The textbook for the course is Physics for Scientists and Engineers (4th edition) by Giancoli. Note that we will use only Vol. 1 of this book in this course.

Course announcements are located at the bottom of the page.

• General Course Information (includes policies, descriptions, grading, etc.)
• Course Schedule (includes topic coverage with dates)

Homework assignments:

• Problem Set #1 (due Mon Jan 19 in class) - Solutions, problems graded: 1,7
• Problem Set #2 (due Mon Jan 26 in class) - Solutions, problems graded: 6,7
• Problem Set #3 (due Mon Feb 2 in class) - Solutions, problems graded: 2,7
• Problem Set #4 (due Mon Feb 9 in class) - Solutions, problems graded: 1,2
• Problem Set #5 (due Mon Feb 16 in class) - Solutions, problems graded: none
• Problem Set #6 (due Mon Feb 23 in class) - Solutions, problems graded: 4,7
• Problem Set #7 (due Mon Mar 2 in class) - Solutions, problems graded: 2,6
• Problem Set #8 (due Mon Mar 9 in class) - Solutions, problems graded: 3,6
• Problem Set #9 (due Fri Mar 13 in class) - Solutions, problems graded: 3,4
• Problem Set #10 (due Mon Mar 30 in class) - Solutions, problems graded: 3,6
• Problem Set #11 (due Mon Apr 6 in class) - Solutions, problems graded: 3,8
• Problem Set #12 (due Mon Apr 13 in class) - Solutions, problems graded: 4,9
• Problem Set #13 (due Mon Apr 13 in class) - Solutions, problems graded: 6,8
• Problem Set #14 (due Wed Apr 22 in class) - Solutions problems graded: 2,7

Exam Information:

• Midterm Exam #1 (Tue Feb 17) - mean = 74.8%, sigma = 17.4%, median = 78.0%
• Midterm Exam #2 (Tue Mar 31) - mean = 65.8%, sigma = 18.0%, median = 71.0%
• Final Exam (Thu Apr 30) - mean = 70.0%, sigma = 14.7%, median = 74.0%

Other handouts, web links, images, etc.

• Seven Steps to Solving Physics and Astronomy Problems
• Code of Conduct in Classes
• Key Concepts for the Course
• Physics Labs Database