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General Information
Course Description
This course is supplement to PHYS 211 with a collaborative group learning approach to improving conceptual understanding and problem solving in introductory calculus-based mechanics. This course is designed to provide extra practice for learning course concepts and functions as a pre-discussion to PHYS211's discussion section.
Class Meeting
Loomis 276, Fridays from 12:00 - 1:50 PM (M1) or 2:00 - 3:50 PM (M2)
Instructor
Tahereh Mozafarishamsi (tahereh2@illinois.edu)
Office Hours: Fridays from 4 to 5 pm, Loomis 271
Syllabus
See here
Formula Sheet
See here
Schedule
Date | Topic | Notes | Practice Problems | Problem Sets | Practice Exams |
January 24 week 1 |
1D Kinematics, Vectors and 2D Kinematics (Units 1 & 2) |
Notes 1 |
(due Jan 24) |
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January 31 Week 2 |
Relative and Circular Motion, Newton's Laws (Units 3 & 4) |
Notes 2 Summary of Formulas 2 |
(due Feb 7) |
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February 7 Week 3 |
Forces and Free body Diagrams, Friction (Units 5 & 6) |
Notes 3 Summary of Formulas 3 |
Practice 3 Solution |
Problem Set 3 (due Feb 14) Solution |
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February 14 Week 4 |
Practice Exam 1 (Units 1-6) |
Practice Exam 1 Solution |
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February 21 Week 5 |
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May 2 |
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Course Grade Breakdown
Attendance (i.e., arriving on time) will be 10% of the total grade, participation is 20%, completion of your practice assignments is worth 30%, and your problem sets are worth 40%.