Physics 113 - Fall 2012 - University of Rochester
General Physics I - Mechanics
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Photo credit: Andrew Davidhazy
Happy holidays!!
Ponder this:
"22,000 days. It's not a lot. It's all you got. 22,000 days."
- The Moody Blues , in Long Distance Voyager released in 1981
Our Hero!!
Sir Isaac Newton
Listen to the ballad of Sir Isaac Newton (found here). Our man Isaac invented much of what you will study in Physics 113. Before that he did backup vocals for Bon Jovi.
Workshop section schedule/rooms
Exam grades not as good as you would like? Try the Troubleshooting guide.
Manly's regrade and exam question policy
Exam 1 grade distribution (mean 74, median 79)
Exam 2 grade distribution (mean 64, median 65)
Exam 3 grade distribution (mean 56, median 56)
Final exam grade distribution (mean 70, median 72)
Best numerical average distribution (this is what is used for evaluating letter grades)
Best numerical average distribution (same as above but with bigger bins so that the overall shape of the distribution is easier to see)
A few potentially useful links:
Julie's guide to solving multi-stage problems (prepared by a past award-winning TA to help her P113 workshop students)
The Univeristy of Colorado at Boulder interactive simulation on 1-d motion
Bored? Check these out (trust me ... these are cool even if you aren't into physics):
FSU magnet lab powers of ten ... perspectives on size scales.
Got Torque? Check this dude out. Holy crap, this is amazing!
Steve Manly, Department of Physics and Astronomy
reach via email: steven.manly@rochester.edu
reach via phone: 585-275-8473
reach via feet: B&L 203E
Manly's office hours: Tuesday 2:15-3:30 or by appointment ... feel free to drop by without an appt. with the understanding that I might in the middle of something else and need to set up a better time to meet.
Workshop leaders:
Aaron Bercellie
abercell@z.rochester.edu
Aaron 's office hour: Wednesday 2-3 pm, B&L 373
Mikhail Davydov
mdavydov@z.rochester.edu
Mikhail 's office hour: Monday 1-2 pm, B&L 373
Robert Fine
finer@pas.rochester.edu
Robert 's office hour: Wednesday 9:30-10:30 pm, B&L 208-B
Jeff Kleykamp
jkleykam@z.rochester.edu
Jeff's office hour: Fridan 11-12 am, B&L 208-B
Levi Neukirch
lneuk@pas.rochester.edu
Levi's office hour: Monday 2-3 pm, B&L 373
Workshop sections
CRN Days Time Bldg Room Leader 58185 M 1525-1805 B&L 270 JK 58316 M 1525-1805 B&L 269 LN 58212 M 1650-1930 B&L 208 RF 58400 M 1650-1930 MEL 209 AB 58160 M 1940-2200 MEL 209 RF 58301 T 1650-1930 B&L 208 AB 58327 T 1650-1930 B&L 315 JK 58433 T 1650-1930 HYLAN 102 MD 58457 T 1940-2220 MEL 205 RF 58338 W 1815-2055 MOREY 505 JK 58411 W 1815-2055 MEL 219 RF 58171 W 1940-2220 B&L 270 AB 58203 R 1400-1640 MOREY 524 LN 58248 R 1400-1640 B&L 208 JK 58352 R 1400-1640 B&L 108 MD 58383 R 1815-2055 LATT 203 MD 58369 F 1000-1150 HYLAN 206 LN 58374 F 1000-1150 B&L 108 AB 58444 F 1400-1640 B&L 315 MD
Laboratory:
email physlabs@pas.rochester.edu with question/issues
Also, you can find relevant information on the laboratory website.
