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C.&"s!: Physics 1321 - Uni !"si#y Physics I A. C%#%$.1 D!sc"i3#i.n: Primarily for science and engineering majors. Mechanics of one- and two-dimensional motion, dynamics, energy, momentum, rotational dynamics and kinematics, statics, oscillations, and waves. P"!"!<&isi#!s: Credit for or concurrent enrollment in MAT !"#$, Calculus %%. Credit may not &e a''lied toward a degree for (niversity Physics %, P )* !#$! and +eneral Physics %, P )* !#,!.

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C.&"s! O(=!c#i !s: The o&jective of this course is to learn the 'rinci'les of mechanics through a''lication of -ewton.s laws, understand the conce't of energy and &e a&le to a''ly these conce'ts to descri&e the motion of o&jects. ('on com'letion of this course, students will &e a&le to: !. $. #. master the 'hysical conce'ts of force and energy/ &e a&le to a''ly these to o&tain solutions to technical 'ro&lems/ use this scientific foundation to continue studies in more advanced courses in science and engineering.

0ther learning outcomes include: !. $. *tudents com'leting this course will &e a&le to convey knowledge of the 'rinci'les of 'hysics and &e a&le to use these 'rinci'les to solve 'ro&lems. *tudents will &e a&le to take a real life 'ro&lem and use 'hysical 'rinci'les and mathematical tools to descri&e the 'ro&lem.

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C.&"s! C.n#!n#: This course will cover cha'ters !-!1 which include the following to'ical areas:

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2ectors -ewtonian Mechanics: Motion in !-3, $-3 and #-3 -ewton.s 4aws: 5orce and Motion 6ork and 7nergy Momentum and Collisions -oninertial :eference *ystems :otational of :igid ;odies +ravity 5luids 0scillations a&out 7>uili&rium 6aves

C.&"s! S#"&c#&"!: C$%ss Ac#i i#i!s: 3uring each class 'eriod, 1, minutes will &e devoted to lecturing and the rest to recitation. )our active 'artici'ation in and valua&le contri&ution to the class discussion will &e recogni?ed. H.'!?."@: Pro&lems for each cha'ter will &e assigned at the &eginning of the cha'ter and will &e due on-line through 6iley Plus a''ro@imately one week from assigned date. The (:4 for accessing this course at 6iley'lus.com is listed &elow: h##3://!7&1!n.?i$!y3$&s.c.'/!7&1!n/c$%ss/c$s3,212*/

. T!A#(..@s: 5undamentals of Physics, =th edition , by Halliday, Resnick and Walker. Binder version with access code to Wiley Plus is available at the UH bookstore. The access code with or without an e-book is available at http://www.wileyplus.com/. EA%'s: There is one 7i%1n.s#ic !A%', three "!1&$%" !A%'s and a Bin%$ !A%' for a total of five e@ams for the class.

A. The re>uired diagnostic e@am for this course will test your &asic mathematical skills in alge&ra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus and word 'ro&lem solving. The e@am consists of $, multi'le choice >uestions. %t is a one hour e@am and no calculators are allowed. The e@am will &e administered &y CA*A Testing Center Aanuary 1 B $#rd. )ou can log onto the CA*A we&site to make a reservation at htt':CCcasa.uh.edu or you may go to room $$$ +arrison +ym. )ou will &e a&le to reserve a s'ot to take the e@am a''ro@imately one week &efore the e@am o'ens %f you score a&ove 1,D, you should &e well 're'ared to 'ass the course, 8! 1,D, you should review alge&ra, trigonometry and 're-calculus, 8,D and &elow, you should consider dro''ing the course or re-enrolling once you have im'roved your math and 'ro&lem solving skills . 0OU DO NOT NEED TO SEND PROOF OF PRERECUISITE FOR THIS COURSE. %ssues regarding accessing CA*A diagnostic e@am, contact: Tech *u''ort 7mail: Course6areEuh.edu ;. The "!1&$%" !A%'s will &e given during the scheduled e@amination 'eriod for this course which is on 5ridays from 8:#, B 1:,, 'm Fsee Course *chedule &elowG. The regular e@ams will cover $-" cha'ters and will consist of $ to # 'ro&lems each worth !, B $, 'oints and #-" conce'tual >uestions each worth 8 'oints. Partial credit will &e given. 7ach regular e@am will &e worth $, D of your final grade for a total of 9,D for the three regular e@ams. The Bin%$ !A%' will &e com'rehensive covering all cha'ters covered for the course. There are no makeu' e@ams for this course. The lowest e@am score will &e re'laced &y the final e@am score if the final e@am score is higher. N.#!: 5or all e@ams you may &ring one formula sheet and use any ty'e of calculator. >. E %$&%#i.n %n7 G"%7in1 1+D 2,D 2,D 2,D 2+D H.'!?."@ R!1&$%" EA%' I R!1&$%" EA%' II R!1&$%" EA%' III Fin%$ EA%'

G"%7!s: The following grade scale will &e followed generally &ut not a&solutely: A - a&ove <8D ; - 18-<8D C - 9,-18D F - &elow 88D

N.#!: (' to !,D &onus will &e given to those who have contri&uted significantly to and 'artici'ated actively in the class discussions.

P.$icy .n 1"%7!s .B I 8Inc.'3$!#! G: The tem'orary grade of % Fincom'leteG is a conditional and tem'orary grade given when students FaG are currently 'assing a course or F&G still have a reasona&le chance of 'assing in the judgment of the instructor, &ut for non-academic reasons &eyond their control have not com'leted a relatively small 'art of all re>uirements. %ncom'letes will &e given only when documentation has &een su&mitted to su''ort the need to receive an incom'lete, i.e., medical statements.

>II. ;i($i.1"%3hy :eferences: 5undamentals of Physics, alliday, :esnick, and 6alker/ The 5eynman 4ectures on Physics, :. 5eynman, :.;. 4eighton, and M. *ands A77!n7&': 6henever 'ossi&le, and in accordance with 8,"CA3A guidelines, the (niversity of ouston will attem't to 'rovide reasona&le academic accommodations to students who re>uest and re>uire them. Please call 1!#-1"#-8",, for more assistance. %t is each student.s res'onsi&ility to read and understand the Academic onesty Policy found in the *tudent and&ook, which can &e found at htt':CCwww.uh.eduCdosChd&kCacadCachon'ol.html. Ac%7!'ic Dish.n!s#y: Please see following we&site for information regarding academic dishonesty. htt':CCwww.uh.eduCacademicsCcatalogC'oliciesCacadem-regCacademic-honestyC. R!$i1i.&s H.$y D%ys: *tudents whose religious &eliefs 'rohi&it class attendance or the com'letion of s'ecific assignments on designated dates may o&tain an e@cused a&sence. To do so, 'lease make a written re>uest for an e@cused a&sence and su&mit it to your instructor as soon as 'ossi&le, to allow the instructor to make arrangements. 5or more information, see the *tudent and&ook. htt':CCwww.uh.eduCdosC'u&licationsC S#%n7%"7 Disc$%i'!": This sylla&us is su&ject to change at the discretion of the instructor.

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