PHYS 201 General Physics I Fall 2006 Course Information

• Lectures
  Thursday  6:00-9:50 pm,  in Mainiero Building 261

• Instructor
  Dr. Jusak Tandean
  • Office: Mainiero 152C
  • Office hours: MWF 10:00-11:00 am, or by appointment
  • Phone: (909) 593-3511 x4125
  • E-mail: jtandean@ulv.edu

• Textbook
  J.D. Cutnell and K.W. Johnson, Physics, Seventh Edition (John Wiley & Sons, 2007), ISBN 0470073284

• Course Schedule   including lecture slides & helpful web-links

• Homework Assignments

• Help Sessions
  Mon 5:00-6:00 pm  in Mainiero 54
  Tue 5:00-7:00 pm  &  Wed 11:30 am - 1:00 pm  in Mainiero 60

• Examinations   held in Mainiero 261
  • Exam 1: October 5, lecture time
  • Exam 2: November 2, lecture time
  • Exam 3: November 30, lecture time
  • Final Exam: December 14, 6:00-9:00 pm

• Solutions   to homework, class quizzes, and exams

• Introduction handout

• Relevant Websites
  • Study tips for introductory-physics students. More tips on solving problems in physics
  • Student Companion Site for Cutnell & Johnson's Physics (very useful!)
  • Is physics difficult for you to visualize? Then visit the Multimedia Physics Studio
  • Learn basic physics concepts and review them in the Physics Tutorial
  • The physics of  amusement parks (and more amusement parks),  roller coasters,  baseball (and more baseball),  curling,  cycling,  hockey,  ice skating,  luge,  sailing,  skateboarding,  and  tsunamis
  • Fatal Impact. The physics of speeding cars
  • Fun, interactive simulations of physical phenomena from University of Colorado
  • Physics Java Applets by C.K. Ng.  More PHYSics appLETS by S. Schneider
  • Online biographies of Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727) and Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Physics Program | Natural Science Division | ULV