concerning lab will be given in the first several class
periods and in the individual lab meetings.
Final Exam: Your final exam will be self-scheduled and will be held during the regular exam period. The
exam is cumulative and will cover material studied during the whole semester.
GRADING:
Homework - 20%
Lab - 15%
Reviews - 40%
Exam - 25%
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Date
Aug. 26
28
30
Chapter
Intro, 1
1, 2
2
Lab
General Introduction
Sep. 02
2
Statistical Treatment of
Data
04
06
2
No Class –
AP DC
Sep. 09
11
13
3
3
3
Measurement of g
Sep. 16
18
20
4
4,5
5
Newton’s Laws
Sep. 23
25
27
5
5,6
6
Centripetal Force
Sep. 30
Oct. 02
04
6
Rev. #1 (1-5)
7
Trajectories
Oct. 07
09
11
7
7, 8
8
No Lab
Oct. 14
No Class, Fall
Break
8
9
No Lab
Oct. 21
9
Conservation of
Momentum and Energy
23
25
10
10
Oct. 28
13
30
Nov. 01
13
Rev. #2 (6-10)
16
18
Omit
Defer Ch. 1, Sec. 7-10
omit Sec. 2.6
omit Sec. 7.5
omit Sec. 8.6
omit Sec. 9.6
omit Sec. 10.7
Ang. Momentum/Moment
of Inertia
omit Secs. 13.5, 13.8
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Date
Nov. 04
06
08
Chapter
14
14
12
Lab
Simple Harmonic Motion I
Nov. 11
13
15
12
12
15
Simple Harmonic Motion II
Nov. 18
20
22
15
16
16,17
Waves and Sound
Nov. 25
27
29
17,19
No Class
No Class
No lab
Thanksgiving Break
Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 02
04
06
19
Rev. #3 (12-16)
19,20
Latent Heat of Vaporization
Dec. 09
11
20
20, Evaluation
No Lab
Dec. 12
Dec. 13-19
Reading Day
Self-Scheduled
Exam
Omit
omit Secs. 14.7, 14.8
omit Sec. 16.9
omit Sec. 17.7
omit Sec. 20.3