PHY 191 Fall 2023
Michigan State University
Personnel
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Course Coordinator:
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Tibor F Nagy |
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Teaching Assistant:
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Milos Radomir Sretenovic, Yousuf Alishan, Xinfei Huang, Catherine Grace Beckman, Christoforos Frantzis |
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Course Description
Data processing, error analysis, programming, laboratory measurements about kinematics, dynamics, conservation laws, rotation, and oscillations.Prerequisites
PHY 183 or PHY 183B or PHY 193H or PHY 231 or PHY 231C or LBS 271. Restrictions: not open to students with credit in PHY 251 or LBS 271L.Class Hours
Room: BPS 1263.
Monday:
Section 001: from 08:00 AM to 09:50 AM:
Section 002: from 10:20 AM to 12:10 PM:
Section 003: from 12:40 PM to 02:30 PM:
Section 004: from 03:00 PM to 04:50 PM:
Section 005: from 05:10 PM to 07:00 PM:
Tuesday:
Section 006: from 08:00 AM to 09:50 AM:
Section 007: from 10:20 AM to 12:10 PM:
Section 008: from 12:40 PM to 02:30 PM:
Section 009: from 03:00 PM to 04:50 PM:
Section 010: from 05:10 PM to 07:00 PM:
Wednesday:
Section 011: from 08:00 AM to 09:50 AM:
Section 012: from 10:20 AM to 12:10 PM:
Section 013: from 12:40 PM to 02:30 PM:
Section 014: from 03:00 PM to 04:50 PM:
Section 015: from 05:10 PM to 07:00 PM:
Thursday:
Section 016: from 08:00 AM to 09:50 AM:
Section 017: from 10:20 AM to 12:10 PM:
Section 018: from 12:40 PM to 02:30 PM:
Section 019: from 03:00 PM to 04:50 PM:
Section 020: from 05:10 PM to 07:00 PM:Deadlines
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Wk 01 | Aug 26 Mo | No in-person labs this week: syllabus, survey, #0.
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Wk 02 | Sep 03 Tu | No in-person labs this week: syllabus, survey, #0.
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Wk 03 | Sep 09 Mo | Lab #1: Fundamentals (single lab)
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Wk 04 | Sep 16 Mo | Lab #2: Accuracy of a clock (single lab)
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Wk 05 | Sep 23 Mo | Lab #3A: Free Fall (double lab)
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Wk 06 | Sep 30 Mo | Lab #3B: Free Fall (double lab)
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Wk 07 | Oct 07 Mo | Exp #4A: Pendulum (double lab)
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Wk 08 | Oct 14 Mo | Exp #4B: Pendulum (double lab)
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Wk 09 | Oct 21 Mo | No labs this week: Fall Days!
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Wk 10 | Oct 28 Mo | Exp #5A: Collisions (double lab)
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Wk 11 | Nov 04 Mo | Exp #5B: Collisions (double lab)
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Wk 12 | Nov 11 Mo | Exp #6: Rotational Motion (single lab)
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Wk 13 | Nov 18 Mo | Exp #7A: Simple Harmonic Oscillation (double lab)
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Wk 14 | Nov 25 Mo | No labs this week: Thanksgiving!
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Wk 15 | Dec 02 Mo | Exp #7B: Simple Harmonic Oscillation (double lab)
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Grading Information
Percentage weights: We have 7 experiments. Each experiment has a weight of 14% toward your grade. Each experiment consists of three parts: Theory Questions worth 10 points uploaded to Gradescope individually; Lab Report worth 40 points uploaded to Gradescope by your team; and a LON-CAPA assignment worth 10 points. We will keep all the labs.
We also have an Attitude Survey. You will take this survey twice: first at the start of the semester and then at the end of the semester. You get 1% for participation in each survey. Total: 7*14%+1%+1% = 100%.
Grading scale:
4.0 >= 92%,
3.5 >= 84%,
3.0 >= 76%,
2.5 >= 68%,
2.0 >= 60%,
1.5 >= 52%,
1.0 >= 44%,
0.0 < 44%.
This grading scale might be lowered, but it will not be raised.
The Spartan Code of Honor: As a Spartan, I will strive to uphold values of the highest ethical standard. I will practice honesty in my work, foster honesty in my peers, and take pride in knowing that honor is worth more than grades. I will carry these values beyond my time as a student at Michigan State University, continuing the endeavor to build personal integrity in all that I do.Textbook
Recommended textbook: John R. Taylor: An introduction to error analysis: the study of uncertainties in physical measurements, 2nd edition (1996) or 1st edition (1982). This book is available for free from the Internet Archive. On Google type in: "taylor an introduction to error analysis pdf", and follow the link on the archive.org site. Select a format and download the book.
Scientific calculator. Graphing calculators are allowed, but are not required. Recommended calculator: TI-30X IIS for $10-14.