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Physics 1001: Foundation of Physics
Fall 2011
Professor Alain Bellerive (HP 3316)
Carleton University
alainb [at] physics.carleton.ca
Lab Instructor Igor Ivanovic
(HP 3346)
Carleton University
igor [at] physics.carleton.ca
Why physics?
Physics is what allows an understanding of the fundamentals
of science so essential in today's world!
Some Advice on How to Succeed in this Course
Taking courses at the university level will be different
from physics courses at high-school. Here is some advice on how to deal
with it
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Keep up with the reading and do the assignments
on time. Read the textbook. Do the assignments! Practice with
solved problems (answer for odd numbered problems are at the back
of the textbook) before you do your assignment. Come to office hours
to get mysterious concepts clarified!
- Go the tutorials. Review and extra problems will
be given. It is your chance to ask questions, solve problems and work
in team.
- Laboratory: This is putting all you learn into
an experimental context!
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How to proceed: The course will start
with a general PowerPoint presentation followed by a formal lecture
on the blackboard with lots of examples and problems. Hence the
student will have multiple complementary descriptions of the course
content: 1) one by the professor in the lecture, 2) one by reading
the reference book, 3) one in the laboratory, 4) and finally one
at the tutorial.
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Remember the main results of homework and
tutorial problems. Many of the problems will address important
issues; they are not simply cooked-up examples. Use the assignments
and tutorials as a way to summarize the formal lectures and the
concepts described in class.
Homework, Tests, Grades, and Course Plan
- Homework: One every week, due IN CLASS seven (7) days after it has
been assigned.
- Laboratory and Tutorial: Start Sept 15, 2011 for the Thursday group and Sept 12, 2010 for the Monday group - Every week. Location
HP3125. Instructor: Igor D. Ivanovic.
Policies and outline
of the labs .
- Teaching Assistants: A. Erlandson, T. McCarthy, R. Timmins, M. Vujicic.
- Lectures: Monday-Wednesday 8:30-10:00 Location: Tory 202 .
- Office Hours [Courses]: Monday and Wednesday 10:00-11:00 HP3316 (A. Bellerive via appointment)
- Office Hours [Labs]: HP3354 (I. Ivanovic via appointment)
- Grading Policy:
- Laboratory 20%
- Tutorials 15%
- Assignments 15%
- Midterms = 20% (2 x 1 hour)
- Final = 30% (3 hours)
- Textbook: Physics for Scientists and Engineers (Chapter 1-40 with 1232 pages), by Fishbane,
Gasiorowicz and Thornton [3rd Edition] Pearson (2005) ISBN-10: 0131420941.
Also available as a combined book packaged as Volume 1 (ISBN-10: 0131418831) and the Volume 2 (ISBN-10: 0131418815).
- Midterm dates: October 5, 2011 [IN CLASS] - October 24 or 27, 2011 [DURING TUTORIAL]
- Final exam date: December 17 at 14:00, 2011 [AT 101].
Passing Condition
In order to pass the course, students should attempt all tests, assignments, tutorials and all labs.
Missing tests, assignments, tutorials or labs must be accounted for, usually by bringing in a Doctor’s note, to either the
Lab Supervisor or the Instructor.
Students must obtain a minimum of 30 out of the 70 marks available for labs, tutorials, assignment and midterm. Term
work resulting in a mark less than this is "not satisfactory".
Students are expected to attend all lectures, labs and tutorials. A deferred final exam replaces only the final exam portion of the
marks and students must have completed satisfactory term work as explained above to be eligible. Deferred exams are generally
only granted to students who cannot take the regularly scheduled exam due to illness.
The following percentage equivalents apply to all final grades at Carleton:
| A+ |
90-100 |
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B+ |
77-79 |
| A |
85-89 |
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B |
73-76 |
| A- |
80-84 |
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B- |
70-72 |
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| C+ |
67-69 |
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D+ |
57-59 |
| C |
63-66 |
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D |
53-56 |
| C- |
60-62 |
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D- |
50-52 |
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| F |
Failure (0-49). The grade of F is assigned when the student has failed to meet the conditions of “satisfactory” defined above. |
| FND |
Failure with no deferred final examination allowed. The grade FND is assigned only when the student has failed the course on the basis of "not satisfactory" term work. |
Course Outline (PDF)
Lab and Tutorial Outline (PDF)
Academic Policies: LINK
Midterm Demo (PDF)
Final Web Demo: LINK
Lecture on Chapters 12-13: (PDF)
Lecture on Thermodynamics: (PDF)
Assignments:
- Assignment #1 - due Sept 21, 2011 (PDF)
- Assignment #2 - due Sept 28, 2011 (PDF)
- Assignment #3 - due Oct 5, 2011 (PDF)
- Assignment #4 - due Oct 19, 2011 (PDF)
- Assignment #5 - due Oct 26, 2011 (PDF)
- Assignment #6 - due Nov 2, 2011 (PDF)
- Assignment #7 - due Nov 9, 2011 (PDF)
- Assignment #8 - due Nov 16, 2011 (PDF)
- Assignment #9 - due Nov 23, 2011 (PDF)
- Assignment #10 - due Dec 06, 2011 (PDF) - Solution (PDF)
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