Text:

Physics, Principles with Applications, 5th edition, 1998, by D. C. Giancoli (ISBN 0-13-611971-9)

Meets at:

9:15-10:50 MTWRF, Willet Science Center (WSC) Room 101

Prerequisites:

MAT 133 or equivalent, co-requisite PHY 141L , which meets 1:30-4:00 TWR, WSC 107

Instructor:

Dr. Randall D. Peters

Office:

WSC Room 115, Office phone: 301-2747 (home phone: 745-6963)

Office hours:

M-F 8:45-9:15 & 11:00-11:30, or by appointment.

e-mail:

peters_rd@mercer.edu

personal homepage:

http://physics.mercer.edu/petepag/nonlin.htm

physics department homepage:

http://physics.mercer.edu

Class Homepage:

http://physics.mercer.edu/hpage/phy141.html (after class has started).

Outgoing-By the end of this course, the student should be able to:
(i) demonstrate improvements in scientific communication, both
verbal and written, through self-consistent integration of mathematical
formulae and English language sentence structures,
(ii) better understand, both conceptually and quantitatively, some of the classical systems of physics, to include
a) Solving problems involving the motion of objects undergoing constant acceleration,
b) Applying Newton's three laws of motion to problems of dynamics,
c) Using the conservation of energy and momentum to simplify some problems,
d) Estimating variables which describe the state of an idealized fluid, and
e) Applying the laws of thermodynamics to simplified systems.

(iii) identify some of the historical events of physics that changed the world in which we live,
(iv) Discuss, without glaring errors, scientific principles that impact the lives of every individual, and
(v) Recognize some of the profound differences between science and the nonsensical, increasingly pervasive world of pseudoscience.

Final Exam: Fri, 30 June, 9:15-12:15

Grading Scale: 60-D-70-C-80-B-90-A-100
(based on: Quizzes 15%, 3 tests @ 20% ea., and comprehensive Final 25%

• I don't have a formal attendance policy-be forewarned, however, that students with more than an occasional absence usually do poorly.
• Quizzes and exams may be made-up if the student has an official excuse. There is no extra-credit work.
• The College of Liberal Arts academic misconduct policy will be followed.
• Any student who receives failing grades during the course is urged to meet with the instructor and discuss such work.
• If you have a problem of any kind, my door is open to you. (If your schedule should be in conflict with my office hours, then attempt to arrange an appointment either: (i) during class, or (ii) by a chance meeting using the information posted on my door.)

• Students who believe that they possess disabilities for which accommodation is required must so inform the instructor at the close of their first class meeting. They must then indicate the nature of their disability and the sort of reasonable accommodation requested. If you believe that you possess a disability for which reasonable accommodation must be made, you must consult with the instructor of this class immediately after your first class meeting. You will then identify the disability, and the reasonable accommodation requested. The instructor will refer you to the office of the Dean of Students for evaluation, documentation of your disability, and a recommendation as to the accommodation, if any, to be provided.

  If you do NOT consult with the instructor and follow up at the office of the Dean of Students, as provided above, you will thereby waive any claim to a disability and the right to any accommodation pertaining thereto.