Physics 10: General Physics, sections 1-2

Professor Jessica Kintner

This is the course web page for Physics 10, Fall 2020. For Fall 2020, I'll keep links to everything in Moodle.

Jessica Kintner's Information:

  • Office: Gal 106-B
  • Office hours: TBD, and by appointment
  • email: jkintner@stmarys-ca.edu

Class Information

Course Materials

  • MasteringPhysics and the textbook:
    • Required access to Mastering Physics, the online homework system we will use this semester.
    • (Strongly suggested) textbook Physics: Principles with Applications by Giancoli, 7th ed.
    There are several ways to get these materials. You can either (buy a hardcopy of the text and an access card for Mastering Physics (the bookstore will have this bundled together)) OR (you can buy access to an electronic version of the textbook within Mastering Physics) OR (You can also find a used copy of the book and buy the Mastering Physics code separately.)

    You could possibly survive without the textbook, but you will need access to the Mastering Physics online homework system.

  • Mastering Physics
    • Mastering Physics
    • Course codes--be sure to choose the correct section!
      Section 01: kintner15131
      Section 02: kintner46278

Exam Information

Exam 1

  • Date: Friday, Sept 18, during class time
  • Some logistics: I will be in zoom during class time, you are welcome to but do not have to be. I will email you the exam right before class, and you will write your answers, scan, and submit your files to Moodle by the end of class.
  • Covers sections (of Giancoli text) Ch 2 all (skimp on ave vel), Ch 3.1-6, Ch 4.1-4 (up to weight). Those sections correspond to class meetings from 8/24-9/11. (See Calendar section for notes, videos, links and handouts from those days.)

Exam 2

  • Date: Friday, Oct 16, during class time
  • Some logistics: I will be in zoom during class time, you are welcome to but do not have to be. I will email you the exam right before class, and you will write your answers, scan them to a PDF file, and submit your PDF file to Moodle by the end of class.
  • Covers textbook sections Ch 4 all, Ch 5.1-3, 5-7, Ch 6.1-2,4-7. Those sections correspond to class meetings from 9/11-10/10. (See Calendar section for notes, videos, links and handouts from those days.)
  • Cover Sheets for Exam 2

Exam 3

  • Date: Friday, Nov 13, during class time
  • Modified logistics: I would prefer you to be in zoom so you can hear my announcements about things like time to start scanning and in case of typos.
  • Covers textbook sections Ch 6: 4 (springs), 10, Ch 7: 1-8, 10 (very little), Ch 8: all. Those sections correspond to class meetings from 10/11-11/6. (See Calendar section for notes, videos, links and handouts from those days.)
  • practice problems linked here when I've written them

Final Exam

  • Date: Wednesday, Dec 2, 8:00-10:00am
  • Date: Wednesday, Dec 2, 10:30am-12:30pm
  • Covers all the text sections from all three exams listed in each section above plus new material from Ch 11: sections 1-4, 7-8, 10-12, 15.
  • Practice problems for new material on Ch 11 are in IC18 and IC19
  • Cover sheets for the Final Exam

Recent announcements:

Week 1

Mon, Aug 24

In class: After class: Due today:
Introductions (to each other)
Intro to course
Read the syllabus
Create/login to MMP
Skim Ch 1, any questions?

Weds, Aug 26

In class: After class: Due today:
Questions from last time?
Lecture: 1D motion and position
Intro to 1D notes
pos, disp, dist: my notes
video of class zoom
Do (in MMP): MMP01a: Ch 1: 20, 22, 24

Fri, Aug 28

In class: After class: Due today:
Lecture: vel and acc
a google doc for today
IC01:  InClass01, linked
video of sec1 zoom
video of sec2 zoom
my notes
HW01: try these!

Week 2

Mon, Aug 31

In class: After class: Due today:
Questions on HW01?
average velocity, constant acceleration
Do in MP: IC01:  InClass01, linked

Weds, Sept 2

In class: After class: Due today:
Vectors Do (in MP): MP01a: Ch 1: 20, 22, 24

Fri, Sept 4

In class: After class: Due today:
Kinematics in 2, 3D

Week 3

Mon, Sept 7

In class: After class: Due today:
No Class
Labor Day

Weds, Sept 9

In class: After class: Due today:
No class
Scholar Strike
IC03-4 in Moodle
IC03-4 in Moodle

Fri, Sept 11

In class: After class: Due today:
Force and Newton's Laws MP01, MP02, MP03 (in MP)

Week 4

Mon, Sept 14

In class: After class: Due today:
Review Problems
Ch 2, 3, 4.1-4

Weds, Sept 16

In class: After class: Due today:
More forces
Problem solving for Newton's Laws
Text 4.4-8

Fri, Sept 18

In class: After class: Due today:
Exam 1 MP04, MP05 (do them before Exam1!)

