PHY 191 Spring 2025
Michigan State University
Personnel
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Course Coordinator:
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Tibor F Nagy |
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Teaching Assistant:
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Yousuf Alishan |
Instructor Information
Professor Tibor F. Nagy
Room: BPS 1253
Email: nagytibo@msu.edu
Webpage:
http://web.pa.msu.edu/people/nagy_t/
Teaching Assistant: Yousuf Alishan (alishany@msu.edu)
Course Description
Data processing, error analysis, programming, laboratory measurements about kinematics, dynamics, conservation laws, rotation, and oscillations.Prerequisites
PHY 183 or PHY 183B or PHY 193H or PHY 231 or PHY 231C or LBS 271. Restrictions: not open to students with credit in PHY 251 or LBS 271L.Class Hours
Room: BPS 1255.
Friday:
Section 001: from 08:00 AM to 09:50 AM: Tibor Nagy (nagytibo@msu.edu)
Section 002: from 10:20 AM to 12:10 PM: Yousuf Alishan (alishany@msu.edu)
Monday:
Section 003: from 08:00 AM to 09:50 AM: Tibor nagy (nagytibo@msu.edu)
Section 004: from 10:20 PM to 12:10 PM: Yousuf Alishan (alishany@msu.edu)Project Information
Honors option is not available for this class.Deadlines
Students with Disabilities: MSU is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. Requests for accommodations by persons with disabilities may be made by contacting the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities at 517-884-RCPD or on the web at rcpd.msu.edu. Once your eligibility for an accommodation has been determined, you will be issued a verified individual services accommodation (VISA) form. Please present this form to your instructor at the start of the term no later than the end of the first week of class. Requests received after this date may not be honored.Grading Information
Percentage weights: We have 7 experiments. Each experiment has a weight of 14% toward your grade. Each experiment consists of three parts: Theory Questions worth 10 points uploaded to Gradescope individually; Lab Report worth 40 points uploaded to Gradescope by your team; and a LON-CAPA assignment worth 10 points. We will keep all the labs.
We also have an Attitude Survey. You will take this survey twice: first at the start of the semester and then at the end of the semester. You get 1% for participation in each survey. Total: 7*14%+1%+1% = 100%.
Grading scale:
4.0 >= 92%,
3.5 >= 84%,
3.0 >= 76%,
2.5 >= 68%,
2.0 >= 60%,
1.5 >= 52%,
1.0 >= 44%,
0.0 < 44%.
This grading scale might be lowered, but it will not be raised.
The Spartan Code of Honor: As a Spartan, I will strive to uphold values of the highest ethical standard. I will practice honesty in my work, foster honesty in my peers, and take pride in knowing that honor is worth more than grades. I will carry these values beyond my time as a student at Michigan State University, continuing the endeavor to build personal integrity in all that I do.Readings
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Wk 01 | Jan 13-17 | NO labs this week. Let's read the syllabus.
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Wk 02 | Jan 20 Mo | MLK-Day: NO classes on Monday
Wk 02 | Jan 24-27 | Lab #1: Fundamentals (single lab)
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Wk 03 | Jan 31-03 | Lab #2: Accuracy of a clock (single lab)
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Wk 04 | Feb 07-10 | Lab #3A: Free Fall (double lab)
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Wk 05 | Feb 14-17 | Lab #3B: Free Fall (double lab)
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Wk 06 | Feb 21-24 | Exp #4A: Pendulum (double lab)
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Wk 07 | Feb 28 Fr | Exp #4B: Pendulum (double lab)
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----- | Mar 03 to Mar 07: ********** Spring Break **********
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Wk 08 | Mar 10 Mo | Exp #4B: Pendulum (double lab)
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Wk 09 | Mar 14-17 | Exp #5A: Collisions (double lab)
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Wk 10 | Mar 21-24 | Exp #5B: Collisions (double lab)
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Wk 11 | Mar 28-31 | Exp #6A: Rotational Motion (double lab)
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Wk 12 | Apr 04-07 | Exp #6B: Rotational Motion (double lab)
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Wk 13 | Apr 11-14 | Exp #7A: Simple Harmonic Oscillation (double lab)
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Wk 14 | Apr 18-21 | Exp #7B: Simple Harmonic Oscillation (double lab)
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Wk 14 | Apr 25 Fr | NO lab on this Friday.
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Textbook
John R. Taylor: An introduction to error analysis: the study of uncertainties in physical measurements, 3rd edition (2022) or 2nd edition (1996) or 1st edition (1982). This book is available for free from the Internet Archive.
Scientific calculator. Graphing calculators are allowed, but are not required. Recommended calculator: TI-30X IIS for $10-14.