CALIFORNIA STATE POLEYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA
PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
SYLLABUS
Course Code: Phy 131-06 (CRN 32769)
Course Title: General Physics
Instructor: Dr. A. Aurilia__________________Quarter/Year: Spring 2008
Office Location: 8-222
Telephone: (909) 869-4024________________
Office Hours: T-Th: 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Prerequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s) __MAT 114 or MAT 130______________________________
Co-requisite(s): __ MAT 115 or MAT 131 and PHY 131 Lab_____________________________
IMPORTANT: It is the student’s responsibility to satisfy pre and co-requisites.
Violations can result in automatic withdrawal or an “F” grade.
Textbook: (title/author): (Knight, Physics for Scientists & Engineers, 2nd Ed._________
Chapters Covered: __Chs. 1-12 (Mechanics)__________________________________
Homework problems will be: assigned __X_, collected _X__, graded __X__.
Solutions are available online at the library’s reserve web-page:
Exams: No. of Quizzes_TBA_, No. of Midterms 1 , Final Exam 1 .
Percentage weights for final grade calculations:
Final Exam 40% (Comprehensive), Midterm 20%; Quizzes 20%, Homework 20%
Midterm Exam coverage: Chs. 1-7 (~2nd week of May)
Attendance requirements and exam makeup policy:
For make-up of missed lab, proof of medical emergency is required
Date of Final Exam: _Tuesday, June 10, 2008____ Time: __3:50 – 5:50 p.m._________
NOTE: Students are expected to be aware of the University policy on academic integrity. That policy
is based on the statement, “All forms of academic dishonesty at Cal Poly are a violation of University
policy, and will be considered a serious offense.” This includes plagiarism, cheating during exams,
use of unauthorized study aids, falsifying a university document, and the like.
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Physics 131-06
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Homework Problems:
Chapter 1:
25 – 29, 55 - 57
Chapter 2: Motion in 1-dimension
24, 25, 26, 31, 32, 33, 45, 46, 47, 71, 80, 81
Chapter 3: Vectors
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 32, 33, 43, 44
Chapter 4: Motion in 2-dimensions
24-27, 43-46, 50-52, 65, 66, 83
QUIZ #1 (chapters 1-4)
Chapter 5: Force and motion
1, 4, 13, 27, 35, 44
Chapter 6: Dynamics 1
1, 11, 13, 21, 30, 37, 40, 46, 48, 51
Chapter 7: Newton’s 3 Law
7, 9, 18, 27, 30, 36, 38, 44
Chapter 8: Dynamics 2
6, 13, 17, 23, 35, 36, 46, 49
QUIZ #2 (Chapter 5-8)
MIDTERM
Chapter 9: Impulse & Momentum
1, 7, 14, 19, 24, 28, 39, 41, 47, 51, 58
Chapter 10: Energy
5, 13, 16, 21, 25, 33, 42, 49, 54, 57
Chapter 11: Work
3, 10, 12, 15, 30, 43, 47, 49, 55
Chapter 12: Rotation
1, 6, 14, 18, 22, 31, 34, 35, 51, 61, 64, 67, 71, 88
QUIZ #3 (Chapter 9-12)
NOTES:
1.
Homework has two components: i) problem sets and ii) multiple choice questions.
Answers to multiple choice questions will be handed out during class time after your
work has been graded. Problem sets and their solutions are posted online (Library
Reserve).
2.
“Quiz” means solving one of the assigned homework problems, randomly chosen,
during 20 minutes of class time (Open book – no notes).
3.
Dates of due homework (multiple choice questions), quizzes and midterm will be
announced in class. ATTENDANCE is essential. NO LATE homework will be
accepted.
4.
For make-up of anything, proof of emergency is required. Work, social events,
holiday schedule and field trips do not constitute emergency.
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