Week 5

Mon, Sept 21

In class: After class: Due today:
Tension and freebody diagrams
my notes
IC05 worksheet
IC05 problems 1-3

Weds, Sept 23

In class: After class: Due today:
IC05:1-3

Fri, Sept 25

In class: After class: Due today:
MP06

Week 6

Mon, Sept 28

In class: After class: Due today:
Circular motion
my notes
my notes
MP09: 5. 3, 4, 6, 7, 9
update your zoom app

Weds, Sept 30

In class: After class: Due today:
Universal gravitation and practice problems

Fri, Oct 2

In class: After class: Due today:
MP07, MP08, MP09

Week 7

Mon, Oct 5

In class: After class: Due today:
Work
MP10: 5.38, 39, 6.3, 4, 5

Weds, Oct 7

In class: After class: Due today:
Work-KE Thm

Fri, Oct 9

In class: After class: Due today:
MP10

Week 8

Mon, Oct 12

In class: After class: Due today:
Review Problems
Text Ch 4-6

Weds, Oct 14

In class: After class: Due today:
Springs, Power

Fri, Oct 16

In class: After class: Due today:
Exam 2 MP11, MP12

Week 9

Mon, Oct 19

In class: After class: Due today:
Momentum
Text 7.1-3, started 4
MP13 (should have been assigned 10/14) Ch 6.27, 28, 35, 57, 62

Weds, Oct 21

In class: After class: Due today:
Collisions and practice

Fri, Oct 23

In class: After class: Due today:
CM and practice MP13

Week 10

Mon, Oct 26

In class: After class: Due today:
No regular zoom meeting
(Because of power outage)
If you can work, finish all the problems from IC12 and IC13
If you can work, finish all the problems from IC12 and IC13

Weds, Oct 28

In class: After class: Due today:
Angular quantities and Torque IC13 prob 1

Fri, Oct 30

In class: After class: Due today:
Rotational Energy and Momentum MP14, MP15

Week 11

Mon, Nov 2

In class: After class: Due today:
IC15 practice problems
No zoom recording of Jamboards
IC15 one problem
Finish IC15 (if you didn't in class)
Submit IC15 one problem
MP18 Ch 8: 30, 31, 32, 39, 43

Weds, Nov 4

In class: After class: Due today:
Rotational KE and ang momentum IC15 one problem

Fri, Nov 6

In class: After class: Due today:
Fluids MP16, MP17, MP18

Week 12

Mon, Nov 9

In class: After class: Due today:
IC17 practice problems for exam 3
No zoom recording of Jamboards
IC17 one problem
IC16 first problem

Weds, Nov 11

In class: After class: Due today:
Simple Harmonic Motion
Text sections 11.1-3

Fri, Nov 13

In class: After class: Due today:
Exam 3 MP19, MP20

Week 13

Mon, Nov 16

In class: After class: Due today:
simple pendulum as SHO
text 11.1-4
IC18 practice plus E of SHO
IC18 one problem (if not finished in class)
MP22

Weds, Nov 18

In class: After class: Due today:
Waves
Text sections 11.7-9
IC18 one problem

Fri, Nov 20

In class: After class: Due today:
Superposition, interference
Text 11.10-12
MP21, MP22

Week 14--Thanksgiving Week

Mon, Nov 23

In class: After class: Due today:
practice problems on waves
text 11.1-4, 7-8, 10-12, 15
IC19 waves
IC19 one problem (if not finished in class)

Weds, Nov 18

No Class--Thanksgiving Break

Fri, Nov 20

No Class--Thanksgiving Break

Week 15: Finals Week

Weds, Dec 2

In class: After class: Due today:
Final Exam
8:00-10:00am
10:30am-12:30pm
MP23, MP24, IC19 one problem.