Physics101 Fall Semester 2023-2024 (Term 231)

Course Description & Grading Policy | Lecture Schedule | Lab Policy | Lab Schedule | Office Hours |  Exams 


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Welcome To Physics 101 Fall Semester 2023-2024 (Term 231)


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Phys 101 Course Description & Grading Policy (Term 231)

Course Description:
 The topics covered include particle kinematics and dynamics; conservation of energy and linear momentum; rotational kinematics; rigid body dynamics; conservation of angular momentum; Gravitation; simple harmonic motion; the statics and dynamics of fluids.

Textbook:
"Principles of Physics", by Halliday, Resnick and Walker, 10th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2014).

Teaching Method:
The course material will be presented in lectures (3 hrs. per week). Problem solving techniques will be shown in recitations (1 hr. per week). The understanding of concepts learned in the lectures will be strengthened by laboratory work (3 hrs. per week). All classes (lectures and recitation) will start from the first week. Labs will start from week #2.

Course Learning Outcomes: On successfully completing the course the students can:

  1. Solve kinematic problems involving motion of a point particle in one, two, and three dimensions including vector operations with an overall average of 50% in exams.
  2. Formulate and apply Newton’s laws that govern the mechanics of a point particle and score an average of 55% in exams.
  3. Understand the concepts of mechanical energy and linear momentum and apply their conservation laws to analyze simple mechanical systems with an average of 50% in exams.
  4. Solve kinematic and dynamic problems involving rotation of a rigid body about a fixed axis and smooth rolling motion and score an average of 50% in exams.
  5. Extend the rules of basic mechanics of translational motion to circular and orbital motions and score an average of 55% in exams.
  6. Solve problems related to static equilibrium of extended bodies under the action of forces and/or torques and score an average of 55% in exams.
  7. Analyze and solve basic static and dynamic fluid problems and score an average of 55% in exams.
  8. Explain the oscillatory motion in one and two dimensions and solve problems for simple mechanical systems and score an average of 50% in exams.
  9. Operate basic Laboratory equipment, collect and plot data, write results and draw conclusions in a concise report and score an average of 70% in lab grade.
Attendance Policy:

  1. A DN grade shall be given to the student who has 3 or more unexcused absences in the LAB.
  2. A DN grade shall be given to the student who has more than 12 unexcused absences in lecture + recitations,
  3. A Student who has a valid excuse (from KFUPM clinic or Students Affairs) for his/her absence must present it to the instructor no later than one week after resuming classes.
Assessment:
Grading Policy %
Class Work 10
Lab Work 20
First Major Exam (Chapters 1-6): exam time: 120 minutes, consists of 20 MCQ 20
Second Major Exam (Chapters 7-11): exam time: 120 minutes, consists of 20 MCQ 20
Final Exam (Comprehensive covering Chapters 1 – 15): exam time: 180 minutes, consists of 30 MCQ 30
Total 100

  • Classwork (with an average score of 7.0/10):
    The class work score shall be derived from the student’s performance in the quizzes. At least 6 quizzes shall be given over the semester period.
  • Lab work (with an average score of 14/20):
    The lab score shall be derived from a combination of lab reports and quizzes.
  • Exams:All exams will be in-person in Dhahran and of multiple-choice type (MCQ). A sheet of important formulae (not definitions) will be provided in all exams. Specific dates and locations of the exams will be announced 1-2 weeks earlier.
  • Final Letter grade: based on a curve model.

Make-up Exam Policy:
A student who misses an exam with a valid excuse must present an officially authorized document to the course coordinator within 3 days after the date of the exam in order to take a make-up exam. However, if he/she misses the Final Exam with a valid excuse, he/she will get an “IC” grade in the course and will take a make-up exam in the following semester. If he/she does not have a valid excuse, the score for that exam will be zero. Personal excuses are not accepted.


