Physics 191
Fall 2007
Instructor:
Name: Dr. Tom Kirkman Office: PEngel 111
Office Hour: 1:00 p.m. Day 1
Phone: 363-3811
email: tkirkman@guess.me
Texts:
- Fundamentals of Physics
by David Halliday, Robert Resnick & Jearl Walker (Wiley, 2008, 8th edition)
Chapters: 1-13, 15
- http://www.physics.csbsju.edu/191/
- Laboratory Manual for Foundations of Physics I
- An Introduction to Error Analysis by John R. Taylor (2nd ed.) (reference for lab)
- Schaum's Outline of Mathematics for Physics Students by Robert Steiner and Philip Schmidt
(math help)
191 Final Exam scheduled for MS I: Tuesday, December 18 at 8 am
Advice
Introductory physics demands a great deal: the ability to use
all the mathematics you've learned over your lifetime, the ability
to read with comprehension the equation-filled textbook, the ability to
convert the descriptive text in a problem into a physical situation,
the ability to read instruction manuals and use equipment in lab,...
With so many simultaneously applied demands,
students around the world struggle with introductory physics. I've collected
some advice to students taking physics that can be found on the web.
- Problem Solving Strategy by Fr. Wilfred Theisen (SJU, 1952)
- How to Study Physics by Len Valley (SJU, 1955)
- Advice from Daniel F. Styer, Oberlin College (Ohio) Physics Department
- Advice on Learning Physics by
dduq0619 at University of Rhode Island
- How to Study Physics David R. Hubin and Charles Riddell at UTexas Austin
- How to Study Physics Seville Chapman (1946, Stanford)
[web version by: Donald E. Simanek, Lock Haven University]
On-line Quizzes
- Pre-Test
- Alien Beasts!
- Carpet Layer's Puzzle
- Life or Death at Three Mile Island
- Volume Puzzle
- Ballistic Pendulum: multiple choice
- Planet Puzzle
- Post-Test
For More Information On...
Sample Quizzes from 2002 (PDF format)
Sample Exams from 2002 (PDF format)
Older Sample Exams (PDF format)
Other Folks
- Lynn Schultz, Lab Manager, 363-2835, PEngel 139,
for lab schedule problems
Comments MailTo:
tkirkman@unix.csbsju.edu