Classical Mechanics 1212 phys.

Dr Salwa al SalehOffice : B. 8 - Floor 5 - room739

Lectures : SMW 8amOffice hours : Mon 11am-1pm

and Sun 9-11am.

Important information for the class

• Course textbook : 1. D. Halliday , R. Resnick , Kenneth S. Krane , Fundamental of

PHYSIC, 6th Edition , J wiley

ISBN: 978-0-471-32000-5 • Essential References:

 1. Classical Mechanics. John R. Taylor. 580 pp. University Science Books, Sausalito, CA. Price:

$86.50 ISBN 1-891389-22-X. ~Gayle Cook, Reviewer.

2. Douglas C. Giancoli , Physics :Physics with applications, 6th Edition , 2008, Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Addison Wesley,

ISBN : 0-1306-0629-0

3. Raymond A. Serway , John W. JewettPhysics for scientists and engineering, 6th Edition , 2004, ISBN : 0534408427 , ISBN13: 9780534408428 .

Grade assignment

Two one hour exams 25.0%

Two ten minutes quizzes 10.0%

Assignments 10.0%

Project 5.0%

Final exam 50.0%

Total 100%

Homework problems

• One homework assignments will be done per tow week, covering one chapter.

• The homework will not be graded, instead solutions will be posted after the deadline for the homework assignment has passed.

• It is strongly in your interest to do the homework assignments. They will help you to develop the problem solving skills that will be tested in the class tests and quizzes.

• Much of physics is problems solving, so you are expected to be able to use the skills you will learn to solve problems you have not seen before.

Classroom response questions• I will be presenting certain questions in class, to test your

understanding of some basic concepts.

• It will be expected that you will read the book before coming to class, so some of the questions will be based on material from the book.

The aims of the class

• On of the aims of this class is to teach you to think in a physics way.

• As you see each concept, try to get a mental picture of how it works.

• You will learn as much about how to solve problems as you do about the laws of physics themselves.

• So you will need to approach this class differently from many of the other classes you are taking. Simply memorizing solutions will not help.

• Doing lots of homework problems is the best way to do well in the class. As you do each problem, think of what strategy you are using to solve the problem.

Syllabus Overview

1. Introduction to units, vectors ,dimensional analysis 2. Velocity and acceleration

3. Motion in 1-D and applications4. Motion in 2-D and applications5. The laws of motion6. Momentum and collisions7. Rotational motion and the law of gravity8. Rotational equilibrium and rotational dynamics9. Vibrasional motion