 

Phys 101 Lecture Schedule (Term 231)

Week Day Date Topics Chapter Sec Useful Links
1 Sun
Tue
Thu
27 Aug 2023
29
31
Measuring things, including lengths dimensional analysis
Time and Mass
Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
01
01
02
1
2,3
1-3
Significant fig,
 
Motion in 1D
2 Sun
Tue
Thu
03 Sep 2023
05
07
Constant acceleration, Free fall, Graphical Integration
Vectors and unit vectors, adding vectors by their components. 
Multiplying Vectors
02
03
03
4-6 
1-2
3
Calculus, More
Vectors
River & boat
Thursday 07 September 2023 – Last day for dropping courses without a permanent record
3 Sun
Tue
Thu
10
12
14
Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration.
Projectile motion, Uniform Circular Motion
Relative Motion in 1D and 2D
04
04
    04
1-3
4,5
6,7
Motion in 2D
Projectiles
 
4 Sun
Tue
Thu
17
19
21
Review
Newton's first and second laws
Some particular forces
---
05
05
---
1
2
 
Forces
Gravity Force
5 Sun
Tue
Thu
24
26
28
National Day Holiday
Applying Newton’s Laws
Review
 
05
---
 
3
 
 
Atwood Machine
6 Sun
Tue
Thu
01 Oct 2023
03
05
Friction,
Uniform Circular Motion
Review
06
06
---
1
3
 
Friction1, 2
Circular 1
First Major Exam (Chapters 1 – 6): (Tuesday Oct 10; 18:00 – 20:00)
7 Sun
Tue
Thu
08
10
12
Kinetic Energy and Work
Work done by Weight, Spring, Power
Potential energy, Conservation of Mechanical Energy
07
07
08
1,2
3,4,7
1,2
Spring 1
Hook's Law1, 2
Energy
8 Sun
Tue
Thu
15
17
19
Work by an External Force, Conservation of energy
Center of mass, Newton’s second law for a system of particles Linear momentum, collision, and impulse
08
09
09
4,5
1,2
3,4
Conservation
COM
Impulse
9 Sun
Tue
Thu
22
24
26
Conservation of linear momentum, kinetic energy in a collision
Collisions in 1-D and 2-D
Rotational Variables, Const. angul. acceleration, Linear to rotation
    09
    09
   10
5,6
7,8
1-3
 
Collision 1D,2D
Thursday 02 November 2023: Last day of dropping course(s) with grade “W” thru KFUPM portal
10 Sun
Tue
Thu
29
31
02 Nov 2023
Kinetic Energy and Rotational Inertia
Torque, Newton’s 2nd Law and Work in Rotational Motion
Rolling, Forces and Kinetic Energy of Rolling, Yo-Yo
10
10
11
4,5
6-8
1-3
Inertia
Torque
Rolling 1, 2
11 Sun
Tue
Thu
05
07
09
Torque and Angular moment., Newton’s 2nd Law in Angul. form.
Rigid Body and Conservation of Angular Momentum
Equilibrium, Examples of Static
11
11
12
    4-6
7,8
1,2
Ang. Momentum
Cons. Ang. Mom.
Second Major Exam (Chapters 7 – 11): (Saturday Nov 11; 18:00 – 20:00)
12 Sun
Tue
Thu
12
14
16
Elasticity
Review
Review
12
--
--
3 Young, Shear Modulus
Midterm Break (Nov19 – Nov23, 2023)
13 Sun
Tue
Thu
26
28
30
Newton’s law, Principle of superposition, Gravitation near Earth
Gravitation Inside Earth, Gravitational potential energy
Kepler's laws, Satellites
13
13
13
1-3
4,5
6,7
Gravity
Orbital
Kepler 1
14 Sun
Tue
Thu
03 Dec 2023
05
07
Fluids, Density, and Pressure. Fluids at Rest, Measuring Pressure
Pascal’s Principles, Archimedes Principle.
The Continuity Equation, Bernoulli's equation
14
14
14
1-3
4,5
6,7
 
Buoyancy
Bernoulli
15 Sun
Tue
Thu
10
12
14
Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM), Energy in SHM
Pendulums, Circular Motion
Review
15
15
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1,2
4
---
 
Pendulum 1
16 Sun 17 Review --- ---  
Final Exam (Chapters 1 – 15): TBA 

I wish you a successful semester.                   PHYS101 Coordinator: Dr. Tariq Al-Abdullah

 


Phys 101 Lab Policy (Term 223)

 Grading Policy: The lab grade constitutes 20% of the Phys101 course. The grade is distributed as follows:

