General Physics for Technical Students
Course No. PHYS 2102, Section 6, Spring Semester 2009

General information

I teach the course based on the LSU edition “PHYS2102” of the book Fundamentals of Physics, extended, 8th edition by David Halliday, Robert Resnick, and Jearl Walker. You need a WebAssign account to do the homework. Have fun!

ClassMonday-Wednesday-Friday 1:40–2:30 pm in 109 Nicholson Hall
InstructorDr. Christian Buth, 222-A Nicholson Hall
Phone+1-225-578-0597
Emailcbuth @ phys.lsu.edu
Office hoursMonday and Friday: 2:30–3:30 pm
Main class websitewww.phys.lsu.edu/classes/spring2009/phys2102

Lecture materials and time table

WeekDateTopics CommentsMaterials
101/1221.1-4Classes begin Lecture 1, sample problem 21-1(c), page 568
01/1421.4-6 Lecture 2, Activity 1-2, sample problem 21-2, page 569
01/1622.1-5 Lecture 3
201/19Martin Luther King holiday
01/2122.6,8Last day to drop classes without “W” Lecture 4, Activity 3, problem solving tactics page 589
01/2322.9, 23.1-3Last day to add classes and make section changes Lecture 5, sample problem 23-2 (right face), page 609
301/2623.4-6 Lecture 6, Activity 4
01/2823.8-9 Lecture 7, Activity 5
01/3024.1-5 Lecture 8
402/0224.6-10 Lecture 9
02/0424.11-12 Lecture 10
02/05Chapters 21-24First Exam (6-7 pm)
02/0625.1-3Lecture 11, sample problem 24-2, page 634 and sample problem 24-9, page 638
502/0925.4-5 Lecture 12, Activity 6
02/1125.6-7, 26.1-3 Lecture 13
02/1326.3-6 Lecture 14, sample problem 25-2, page 665
602/1626.7, 27.1-4 Lecture 15, Activity 7
02/1827.5-8 Lecture 16
02/2027.9 Lecture 17, subsection “Solution of Eq. 27-33”, page 722
702/23Mardi Gras holiday
02/25Mardi Gras holiday
02/2728.1-4 Lecture 18
803/0228.5-7 Lecture 19
03/04Review Lectures 11-19 Lecture 20
03/05Chapters 25-28Second Exam (6-7 pm)
03/0628.7-10 Lecture 21
903/0929.1-2 Lecture 22
03/1129.3-4 Lecture 23, Activity 8
03/1329.5-6 Lecture 24, proof of Equation 29-26 on page 779
1003/1630.1-4 Lecture 25
03/1830.4-5 Lecture 26, Activity 9
03/2030.6 Lecture 27
1103/2330.6-30.9 Lecture 28
03/2530.10-11, 31.1-4 Lecture 29
03/2731.4-7, 31.10Final date for dropping courses Lecture 30, Activity 10, 11
1203/3031.11, 32.1-5 Lecture 31
04/01Review Lectures 21-31 Lecture 32
04/02Chapters 28-31Third Exam (6-7 pm)
04/0333.1-3, 33.5 Lecture 33
1304/06-04/12Spring break
1404/1333.5-7 Lecture 34
04/1533.8-10 Lecture 35
04/1734.1-4 Lecture 36, Activity 12
1504/2034.5-7 Lecture 37
04/2234.7-8 Lecture 38
04/2435.1-4 Lecture 39
1604/2735.5-6, 36.1-3 Lecture 40
04/2936.4-8 Lecture 41
05/01Review Lectures 33-41 Lecture 42
1705/02-05/06Concentrated study period
05/08Chapters 21-36Final examinations (5:30-7:30 pm)
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