Physics 102Essentials of Physics

Physics 102Essentials of Physics

Instructor: Dr. Shaukat Goderya

Office: Science 213 B

Office Hours: M, T, and W, 1-2, or by appointment

Lecture: MW 10-10:50 PMLab: Science 235Monday 2:00-5:00Tuesday 2:25-5:25

Physics 102Class Web Page

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Important !!Full syllabus is online: Read, understand and keep a printout for referenceWe will quickly review it today.

This is very True for Physics

I hear and I forgetI read and I rememberI do and I understand

“Confucius”

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Don’t Be Like This During Class

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Be Like This

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Prerequisite You should have already taken Math

107 or an equivalent course I will give you a basic math skill test on

Wednesday (September 8). Bring a Green Scantron Sheet.

I have placed a list of topics to review on the class web page see“Review-A.pdf” worksheet

You Decide!!

If the topics in the review worksheet and the skill test were a piece of cake You are good to go for this class!

If you are familiar with the topics but don’t remember and your test was average or just above You should not have much problem, but

you will have to study hard! and review the math skills.

You Decide!! If you knew a few things and did not know

other things and your test was near the average but below You will have to work very hard, otherwise

you will not make it. If you don’t know all or most of the topics in

the review worksheet and you did not perform well in the skill test You will not make it thru this class. You

should drop it.

What you will need to do?

Read the relevant sections or chapters before coming to class, Take notes in class Study after class, individually or in a group Solve Textbook Examples Learn to do Homework Problems on your own, not just find answers but learn the process, procedure and method Do Class examples, and problem worksheets in Lab on your own as well as with group partners. Solve, solve ….

Discipline Devote 9 hours per week of study

Materials You NeedText

Materials You NeedLaboratory Manual

Materials You NeedWebAssign access code for Online homeworksMay be packaged with text bookhttp://www.webassign.net/

Materials You Need Reasonable Scientific Calculator Pen and Pencils Ruler Three Ring Binder for homework and

problem solving worksheets. Any folder to keep worksheets and

other papers. Laboratory Handouts are on class

webpage