Reports (points)
Quizzes (points)
Total (points)
101020
  • It is up to the instructor to give pre-lab or post lab quizzes.
  • All students' works (reports and quizzes) should be graded and returned to students one week after the submission. 
  • The final lab grade will be normalized to 14/20.
Lab Attendance Policy
  • A DN grade shall be given to the student who has 3 or more unexcused absences in the LAB. In case of 5 excused and/or unexcused absences, a DN grade shall be also given.
General Lab Policy
  • Using mobile phone is not allowed in the labs. Student should keep their mobiles in their pockets or their bags, any student showing his mobile should be considered as a cheating case.
  • Students must bring the supplies they need such as, Lab notebook (graph notebook), pencil, ruler, calculator, eraser … etc.
  • Students will download the write-up of each experiment from Phys website (Phys 101 Lab Schedule).
  • Students will read the write-up, do the experiment then write the report in their notebooks.
  • Students are expected to work in groups during the collection of data. Then, each student must write his/her own report and answer the questions individually and not shar it with others. Any cheating, copying, or sharing attempts of the lab reports will be dealt with severe consequences according to the university policy.
  • Students should finish their lab work during the lab session and the instructor must collect all the reports before leaving the lab.
  • The role of the lab instructor is not to give a lecture. The instructor will spend the lab period interacting with students, monitoring their performance and answering their questions. 
  • According to the Labs safety guidelines, food and beverages are not allowed in the labs.
  • The student must leave the lab space in a clean and tidy manner, return the tolls to their boxes, and disconnect any electrical wires.

 

Phys 101 Lab Schedule (Term 231)

WeekDateWrite-UpData Studio File/ comments
127 Aug. - 31 Aug.NO LAB 
203 Sep. - 07 Sep.Significant Figures
Significant F Report
 
310 Sep. - 14 Sep.Graphing 
417 Sep. - 21 Sep.Vectors 
524 Sep. - 28 Sep.NO LAB (National Day Week)
601 Oct. - 05 Oct.
Constant Acceleration
708 Oct. - 12 OctNO LABFirst Major Exam
815 Oct. - 19 Oct..Newton's LawsNewtonEx1
NewtonEx2
NewtonEx3

922 Oct. - 26 Oct.SpringSpring
1029 Oct. - 02 Nov.Inelastic CollisionBallistic.ds
1105 Nov. - 09 Nov.Rotational Inertia
1212 Nov. - 16 Nov.NO LABSecond Major Exam 

(Nov. 19 – Nov. 23, 2023)NO LABMidterm Break
1326 Nov. - 30 Nov.Maxwell's WheelMaxwell Wheel.ds
1403 Dec. - 07 Dec.Density 
1510 Dec. - 14 Dec.NO LAB 
    

 

 

 

Office Hours - Term 231

Need Help in PHYS 101?
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ou are encouraged to seek help from any instructor teaching phys101 even if he is not your instructor.

  SUN MON TUE WED THU
 
07:00– 07:50
    
 
08:00– 08:50
Marzoug (6-220)  Marzoug (6-220)
Watheq (6-231)
 Marzoug (6-220)
09:00- 09:50 Vogl (6-222)
Raditya (6-145)
Al-Sunaidi (6-146)
Abbout  (6-123)

 
 Al-Sunaidi (6-146)
Abbout  (6-123)

 
 
 Vogl (6-222)
Abbout  (6-123)
 
 
 
10:00- 10:50
 
Vogl (6-222)
(9:30-11:30)
Raditya (6-145)
Al-Sunaidi (6-146)
Harrabi (6-151)
 
Raditya (6-145)
Khan Alam (6-121)
Tariq (6-259E)
Abbout  (6-123)
Harrabi (6-151)
 
 
Al-Sunaidi (6-146)
Harrabi (6-151)
 
 Vogl (6-222)
(9:30-10:30)
Harrabi (6-151)
 
 
11:00- 11:50
 
El-Said (6-228)
Gasmi(6-223)
Tariq (6-259E)
Mogtaba (6-134)
Dwaikat (6-217)
Raditya (6-145) El-Said (6-228)
Gasmi(6-223)
Tariq (6-259E)
Dwaikat (6-217)
 El-Said (6-228)
Gasmi(6-223)
Tariq (6-259E)
Dwaikat (6-217)
12 :00- 12 :50 Mogtaba (6-134) Watheq (6-231) Watheq (6-231) Dwaikat (online) Khan Alam (6-121)
 
01:00- 01:50
 
 Khan Alam (6-121)
Watheq (6-231)
(12:30-1:30)
Watheq (6-231)
(12:30-1:30)
 Khan Alam (6-121)
02:00- 02:50  Mogtaba (6-134)  Mogtaba (6-134)  
 
03:00– 03:50
 
     
04 :00-04 :50 Bahlouli
Online Teams
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