Physics 100

Introduction to Physics

Spring 2007

Instructors

Michael Chen:

Office: P9442; Phone: (604) 291-5786; email: mxchen@sfu.ca

Office Hours:

* Tue: 9:00 - 10:30 AM;

* Thur: 9:00 - 10:30 AM;

* Fri: 4:30 – 5:20 PM (by appointment).

Marco Bieri:

Office: P9426; Phone: (604) 268-7052; email: mbieri@sfu.ca

Office Hours:

* Mon: 10:00-12:00;

* Wed: 11:00-12:00.

General :

Course Outline
Textbook: Knight, Jones and Field, College Physics: A Strategic Approach
Calculator: The calculator you can use in the exams/quizzes is Model SC-6108 Metallic Scientific Calculator made by Aurex (about $10, available at SFU Bookstore and many other stores in greater Vancouver). It’s the only calculator you can use for all the physics, chemistry and other courses at SFU.
Lecture schedule (subject to change).
Mastering Physics (where you do assignments online).
WebCT: http://webct.sfu.ca/ (Marks will be available in the Gradebook).

Active Learning Laboratory (Tutorial)

We have a 50 min laboratory exercise every week. These are held at the time of your "Tutorial" section in room P9412. The lab scripts are available on our website. The labs are graded pass/fail. All labs must be completed in order to pass the course. If you happen to miss a lab arrange to make it up as soon as possible.

Open Labs (Mon: 1:30-5:20PM, Tue: 12:30-5:20, P8445B)

Open labs are unstructured tutorial periods when teaching assistants are available to answer questions and help with problem assignments.

Assignments:

There will be assignments almost every week. Assignments consist of one or more hand written problems and web-based Mastering Physics assignments. They are good preparation for the quizzes and exams. Hand-written assignments should be written on letter-sized paper, stapled and handed into the assignment box for Physics 100 in the Physics 9000 Corridor. You may expect to see similar problems on quizzes or on the final exams.

Mastering Physics: weekly web-based assignments. Please use your sfu email address as your login ID (e.g., mxchen@sfu.ca). Then, when you login, use your 9-digit SFU student ID as your MP student ID. The course ID is: SFUPHYS100C.
Written assignment #1 (Solution).
Written assignment #2 (Solution).
Written assignment #3 (Solution).
Written assignment #4 (Solution).
Written assignment #5 (Solution).
Written assignment #6 (Solution).
Written assignment #7 (Solution).
Written assignment #8 (Solution).
Written assignment #9 (Solution).
Written assignment #10 (Solution).

Previous midterms (Fall 2005)

Exam Schedule:

Midterm #1: (Solution).
Midterm #2: (Solution).
Final Exam: April 13, 2007; Fri 3:30-6:30PM

Grading

	Labs	All must be done with a passing grade.
	Assignments and quizzes	15%
	Midterm exams	2 x 20% = 40%
	Final exam	45% (or up to 100%)