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PHYS 101 - General
Physics I |
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Semester: |
Fall 2007 |
Section 03
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Instructor: |
Ceyhun Bulutay |
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Office: |
SA- 220 |
Phone: 2511 |
email:bulutay@fen.bilkent.edu.tr |
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Office Hours: |
Thursday |
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Course Schedule: |
Wednesday |
13:40 - 15:30 |
Room FCZ 23B |
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Friday |
15:40 - 17:30 |
Room FCZ 23B |
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Lab Hours (every 2 wks): |
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Assistant : |
Room: |
Phone: |
email: |
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Midterms |
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(15%) |
1st Midterm Date: |
20 October @ 10:00 |
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(15%) |
2nd Midterm Date: |
1 December @ 10:00 |
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Final Exam (25%) |
Final Exam Date: |
To be announced |
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HW (10%) |
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Quiz (15%) |
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Lab (20%) |
(a minimum of 60/100 is required) |
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For Your Information Previous Semester's PHYS 102 Letter Grading Table:
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A- |
B+ |
B |
B- |
C+ |
C |
C- |
D+ |
D |
F |
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>80 |
>70 |
>65 |
>60 |
>55 |
>50 |
>45 |
>40 |
>35 |
>30 |
<30 |
Disclaimer: This should only be taken as a crude estimation of what you can expect based on your emerging performance. This years's letter grading may shift more towards the "catalog".
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H. D. Young and R. A.
Freedman, "University Physics" (Addison Wesley, 12th ed.,
2008, vol. 1) |
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Week |
Subject |
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#1 |
Sep. 19 |
Units, Physical Quantities, and Vectors |
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#2 |
Sep. 26 |
Motion along a Straight Line |
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#3 |
Oct. 03 |
Motion in 2- or 3-Dimensions |
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#4 |
Oct. 10 |
Newton's Laws of Motion |
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#5 |
Oct. 17 |
Applying Newton's Laws |
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#6 |
Oct. 24 |
Work & Kinetic Energy |
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#7 |
Oct. 31 |
Potential Energy and Energy Conservation |
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#8 |
Nov. 7 |
Momentum, Impulse & Collisions |
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#9 |
Nov. 14 |
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Nov. 21 |
Dynamics of Rotational Motion |
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#11 |
Nov. 28 |
Dynamics of Rotational Motion & Midterm-2 |
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#12 |
Dec. 05 |
Equilibrium (Elasticity not included) |
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#13 |
Dec. 12 |
Periodic Motion |
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Dec. 19 |
Bayram week (Wednesday+Friday) |
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#14 |
Dec. 26 |
Gravitation (optional) or Review |
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#15 |
Jan. 02 |
New year (Wednesday) |
Laboratory: The laboratory is also an integral part of the course. Physics is an experimental science and the lab work will give you insight into the phenomena that are discussed in class. It will not be possible to pass the couse if your overall lab grade is below 60/100. If you are repeating this course, your lab grade can be transferred form the previous year if it was above 60. Labs will start (tentatively) within the week of September 24, 2007. Visit the lab webpage for the further details.
Homework and Quizzes: The homework is an essential part of the course. It is the method by which you get feedback on your comprehension of the material. It is very important that you spend time working on understanding the problems. In case of difficulty, please contact your instructor within the office hours. Working together in a group for the HW is often a useful way of tackling difficult problems. However, please mind the rules of academic honesty. Also there will be a minimum of 7 quizzes; this is meant to give you an early warning on your deficiencies before you realize it in a midterm/final when it is too late.
Examinations: There will be two midterm exams;
please see the previous page for the announced dates. The final exam date will
be announced toward the end of the semester. Needless to say, you should mind the rules of academic honesty during
these exams.
Make-up exam: You are eligible to take a make-up exam only if you miss an exam due to a health-related problem, documented with a medical report. There will be a single make-up exam following the final exam week. Therefore, all subjects will be included and is likely to be challenging.
75% course attendance is
obligatory by Faculty of Science bylaws