Statics of particles and rigid bodies, kinematics and dynamics of particles (including damped and forced harmonic oscillators), work and energy, linear and angular momentum, conservation laws, dynamics of rigid bodies.
3.0 Credits
Prerequisites
Depreciated catalog listing: PHYS-308. Department approved
but not catalog listed: PHYS-207 and Math-202
Course Catalog Description
Statics of particles and rigid bodies, kinematics and dynamics of particles (including damped and forced harmonic oscillators), work and energy, linear and angular momentum, conservation laws, dynamics of rigid bodies, introduction to special relativity.
For university courses, the canonical expectation is that students
should spend at least 2-3 hours per week outside of class for every credit
hour. For science classes, and for upper division science classes in
particular, less than the "3" per credit hour is generally considered to be insufficient. That
means for this class you should be spending at least nine hours a week
outside of class time reading the text, studying the lecture notes, working
and re-working the homework assignments. Students who do not devote enough
time to outside of class study should not expect to
perform well on tests and quizzes.
Problem Sets
Problems Sets are assigned for each chapter. Assigned
problems can be found here.
You are expected to work through every assigned problem
without the aid of the solutions. Partial solutions and/or answers
are sometimes provided at the end of the problem set as an aid
to check your work.
Exams
This course has seven exams, which may contain take home problems.
The exams are largely based on material from lectures and problems similar to those found in the weekly assignments.
Attendance Policy & Missed classes
Attendance is expected. There are no make-ups for a missed exams or quizzes without prior approval and documentation.
Grading
The final grade will be based on the total score from all examinations.
Any student who achieves a percentile score of above 90%, 80%, 70%, 60% is
guaranteed to receive an A, B, C, or D respectively. These percentile scores
may be adjusted downwards based on a class curve and other considerations.
Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in making reasonable accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. To request accommodations, students with special needs should make arrangements with the Student Disability Services (SDS) office, located on the main campus in room D104. Contact SDS via (773) 442-4595 or http://www.neiu.edu/university-life/student-disability-services.