PHY 191 Spring 2024
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/~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
Friday:
Section 001: from 08:00 AM to 09:50 AM: Yousuf Alishan (alishany@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)Deadlines
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Wk 01 | Jan 08-12 | Syllabus, Introduction, LON-CAPA.
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Wk 02 | Jan 15 Mo | MLK-Day: no lab on Monday
Wk 02 | Jan 19-22 | Lab #1: Fundamentals (single lab)
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Wk 03 | Jan 26-29 | Lab #2: Accuracy of a clock (single lab)
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Wk 04 | Feb 02-05 | Lab #3A: Free Fall (double lab)
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Wk 05 | Feb 09-12 | Lab #3B: Free Fall (double lab)
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Wk 06 | Feb 16-19 | Exp #4A: Pendulum (double lab)
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Wk 07 | Feb 23 Fr | Exp #4B: Pendulum (double lab)
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Wk 08 | Mar 04 Mo | Exp #4B: Pendulum (double lab)
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Wk 09 | Mar 08-11 | Exp #5A: Collisions (double lab)
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Wk 10 | Mar 15-18 | Exp #5B: Collisions (double lab)
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Wk 11 | Mar 22-25 | Exp #6A: Rotational Motion (double lab)
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Wk 12 | Mar 29-01 | Exp #6B: Rotational Motion (double lab)
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Wk 13 | Apr 05-08 | Exp #7A: Simple Harmonic Oscillation (double lab)
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Wk 14 | Apr 12-15 | Exp #7B: Simple Harmonic Oscillation (double lab)
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Wk 14 | Apr 19 Fr | NO lab on this day.
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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%.Textbook
Recommended textbook: John R. Taylor: An introduction to error analysis: the study of uncertainties in physical measurements, 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.