Lect. 1 - August 30, 2012 - intro to course, science & human bias, audio
Lect. 2 - September 4, 2012 - 1-d kinematic variables, audio
Lect. 3 - September 6, 2012 - Constant acceleration equations, audio
Lect. 4 - September 7, 2012 - Lab lecture - Statistics, audio
Lect. 5 - September 11, 2012 - 1-d motion, beginning of vectors, (no audio due to technical glitch)
Lect. 6 - September 13, 2012 - vectors, audio ... slow day for me, sorry
Lect. 7 - September 18, 2012 - multi-dimensional motion and a bit on Newtonian gravitation, audio
Lect. 8 - September 20, 2012 - Newton's Laws, audio
Lect. 9 - September 25, 2012 - Newton's Laws, friction, audio
Lect. 10 - September 27, 2012 - Circular motion, start of work and energy, audio
Lect. 11 - October 2, 2012 - Work & energy, springs, audio
Lect. 12 - October 4, 2012 - Springs, potential energy, audio
Lect. 13 - October 11, 2012 - potential energy, gravitation, audio
Lect. 14 - October 16, 2012 - gravitation, momentum conservation, audio
Lect. 15 - October 18, 2012 - momentum conservation, center-of-mass coordinates, (no audio due to technical glitch)
Lect. 16 - October 23, 2012 - Center-of-mass, rotational motion, audio
Lect. 17 - October 30, 2012 - rotational motion, energy conservation, audio
Lect. 18 - November 1, 2012 - rotational mass, pulleys with mass, audio
Lect. 19 - November 6, 2012 - cross product, angular momentum, audio
Lect. 20 - November 8, 2012 - angular momentum, precession, audio
Lect 21 - November 13, 2012 - Static equilibrium, (no audio)
Lect 22 - November 15, 2012 - Static fluids, audio
Lect 23 - November 20, 2012 - fluids (static and dynamic), audio
Lect 24 - November 27, 2012 - Fluid dynamics, audio
Lect 25 - November 29, 2012 - Simple harmonic motion, audio
Lect 26 - December 4, 2012 - SHO, waves, audio
typical P113 student at start of class in September
same student just after P113 exam after having worked hard doing all the problem sets and coming to closure with the solutions each week
same student walking out of P113 exam having used a study strategy of cramming
Problem set 1, due at end of lecture on Sept. 6, 2012
Problem set 2, due at the end of lecture on Sept. 13, 2012
Problem set 3, due at the end of lecture on Sept. 20, 2012
Problem set 4, due in the locker (no class in Hoyt this week) by the end of Sept. 27
Problem set 5, due at the end of lecture on Oct. 11, 2012
Problem set 6, due at the end of lecture on Oct. 18, 2012
Problem set 7, due at the end of lecture on Nov. 1, 2012
Problem set 8, due at the end of lecture on Nov. 8, 2012
Problem set 9, due at the end of lecture on Nov. 15, 2012
Problem set 10, due at the end of lecture on Nov. 29, 2012
Problem set 11, due on Dec. 12, 2012 (will not be picked up from the locker until the morning of Dec. 14.
Problem Set 1 solutions
Problem Set 2 solutions
Problem Set 3 solutions
Problem Set 4 solutions
Problem Set 5 solutions
Problem Set 6 solutions
Problem Set 7 solutions
Problem Set 8 solutions
Problem Set 9 solutions
Problem Set 10 solutions
Problem Set 11 solutions
Workshop 1, for workshops starting Sept.10, 2012
Workshop 2, for workshops starting Sept. 17, 2012
Workshop 3, for workshops starting Sept. 24, 2012
Workshop 4, for workshops starting Oct. 1, 2012
Workshop 5, for workshops starting Oct. 10, 2012
Workshop 6, for workshops starting Oct. 17, 2012
Workshop 7, for workshops starting Oct. 24, 2012
Workshop 8, for workshops starting Oct. 31, 2012
Workshop 9, for workshops starting Nov. 7, 2012
Workshop 10, for workshops starting Nov. 14, 2012
Workshop 11, for workshops starting Nov. 26, 2012 (workshop cycle now begins on Monday)
Workshop 12, for workshops starting Dec. 3, 2012
Workshop 13, practice problems on waves, no workshops being held