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Physics 261 -- Autumn 2007

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  • Monday 12 Nov is a holiday
  • So Wednesday 14 Nov will be a regular lecture @ 11.30 in SM1005; no small group sessions.

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*General Information about Physics 261

Course title:
Introductory Physics 261: Dynamics of Particles and Waves
Texts:
An Introduction to Mechanics by Kleppner and Kalenkow
Basic Training in Mathematics by Shankar
Topics to be covered:

Chapters 1-6 of K and K

  • Vectors and Kinematics
  • Foundations of Newtonian Mechanics
  • Momentum, Work, and Energy
  • Conservative and Nonconservative Forces
  • Potentials
  • Angular Momentum
  • Also ... introduction to Mathematica 
    

 
    Meeting Schedule:
  
    Lecture:MRF in room 1005 @11.30
  
    Small groups: Wednesday in 1094 @ one of 10.30/11.30/12.30

    

 
    Grade Weighting:

  
    Assigned problems [25%] 

    Midterm #1 [15%]:  Thursday 18 Oct @ 7pm 

    List of scores from midterm 1:

    100 99  98  97  97  97  96  96  96  95  95  95  94  94  94  93  93  92  91  91 
91  91  91  89  89  89  88  88  88  88  86  86  85  85  83  83  83  82  82  82 
79  78  77  77  77  75  73  73  72  71  70  70  70  69  69  68  67  65  63  62 
61  61  60  58  57  56  56  54  53  51  51  50  50  48  48  46  41  40  40 

    

    Midterm #2 [25%]:  Thursday 15 Nov @ 7pm 

    List of scores from midterm 2:

     100 99  99  98  98  97  93  92  90  89  88  87  86  85
 85  85  84  84  84  84  84  83  83  82  81  81  81  80
 80  80  80  80  79  79  78  77  76  74  73  69  69  68
 68  67  66  65  64  63  62  62  61  60  59  59  59  58
 57  57  56  56  46  43  41  40  39  38  23  21  17  16 

    


    Final [35%] Monday Dec 3 @ 11.30 in SM 1005

    List of scores:

    100 99 95 95 95 94 94 93 93 92 92 91 90 89 89 89 88
 88 86 86 86 85 84 84 83 82 82 81 80 79 78 77 76 75
 75 74 74 73 72 70 70 69 69 67 66 66 65 64 62 61 60
 60 59 57 55 55 54 51 50 48 44 44 44 43 43 32 30 22 

    

    
 
    Instructor:
  
    Prof. Gregory Kilcup
    
      office: M2030 Physics Research Building
    
      email: kilcup@physics.ohio-state.edu
    
      phone: 946-0276
 
    Office Hours: most afternoons in Smith 1011
 
    Graders/Tutors:

    
  
    Kohjiro Kobayashi
    

     email: koh@mps.ohio-state.edu
    
  
    Steve Avery
    

     email: avery@mps.ohio-state.edu
    

     phone: 
    

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    *Problem Sets
    
Homework is due by 5pm Thursday in the box on top of the
mailboxes in SM 1011.
Late homework can be handed in by the following Monday for 2/3 credit.
And we will drop your lowest homework score, so you can
afford to miss one assignment.




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